View Information Collection Request (ICR) Package

Please note that the OMB number and expiration date may not have been determined when this Information Collection Request and associated Information Collection forms were submitted to OMB. The approved OMB number and expiration date may be found by clicking on the Notice of Action link below.

View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1218-0252	ICR Reference No: 202508-1218-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-1218-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/OSHA	Agency Tracking No: 1218-0252 (2025)
Title: Hexavalent Chromium Standards for General Industry
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: 04/14/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/05/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	1,052,617	0	923,898
Time Burden (Hours)	506,685	0	429,293
Cost Burden (Dollars)	54,470,426	0	43,439,901

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,052,617	923,898	128,719
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	506,685	429,293	77,392
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	54,470,426	43,439,901	11,030,525

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: OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase of 77,392 burden hours, from 429,293 to 506,685 burden hours. The increase is due to an overall increase in the number of establishments covered in the specific industry sectors. In addition, there is an estimated increase of $11,030,525 in operation and maintenance costs from $43,439,901 to $54,470,426. The increase in these costs was due to higher medical costs.

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

Something went wrong when downloading this file. If you have any questions, please send an email to risc@gsa.gov.