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This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

approves it and displays a currently 

valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–OWCP. 

Title of Collection: Provider 

Enrollment Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0021. 

Affected Public: Private sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 23,318. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 23,318. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

9,717 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $816. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Michelle Neary, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0048] 

Powered Platforms for Building 

Maintenance Standard; Extension of 

the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) Approval of 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning the proposal to 

extend Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified in the Powered Platforms for 

Building Maintenance. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

December 4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 

693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and OSHA 

docket number OSHA–2010–0048 for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). OSHA will place all comments, 

including any personal information, in 

the public docket, which may be made 

available online. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions interested parties about 

submitting personal information such as 

social security numbers and birthdates. 

For further information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Seleda Perryman or Theda Kenney, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; 

telephone 202) 693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of 

the continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent (i.e., 

employer) burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the public with an opportunity 

to comment on proposed and 

continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimal, the collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 

authorizes information collection by 

employers as necessary or appropriate 

for enforcement of the OSH Act or for 

developing information regarding the 

causes and prevention of occupational 

injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 

U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires 

that OSHA obtain such information 

with minimum burden upon employers, 

especially those operating small 

businesses, and to reduce to the 

maximum extent feasible unnecessary 

duplication of effort in obtaining 

information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

Paragraph (e)(9) of the Standard 

requires that employers develop and 

implement a written emergency action 

plan for each type of powered platform 

operation. The plan must explain the 

emergency procedures that workers are 

to follow if they encounter a disruption 

of the power supply, equipment failure, 

or other emergency. Prior to operating a 

powered platform, employers must 

notify workers how they can inform 

themselves about alarm systems and 

emergency escape routes, and 

emergency procedures that pertain to 

the building on which they will be 

working. Employers are to review with 

each worker those parts of the 

emergency action plan that the worker 

must know to ensure their protection 

during an emergency; these reviews 

must occur when the worker receives an 

initial assignment involving a powered 

platform operation and after the 

employer revises the emergency action 

plan. 

According to paragraph (f)(5)(i)(C), 

employers must affix a load rating plate 

to a conspicuous location on each 

suspended unit that states the unit’s 

weight and the rated load capacity. 

Paragraph (f)(5)(ii)(N) requires 

employers to mount each emergency 

electric operating device in a secured 

compartment and label the device with 

instructions for its use. After installing 

a suspension wire rope, paragraphs 

(f)(7)(vi) and (f)(7)(vii) mandate that 

employers attach a corrosion-resistant 

tag with specified information to one of 

the wire rope fastenings if the rope is to 

remain at one location. In addition, 

paragraph (f)(7)(viii) requires employers 

who resocket a wire rope to either stamp 

specified information on the original tag 

or put that information on a 

supplemental tag and attach it to the 

fastening. 

Paragraphs (g)(2)(i) and (g)(2)(ii) 

require that building owners, at least 

annually, have a competent person 

inspect the supporting structures of 

their buildings; inspect and, if 

necessary, test the components of the 


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powered platforms, including control 

systems; inspect/test components 

subject to wear (e.g., wire ropes, 

bearings, gears, and governors); and 

certify these inspections and tests. 

Under paragraph (g)(2)(iii), building 

owners must maintain and, on request, 

disclose to OSHA a written certification 

record of these inspections/tests; this 

record must include the date of the 

inspection/test, the signature of the 

competent person who performed it, 

and the number/identifier of the 

building support structure and 

equipment inspected/tested. 

Paragraph (g)(3)(i) mandates that 

building owners use a competent person 

to inspect and, if necessary, test each 

powered platform facility according to 

the manufacturer’s recommendations 

every 30 days, or prior to use if the work 

cycle is less than 30 days. Under 

paragraph (g)(3)(ii), building owners 

must maintain and, on request, disclose 

to the agency a written certification 

record of these inspections/tests; this 

record is to include the date of the 

inspection/test, the signature of the 

competent person who performed it, 

and the number/identifier of the 

powered platform facility inspected/ 

tested. 

According to paragraph (g)(5)(iii), 

building owners must use a competent 

person to thoroughly inspect suspension 

wire ropes for a number of specified 

conditions once a month, or before 

placing the wire ropes into service if the 

ropes are inactive for 30 days or longer. 

Paragraph (g)(5)(v) requires building 

owners to maintain and, on request, 

disclose to OSHA a written certification 

record of these monthly inspections; 

this record must consist of the date of 

the inspection, the signature of the 

competent person who performed it, 

and the number/identifier of the wire 

rope inspected. 

Upon completion of this training, 

paragraph (i)(1)(v) specifies that 

employers must prepare a written 

certification that includes the identity of 

the worker trained, the signature of the 

employer or the trainer, and the date the 

worker completed the training. In 

addition, the employer must maintain a 

worker’s training certificate for the 

duration of their employment and, on 

request, make it available to OSHA. 

Emergency action plans allow 

employers and workers to anticipate, 

and effectively respond to, emergencies 

that may arise during powered platform 

operations. Affixing load rating plates to 

suspended units, instructions to 

emergency electric operating devices, 

and tags to wire rope fasteners prevent 

workplace accidents by providing 

information to employers and workers 

regarding the conditions under which 

they can safely operate these system 

components. 

Requiring building owners to 

establish and maintain written 

certification of inspections and testing 

conducted on the supporting structures 

of buildings, powered platform systems, 

and suspension wire ropes provides 

employers and workers with assurance 

that they can operate safely from the 

buildings using equipment that is in 

safe operating condition. 

