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description of the hazards, including the 

number of exposed employees, allows 

the agency to assess the severity and 

probability of the hazards and the need 

to expedite the inspection. The 

completed form also provides an 

employer with notice of the complaint 

and may serve as the basis for obtaining 

a search warrant if an employer denies 

the agency access to the workplace. 

The agency has translated the form 

into a number of languages other than 

English and Spanish. The agency 

intends to submit those translations to 

OMB for approval via non-material 

change at a later time. 

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 

Notice of Alleged Safety and Health 

Hazards (OSHA–7 Form). The agency is 

requesting an adjustment increase in 

burden hours 21,171 to 35,783 hours, a 

difference of 14,612 hours. This increase 

is due to the increase in the number of 

the number of estimated OSHA–7 

complaint forms submitted from 68,896 

to 94,529. 

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: Notice of Alleged Safety and 

Health Hazards (OSHA–7 Form). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0064. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 94,529. 

Number of Responses: 120,183. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

35,783. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $1,705. 

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; 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 (Docket No. OSHA–2010–0056). 

You may supplement electronic 

submission 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 dates 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 from this website. All 

submission, 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 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 April 23, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–09189 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0033] 

Hazardous Energy Control Standard 

(Lockout/Tagout); 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 Hazardous Energy 

Control Standard (Lockout/Tagout). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by July 

1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at https://

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 https://

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 

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–2011–0033) 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 


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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 following sections describe who 

uses the information collected under 

each requirement, as well as how they 

use it. The purpose of these 

requirements is to control the release of 

hazardous energy while workers service, 

maintain, or repair machines or 

equipment when activation, start up, or 

release of energy from an energy source 

is possible; proper control of hazardous 

energy prevents death or serious injury 

among these workers. 

Energy Control Procedure (paragraph 

(c)(4)(i)). With limited exception, 

employers must document the 

procedures used to isolate from its 

energy source and render inoperative, 

any machine or equipment prior to 

servicing, maintenance, or repair by 

workers. These procedures are 

necessary when activation, start up, or 

release of stored energy from the energy 

source is possible, and such release 

could cause injury to the workers. 

Paragraph (c)(4)(ii) states that the 

required documentation must clearly 

and specifically outline the scope, 

purpose, authorization, rules, and 

techniques workers are to use to control 

hazardous energy, and the means to 

enforce compliance. The document 

must include at least the following 

elements: a specific statement regarding 

the use of the procedure; detailed 

procedural steps for shutting down, 

isolating, blocking, and securing 

machines or equipment to control 

hazardous energy; detailed procedural 

steps for placing, removing, and 

transferring lockout or tagout devices, 

including the responsibility for doing 

so; and requirements for testing a 

machine or equipment to determine and 

verify the effectiveness of lockout or 

tagout devices, as well as other energy 

control measures. 

Protective Materials and Hardware 

(paragraphs (c)(5)(ii)(D) and (c)(5)(iii)). 

Paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(D) requires that 

lockout and tagout devices indicate the 

identity of the employee applying it. 

Paragraph (c)(5)(iii) requires that tags 

warn against hazardous conditions if the 

machine or equipment is energized. In 

addition, the tag must include a legend 

such as one of the following: Do Not 

Start; Do Not Open; Do Not Close; Do 

Not Energize; Do Not Operate. 

Periodic Inspection Certification 

Records (paragraph (c)(6)(ii)). Under 

paragraph (c)(6)(i), employers are to 

conduct inspections of energy control 

procedures at least annually. An 

authorized worker (other than an 

authorized worker using the energy 

control procedure that is the subject of 

the inspection) is to conduct the 

inspection and correct any deviations or 

inadequacies identified. For procedure 

involving either lockout or tagout, the 

inspection must include a review, 

between the inspector and each 

authorized worker, of that worker’s 

responsibilities under the procedure; for 

procedures using tagout systems, the 

review also involves affected workers, 

and includes an assessment of the 

workers’ knowledge of the training 

elements required for these systems. 

Paragraph (c)(6)(ii) requires employers 

to certify the inspection by documenting 

the date of the inspection and 

identifying the machine or equipment 

inspected, the workers included in the 

inspection, and the worker who 

performed the inspection. 

Training Certification Records 

(paragraph (c)(7)(iv)). Under paragraph 

(c)(7)(iv), employers are to certify that 

workers completed the required 

training, and that this training is up-todate. The certification is to contain each 

worker’s name and the training date. 

Written certification of the training 

assures the employer that workers 

receive the training specified by the 

standard. 

