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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 accord 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 (the 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 information collection 

requirements in the Coke Oven 

Emissions Standard provide protection 

for workers from the adverse health 

effects associated with exposure to coke 

oven emissions. In this regard, the Coke 

Oven Emissions Standard requires 

employers to monitor workers’ exposure 

to coke oven emissions, monitor worker 

health, and provide workers with 

information about their exposures and 

the health effects of exposure to coke 

oven emissions. 

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 

The Agency is requesting a slight 

adjustment decrease of 148 burden 

hours (from 51,792 hours to 51,644). 

The adjustment decrease is due to an 

increase in the total number of workers 

identified in (NAICS 331111). The 

Agency will summarize the comments 

submitted in response to this notice and 

will include this summary in the 

request to OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Coke Oven Emissions Standard 

(29 CFR 1910.1029). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0128. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 3,984. 

Number of Responses: 40,939. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Various. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

51,644. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $969,307. 

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; or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0181. You 

may supplement electronic submissions 

by uploading document files 

electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or a facsimile submission, 

you must submit them to the OSHA 

Docket Office (see the section of this 

notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so that the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

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 through 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 

for information about materials not 

available from the website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Loren Sweatt, 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. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2018. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00704 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0063] 

Slings; 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 its proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the Slings Standard. The 

collection of information (paperwork) 

provisions of the Standard specify 

affixing identification tags or markings 

to slings, developing and maintaining 

inspection records, and retaining prooftesting certificates. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

March 19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 


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instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2011–0063, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3653, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries 

(hand, express mail, messenger, and 

courier service) are accepted during the 

Department of Labor’s and Docket 

Office’s normal business hours, 10:00 

a.m. to 3:00 p.m., E.T. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and the OSHA 

docket office number (OSHA–2011– 

0063) for the Information Collection 

Request (ICR). All comments, including 

any personal information you provide, 

are placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download from the website. All 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may also contact Theda Kenney at 

the address below to obtain a copy of 

the ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney, 

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 its 

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 (the 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 efforts in 

obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The Slings Standard (29 CFR 

1910.184) specifies several paperwork 

requirements, depending on the type of 

sling (paragraph (e) of the Standard 

covers alloy steel chain slings; 

paragraph (f) covers wire rope slings; 

paragraph (g) covers metal mesh slings; 

paragraph (h) covers natural and 

synthetic fiber-rope slings; and 

paragraph (i) covers synthetic web 

slings). 

The purpose of each of these 

requirements is to prevent workers from 

using defective or deteriorated slings, 

thereby reducing their risk of death or 

serious injury caused by sling failure 

during material handling. The 

information on the identification tags, 

markings, and coding’s assist the 

employer in determining whether the 

sling can be used for lifting. The sling 

inspections enable early detection of 

faulty slings. The inspection and repair 

records provide employers with the date 

of the last inspection and the type of 

repairs made. This information provides 

assurance about the condition of the 

slings. These records also provide the 

most efficient means for an OSHA 

compliance officer to determine that an 

employer is complying with the 

Standard. Proof-testing certificates give 

employers, workers, and OSHA 

compliance officers assurance that the 

slings are safe to use. 

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 

its approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Slings Standard. The Agency is 

requesting an increase in its current 

burden hours from 23,614 to 26,673, a 

total increase of 3,059 hours. This 

adjustment increase results from 

increasing the number of slings (from 

1,350,000 to 1,525,000). 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Slings (29 CFR 1910.184). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0223. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 2,245,14. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 314,913. 

Average Time per Responses: Various. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

26,673. 

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); or (3) by hard copy. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the Agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0063). 

You may supplement electronic 

submissions by uploading document 

files electronically. If you wish to mail 

additional materials in reference to an 

electronic or facsimile submission, you 

must submit them to the OSHA Docket 

Office (see the section of this notice 

titled (ADDRESSES). The additional 

materials must clearly identify your 

electronic comments by your name, 

date, and the docket number so the 

Agency can attach them to your 

comments. 

Because of security procedures, the 

use of regular mail may cause a 

significant delay in the receipt of 

comments. For information about 


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security procedures concerning the 

delivery of materials by hand, express 

delivery, messenger, or courier service, 

please contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– 

5627). 

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 

for information about materials not 

available from the website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Loren Sweatt, 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. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2018. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00705 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0187] 

Electrical Standards for Construction 

and General Industry; Extension of the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) Approval of the Information 

Collection (Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its request for an 

extension of the information collection 

requirements contained in the Electrical 

Standards for Construction and for 

General Industry. The Standards 

address safety procedures for 

installation and maintenance of electric 

utilization equipment that prevent death 

and serious injuries among construction 

and general industry workers in the 

workplace caused by electrical hazards. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

March 19, 2018. 

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. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2011–0187, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, Room N3653, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express 

mail, messenger, and courier service) 

are accepted during the Docket Office’s 

normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m., ET. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2011–0187) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at https://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov or the OSHA 

Docket Office at the address above. All 

documents in the docket (including this 

Federal Register notice) 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 and copying at the OSHA 

Docket Office. You may also contact 

Theda Kenney at the address below to 

obtain a copy of the ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Theda Kenney or Charles McCormick, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Washington, DC; telephone (202) 693– 

2222 or email: https://

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

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 (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 (the OSH 

Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes 

information collection by employers as 

necessary or appropriate for 

enforcement of the 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 efforts in 

obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The information collection 

requirements specified by the Electrical 

Standards for Construction and for 

General Industry alert workers to the 

presence and types of electrical hazards 

in the workplace, thereby preventing 

serious injury and death by 

electrocution. The information 

collection requirements in these 

Standards involve the following: the 

employer using electrical equipment 

that is marked with the manufacturer’s 

name, trademark, or other descriptive 

markings that identify the producer of 

the equipment, and marking the 

equipment with the voltage, current, 

wattage, or other ratings necessary; 

requiring each disconnecting means for 

motors and appliances to be marked 

legibly to indicate its purpose, unless 

located and arranged so the purpose is 

evident; requiring the entrances to 

rooms and other guarded locations 

containing exposed live parts to be 

marked with conspicuous warning signs 

forbidding unqualified persons from 


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