Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 225 / Friday, November 21, 2014 / Notices 69531 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 36,000. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 68,000. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

21,000 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $25,000. 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27567 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Respiratory Protection Standard 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Respiratory Protection Standard,’’ to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for 

continued use, without change, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq. Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before December 22, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201405–1218–002 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor—OASAM, Office 

of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Respiratory Protection Standard 

information collection requirements 

codified in regulations 29 CFR 1910.134 

that assist an employer in protecting the 

health of workers exposed to airborne 

contaminants, physical hazards, and 

biological agents. The Standard contains 

requirements for program 

administration; a written respiratorprotection program with worksitespecific procedures; respirator selection; 

worker training; fit testing; medical 

evaluation; respirator use; respirator 

cleaning, maintenance, and repair; and 

other provisions. Occupational Safety 

and Health Act sections 2, 6, and 8 

authorize this information collection. 

See 29 U.S.C. 651, 655, and 657. 

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 it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

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 Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1218–0099. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

January 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 10, 2014 (79 FR 39412). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1218–0099. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Respiratory 

Protection Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0099. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 610,213. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 21,438,996. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

6,642,537 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $188,844,691. 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27544 Filed 11–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Advisory Committee on Veterans’ 

Employment, Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

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