Information is needed by employers and employees to comply with standards and regulations addressing workers engaged in hazardous waste site activities and emergency response to releases of hazardous materials.
US Code:
29 USC 655
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
29 USC 657
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
PL:
Pub.L. 99 - 499 126(e)
Name of Law: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
US Code:
29 USC 651
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Agency is requesting an adjustment decrease of 937,415 burden hours from the previous submission (from 1,199,954 hours to 262,539 hours). This adjustment decrease occurred because, upon further analysis of the Standard, the requirements that employers provide training to workers have been determined not to be collections of information and; thus, have been removed from this Information Collection Request. There also is a slight cost adjustment under Item 13 from $3,111,762 to $3,059,864
(-$51,898). This adjustment occurred due to a decrease in the number of workers requiring medical exams, even though the cost of an exam increased from $138 to $151.
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
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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.