The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking comment on its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements set forth in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standard for general industry. OSHA’s information collection requirements under the general requirements for PPE include a hazard assessment of potential workplace hazards necessitating PPE, and verification that the assessment has been conducted. In addition, this standard requires that employers provide training and certification for each worker who is required to wear PPE. OSHA seeks comments on, among other things, whether these information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency’s functions, including whether the information is useful; whether OSHA’s estimate of the burden of the information collection requirements are accurate; the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply with there requirements.

Comments must be submitted by January 22, 2010 and contain the identification number: OSHA-2009-0028. Comments sent via regular mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service must be provided in triplicate to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0028, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. In the alternative, comments can be made electronically to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, or via fax if no longer than 10 pages to: (202) 693-1648.