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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 188 / Monday, September 28, 2020 / Notices
Dated: September 22, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–21301 Filed 9–25–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Ethylene
Oxide Standard
Notice of availability; request
for comments.

ACTION:

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before October 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The Department of Labor, as part of
the continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e.,
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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 (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 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) authorizes information collection
by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The EtO Standard (29 CFR 1910.1047)
specifies a number of paperwork
requirements. The following is a brief
description of the collection of
information requirements contained in
the standard. The information collection
requirements specified in the Ethylene
Oxide Standard protect workers from
the adverse health effects that may
result from occupational exposure to
ethylene oxide. The principal
information collection requirements in
the EtO Standard include conducting
worker exposure monitoring, notifying
workers of the exposure, implementing
a written compliance program, and
implementing medical surveillance of
workers. Also, the examining physician
must provide specific information to
ensure that workers receive a copy of
their medical examination results. The
employer must maintain exposure
monitoring and medical records for
specific periods, and provide access to
these records by OSHA, the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, the affected workers, and their
authorized representatives and other
designated parties. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85
FR 31812).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
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information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–OSHA.
Title of Collection: Ethylene Oxide
Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0108.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,085.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 112,013.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
31,257 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $4,970,808.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 21, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–21304 Filed 9–25–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0127]

Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Certification and
Qualification To Examine, Test,
Operate Hoists and Perform Other
Duties
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,

SUMMARY:

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collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Certification
and Qualification to Examine, Test,
Operate Hoists and Perform Other
Duties.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before November 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for docket number MSHA–2020–0030.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket, with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• MSHA will post your comment as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roslyn Fontaine, Deputy Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
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safety and health of miners. Further,
section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
811(a), authorizes the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and
revise as may be appropriate, improved
mandatory health or safety standards for
the protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal or other mines.
Under section 103(a) of the Mine Act,
authorized representatives of the
Secretary or Secretary of Health and
Human Services must make frequent
inspections and investigations in coal or
other mines each year for the purpose of
gathering information with respect to
mandatory health or safety standards.
Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 75.159 and 77.106 require coal
mine operators to maintain a list of
persons who are certified and qualified
to perform duties under 30 CFR parts 75
and 77, such as examining for
hazardous conditions, testing for
methane and oxygen deficiency,
conducting tests of air flow, performing
electrical work, repairing energized
surface high-voltage lines, and
performing the duties of hoisting
engineer. This information collection is
necessary to ensure that only persons
who are properly trained and
sufficiently experienced are permitted
to perform these duties. Although
MSHA does not specify a format for the
recordkeeping, it normally consists of
the names of the certified and qualified
persons listed in two columns on a
sheet of paper. One column is for
certified persons and the other is for
qualified persons.
Sections 75.100 and 77.100 pertain to
the certification of certain persons to
perform specific examinations and tests.
Sections 75.155 and 77.105 outline the
requirements necessary to be qualified
as a hoisting engineer or hoistman.
Under sections 75.160, 75.161, 77.107,
and 77.107–1, the mine operator must
have an approved training plan
developed to train and retrain the
qualified and certified persons to
effectively perform their tasks.
These regulations recognize State
certification and qualification programs.
However, where State programs are not
available, MSHA may certify and
qualify miners to carry out certain
functions prescribed in the Mine Act.
Under this program, MSHA will
qualify or certify individuals if these
individuals meet the requirements for
qualification or certification, fulfill any
applicable retraining requirements, and
remain employed at the same mine or
by the same independent contractor.
Applications for MSHA qualification
or certification are submitted to the
MSHA Qualification and Certification
Unit in Denver, Colorado. MSHA Form

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5000–41, Safety & Health Activity
Certification or Hoisting Engineer
Qualification Request provides the coal
mining industry with a standardized
reporting format that expedites the
certification and qualification process
while ensuring compliance with the
regulations. MSHA uses the information
collected through this form to determine
if applicants satisfy the requirements to
obtain the certification or qualification
sought. Persons must meet certain
minimum experience requirements
depending on the type of certification or
qualification sought.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to Certification and
Qualification to Examine, Test, Operate
Hoists and Perform Other Duties. MSHA
is particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Background documents related to this
information collection request are
available at https://regulations.gov and
in DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice from the previous
collection of information.
III. Current Actions
This information collection request
concerns provisions for Certification
and Qualification to Examine, Test,
Operate Hoists and Perform Other
Duties. MSHA has updated the data
with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
and burden costs supporting this
information collection request from the
previous information collection request.

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Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0127.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 674.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 3,259.
Annual Burden Hours: 330 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $56.10.
MSHA Forms: MSHA Form 5000–41,
Safety and Health Activity Certification
or Hoisting Engineers Qualification
Request Form.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the proposed
information collection request; they will
become a matter of public record and
will be available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–21303 Filed 9–25–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]

MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for MET
Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
September 28, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
SUMMARY:

Communications, phone: (202) 693–
1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, phone: (202) 693–2110; email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s web
page includes information about the
NRTL Program (see http://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a
NRTL. MET’s expansion covers the
addition of two test standards to the
scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified by 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within the scope of recognition
and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. As a result of
recognition, employers may use
products properly approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification of the
products.
The agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition, or for
expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides the
preliminary finding and, in the second
notice, the agency provides the final
decision on the application. These
notices set forth the NRTL’s scope of
recognition or modifications of that
scope. OSHA maintains an
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These pages are available from the
agency’s website at http://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
MET submitted two applications, one
dated June 28, 2018 (OSHA–2006–
0028–0066), and another dated January
14, 2019 (OSHA–2006–0028–0067). The
applications seek to expand MET’s
scope of recognition to include two
additional test standards. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of the
applications and reviewed other
pertinent information. OSHA did not
perform any on-site reviews in relation
to these applications.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing MET’s expansion
applications in the Federal Register on
February 21, 2020 (85 FR 10192). The
agency requested comments by March 9,
2020, and received no comments in
response to the preliminary notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of MET’s
scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to MET’s
applications, go to www.regulations.gov
or contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–2350. Docket No.
OSHA–2006–0028 contains all materials
in the record concerning MET’s
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA examined MET’s expansion
applications, the capability to meet the
requirements of the test standards, and
other pertinent information. Based on
the review of this evidence, OSHA finds
that MET meets the requirements of 29
CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the scope
of recognition, subject to conditions
listed below. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant expansion of MET’s scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of MET’s scope of recognition to testing
and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard

Test standard title

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