The collections of information contained in the Cranes and Derricks Standard codified at 29 CFR part 1926 subpart CC mandate that a covered employer produce and maintain records documenting controls and other measures taken to protect workers from hazards related to cranes and derricks used in construction. A construction business with workers 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, operatorâs certification documents and qualification program audits.
US Code:
29 USC 651
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
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
In Item 2, the Agency has added 29 CFR 1926.1427(a)(2) and (c)(4), to clarify that these specific provisions are collections of information. The existing burden hours for these provisions are included in the calculations for other provisions. Also in Item 2, the Agency has added 29 CFR 1926.1427(f)(3)(iv); the burden associated with this provision is addressed in Item 2.
The Agency is requesting an adjustment reduction of 3,316 hours. The primary reason for this reduction is the annualizing of the burden hours associated with the certification requirements (29 CFR 1926.1427 (a), (a)(2), (c)(6)(ii), (e)(1) and (e)(3)(ii)) over a five year period in accordance with (c)(6)(ii). This resulted in a reduction of 3,280 burden hours. The remaining 36 hour reduction results from calculation errors in the previous submission.
For capital (operation and maintenance) costs, the Agency requests an adjustment increase of $102,531. In calculating costs to employers, the Agency uses wage hour rates to estimate how much it costs employers to contract out information services. The difference in costs reflects the increase or decrease in the wage hour costs from the ICR previous submission. Also, the Agency identified an error in the equation that estimates the cost of a registered professional engineer to develop safe criteria for modified hoisting equipment that increased the costs contributing to an overall cost increase. These costs are offset by a decrease in the costs for auditing the employer program (29 CFR 1926.1427(c)(1)(ii),(c)(2)(i), (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5)(ii) and (c)(5)(iv)) in accordance with (c)(3), which resulted in the annualizing of the costs for the audit services over three years, resulting in a cost decrease of $1,244.
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.
Cranes and Derricks Paperwork Final Supporting Statement RS 02.21.17 clean.doc
29 CFR 1926.1400 (Supbpart CC) eCFR (downloaded 02.21.17).pdf
Cranes and Derricks in Construction (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart CC)