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OMB Control No: 1218-0150	ICR Reference No: 198804-1218-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: THE CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY SOURCES (LOCKOUT/TAGOUT)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/24/1988
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/25/1988
Terms of Clearance: WE ARE FILING THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THESE PROPOSED COLLECTIONS of information. First, the practical utility of requiring written plans for every workplace covered, regardless of the complexity, frequency, number of employees affected, or variation in lockout/ tagout procedures, has not been demonstrated. In the final rule, the agency shall examine more fully the specific circumstances in which written plans have utility, and shall explain why less burdensome alternatives to written plans, such as oral communication in small businesses, would not be protective. Second, the data elements to be included in the written plan shall be justified individually, and any data elements that are not fully justified as yielding safety and health benefits shall be deleted from the written plan. Third, the utility of the requirement for labeling for energy isolating devices h not been demonstrated. In the final rule, the agency shall document t the safety and health benefit of this requirement, and shall discuss a alternatives in the record which were not accepted. specifically, the agency shall examine the option of work permit systems, which a commenter to the paperwork record has stated would increase protection and reduce paperwork.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/1990	07/31/1990
Responses	1	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED BY EMPLOYERS TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC CONTROL MEASURES AND DOCUMENTED PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTION WHEN WORKING CONDITIONS EXPOSE EMPLOYEES TO THE HAZARDS OF UNEXPECTED ENERGIZATION, START-UP, OR THE RELEASE OF STORED ENERGY OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT, OR PROCESSES.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
THE CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY SOURCES (LOCKOUT/TAGOUT)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1	1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1	1
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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