[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 215 (Monday, November 8, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68429-68430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27947]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1926
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0066]
RIN 1218-AC01
Cranes and Derricks in Construction; Approval of Information
Collection Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Final rule; notice of the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval of information collection requirements.
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SUMMARY: On August 9, 2010, OSHA published a final rule revising the
Cranes and Derricks Standard and related sections of the Construction
Standard to update and specify industry work practices necessary to
protect employees during the use of cranes and derricks in
construction. That final standard also addressed advances in the
designs of cranes and derricks, related hazards, and the qualifications
of employees needed to operate them safely. Those requirements
contained information collection requirements for which approval was
needed from the Office of Management and Budget. This document
announces that OMB has approved those collection of information
requirements and makes the appropriate regulatory change to reflect
that approval. The OMB approval number is 1218-0261.
DATES: Effective November 8, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen, OSHA, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, Room N-3609, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA published a final rule for the Cranes
and Derricks in Construction standard on August 9, 2010 (75 FR 47905-
48177), after determining that hazards related to cranes and derricks
used in construction pose a significant risk of injury or death to
employees in the workplace. These requirements are necessary to provide
protection from these hazards. The final rule becomes effective on
November 8, 2010. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Register notice for the
Cranes and Derricks in Construction final rule states that employers do
not have to comply with the collection of information requirements
until OMB approves those collection of information requirements and the
Department of Labor publishes a notice in the Federal Register
announcing this approval and the control number assigned by OMB to the
Cranes and Derricks in Construction's collection of information
requirements. Under 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless: (1) The collection of
information displays a current valid OMB control number and (2) the
agency informs members of the public required to respond to the
collection of information that they are not required to do so unless
the agency displays a currently valid OMB control number for the
collection of information.
On August 9, 2010, the Department of Labor submitted the Cranes and
Derricks in Construction information collection request for the final
rule to OMB for approval in accordance with PRA-95. On November 1,
2010, OMB approved the collections of information contained in the
final rule and assigned these collections of information OMB Control
Number 1218-0261, titled ``Cranes and Derricks in Construction (29 CFR
part 1926, subpart CC).'' The approval for collecting the information
expires on November 30, 2013.
The final Cranes and Derricks standard imposes new information
collection requirements for purposes of PRA-95. These requirements
impose a duty to produce and maintain records on employers that
implement controls and take other measures to protect workers from
hazards related to cranes and derricks used in construction.
Accordingly, construction businesses with employees who operate or work
in the vicinity of cranes and derricks must have, as applicable, the
following documents on file and available at the job site: Equipment
ratings, employee training records, written authorizations from
qualified individuals, and qualification program audits. During an
inspection, OSHA will have access to the records to determine
compliance under conditions specified by the standard. An employer's
failure to generate and disclose the information required in this
standard will affect significantly the Agency's effort to control and
reduce injuries and fatalities related to the use of cranes and
derricks in construction.
The table below identifies the new collections of information
contained in the final rule.
Collection of Information Requirements in the Final Standard
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29 CFR 1926.1402(c)(2) 29 CFR 1926.1427(c)(1)(ii).
29 CFR 1926.1403(b) and 1926.1406(b) 29 CFR 1926.1427(c)(2)(i).
29 CFR 1926.1404(f)(2) 29 CFR 1926.1427(c)(5)(ii) and
(c)(5)(iv).
29 CFR 1926.1404(j) 29 CFR 1926.1427(c)(5)(iii).
29 CFR 1926.1404(m)(1)(i) 29 CFR 1926.1427(h)(1)(i) and
(ii).
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29 CFR 1926.1407(a)(1)(i), (a)(3)(i), 29 CFR 1926.1428(a)(1), (a)(2),
(c), (d), (e), (f), and 1926.1409 and (a)(3).
29 CFR 1926.1407(g) and 1926.1409 29 CFR 1926.1428(b).
29 CFR 1926.1408 Table A and 29 CFR 1926.1431(o)(3)(i).
1926.1409(b)
29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(2)(i), (2)(iii)(A), 29 CFR 1926.1431(p)(4)(i).
