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OMB Control No: 1218-0099	ICR Reference No: 202411-1218-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-1218-008
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No: 1218-0099 (2024)
Title: Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134)
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 01/13/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/03/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2025
Responses	28,796,953	0	27,655,682
Time Burden (Hours)	8,502,430	0	8,400,365
Cost Burden (Dollars)	416,350,792	0	406,397,822

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	28,796,953	27,655,682	1,141,271
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,502,430	8,400,365	102,065
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	416,350,792	406,397,822	9,952,970

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 8,400,365 to 8,502,430 hours, a difference of 102,065 hours. The increase in burden is due to an increase in the number of employers using respirators that are covered by the Standard. Also, OSHA is requesting a cost increase of $8,352,662 from $406,397,822 to $416,350,792 as a result of updating the number of employers using respirators covered by the Standard; and the inclusion of medical costs for those employees who will have additional medical examinations.

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: Belinda Cannon 202 693-2083 Cannon.Belinda@dol.gov

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