14164 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 52 / Wednesday, March 18, 2015 / Notices 

[FR Doc. 2015–06164 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Bloodborne Pathogens 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 April 17, 2015. 

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=201412-1218-001 

(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: 

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 

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 

information collection. The Bloodborne 

Pathogen Standard is an occupational 

safety and health standard that prevents 

occupational exposure to bloodborne 

pathogens. The standard’s information 

collection requirements are essential 

components that protect workers from 

occupational exposure. The information 

is used by employers and workers to 

implement the protection required by 

the Standard. OSHA compliance officers 

will use some of the information in 

enforcing the Standard. The collections 

of information contained in the 

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard include 

a written exposure control plan, 

documentation of workers’ hepatitis B 

vaccinations and post-exposure 

evaluations and follow-up medical 

visits, training, related recordkeeping 

and a sharps injury log. Information 

generated in accordance with these 

provisions provides the employer and 

the worker with means to provide 

protection from the adverse health 

effects associated with occupational 

exposure to bloodborne pathogens. 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

sections 2(b)(9), 6, and 8(c) authorize 

this information collection. See 29 

U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 655, and 657(c). 

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 1218–0180. 

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 

March 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 

October 7, 2014 (79 FR 60503). 

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 

1218–0180. 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: Bloodborne 

Pathogens Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0180. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 691,669. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 17,815,712. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

5,528,742 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $46,093,897. 

Dated: March 12, 2015. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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