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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–ETA. 

Title of Collection: Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Administrative Collection of 

States (TAAACS). 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0540. 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 52. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 52. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

312 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Michael Howell, 

Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–09974 Filed 5–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[OSHA–2011–0029] 

Underground Construction Standard; 

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 Underground 

Construction Standard. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by July 

8, 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 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–2011–0029) 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 following sections describe who 

uses the information collected under 

each requirement, as well as how they 

use it. 

Seven paragraphs in the Underground 

Construction Standard (‘‘the Standard’’), 

29 CFR 1926.800, require employers to 

post warning signs or notices during 

underground construction; these 

paragraphs are (b)(3), (i)(3), (j)(1)(vi)(A), 

(m)(2)(ii), (o)(2), (q)(11), and (t)(1)(iv)(B). 

The warning signs and notices required 

by these paragraphs enable employers to 

effectively alert workers to the presence 

of hazards or potential hazards at the job 

site, thereby preventing worker 

exposure to hazards or potential hazards 

associated with underground 

construction that could cause death or 

serious harm. 

Paragraph (t)(3)(xxi) of the Standard 

requires employers to inspect and load 

test hoists when they install them, and 

at least annually thereafter. They must 

also inspect, and load test a hoist after 

making any repairs or alterations to it 

that affect the structural integrity, and 

after tripping a safety device on the 

hoist. Employers must also prepare a 

certification record of each inspection 

and load test that includes specified 

information and maintain the most 

recent certification record until they 

complete the construction project. 

Establishing and maintaining a 

written record of the most recent 

inspection and load test alerts 

equipment mechanics to problems 

identified during the inspection. Prior to 

returning the equipment to service, 

employers can review the records to 

ensure that the mechanics performed 

the necessary repairs and maintenance. 

Accordingly, by using only equipment 

that is in safe working order, employers 

will prevent severe injury and death to 

the equipment operators and other 

workers who work near the equipment. 

In addition, these records provide the 

most efficient means for OSHA 

compliance officers to determine that an 

employer performed the required 

inspections and load tests, thereby 

assuring that the equipment is safe to 

operate. 

Paragraph (j)(3) of the Standard 

mandates that employers develop 

records for air quality tests performed 

under paragraph (j), including air 

quality tests required by paragraphs 

(j)(1)(ii)(A) through (j)(1)(iii)(A), 

(j)(1)(iii)(B), (j)(1)(iii)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(D), 

(j)(1)(iv), (j)(1)(v)(A), (j)(1)(v)(B), and 

(j)(2)(i) through (j)(2)(v). Paragraph (j) 


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also requires that air quality records 

include specified information, and that 

employers maintain the records until 

the underground construction project is 

complete. They must also make the 

records available to OSHA compliance 

officers on request. 

Maintaining records of air quality 

tests allows employers to document 

atmospheric hazards, ascertain the 

effectiveness of controls (especially 

ventilation) and implement additional 

controls if necessary. Accordingly, these 

requirements prevent serious injury and 

death to workers who work on 

underground construction projects. In 

addition, these records provide an 

efficient means for workers to evaluate 

the accuracy and effectiveness of an 

employer’s exposure reduction program, 

and for OSHA compliance officers to 

determine those employers performed 

the required tests and implemented 

appropriate controls. 

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 

Underground Construction Standard. 

The agency is requesting an adjustment 

increase in burden hours from 77,616 

hours to 77,618 hours, a difference of 2 

hours. This slight increase is due the 

result of a rounding inconsistency. 

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: Underground Construction 

Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0067. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 461. 

Number of Responses: 1,172,939. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

77,618. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $165,600. 

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), 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–2011–0029). 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 May 2, 2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2024–033] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension 

request. 

SUMMARY: NARA proposes to request an 

extension from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) of a 

currently approved information 

collection used by the public and other 

Federal agencies to use its official seal(s) 

and/or logo(s). We invite you to 

comment on this proposed information 

collection pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: We must receive written 

comments on or before July 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to 

Paperwork Reduction Act Comments 

(MP), Room 4100; National Archives 

and Records Administration; 8601 

Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740– 

6001, or email them to tamee.fechhelm@

nara.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone 

at 301–837–1694 with requests for 

additional information or copies of the 

proposed information collection and 

supporting statement. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed information 

collections. The comments and 

suggestions should address one or more 

of the following points: (a) whether the 

proposed information collections are 

necessary for NARA to properly perform 

its functions; (b) NARA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collections and its accuracy; (c) ways 

NARA could enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information it 

collects; (d) ways NARA could 

minimize the burden on respondents of 

collecting the information, including 

through information technology; and (e) 

whether these collections affects small 

businesses. We will summarize any 

comments you submit and include the 


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