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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection is necessary to 

help determine continuing eligibility of 

primary beneficiaries receiving black 

lung benefits from the Disability Trust 

Fund. It is also necessary to verify and 

update on a regular basis factors that 

affect a beneficiary’s entitlement to 

benefits, including income, marital 

status, receipt of State Worker’s 

Compensation, and dependent status. 

For additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

December, 4, 2023 (88 FR 84175). 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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: Report of Changes 

That May Affect Your Black Lung 

Benefits. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0028. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 21,681. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 21,681. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

6,373 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Michelle Neary, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–06761 Filed 3–28–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0028] 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

for General Industry Standard; 

Extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget (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 its proposal to 

extend the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval for the 

information collection requirements 

specified in its Personal Protective 

Equipment (PPE) for General Industry 

Standard. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

28, 2024. 

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 https://

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–2009–0028 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, 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). 

Subpart I specify several paperwork 

requirements. The following sections 

describe who uses the information 

collected under each requirement, as 

well as how they use it. 

Hazard Assessment and Verification 

(Section 1910.132(d) & (g)) 

Paragraph 1910.132(d)(1) and the 

Personal Fall Protection standard 

require that employers perform a hazard 

assessment of the workplace to 

determine whether hazards are present, 

or likely to be present, that make the use 


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1Section 1910.132 (g) specifies that the hazard 

assessment (29 CFR 1910.132(d)) requirements only 

apply to PPE for the eyes, face, head, feet, and 

hands. The final rule revised (29 CFR 1910.132 (g)) 

to also apply the hazard assessment requirements 

to personal fall protection systems. 

of PPE necessary.1 Where such hazards 

are present, employers must select and 

have each affected worker use PPE that 

protects them from the identified 

hazards (section 1910.132(d)(1)(i)), and 

communicate PPE selection decisions to 

each affected worker (section 

1910.132(d)(1)(ii)). 

Paragraph 1910.132(d)(2) requires that 

employers certify in writing they have 

performed the required hazard 

assessment. The certification must 

include the date, the name of the person 

certifying that the hazard assessment 

was conducted, and identification of the 

workplace evaluated (area or location). 

The Personal Fall Protection standard 

expands the hazard assessment 

requirement to personal fall protection 

systems (section 1910.132(g)). 

Conducting a PPE hazard assessment 

ensures that potential workplace 

hazards necessitating PPE use have been 

identified and that the PPE selected is 

appropriate for those hazards and the 

affected workers. Communicating 

information on PPE selection decisions 

to affected workers ensures they are 

aware that the PPE selected will protect 

them from the hazards that the 

assessment identified. The certification 

of the hazard assessment verifies that 

employers have conducted the required 

assessment. 

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 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for 

General Industry standard. The agency 

is requesting a decrease in burden hours 

from 3,778,003 to 3,683,262, a 

difference of 94,741 hours. The changes 

in the number of establishments using 

fall protection accounts for the net 

decrease in burden hours. 

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: Personal Protective Equipment 

(PPE) for General Industry Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0205. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 2,421,683. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 2,347,415. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

3,683,262. 

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. 

All comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (OSHA–2009–0028). 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 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 18, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–06759 Filed 3–28–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Notice to LSC Grantees of Application 

Process for Making 2024 Mid-Year and 

2025 Basic Field Grant Subgrants 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of application dates and 

format for applications for approval to 

make 2024 mid-year and 2025 Basic 

Field Grant fund subgrants. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation (LSC) is the national 

organization charged with administering 

Federal funds provided for civil legal 

services to low-income households. LSC 

hereby announces the submission dates 

for applications to make 2024 mid-year 

and 2025 Basic Field Grant subgrants. 

LSC is also providing information about 

where applicants may locate subgrant 

application questions and directions for 

providing the information required to 

apply for a subgrant. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for application dates. 

ADDRESSES: Legal Services 

Corporation—Office of Compliance and 

Enforcement, 3333 K Street NW, Third 

Floor, Washington, DC 20007–3522. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Lacchini, Office of Compliance 

and Enforcement at lacchinim@lsc.gov 

or (202) 295–1506 or visit the LSC 

website at http://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/grantee-guidance/ 

how-apply-subgrant. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 45 

CFR part 1627, LSC must publish, on an 

annual basis, ‘‘notice of the 

requirements concerning the format and 

contents of the application annually in 

the Federal Register and on LSC’s 

website.’’ 45 CFR 1627.4(b). This Notice 

and the publication of the Subgrant 

Application on LSC’s website satisfy 


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