Document ID: OSHA-2010-0050-0012
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: The Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Handling Standard; Revision of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Posted Date: 2023-10-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73877-73878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23754]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0050]

The Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Handling Standard; Revision of 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval of Information 
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to the 
revision the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for the 
information collection requirements specified in the Anhydrous Ammonia 
Storage and Handling Standard.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by 
December 26, 2023.

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 website. 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-2010-0050 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 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 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 Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Handling Standard (29 CFR 
1910.111) specifies a number of paperwork requirements. The following 
is a brief description of the collection of information requirements 
contained in the standard.
    Paragraph (b)(3) of the Standard specifies that systems have 
nameplates if required, and that these nameplates ``be permanently 
attached to the system (as specified by paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(j)) so as 
to be readily accessible for inspection. . . .'' In addition, this 
paragraph requires that markings on containers and systems covered by 
paragraphs (c) (``Systems utilizing stationary, non-refrigerated 
storage containers''), (f) (``Tank motor vehicles for the 
transportation of ammonia''), (g) (``Systems mounted on farm vehicles 
other than for the application of ammonia''), and (h) (``Systems 
mounted on farm vehicles for the application of ammonia'') provide 
information regarding nine specific characteristics of the containers 
and systems. Similarly, paragraph (b)(4) of the Standard specifies that 
refrigerated containers be marked with a nameplate on the outer 
covering in an accessible place that provides information regarding 
eight specific characteristics of the container.
    The required markings ensure that employers use only properly 
designed and tested containers and systems to store anhydrous ammonia, 
thereby preventing accidental release of, and exposure of workers to, 
this highly toxic and corrosive substance.

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

    OSHA is requesting that OMB approves the revision of the collection 
of information (paperwork) requirements contained in the Anhydrous 
Ammonia Storage and Handling Standard. There is a change of six burden 
hours (336 to 342) for documentation by a professional engineer for the 
safety of the equipment being used in this ICR request.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Handling Standard.
    OMB Number: 1218-0208.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; farms.
    Number of Respondents: 207,100.
    Number of Responses: 2,059.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Time per Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 342.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.

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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; (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; or (3) by hard copy. All comments, 
attachments, and other material must identify the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for the ICR (OSHA-2010-0050). You may supplement 
electronic submissions 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 submissions, 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 October 20, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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