Beryllium Standard for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1024), Construction (29 CFR 1926.1124), and Maritime (29 CFR 1915.1024)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Beryllium_Supporting_Statement_1-9-17.doc Supporting Statement A	2017-01-09
OSHA Sec.651.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-01-09
OSH Sec.655.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-01-09
OSH Sec.657.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-01-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
216911	Beryllium Standard for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1024)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1218-0267	ICR Reference No: 201612-1218-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201505-1218-005
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No: 1218-0267(2017)
Title: Beryllium Standard for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1024), Construction (29 CFR 1926.1124), and Maritime (29 CFR 1915.1024)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/17/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/09/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2020	36 Months From Approved
Responses	246,656	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	194,261	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	46,158,266	0	0

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Abstract: The basis for issuance of the Beryllium final rule is a determination by the Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health that employees exposed to beryllium face a significant risk to their health at the current permissible exposure limits and that promulgating the final standards will substantially reduce that risk.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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:
1218-AB76	Final or interim final rulemaking	82 FR 2470	01/09/2017

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 47566	08/07/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 47566	08/07/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Beryllium Standard for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1024)

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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	246,656	0	0	246,656	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	194,261	0	0	194,261	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	46,158,266	0	0	46,158,266	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection of information. The standard includes collection of information requirements for: conducting worker exposure monitoring, establishing, implementing, and updating a written exposure control plans, conducting medical surveillance of workers, providing examining physicians with specific information, obtaining written physician’s opinions and providing written medical reports to workers and establishing and maintaining workers’ exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 01/09/2017

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