Inorganic Arsenic Standard (29 CFR 1910.1018)

OMB Control No: 1218-0104	ICR Reference No: 201501-1218-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-1218-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No: 1218-0104(2015)
Title: Inorganic Arsenic Standard (29 CFR 1910.1018)
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 10/29/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/27/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2015
Responses	19,874	0	1,935
Time Burden (Hours)	12,466	0	637
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,350,395	0	54,197

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Abstract: The purpose of this standard and its information collection requirements is to provide protection for workers from the adverse health effects associated with occupational exposure to inorganic arsenic.

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

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:
	80 FR 1970	01/14/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 16449	03/27/2015
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 Inorganic Arsenic (29 CFR 1910.1018)

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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	19,874	1,935	0	0	17,939	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,466	637	0	0	11,829	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,350,395	54,197	0	0	1,296,198	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: The estimated adjustment increase of 11,829 burden hours (from 637 to 12,466 hours) is related primarily to the Agency’s identification and inclusion in this ICR of 563 covered coal-fired electric power plant establishments (including cogenerators) and workers at these establishments. Upon careful review during the development of the ICR, the Agency identified erroneous references in the previous Supporting Statement to the use of vapor badge technology for exposure monitoring and revised the ICR to reference the required personal breathing zone (PBZ) sampling exposure monitoring technology for inorganic arsenic. The estimated lost work time for each exposure assessment (.5 hours) during the collection of PBZ samples is greater than the previous estimated time for employers to use a vapor badge to collect the samples. The total cost burden increased from $54,197 to $1,350,395, due to the added coal-fired power plant establishments, the new costs for personal breathing zone samples and an increased exposure monitoring sample estimate, and also due to the increase in the costs of medical examinations including chest x-rays from $210 to $221. As noted above, the Agency revised the ICR to remove references to vapor badges and to include references to personal breathing zone (PBZ) sampling exposure monitoring technology, to be collected by a contract industrial hygienist and analyzed by a contract laboratory. Upon further consideration, the requirements that employers provide training to workers under 1910.1018(o)(1)(i) and (ii) are not considered to be a collection of information, although these provisions remain in effect. OSHA is not taking burden for this activity under Item 12 of this Supporting Statement.

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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

Agency Contact: Rachel Showalter 202 693-2146 [email protected]

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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: 03/27/2015

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