Notification of Employees (paragraph 

(c)(9)). This provision requires the 

employer or authorized worker to notify 

affected workers prior to applying, and 

after removing, a lockout or tagout 

device from a machine or equipment. 

Off-site Personnel (Contractors, etc.) 

(paragraph (f)(2)(i)). When the on-site 

employer uses an off-site employer (e.g., 

a contractor) to perform the activities 

covered by the scope and application of 

the standard, the two employers must 

inform each other regarding their 

respective lockout or tagout procedures. 

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 

Hazardous Energy Control Standard 

(Lockout/Tagout). The agency is 

requesting an adjustment increase in 

burden hours from 2,622,912 hours to 

2,732,064 hours, a difference of 109,152 

hours. This increase is due to the 

increase in the number of 

establishments from 773,209 to 806,890. 

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: Hazardous Energy Control 

Standard (Lockout/Tagout). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0150. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 806,890. 

Number of Responses: 73,530,405. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

2,732,064. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $1,442,985. 


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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; 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 (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0033). 

You may supplement electronic 

submission 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 dates 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 from this website. All 

submission, 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 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 April 23, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–09191 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–24–0010; NARA–2024–031] 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notice of certain Federal 

agency requests for records disposition 

authority (records schedules). We 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

and on regulations.gov for records 

schedules in which agencies propose to 

dispose of records they no longer need 

to conduct agency business. We invite 

public comments on such records 

schedules. 

DATES: We must receive responses on 

the schedules listed in this notice by 

June 17, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To view a records schedule 

in this notice, or submit a comment on 

one, use the following address: https:// 

www.regulations.gov/docket/NARA-24- 

0010/document. This is a direct link to 

the schedules posted in the docket for 

this notice on regulations.gov. You may 

submit comments by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. On the 

website, enter either of the numbers 

cited at the top of this notice into the 

search field. This will bring you to the 

docket for this notice, in which we have 

posted the records schedules open for 

comment. Each schedule has a 

‘comment’ button so you can comment 

on that specific schedule. For more 

information on regulations.gov and on 

submitting comments, see their FAQs at 

https://www.regulations.gov/faq. 

If you are unable to comment via 

regulations.gov, you may email us at 

request.schedule@nara.gov for 

instructions on submitting your 

comment. You must cite the control 

number of the schedule you wish to 

comment on. You can find the control 

number for each schedule in 

parentheses at the end of each 

schedule’s entry in the list at the end of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Richardson, Strategy and 

Performance Division, by email at 

regulation_comments@nara.gov or at 

301–837–2902. For information about 

records schedules, contact Records 

Management Operations by email at 

request.schedule@nara.gov or by phone 

at 301–837–1799. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comment Procedures 

We are publishing notice of records 

schedules in which agencies propose to 

dispose of records they no longer need 

to conduct agency business. We invite 

public comments on these records 

schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 

3303a(a), and list the schedules at the 

end of this notice by agency and 

subdivision requesting disposition 

authority. 

In addition, this notice lists the 

organizational unit(s) accumulating the 

records or states that the schedule has 

agency-wide applicability. It also 

provides the control number assigned to 

each schedule, which you will need if 

you submit comments on that schedule. 

We have uploaded the records 

schedules and accompanying appraisal 

memoranda to the regulations.gov 

docket for this notice as ‘‘other’’ 

documents. Each records schedule 

contains a full description of the records 

at the file unit level as well as their 

proposed disposition. The appraisal 

memorandum for the schedule includes 

information about the records. 

We will post comments, including 

any personal information and 

attachments, to the public docket 

unchanged. Because comments are 

public, you are responsible for ensuring 

that you do not include any confidential 

or other information that you or a third 

party may not wish to be publicly 

posted. If you want to submit a 

comment with confidential information 

or cannot otherwise use the 

regulations.gov portal, you may contact 

request.schedule@nara.gov for 

instructions on submitting your 

comment. 

We will consider all comments 

submitted by the posted deadline and 

consult as needed with the Federal 

agency seeking the disposition 

authority. After considering comments, 

we may or may not make changes to the 

proposed records schedule. The 

schedule is then sent for final approval 

by the Archivist of the United States. 

After the schedule is approved, we will 

post on regulations.gov a ‘‘Consolidated 

Reply’’ summarizing the comments, 

responding to them, and noting any 

changes we made to the proposed 

schedule. You may elect at 

regulations.gov to receive updates on 

the docket, including an alert when we 

post the Consolidated Reply, whether or 

not you submit a comment. If you have 

a question, you can submit it as a 

comment, and can also submit any 

concerns or comments you would have 


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