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Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection requirements. 

Title: Lead in General Industry 

Standard (29 CFR 1910.1025). 

OMB Number: 1218–0092. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Federal government; State, local 

and tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents: 61,405. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Responses: 4,219,272. 

Average Time per Response: Ranges 

from 1 minute to notify employees of 

their right to seek a second medical 

opinion to 2 hours for an employee to 

receive a medical examination. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

1,225,255. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $143,566,299. 

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–2009–0009). 

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 

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 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 Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Jordan Barab, 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. 5–2007 (72 FR 31160). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

May 2009. 

Jordan Barab, 

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–2009–0008] 

The Lead in 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 comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments 

concerning its proposal to extend OMB 

approval of the information collection 

requirements contained in the Lead in 

Construction Standard (29 CFR 

1926.62). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by July 

17, 2009. 

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. 

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 

three copies of your comments and 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

Docket No. OSHA–2009–0008, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Room N–2625, 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, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., 

e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and OSHA 

docket number for the ICR (OSHA– 

2009–0008). 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 through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may contact Jamaa Hill at the 

address below to obtain a copy of the 

Information Collection Request (ICR). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamaa N. Hill or Todd Owen, Directorate 

of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3609, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; 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–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

This program ensures that 

information is in the desired format, 


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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 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). 

OSHA is requesting approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for certain information collection 

requirements contained in the Lead in 

Construction Standard (29 CFR 

1926.62). The purpose of the Lead in 

Construction Standard and its 

information collection requirements is 

to reduce occupational lead exposure in 

the construction industry. Lead 

exposure can result in both acute and 

chronic effects and can be fatal in severe 

cases of lead toxicity. Some of the 

health affects associated with lead 

exposure include brain disorders which 

can lead to seizures, coma, and death; 

anemia; neurological problems; high 

blood pressure; kidney problems; 

reproductive problems; and decreased 

red blood cell production. The Standard 

requires that employers: Establish and 

maintain a training program; review the 

compliance program annually; provide 

exposure monitoring, and medical 

surveillance programs; and maintain 

exposure monitoring and medical 

surveillance records. The records are 

used by employees, physicians, 

employers and OSHA to determine the 

effectiveness of the employer’s 

compliance efforts. The Standard seeks 

to reduce disease by requiring exposure 

monitoring to determine if lead 

exposures are too high, by requiring 

medical surveillance to determine if 

employee blood lead levels are too high, 

and by requiring treatment to reduce 

blood lead levels. 

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 

Lead in Construction Standard (29 CFR 

1926.62). OSHA is proposing to 

decrease the burden hours by 196,906 

hours, from 1,560,717 hours to 

1,363,811 hours due to the Agency 

reducing the number of firms, workers 

and projects affected by the Standard. 

Additionally, there is a cost reduction of 

$5,321,847, from $68,576,673 to 

$63,254,826. The decrease is primarily 

the result of the Agency reducing the 

number of examinations and 

consultations covered under biological 

monitoring (medical surveillance) 

§ 1926.62(j). 

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: Lead in Construction Standard 

(29 CFR 1926.62). 

OMB Number: 1218–0189. 

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

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 136,484. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies 

from 1 minute (.02 hour) for a clerical 

employee to notify employees of their 

right to seek a second medical opinion 

to 8 hours to develop a compliance 

plan. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

1,363,811 hours. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $63,254,826. 

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–2009–0008). 

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 

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 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 Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Information on using the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site to submit 

comments and access the docket is 

available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ 

link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

for information about materials not 

available through the Web site, and for 

assistance in using the Internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Jordan Barab, 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. 5–2007 (72 FR 31160). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

May 2009. 

Jordan Barab, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–11425 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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