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OMB Control No: 1218-0238	ICR Reference No: 202405-1218-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-1218-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No: 1218-0238(2024)
Title: Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard (Annual Maintenance Certification Record) (29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3))
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/19/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/09/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2024
Responses	956,785	0	586,991
Time Burden (Hours)	478,393	0	293,496
Cost Burden (Dollars)	434,858,682	0	91,288,857

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	956,785	586,991	369,794
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	478,393	293,496	184,897
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	434,858,682	91,288,857	343,569,825

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The agency is requesting an adjustment increase in burden from 293,496 to 478,393 hours, a difference of 184,897 hours. The increase in burden is due to an increase in the number of in-service portable fire extinguishers going from 39,132,742 to 63,785,650. The total cost for employers to conduct annual inspections for the 8,611,063 portable fire extinguishers as required by the standard is $434,858,682. The cost increase is due an increase in the number of portable fire extinguishers and the cost per inspection going from $17.28 to $50.50.

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? No

Agency Contact: Georgia Economou 202 693-2652 economou.georgia@dol.gov

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