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technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

the approval of the information 

collection requirement contained in the 

Standard on Reports of Injuries to 

Employees Operating Mechanical Power 

Presses (29 CFR 1910.217(g)). The 

agency is requesting an adjustment 

decrease in the number of burden hours 

from 400 to 390, a total reduction of 10 

burden hours. The decrease is due to a 

decrease in the estimated number of 

injury reports caused by mechanical 

power presses (from 1,190 to 1,170). 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Reports of Injuries to Employees 

Operating Mechanical Power Presses (29 

CFR 1910.217(g)). 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0070. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 1,170. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Various. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 390. 

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. 

Please note: While OSHA’s Docket 

Office is continuing to accept and 

process submissions by regular mail, 

due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the 

Docket Office is closed to the public and 

not able to receive submissions to the 

docket by hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2012–0017). 

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. 

Due to security procedures, the use of 

regular mail may cause a significant 

delay in the receipt of comments. 

Comments and submissions are 

posted without change at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

personal information such as their 

social security number and date 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, Acting 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 July 19, 

2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0010] 

Beryllium Standards for General 

Industry; Extension for 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 comments 

concerning the proposal to extend the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Beryllium Standards for General 

Industry. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

September 24, 2021. 

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 website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2019–0010) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide such 

as social security numbers and date of 

birth, 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. 

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 a 

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

authorizes information collection by 

employers as necessary or appropriate 

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causes and prevention of occupational 

injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 

U.S.C. 657). 

This ICR is based on the 2017 final 

rule for Beryllium which includes 

general industry, construction, and 

maritime. Subsequently, the agency has 

proposed revisions to the beryllium 

standards. OSHA proposed revisions to 

the beryllium general industry standard 

in December 2018 (83 FR 63746) titled 

‘‘Occupational Exposure to Beryllium in 

General Industry,’’ and to the beryllium 

construction and shipyard standards in 

October 2019 (84 FR 53902) titled 

‘‘Occupational Exposure to Beryllium in 

Construction and Shipyard Sectors.’’ 

The agency is planning to finalize the 

beryllium standards in two separate 

rulemakings in the coming months. The 

modification and update of these 

beryllium standards will clarify the 

provisions contained in the 2017 

general industry standard and will 

better tailor the construction and 

shipyard standards to address the 

particular operations in these sectors 

involving exposure to beryllium. These 

two beryllium final rules contain 

information collection requirements that 

will have an impact on this ICR when 

they are published. 

The information collection 

requirements specified by the beryllium 

standards for general industry helps 

protect workers from harmful elements 

when exposed to permissible exposure 

limits of beryllium and beryllium 

compounds in the workplace. The 

information collection requirements in 

the 2017 Standards involve the 

following elements of the standard. 

Paragraph (d)(2) contains the 

performance options where the 

employer must assess the 8-hour 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 

PEL, the employer must repeat such 

monitoring within six months of the 

most recent 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. 

Paragraph (h)(3)(iii) requires the 

employer to inform in writing the 

persons or the business entities who 

launder, clean, or repair the personal 

protective clothing or equipment 

required by this standard of the 

potentially harmful effects of airborne 

exposure to and dermal contact with 

beryllium and that the personal 

protective clothing and equipment must 

be handled in accordance with this 

standard. This provision is intended to 

reduce exposure to beryllium for 

employees handling berylliumcontaminated materials by providing 

employers and employees handling 

these materials the information 

necessary to protect employees from 

beryllium exposure. 

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; 

(C) is exposed to beryllium during an 

emergency; or (D) most recent written 

medical opinion required by paragraph 

(k)(6) or (k)(7) recommends 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 

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 require 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. 

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, 


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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 the Records 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, 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 a program change 

decrease from 194,261 hours to 82,822 

hours, a difference of 111,439 hours in 

the burden. This is a revision to the 

currently approved Beryllium 

Information Collections for the general 

industry (29 CFR part 1910.1024) by 

removing those collection of 

information requirements contained in 

the construction and shipyard sectors 

from this ICR. OSHA is proposing that 

the burden hours and cost for 

maintenance and material remain the 

same. 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: Beryllium Standards for General 

Industry (29 CFR part 1910.1024). 

OMB Number: 1218–0267. 

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

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 4,538. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Various. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

82,822. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $18,741,540. 

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. 

Please note: While OSHA’s Docket 

Office is continuing to accept and 

process submissions by regular mail, 

due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the 

Docket Office is closed to the public and 

not able to receive submissions to the 

docket by hand, express mail, 

messenger, and courier service. All 

comments, attachments, and other 

material must identify the agency name 

and the OSHA docket number for the 

ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2019–0010). 

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. 

Due to security procedures, the use of 

regular mail may cause a significant 

delay in the receipt of comments. 

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 date 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 at 

(202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627) 

for information about materials not 

available through the website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Acting 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 July 19, 

2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[NOTICE: (21–045)] 

Name of Information Collection: NASA 

Property in the Custodian of 

Contractors 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections. 

DATES: Comments are due by September 

24, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be sent within 60 days 

of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 60-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Claire Little, NASA 

Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 

300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, 

DC 20546, 202–358–2375 or email 

claire.a.little@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

To ensure accurate reporting of 

Government-owned, contractor-held 

property on the financial statements and 

to provide information necessary for 

effective property management in 

accordance with FAR Part 45, NASA 


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