Rules and Regulations. Notice of availability; request for comments

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BILLING CODE 4510-29-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standards for Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment for Construction and General ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor

(DOL)is submitting this Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before November 16, 2020. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to * www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. * Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. *Comments are invited on:*

(1)Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)if the information will be processed and used in a timely manner;

(3)the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(4)ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and

(5)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie by telephone at 202-693-0456, or by email at *DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority granted by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), OSHA published a rule covering construction work involving electric power transmission and distribution lines and equipment (29 CFR part 1926, subpart V), general industry work involving electric power generation, transmission, and distribution lines and equipment (29 CFR 1910.269), and electrical protective equipment for both construction work and general industry work (29 CFR 1926.97 and 29 CFR 1910.137, respectively) to ensure safe work practices for workers performing maintenance and repair in and around electric power lines and equipment. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the **Federal Register** on June 26, 2020 (85 FR 38391). This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. *See* 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three

(3)years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three

(3)years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. *Agency:* DOL-OSHA. *Title of Collection:* Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standards for Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment for Construction and General. *OMB Control Number:* 1218-0253. *Affected Public:* Private Sector— Businesses or other for-profits. *Total Estimated Number of Respondents:* 20,593. *Total Estimated Number of Responses:* 1,992,283. *Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:* 380,735 hours. *Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:* $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). Crystal Rennie, Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2020-22765 Filed 10-14-20; 8:45 am]

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