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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Labor 

Market Information (LMI) Cooperative 

Agreement application package includes 

all information needed by the State 

Workforce Agencies to apply for funds 

to assist them in operating one or more 

of the four LMI programs operated by 

the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and, once 

awarded, report on the status of 

obligation and expenditure of funds, as 

well as close out the Cooperative 

Agreement. For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on December 8, 2024 (88 FRN 

85658). 

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. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: BLS Labor Market 

Information Cooperative Agreement 

Application Package. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0079. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 54. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 933. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

756 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nicole Bouchet, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–05153 Filed 3–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; BLS Occupational Safety and 

Health Statistics Cooperative 

Agreement Application Package 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before April 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

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) 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; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 

693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLS 

signs cooperative agreements with 

States, and political subdivisions 

thereof, to assist them in developing and 

administering programs that deal with 

occupational safety and health statistics 

and to arrange through these agreements 

for research to further the objectives of 

the Occupational Safety and Health Act. 

For additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 8, 2023 (88 FRN 85657). 

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. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: BLS Occupational 

Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative 

Agreement Application Package. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0149. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 55. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 493. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

462 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nicole Bouchet, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–05242 Filed 3–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2024–0001] 

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium 

and Beryllium Compounds in the 

Shipyard Sector; 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 the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified in the Occupational Exposure 

to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds 

in the Shipyard Sector. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

13, 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 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 websites. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 


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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–2024–0001) 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). 

The purpose of these requirements is 

specified by the beryllium standards in 

the Shipyard Sector helps protect 

workers from harmful elements when 

exposed to permissible exposure limits 

of beryllium and beryllium compounds 

in the workplace. The following 

information collection requirements 

contained in the shipyard sector in the 

standard are described below. 

Paragraph (d)(2) contains the 

performance option where the employer 

must assess the 8-hour time weighted 

average (TWA) exposure and the 15- 

minute short-term exposure for each 

employee on the basis of any 

combination of air monitoring data and 

objective data sufficient to accurately 

characterize airborne exposure to 

beryllium. Employers do not have to 

conduct initial exposure monitoring if 

they rely on objective data that would 

satisfy the exposure assessment 

requirements contained in this standard. 

Paragraph (d)(3) says the employer must 

perform initial monitoring to assess the 

8-hour TWA exposure for each 

employee on the basis of one or more 

personal breathing zone air samples that 

reflect the airborne exposure of 

employees on each shift, for each job 

classification, and in each work area 

and the employer is required to do 

periodic monitoring when the most 

recent exposure monitoring indicates 

that airborne exposure is at or above the 

action level but at or below the TWA 

permissible exposure limit (PEL), the 

employer must repeat such monitoring 

within six months of the most recent 

monitoring. Where the most recent 

exposure monitoring indicates that 

airborne exposure is above the TWA 

PEL or above the short-term exposure 

limit (STEL), the employer must repeat 

such monitoring within three months of 

the most recent 8-hour TWA exposure 

monitoring. Paragraph (d)(4) requires 

the employer to reassess airborne 

exposure whenever a change in the 

production, process, control equipment, 

personnel, or work practices may 

reasonably be expected to result in new 

or additional airborne exposure at or 

above the action level or STEL, or when 

the employer has any reason to believe 

that new or additional airborne 

exposure at or above the action level or 

STEL has occurred. 

In paragraph (f)(1)(i) the employer is 

required to establish, implement, and 

maintain a written exposure control 

plan and what information and 

procedures are included in the plan. 

Paragraph (f)(1)(ii) requires the 

employer to review and evaluate the 

effectiveness of each written exposure 

control plan at least annually and 

update it, as necessary. Also, in 

paragraph (f)(1)(iii) the employer must 

make a copy of the written exposure 

control plan accessible to each 

employee who is, or can reasonably be 

expected to be, exposed to airborne 

beryllium in accordance with OSHA’s 

Access to Employee Exposure and 

Medical Records (Records Access) 

standard (29 CFR 1910.1020(e)). 

Paragraph (g)(2) requires the employer 

to provide respiratory protection for the 

selection and use of respirators, medical 

evaluations of employees required to 

use respirators, respirator fit testing 

procedures for tight-fitting respirators, 

and procedures for proper use of 

respirators in routine and reasonably 

foreseeable emergency situations. 