The training requirements increase 

worker safety by allowing them to 

develop the skills and knowledge 

necessary to effectively operate, use, 

and inspect powered platforms, 

recognize and prevent safety hazards 

associated with platform operation, 

respond appropriately under emergency 

conditions, and maintain and use their 

fall protection arrest system. In 

addition, the paperwork requirements 

specified by the Standard provide the 

most efficient means for an OSHA 

compliance officer to determine 

whether or not employers and building 

owners are providing the required 

notification and certification. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

agency’s functions to protect workers, 

including whether the information is 

useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection, 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

the approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Powered Platforms for Building 

Maintenance Standard. The agency will 

retain the current number of burden 

hours of 130,776 for this Information 

Collection Request. 

OSHA will summarize the comments 

submitted in response to this notice and 

will include this summary in the 

request to OMB to extend the approval 

of the information collection 

requirements. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Powered Platforms for Building 

Maintenance Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0121. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 900. 

Number of Responses: 181,612. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion, 

initially, monthly, annually. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

130,776. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on this Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax); if your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at 202–693–1648. 

or (3) by hard copy. All comments, 

attachments, and other material must 

identify the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number for the ICR OSHA–2010– 

0048. You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and dates of birth. 

Although all submissions are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download from this website. All 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http://

www.regulations.gov website to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the website’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at 

(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627) 

for information about materials not 

available from the website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy 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 


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et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 

22, 2023. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21825 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011] 

Maritime Advisory Committee on 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(MACOSH): Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of MACOSH meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Advisory 

Committee on Occupational Safety and 

Health (MACOSH) will meet on 

November 14, 2023, in a hybrid format. 

Committee members will meet in 

person; the public is invited to 

participate either in person or virtually 

via WebEx. 

DATES: 

MACOSH full Committee meeting: 

MACOSH will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14, 

2023. 

MACOSH Workgroup meetings: The 

MACOSH Shipyard and Longshoring 

Workgroups will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 

5:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Submission of comments and requests 

to speak: Comments and requests to 

speak at the MACOSH meeting, 

including attachments, must be 

submitted electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, the eRulemaking 

Portal by October 31, 2023. Comments 

must be identified by the docket number 

for this Federal Register notice (Docket 

No. OSHA–2022–0011). Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Registration: All persons wishing to 

attend the meeting in-person or virtually 

must register via the registration link on 

the MACOSH web page at https://

www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/ 

macosh. Upon registration, in-person 

attendees will receive directions for 

participation and virtual attendees will 

receive a WebEx link for remote access 

to the meeting. At this time, OSHA will 

be limiting in-person attendance to 25 

members of the public, to be determined 

based in the order requests are made via 

the registration link. 

Requests for special accommodations: 

Submit requests for special 

accommodations, including translation 

services, for this MACOSH meeting by 

October 31, 2023, to Ms. Carla 

Marcellus, Directorate of Standards and 

Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of 

Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1865; 

email: marcellus.carla.dol.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number for this Federal Register 

notice (Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011). 

OSHA will place comments, including 

personal information, in the public 

docket, which may be available online. 

Therefore, OSHA cautions interested 

parties about submitting personal 

information such as Social Security 

numbers and birthdates. 

Docket: To read or download 

documents in the public docket for this 

MACOSH meeting, go to 

www.regulations.gov. All documents in 

the public docket are listed in the index; 

however, some documents (e.g., 

copyrighted material) are not publicly 

available to read or download through 

www.regulations.gov. All submissions, 

including copyrighted material, are 

available for inspection through the 

OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA 

Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY 

(877) 889–5627) for assistance in 

locating docket submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For press inquiries: Mr. Frank 

Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, U.S. Department of 

Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

For general information about 

MACOSH: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, 

Director, Office of Maritime and 

Agriculture, Directorate of Standards 

and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department 

of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–2066; 

email: wangdahl.amy@dol.gov. 

Telecommunication requirements: For 

additional information about the 

telecommunication requirements for the 

meeting, please contact Ms. Carla 

Marcellus, Directorate of Standards and 

Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of 

Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1865; 

email: marcellus.carla@dol.gov. 

For copies of this Federal Register 

Notice: Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice are available at 

www.regulations.gov. This notice, as 

well as news releases and other relevant 

information, are also available at 

OSHA’s web page www.osha.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Meeting Information 

MACOSH Meeting 

MACOSH will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14, 

2023. Public attendance will be in a 

hybrid format, either in person or 

virtually via WebEx. Meeting 

information will be posted in the Docket 

(Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011) and on 

the MACOSH web page, https://

www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/ 

macosh, prior to the meeting. 

The tentative agenda for the full 

Committee meeting will include reports 

from the Shipyard and Longshoring 

workgroups, presentations on maritime 

fall protection and on OSHA’s social 

media and outreach platforms from the 

Office of Communication, and updates 

from the Directorate of Standards and 

Guidance (DSG), DSG’s Office of 

Maritime and Agriculture, and on the 

Heat Rulemaking initiative. 

MACOSH Workgroup Meetings 

The MACOSH Shipyard and 

Longshoring Workgroups will meet from 

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, 

November 14, 2023. 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, authorized the 

preparation of this notice under the 

authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 655(b)(1) 

and 656(d), 5 U.S.C. 10, Secretary of 

Labor’s Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 

58393), and 29 CFR part 1912. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 

28, 2023. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: The Legal Services 

Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors 

and its committees will hold their fall 

2023 quarterly business meeting over a 

range of days in October 2023 (on 

October 4, October 12, and October 15– 

17, 2023). On Wednesday, October 4, 

the Institutional Advancement 

Committee will meet over Zoom, 

beginning at 3 p.m. eastern time. On 

Thursday, October 12, the Governance 

and Performance Review Committee 

will meet over Zoom, beginning at 1 

p.m. eastern time. On Sunday, October 

15, the meeting continues, with the first 

committee meeting (Finance Committee) 


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