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OMB Control No: 1218-0129	ICR Reference No: 202505-1218-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202302-1218-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No: 1218-0129 (2025)
Title: Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028)
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: 03/02/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/26/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	241,005	0	241,371
Time Burden (Hours)	114,146	0	114,598
Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,067,635	0	10,958,889

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	241,005	241,371	-366
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	114,146	114,598	-452
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,067,635	10,958,889	1,108,746

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 decrease of 452 burden hours (from 114,598 hours to 114,146 hours). The decrease is due to a reduction in the number of workers exposed above the action level falling from 69,742 workers to 65,499 workers even though the current number of establishments increased compared to the previous ICR renewal. The actual number of responses decreased from 241,371 to 241,005, a decrease of 366. Under Item 13, costs increased from $10,958,889 to $12,067,635, a difference of $1,108,746. Medical care services increased by 2.46 percent (according to BLS’ CPI metric), from $204 to $227 for workers. Additionally, the number of workers receiving medical examinations decreased by 229 workers from 47,908 to 47,679 workers.

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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