This collection enables the submission
of respirators for NIOSH evaluation under 42 C.F.R. 84 “Approval of
Respiratory Devices” requirements. The updated ICR accounts for an
increase of 6,218 estimated total annual burden hours (from 123,702
total annual burden hours per year in 2017 to 129,920 total annual
burden hours in 2020). This occurred because NIOSH issued an
interim final rulemaking entitled “Approval Tests and Standards for
Air-Purifying Particulate Respirators” to allow for the approval of
respirators in a new class, PAPR100, better suited to the needs of
workers in the healthcare and public safety sectors currently
experiencing a shortage of air-purifying particulate respirators,
due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).• The
resulting data allows NIOSH to certify that qualifying respirators
meet published criteria, allowing proper selection of respiratory
protection This Non-Substantive Change Request is submitted to
revise the incentive structure based on activities of the
contractor. Consent Forms and the Supporting Statement A will also
be slightly modified. There is no anticipated change associated
with currently approved burden.
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USC 657 Name of Law: Inspections and Recordkeeping
US Code: 30
USC 844 Name of Law: Rock, Dust, and Gas Hazards, Controls
US Code: 30 USC
3 Name of Law: Duties of the United States Bureau of Mines
US Code: 30
USC 811 Name of Law: Mandatory Safety and Health Standards
US Code: 30 USC
5 Name of Law: Reports of Investigations
US Code: 30
USC 842(h) Name of Law: Dust Concentration and Respiratory
Equipment
US Code: 42 USC
84 Name of Law: Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices
US Code: 30 USC
7 Name of Law: Fees for Tests or Investigations
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.