Chromium (VI) Standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915.1026), and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
SS_1218-252Chromium 10-30-2009.pdf Supporting Statement A	2009-10-27
Chromium Tables 25-33.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-10-27
Chromium Tables 16-24.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-10-27
Chromium Tables 8-15.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-10-27
Table 1-7.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-10-27
OSH Sec.657.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03
OSH Sec.655.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03
OSHA Sec.651.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03
Rules of agency practice and procedures.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03
Access to employee exposure and medical records.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03
Respiratory Protection 1910134.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03
60-day Notice 6_22_09.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03
1910.1026.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-09-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
14328	Chromium (VI) Standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915.1026), and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1218-0252	ICR Reference No: 200909-1218-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200602-1218-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No: 1218-0252(2009)
Title: Chromium (VI) Standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915.1026), and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/08/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/30/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2010
Responses	1,159,324	0	1,159,943
Time Burden (Hours)	725,319	0	1,214,085
Cost Burden (Dollars)	47,751,607	0	133,218,000

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Abstract: The standard requires employers to monitor employee exposure to Chromium (VI), to provide medical surveillance, and to establish and maintain accurate records of employee exposure to Chromium (VI) and employee medical records. These records will be used by employers, employees, physicians and the Government to ensure that employees are not being harmed by exposure to Chromium.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 651 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
   US Code: 29 USC 657 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
   US Code: 29 USC 655 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 29517	06/22/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 56216	10/30/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Chromium (VI) Standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1026), Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915.1026), and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1126)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,159,324	1,159,943	0	0	-619	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	725,319	1,214,085	0	0	-488,766	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	47,751,607	133,218,000	0	0	-85,466,393	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an overall decrease in burden hours of 488,866 hours. The reduction is due to decreasing the total number of plants required to notify laundry personnel of the presence of Cr(VI), reducing the number of employees affected by initial medical examination and additional testing requirements, and reducing the time it takes to establish and prepare initial exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records. An administrative error of +100 hours has been identified which has increased the currently approved burden hours from 1,214,085 to 1,214,185. There was an overall cost decrease of $85,466,794. The decrease is a result of employers no longer being required to perform initial exposure monitoring and no longer needing to make initial purchases of warning labels, bags and containers, and fewer employees require initial comprehensive medical exams because of abnormal medical exam results.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,858

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/30/2009

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