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OMB Control No:
1218-0277
ICR Reference No:
202112-1218-001
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202106-1218-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/OSHA
Agency Tracking No:
1218-0277 (2022)
Title:
COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (29 CFR 1910, Subpart U)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
03/15/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/30/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2025
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2022
Responses
207,859
0
8,428,134
Time Burden (Hours)
23,715
0
19,260,202
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
3,033,953
Abstract:
The COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard contains collection of information requirements that will assist both employers and employees in addressing the risk of occupational exposure to COVID-19. Specifically, OSHA has found that these requirements are necessary to address the grave danger to healthcare employees from transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the workplace, resulting in COVID-19 that can be fatal.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
6 USC 655
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
8 USC 657
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
2 USC 651
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 32376
06/21/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 74423
12/30/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (29 CFR 1910 Subpart U)
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
207,859
8,428,134
0
-8,324,204
103,929
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
23,715
19,260,202
0
-19,248,345
11,858
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
3,033,953
0
-3,033,953
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The agency is requesting a program change decrease of 19,248,345 hours and an adjustment increase of 11,858 hours in recordkeeping with an annual burden of 23,715. The change in burden from the previous submission is a result of OSHA seeking clearance for the recordkeeping requirements under § 1910.502(q)(2)(ii) and (3) (ii)-(iv) to establish and maintain COVID-19 logs recording each instance in which an employee is COVID-19 positive, and to make such records available upon request to employees or their representatives, and the reporting requirements under § 1910.502(r), reporting COVID-19 fatalities and hospitalizations to OSHA. Requiring the employer to report each work-related COVID-19 fatality within 8 hours of the employer learning about the fatality and each work-related COVID-19 in-patient hospitalization within 24 hours of the employer learning about the in-patient hospitalization.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Yes
Agency Contact:
Belinda Cannon 202 693-2083 Cannon.Belinda@dol.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/30/2021
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