[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 82299-82302]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27975]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2020-1121; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01546-T;
Amendment 39-21356; AD 2020-26-01]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2019-03-
18, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -
122 airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and
-133 airplanes; and Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and -
233 airplanes. AD 2019-03-18 required repetitive general visual
inspections for cracks, and replacement if necessary, of certain main
landing gear (MLG) sliding tubes that were subject to improperly
performed magnetic particle inspections. This AD continues to require
repetitive general visual inspections of the affected MLG sliding tubes
for cracks and replacement if necessary, and requires inspections, and
replacement if necessary, of additional MLG sliding tubes; as specified
in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is
incorporated by reference. This AD was prompted by the identification
of additional MLG sliding tubes that might have been subject to the
same improperly performed magnetic particle inspection. The FAA is
issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD becomes effective January 4, 2021.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of January 4,
2021.
    The FAA must receive comments on this AD by February 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For material incorporated by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact
the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49
221 8999 000; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet www.easa.europa.eu.
You may find this IBR material on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this IBR material at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available in the AD
docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA-2020-1121.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2020-
1121; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this AD, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for Docket Operations is listed above. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer,
Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The FAA issued AD 2019-03-18, Amendment 39-19570 (84 FR 7804, March
5, 2019) (AD 2019-03-18), which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A318-
111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114,
-115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; and Model A320-211, -212, -214, -
216, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes. AD 2019-03-18 required repetitive
general visual inspections of the MLG sliding tubes for cracks, and
replacement if necessary. The FAA issued AD 2019-03-18 to address
cracks on the MLG sliding tubes, which could cause MLG sliding tube
fracture, and could result in the MLG collapsing, damage to the
airplane, and injury to occupants.

Actions Since AD 2019-03-18 Was Issued

    Since the FAA issued AD 2019-03-18, additional MLG sliding tubes
have been identified that might also have been subject to the same
improperly performed magnetic particle inspection.
    The EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD 2020-0258, dated November 18, 2020;
corrected November 19, 2020 (EASA AD 2020-0258) (also referred to as
the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI), to
correct an unsafe condition for all Airbus SAS Model A318-111, A318-
112, A318-121, A318-122, A319-111, A319-112, A319-113, A319-114, A319-
115, A319-131, A319-132, A319-133, A320-211, A320-212, A320-214, A320-
215, A320-216, A320-231, A320-232 and A320-233 airplanes. EASA AD 2020-
0258 supersedes EASA AD 2018-0136, dated June 26, 2018 (which
corresponds to FAA AD 2019-03-18). Model A320-215 airplanes are not
certificated by the FAA and are not included on the U.S. type
certificate data sheet; this AD, therefore, does not include those
airplanes in the applicability.
    This AD was prompted by reports of cracks found on additional MLG
sliding tubes that may have been subject to the same improperly
performed magnetic particle inspection. The FAA is issuing this AD to
address cracks on the MLG sliding tubes, which could cause MLG sliding
tube fracture, and could result in the MLG collapsing, damage to the
airplane, and injury to occupants. See the MCAI for additional
background information.

Explanation of Retained Requirements

    Although this AD does not explicitly restate the requirements of AD
2019-03-18, this AD retains certain requirements of AD 2019-03-18.
Those requirements are referenced in EASA AD 2020-0258, which, in turn,
is referenced in paragraph (g) of this AD.

Relationship Between This AD and AD 2020-21-09

    EASA AD 2020-0258 notes that EASA AD 2020-0193, dated September 7,
2020 (EASA AD 2020-0193), requires a one-

time inspection using the Airbus alert operators transmission
identified in EASA AD 2020-0258. EASA AD 2020-0193 corresponds to FAA
AD 2020-21-09, Amendment 39-21282 (85 FR 65200, October 15, 2020;
corrected October 27, 2020 (85 FR 67965)) (AD 2020-21-09). AD 2020-21-
09 requires a general visual inspection of the MLG sliding tubes for
cracks, and replacement, if necessary. That AD applies to all Airbus
SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319 series airplanes; Model
A320 series airplanes; and Model A321 series airplanes.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    EASA AD 2020-0258 describes procedures for repetitive general
visual inspections of the MLG sliding tubes for cracks, and replacement
if necessary. EASA AD 2020-0258 also describes terminating actions for
the repetitive inspections of affected MLG sliding tubes by either
overhauling an affected MLG sliding tube or replacing an affected MLG
sliding tube with an MLG sliding tube that is not affected. This
material is reasonably available because the interested parties have
access to it through their normal course of business or by the means
identified in the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to the FAA's bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority,
the FAA has been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
referenced above. The FAA is issuing this AD because the FAA has
evaluated all pertinent information and determined the unsafe condition
exists and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same
type design.

Requirements of This AD

    This AD requires accomplishing the actions specified in EASA AD
2020-0258 described previously, as incorporated by reference, except
for any differences identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of
this AD.

