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III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
the approval of the information
collection requirement contained in the
Standard on Reports of Injuries to
Employees Operating Mechanical Power
Presses (29 CFR 1910.217(g)). The
agency is requesting an adjustment
decrease in the number of burden hours
from 400 to 390, a total reduction of 10
burden hours. The decrease is due to a
decrease in the estimated number of
injury reports caused by mechanical
power presses (from 1,190 to 1,170).
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Reports of Injuries to Employees
Operating Mechanical Power Presses (29
CFR 1910.217(g)).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0070.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 1,170.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Various.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 390.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy.
Please note: While OSHA’s Docket
Office is continuing to accept and
process submissions by regular mail,
due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the
Docket Office is closed to the public and
not able to receive submissions to the
docket by hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2012–0017).
You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
electronic or facsimile submission, you
must submit them to the OSHA Docket
Office (see the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES). The additional
materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the docket number so the
agency can attach them to your
comments.
Due to security procedures, the use of
regular mail may cause a significant
delay in the receipt of comments.

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Comments and submissions are
posted without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as their
social security number and date of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download from this website.
All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA
Docket Office. Information on using the
http://www.regulations.gov website to
submit comments and access the docket
is available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889 5627)
for information about materials not
available from the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority
for this notice is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 19,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0010]

Beryllium Standards for General
Industry; Extension for the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Approval of the Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

OSHA solicits comments
concerning the proposal to extend the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Beryllium Standards for General
Industry.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 24, 2021.
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ADDRESSES:

Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2019–0010) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide such
as social security numbers and date of
birth, are placed in the public docket
without change, and may be made
available online at http://
www.regulations.gov. For further
information on submitting comments,
see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading
in the section of this notice titled
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Seleda Perryman, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of a
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
authorizes information collection by
employers as necessary or appropriate
for enforcement of the Act or for
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causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29
U.S.C. 657).
This ICR is based on the 2017 final
rule for Beryllium which includes
general industry, construction, and
maritime. Subsequently, the agency has
proposed revisions to the beryllium
standards. OSHA proposed revisions to
the beryllium general industry standard
in December 2018 (83 FR 63746) titled
‘‘Occupational Exposure to Beryllium in
General Industry,’’ and to the beryllium
construction and shipyard standards in
October 2019 (84 FR 53902) titled
‘‘Occupational Exposure to Beryllium in
Construction and Shipyard Sectors.’’
The agency is planning to finalize the
beryllium standards in two separate
rulemakings in the coming months. The
modification and update of these
beryllium standards will clarify the
provisions contained in the 2017
general industry standard and will
better tailor the construction and
shipyard standards to address the
particular operations in these sectors
involving exposure to beryllium. These
two beryllium final rules contain
information collection requirements that
will have an impact on this ICR when
they are published.
The information collection
requirements specified by the beryllium
standards for general industry helps
protect workers from harmful elements
when exposed to permissible exposure
limits of beryllium and beryllium
compounds in the workplace. The
information collection requirements in
the 2017 Standards involve the
following elements of the standard.
Paragraph (d)(2) contains the
performance options where the
employer must assess the 8-hour TWA
exposure and the 15-minute short-term
exposure for each employee on the basis
of any combination of air monitoring
data and objective data sufficient to
accurately characterize airborne
exposure to beryllium. Employers do
not have to conduct initial exposure
monitoring if they rely on objective data
that would satisfy the exposure
assessment requirements contained in
this standard. Paragraph (d)(3) says the
employer must perform initial
monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA
exposure for each employee on the basis
of one or more personal breathing zone
air samples that reflect the airborne
exposure of employees on each shift, for
each job classification, and in each work
area and the employer is required to do
periodic monitoring when the most
recent exposure monitoring indicates
that airborne exposure is at or above the
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monitoring within six months of the
most recent monitoring. Paragraph (d)(4)
requires the employer to reassess
airborne exposure whenever a change in
the production, process, control
equipment, personnel, or work practices
may reasonably be expected to result in
new or additional airborne exposure at
or above the action level or STEL, or
when the employer has any reason to
believe that new or additional airborne
exposure at or above the action level or
STEL has occurred.
In paragraph (f)(1)(i) the employer is
required to establish, implement, and
maintain a written exposure control
plan and what information and
procedures are included in the plan.
Paragraph (f)(1)(ii) requires the
employer to review and evaluate the
effectiveness of each written exposure
control plan at least annually and
update it, as necessary. Also, in
paragraph (f)(1)(iii) the employer must
make a copy of the written exposure
control plan accessible to each
employee who is, or can reasonably be
expected to be, exposed to airborne
beryllium in accordance with OSHA’s
Access to Employee Exposure and
Medical Records (Records Access)
standard (29 CFR 1910.1020(e)).
Paragraph (g)(2) requires the employer
to provide respiratory protection for the
selection and use of respirators, medical
evaluations of employees required to
use respirators, respirator fit testing
procedures for tight-fitting respirators
and procedures for proper use of
respirators in routine and reasonably
foreseeable emergency situations.
Paragraph (h)(3)(iii) requires the
employer to inform in writing the
persons or the business entities who
launder, clean, or repair the personal
protective clothing or equipment
required by this standard of the
potentially harmful effects of airborne
exposure to and dermal contact with
beryllium and that the personal
protective clothing and equipment must
be handled in accordance with this
standard. This provision is intended to
reduce exposure to beryllium for
employees handling berylliumcontaminated materials by providing
employers and employees handling
these materials the information
necessary to protect employees from
beryllium exposure.
Under paragraph (k)(1) the employer
is required to make medical surveillance
available at no cost to the employee, and
at a reasonable time and place, to each
employee who: (A) Is reasonably
expected to be exposed at or above the
action level for more than 30 days per
year; (B) shows signs or symptoms of
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other beryllium-related health effects;
(C) is exposed to beryllium during an
emergency; or (D) most recent written
medical opinion required by paragraph
(k)(6) or (k)(7) recommends periodic
medical surveillance.
In paragraph (k)(5) of medical
surveillance, the employer is required to
ensure that the employee receives a
written medical report from the licensed
physician within 45 days of the
examination (including any follow-up
beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test
(BeLPT) required under paragraph
(k)(3)(ii)(E) of this standard) and that the
physician or other licensed health care
professional (PLHCP) explains the
results of the examination to the
employee. The requirement for a written
medical report ensures that the
employee receives a record of all
findings. In paragraph (k)(6) of medical
surveillance the employer is required to
obtain a written medical opinion from
the licensed physician within 45 days of
the medical examination and what must
be contained in the written medical
opinion. Under paragraph (k)(7) of
medical surveillance, when being
referred to the CBD Diagnostic Center,
the employer is required to provide an
evaluation at no cost to the employee at
a CBD diagnostic center that is mutually
agreed upon by the employer and the
employee. The examination must be
provided within 30 days of: (A) The
employer’s receipt of a physician’s
written medical opinion to the employer
that recommends referral to a CBD
diagnostic center; or (B) the employee
presenting to the employer a physician’s
written medical report indicating that
the employee has been confirmed
positive or diagnosed with CBD, or
recommending referral to a CBD
diagnostic center. The employer must
ensure that the employee receives all
written medical reports from the CBD
diagnostic center that contains all the
information required in paragraph
(k)(5)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) and that the
PLHCP explains the results of the
examination to the employee within 30
days of the examination. Also, the
employer is require to obtain a written
medical opinion from the CBD
diagnostic center within 30 days of the
medical examination and ensure that
each employee receives a copy of the
written medical opinion from the CBD
diagnostic center within 30 days of any
medical examination performed for that
employee.
In paragraph (m)(2) the employer is
required to post warning signs at each
approach to a regulated area. Paragraph
(m)(3) requires the employer to label
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equipment, and materials contaminated
with beryllium.
In paragraph (m)(4)(iv) the employer
is required to make a copy of this
standard and its appendices readily
available at no cost to each employee
and designated employee
representative(s).
Under paragraph (n) recordkeeping,
the employer is required to make and
maintain records for the air monitoring
data, objective data, medical
surveillance, and training. Access to
these records must be made available
upon request for examination and
copying to the Assistant Secretary, the
Director, each employee, and each
employee’s designated representative(s)
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II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting a program change
decrease from 194,261 hours to 82,822
hours, a difference of 111,439 hours in
the burden. This is a revision to the
currently approved Beryllium
Information Collections for the general
industry (29 CFR part 1910.1024) by
removing those collection of
information requirements contained in
the construction and shipyard sectors
from this ICR. OSHA is proposing that
the burden hours and cost for
maintenance and material remain the
same. The agency will summarize the
comments submitted in response to this
notice and will include this summary in
the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Beryllium Standards for General
Industry (29 CFR part 1910.1024).
OMB Number: 1218–0267.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal Government; State,
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Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Various.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
82,822.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $18,741,540.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy.
Please note: While OSHA’s Docket
Office is continuing to accept and
process submissions by regular mail,
due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the
Docket Office is closed to the public and
not able to receive submissions to the
docket by hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2019–0010).
You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
electronic or facsimile submission, you
must submit them to the OSHA Docket
Office (see the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES). The additional
materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the docket number so the
agency can attach them to your
comments.
Due to security procedures, the use of
regular mail may cause a significant
delay in the receipt of comments.
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and date of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through this website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the http://
www.regulations.gov website to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627)
for information about materials not
available through the website, and for
assistance in using the internet to locate
docket submissions.

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V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority
for this notice is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 19,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[NOTICE: (21–045)]

Name of Information Collection: NASA
Property in the Custodian of
Contractors
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:

The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections.
DATES: Comments are due by September
24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 60 days
of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 60-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Claire Little, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546, 202–358–2375 or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
To ensure accurate reporting of
Government-owned, contractor-held
property on the financial statements and
to provide information necessary for
effective property management in
accordance with FAR Part 45, NASA

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