Under paragraph (k)(1) the employer 

is required to make medical surveillance 

available at no cost to the employee, and 

at a reasonable time and place, to each 

employee who: (A) Is reasonably 

expected to be exposed at or above the 

action level for more than 30 days per 

year; (B) Shows signs or symptoms of 

chronic beryllium disease (CBD) or 

other beryllium-related health effects; or 

(C) Most recent written medical opinion 

required by paragraph (k)(6) or (k)(7) 

recommended periodic medical 

surveillance. 

In paragraph (k)(5) of medical 

surveillance, the employer is required to 

ensure that the employee receives a 

written medical report from the licensed 

physician within 45 days of the 

examination (including any follow-up 

beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test 

(BeLPT) required under paragraph 

(k)(3)(ii)(E) of this standard) and that the 

physician or other licensed health care 

professional (PLHCP) explains the 

results of the examination to the 

employee. The requirement for a written 

medical report ensures that the 

employee receives a record of all 

findings. In paragraph (k)(6) of medical 

surveillance the employer is required to 

obtain a written medical opinion from 

the licensed physician within 45 days of 

the medical examination and what must 

be contained in the written medical 

opinion. Under paragraph (k)(7) of 

medical surveillance, when being 

referred to the CBD Diagnostic Center, 

the employer is required to provide an 

evaluation at no cost to the employee at 

a CBD diagnostic center that is mutually 

agreed upon by the employer and the 

employee. The examination must be 

provided within 30 days of: (A) The 

employer’s receipt of a physician’s 

written medical opinion to the employer 

that recommends referral to a CBD 

diagnostic center; or (B) The employee 

presenting to the employer a physician’s 

written medical report indicating that 

the employee has been confirmed 

positive or diagnosed with CBD, or 

recommending referral to a CBD 

diagnostic center. The employer must 

ensure that the employee receives all 

written medical reports from the CBD 

diagnostic center that contains all the 


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information required in paragraph 

(k)(5)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) and that the 

PLHCP explains the results of the 

examination to the employee within 30 

days of the examination. Also, the 

employer is required to obtain a written 

medical opinion from the CBD 

diagnostic center within 30 days of the 

medical examination and ensure that 

each employee receives a copy of the 

written medical opinion from the CBD 

diagnostic center within 30 days of any 

medical examination performed for that 

employee. 

Under paragraph (l)(1) of medical 

removal, the employer is required to 

remove an employee that is eligible for 

medical removal, if the employee works 

in a job with airborne exposure at or 

above the action level and either: (i) the 

employee provides the employer with a 

written medical report indicating a 

confirmed positive finding or CBD 

diagnosis or a written medical report 

recommending removal from airborne 

exposure to beryllium in accordance 

with paragraph (k)(5)(v) or (k)(7)(ii) of 

the standard; or (ii) the employer 

receives a written medical opinion 

recommending removal from airborne 

exposure to beryllium in accordance 

with paragraph (k)(6)(v) or (k)(7)(iii) of 

the standard. 

In paragraph (m)(2) the employer is 

required to post warning signs at each 

approach to a regulated area. Paragraph 

(m)(3) requires the employer to label 

each bag and container of clothing, 

equipment, and materials contaminated 

with beryllium. 

In paragraph (m)(4)(iv) the employer 

is required to make a copy of this 

standard and its appendices readily 

available at no cost to each employee 

and designated employee 

representative(s). 

Under paragraph (n) recordkeeping, 

the employer is required to make and 

maintain records for the air monitoring 

data, objective data, medical 

surveillance, and training. Access to 

these records must be made available 

upon request for examination and 

copying to the Assistant Secretary, the 

Director, each employee, and each 

employee’s designated representative(s) 

in accordance with the Record Access 

standard (29 CFR 1910.1020). 

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, and 

transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

the approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium 

and Beryllium Compounds in the 

Shipyard Sector. The agency is 

requesting an adjustment decrease in 

burden from 6,609 hours to 2,565 hours, 

a difference of 4,044 hours. This 

decrease in burden is due to removing 

rule familiarization from this ICR and 

reducing the rate of non-compliance for 

employers. 

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: Occupational Exposure to 

Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds 

Standard in the Shipyard Sector. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0272. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal Government; State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 696. 

Number of Responses: 4,661. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,565. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $824,741. 

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; or (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–2024–0001). You may 

supplement electronic submission 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 

submission, 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 7, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–05245 Filed 3–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0010] 

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium 

and Beryllium Compounds in General 

Industry; 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 the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified in the Occupational Exposure 

to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds 

in General Industry. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by May 

13, 2024. 


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