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###### Department of Labor

###### Occupational Safety and Health Administration

          - [Docket No. OSHA-2017-0012]

# AGENCY:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

# ACTION:

Request for public comment.

# SUMMARY:

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal extend to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the National Fall Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by January 6, 2025.

# ADDRESSES:

*Electronically:*                         You may submit comments, including attachments, electronically at                         *https://www.regulations.gov,*                         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                         *https://www.regulations.gov.*                         Documents in the docket are listed in the                         *https://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 the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2017-0012) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). 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.                    

                        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, 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, 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).                

The following sections describes who uses the information collection under each requirement, as well as how they use it. The purpose of these requirements is that falls are a leading cause of death for employees. According to 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, falls accounted for 395 of the 1,069 construction fatalities, and 700 of the 5,486 fatalities in all recorded industries. The National Fall Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries. The Stand-Down is the biggest safety outreach event ever conducted by the agency. OSHA has collaborated with countless industry leaders and employers over the last eight years to reach over 10 million workers during Stand-Downs.

## 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, 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 National Fall Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction (29 U.S.C. 669). The agency is requesting that the burden of 750 hours remain the same.

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 currently approved collection.                

*Title:*                     National Fall Safety Stand- Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1218-0271.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for- profits.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     4,500.                

*Number of Responses:*                     4,500.                

*Frequency of Responses:*                     On occasion.                

*Average Time per Response:*                     Varies.                

*Estimated Total Burden Hours:*                     750.                

*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                     *https://www.regulations.gov,*                     which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax) at (202) 693-1648; or (3) by hard copy. All comments, attachments, and other materials must identify the agency name and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2017-0012). You may                           ( print page 87898)                        supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files electronically.                

                    Comments and submissions are posted without change at                     *https://www.regulations.gov.*                     Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting personal information such as social security numbers and date of birth.                

                    Although all submissions are listed in the                     *https://www.regulations.gov*                     index, some information (                    *e.g.,*                     copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download through this website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on using the                     *https://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 for information about materials not available through 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*et seq.*) and Secretary of Labor's Order No 8-2020 (85 FR 58393).                

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 30, 2024.

James S. Frederick,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

[FR Doc. 2024-25621 Filed 11-4-24; 8:45 am]

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