Explanation of Required Compliance Information

    In the FAA's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA initially worked with Airbus and EASA to develop a
process to use certain EASA ADs as the primary source of information
for compliance with requirements for corresponding FAA ADs. The FAA has
since coordinated with other manufacturers and civil aviation
authorities (CAAs) to use this process. As a result, EASA AD 2020-0258
is incorporated by reference in this final rule. This AD, therefore,
requires compliance with EASA AD 2020-0258 in its entirety, through
that incorporation, except for any differences identified as exceptions
in the regulatory text of this AD. Using common terms that are the same
as the heading of a particular section in the EASA AD does not mean
that operators need comply only with that section. For example, where
the AD requirement refers to ``all required actions and compliance
times,'' compliance with this AD requirement is not limited to the
section titled ``Required Action(s) and Compliance Time(s)'' in the
EASA AD. Service information specified in EASA AD 2020-0258 that is
required for compliance with EASA AD 2020-0258 is available on the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating
Docket No. FAA-2020-1121.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    An unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate adoption of
this AD without providing an opportunity for public comments prior to
adoption. The FAA has found that the risk to the flying public
justifies waiving notice and comment prior to adoption of this rule
because cracks on the MLG sliding tubes, if not detected and corrected,
could lead to MLG sliding tube fracture, resulting in MLG collapse with
consequent damage to the airplane and injury to occupants. In addition,
the compliance time for the required action is shorter than the time
necessary for the public to comment and for publication of the final
rule. Therefore, the FAA finds good cause that notice and opportunity
for prior public comment are impracticable. In addition, for the
reasons stated above, the FAA finds that good cause exists for making
this amendment effective in less than 30 days.

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this AD. Send your comments to an address listed under
the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2020-1121; Project
Identifier MCAI-2020-01546-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The
most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the final rule,
explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting
data. The FAA will consider all comments received by the closing date
and may amend this final rule because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this final rule.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this AD contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this AD, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this AD. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Sanjay
Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International
Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>. Any commentary that the FAA receives
which is not specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the
public docket for this rulemaking.

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    The requirements of the RFA do not apply when an agency finds good
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 to adopt a rule without prior notice and
comment. Because the FAA has determined that it has good cause to adopt
this rule without notice and comment, RFA analysis is not required.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this AD affects 1,467 airplanes of U.S.
registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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             Actions                    Labor cost        Parts cost      Cost per product        operators
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Retained actions from AD 2019-03-  Up to 2 work-hours               $0  Up to $170.........  Up to $138,890 (817
 18.                                x $85 per hour =                                          airplanes).
                                    Up to $170.
New actions......................  Up to 2 work-hours                0  Up to $170.........  Up to $249,390
                                    x $85 per hour =                                          (1,467 airplanes).
                                    Up to $170.
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    The FAA estimates the following costs to do any necessary on-
condition action that would be required based on the results of any
required actions. The FAA has no way of determining the number of
aircraft that might need this on-condition action:

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                                                                                Cost per
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19 work-hours x $85 per hour = $1,615.........................................            $185           $1,800
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Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.
Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight
of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for
practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary
for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to
exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    The FAA determined that this AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866, and
    (2) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by:
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a. Removing airworthiness directive (AD) 2019-03-18, Amendment 39-19570
(84 FR 7804, March 5, 2019), and
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b. Adding the following new AD:

2020-26-01 Airbus SAS: Amendment 39-21356; Docket No. FAA-2020-1121;
Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01546-T.

(a) Effective Date

    This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective January 4,
2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD replaces AD 2019-03-18, Amendment 39-19570 (84 FR 7804,
March 5, 2019) (AD 2019-03-18).

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Airbus SAS airplanes identified in
paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this AD, certificated in any
category.
    (1) Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes.
    (2) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133
airplanes.
    (3) Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and -233
airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 32, Landing
gear.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracks that were found on
main landing gear (MLG) sliding tubes after improperly performed
magnetic particle inspections of the MLG sliding tubes were done.
The FAA is issuing this AD to address cracks on the MLG sliding
tubes, which could cause MLG sliding tube fracture, and could result
in the MLG collapsing, damage to the airplane, and injury to
occupants.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Requirements

    Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, EASA AD 2020-0258, dated November 18, 2020;
corrected November 19, 2020 (EASA AD 2020-0258).

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2020-0258

    (1) Where EASA AD 2020-0258 refers to its effective date, this
AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
    (2) Where EASA AD 2020-0258 refers to July 10, 2018 (the
effective date of EASA AD 2018-0136, dated June 26, 2018), this AD
requires using April 9, 2019 (the effective date of AD 2019-03-18).
    (3) The ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD 2020-0258 does not apply
to this AD.

(i) No Reporting Requirement

    Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 2020-0258
specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD
does not include that requirement.

