This collection enables the submission of respirators for NIOSH evaluation under 42 C.F.R. 84 âApproval of Respiratory Devicesâ 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 âApproval Tests and Standards for Air-Purifying Particulate Respiratorsâ 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.
US Code:
29 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
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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.