(c), (d)(1), (e), and 1926.1409
29 CFR 1926.1410(c)(1) 29 CFR 1926.1431(r)(3)(i).
29 CFR 1926.1410(d) 29 CFR 1926.1431(s)(3)(i).
29 CFR 1926.1410(e) 29 CFR 1926.1433(e).
29 CFR 1926.1410(f) 29 CFR 1926.1434(a)(1)(i),
(a)(1)(ii), (a)(3),
1926.1404(m)(1)(ii),
1926.1441(b)(2)(i)(B).
29 CFR 1926.1410(j) 29 CFR 1926.1434(a)(2)(i),
(a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), (b),
and 1926.1441(b)(2)(i)(B).
29 CFR 1926.1411 Table T 29 CFR 1926.1435(b)(3).
29 CFR 1926.1412(a)(1)(i) 29 CFR 1926.1435(b)(7)(ii).
29 CFR 1926.1412(b) (1)(ii)(A) 29 CFR 1926.1435(c)(5).
29 CFR 1926.1412(c)(2)(i) 29 CFR 1926.1435(f)(3)(ii).
29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(3)(i), (e)(2)(i), 29 CFR 1926.1436(g)(4).
(e)(3)(ii), (f)(6), (g)(3),(h),
1926.1413(b)(4), (c)(3)(ii), and
1926.1437(h)
29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(7), 29 CFR 1926.1437(c)(2)(ii).
1926.1413(c)(4), and 1926.1437(h)
29 CFR 1926.1413(a)(4)(ii)(A) 29 CFR 1926.1437(h)(6).
29 CFR 1926.1414(e)(2)(iii) 29 CFR 1926.1437(m)(4).
29 CFR 1926.1414(e)(3)(iii) 29 CFR 1926.1437(n)(2).
29 CFR 1926.1417(b)(1) and (b)(2) 29 CFR 1926.1437(n)(5)(v).
29 CFR 1926.1417(b)(3) 29 CFR 1926.1437(n)(6)(i).
29 CFR 1926.1417(j)(1) 29 CFR 1926.1441(b)(2)(i)(A).
29 CFR 1926.1417(j)(2) 29 CFR 1926.1441(c)(2)(i).
29 CFR 1926.1423(j)(2) 29 CFR 1926.1441(c)(2)(ii).
29 CFR 1926.1424(a)(2)(ii) 29 CFR 1926.1441(c)(2)(iii).
29 CFR 1926.1424(a)(3)(i) and (ii) 29 CFR 1926.1441(c)(3)(ii).
29 CFR 1926.1427(a) and (e)(1).
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Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 267,032 firms.
Frequency: On occasion (for most of the information collection
requirements; determined by the use of cranes and derricks and employee
training and certification); annually (for equipment inspections).
Average Time per Response: Varies from 30 seconds (communicate
employee's location to operator) to 1.5 hours (develop and document
written assembly and disassembly procedures).
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 403,413 hours.
Estimated Costs (Operation and Maintenance): $2.3 million.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this
notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 4-2010
(75 FR 55355).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of November 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble in this notice, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration amends 29 CFR part 1926 to read as
follows:
PART 1926--[AMENDED]
Subpart A--General
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1. Revise the authority citation for subpart A to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 3704, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards
Act (40 U.S.C. 3701 et al.); secs. 4, 6, and 8, Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of
Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48
FR 35736), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), and 4-2010 (75 FR
55355), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911.
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2. Amend Sec. 1926.5 by adding to the table, in the proper numerical
sequence, the following citations and OMB control number to read as
follows:
Sec. 1926.5 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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OMB control
29 CFR citation No.
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1926.1402............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1403............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1404............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1406............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1407............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1408............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1409............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1410............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1411............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1412............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1413............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1414............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1417............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1423............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1424............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1427............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1428............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1431............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1433............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1434............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1435............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1436............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1437............................................... 1218-0261
1926.1441............................................... 1218-0261
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