OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition, the agency must enter the correct burden estimates.
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The basis for issuance of the Beryllium proposal is a preliminary determination by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 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 these proposed standards will substantially reduce that risk.
US Code:
29 USC 655
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
This is a new collection of information. The proposed 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 those opinions to workers and establishing and maintaining workers' exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records, and reporting employee Be sensitization results to OSHA upon request.
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.
Beryllium_Supporting_Statement_07-21-15.doc
Beryllium Standard for General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1024)