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, has
the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight
Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending

information directly to the Large Aircraft Section, International
Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified
in paragraph (k) of this AD. Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before using any approved AMOC, notify your
appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Large Aircraft
Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus
SAS's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the
DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.
    (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except as required by
paragraph (j)(2) of this AD and as specified in paragraph (i) of
this AD, if any service information referenced in EASA AD 2020-0258
contains paragraphs that are labeled as RC, the instructions in RC
paragraphs, including subparagraphs under an RC paragraph, must be
done to comply with this AD; any paragraphs, including subparagraphs
under those paragraphs, that are not identified as RC are
recommended. The instructions in paragraphs, including subparagraphs
under those paragraphs, not identified as RC may be deviated from
using accepted methods in accordance with the operator's maintenance
or inspection program without obtaining approval of an AMOC,
provided the instructions identified as RC can be done and the
airplane can be put back in an airworthy condition. Any
substitutions or changes to instructions identified as RC require
approval of an AMOC.

(k) Related Information

    For more information about this AD, contact Sanjay Ralhan,
Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation
Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>.

(l) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
    (3) The following service information was approved for IBR on
January 4, 2021.
    (i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2020-0258,
dated November 18, 2020; corrected November 19, 2020.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (4) For EASA AD 2020-0258, contact the EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-
Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this
EASA AD on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu.
    (5) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material
at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. This material may be found in the AD
docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching
for and locating Docket No. FAA-2020-1121.
    (6) You may view this material that is incorporated by reference
at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued on December 7, 2020.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-27975 Filed 12-15-20; 4:15 pm]
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[Federal Register: October 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 208)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0036]

The Standard on 4,4'-Methylenedianiline in Construction;
Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to

extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in the Standard on 4,4'-
Methylenedianiline in Construction (29 CFR 1926.60).

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0036,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA-2009-
0036). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.''
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the Web site. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Jamaa N. Hill
at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamaa N. Hill or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing
information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also
requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce
to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
    The information collection requirements specified in the 4,4'-
Methylenedianiline Standard for Construction (the ``MDA Standard'') (29
CFR 1926.60) protect workers from the adverse health effects that may
result from their exposure to MDA, including cancer, liver and skin
disease. The major paperwork requirements specify that employers must
perform initial, periodic, and additional exposure monitoring; notify
each worker in writing of their results as soon as possible but no
later than 5 days after receiving exposure monitoring results; and
routinely inspect the hands, face, and forearms of each worker
potentially exposed to MDA for signs of dermal exposure to MDA.
Employers must also: establish a written compliance program; institute
a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134
(OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard); and develop a written
emergency plan for any construction operation that could have an
emergency (i.e., an unexpected and potentially hazardous release of
MDA).
    Employers must label any material or products containing MDA,
including containers used to store MDA-contaminated protective clothing
and equipment. They also must inform personnel who launder MDA-
contaminated clothing of the requirement to prevent release of MDA,
while personnel who launder or clean MDA-contaminated protective
clothing or equipment must receive information about the potentially
harmful effects of MDA. In addition, employers are to post warning
signs at entrances or accessways to regulated areas, as well as train
workers exposed to MDA at the time of their initial assignment, and at
least annually thereafter.
    Other paperwork provisions of the MDA Standard require employers to
provide workers with medical examinations, including initial, periodic,
emergency and follow-up examinations. As part of the medical
surveillance program, employers must ensure that the examining
physician receives specific written information, and that they obtain
from the physician a written opinion regarding the worker's medical
results and exposure limitations.
    The MDA Standard also specifies that employers are to establish and
maintain exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records for each
worker who is subject to these respective requirements, make any
required record available to OSHA compliance officers and the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for examination
and copying, and provide exposure monitoring and medical surveillance
records to workers and their designated representatives. Finally,
employers who cease to do business within the period specified for
retaining exposure monitoring and medical surveillance records, and who
have no successor employer, must notify NIOSH at least 90 days before
disposing of the records and transmit the records to NIOSH if so
requested.

II. Special Issues for Comment

    OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
     Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
     The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

     The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

    OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the collection
of information requirements contained in the Standard on 4,4'-
Methylenedianiline in Construction (29 CFR 1926.60). The Agency is
requesting an adjustment to the burden hours from 1,607 to 1,030 hours
(a decrease of 577 hours). The reduction in burden hours is primarily
the result of decreasing the number of establishments from 66 to 33 and
the number of job sites from 660 to 330.
    OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this
notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB to extend
the approval of the information collection requirements contained in
the Standard on 4,4'-Methylenedianiline in Construction (29 CFR
1926.60).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: 4,4'-Methylenedianiline in Construction (29 CFR 1926.60).
    OMB Number: 1218-0183.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Respondents: 2,639.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 5 minutes (.08 hour) for
employers to provide information to the physician to 2 hours for
initial monitoring.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,030.
    Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $62,850.

IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions

    You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
e-Rulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0036). You may
supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them
to your comments.
    Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at<PHONE_NUMBER>, (TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>).
    Comments and submissions are posted without change at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publically available to read or download through this
Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are
available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is available through the Web site's
``User Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information
about materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance
in using the Internet to locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

    Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The
authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR
31160).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of October 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9-26077 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]

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