[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61504-61506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28335]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Parts 1917 and 1918


Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Assigned 
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is 
notifying the public that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
recently approved a number of information collection requirements in 
OSHA's regulations on Marine Terminals and Safety and Health 
Regulations for Longshoring. OSHA requested OMB approval for these 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Agency is 
now publishing the control numbers assigned by OMB to the approved 
requirements, as well as their expiration dates, in new sections of the 
regulations in table format.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Bielaski, Office of 
Regulatory Analysis, Directorate of Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3627; 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: 202-693-
2444; FAX: 202-693-1641.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    OSHA has a number of provisions in its occupational safety and 
health standards that require employers to collect or prepare 
information. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 specifies that the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must approve these information 
collection requirements at least once every three years; the Agency 
cannot impose a penalty on employers

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for violating collection of information requirements unless these 
requirements have OMB approval. When OMB approves collection of 
information requirements, it assigns them control numbers and 
expiration dates. The Agency must then notify the public of OMB's 
approval of the information collection requirements by publishing the 
assigned control numbers and expiration dates.
    In the past, OSHA listed the OMB control numbers and expiration 
dates in 29 CFR parts 1917 (Marine Terminals) and 1918 (Safety and 
Health Regulations for Longshoring) by printing them at the end of each 
section or subpart in which they appeared. However, to make the 
collection of information requirements easily accessible and readily 
identifiable, OSHA is adding new sections to 29 CFR parts 1917 and 1918 
that provide the expiration dates, as well as a list of the sections 
and paragraphs containing these requirements and their OMB control 
numbers.

II. Exemption From Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking

    OSHA has determined that it is not necessary to provide for public 
notice and comment on this action under either section 4 of the 
Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 553) or under section 6(b) of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) because this 
action does not affect the substantive requirements or coverage of the 
affected standards. Accordingly, this document does not modify or 
revoke existing rights or obligations, nor does it establish new ones. 
With this action, the Agency is only providing information to the 
public. OSHA, therefore, concludes that rulemaking within the meaning 
of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) is unnecessary and that, consistent with 29 
CFR 1911.5, good cause exists for dispensing with the public-comment 
provisions of section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970.

III. Exemption From the Requirement To Delay the Effective Date

    OSHA finds that this final rule provides control numbers and 
expiration dates that will be helpful to the regulated community in 
determining the status of existing information collection requirements, 
and that this final rule accomplishes this purpose without increasing 
employer burden or decreasing employee protection. Therefore, the 
Agency concludes that, consistent with 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) and 29 CFR 
1911.5, good cause exists for making this final rule effective upon 
publication in the Federal Register.

IV. Authority

    Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The 
authority for this notice is Secs. 4, 6(b), and 8(g) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 
657), Sec. 41 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act (33 U.S.C. 941), 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506), Secretary of 
Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 
35736), or 6-96 (62 FR 111), as applicable; and 29 CFR 1911.5.

List of Subjects

29 CFR Part 1917

    Hazardous substances, Longshore and harbor workers, Occupational 
safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

12 CFR Part 1918

    Freight, Hazardous substances, Longshore and harbor workers, 
Occupational safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Vessels.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 20th day of October 1999.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.

    OSHA amends 29 CFR parts 1917 and 1918 as follows:

PART 1917--MARINE TERMINALS

    1. The authority citation for part 1917 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 41, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
Act (33 U.S.C. 941); Secs. 4, 6, 8, Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order 
No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), or 
6-96 (62 FR 111), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911.
    Section 1917.28 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553.
    Section 1917.29 also issued under Sec. 29, Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. 1801-1819 and 5 
U.S.C. 553).

    2. The heading of subpart A is revised to read as follows:

Subpart A--General Provisions

    3. Section 1917.4 is added to subpart A to read as follows:


Sec. 1917.4  OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

    The following list identifies the 29 CFR citations for sections or 
paragraphs in this part that contain a collection of information 
requirement approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The 
list also provides the control number assigned by OMB to each approved 
requirement; control number 1218-0196 expires on May 31, 2002 and 
control number 1218-0003 expires on July 31, 2001. The list follows:

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                                                            OMB control
                     29 CFR citation                          number.
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1917.17(n)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.17(o)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.23(b)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.23(b)(2)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.23(d)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.24(b)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.24(d)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.25(a)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.25(b)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.25(c)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.25(f)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.26(d)(7)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.30(a)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.30(a)(5)(iii)......................................       1218-0196
1917.42(b)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.42(b)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.42(c)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.42(d)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.42(g)(3)...........................................       1218-0003
1917.42(h)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.42(h)(4)...........................................       1218-0003
1917.42(h)(5)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.44(e)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.44(h)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.45(f)(1)(i)........................................       1218-0196
1917.45(f)(4)(iv).......................................       1218-0196
1917.45(f)(6)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.45(g)(2)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.45(g)(3)(iii)......................................       1218-0196
1917.45(g)(8)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.45(k)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.45(k)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.46(a)(1)(v)........................................       1218-0196
1917.50(c)(1)...........................................       1218-0003
1917.50(c)(3)...........................................       1218-0003
1917.50(c)(4)(i)........................................       1218-0003
1917.50(c)(5)(ii).......................................       1218-0003
1917.50(c)(5)(iii)......................................       1218-0003
1917.50(e)..............................................       1218-0003
1917.50(g)(1)...........................................       1218-0003
1917.50(h)..............................................       1218-0003
1917.71(a)..............................................       1218-0196
1917.71(b)(2)(i)........................................       1218-0196
1917.71(b)(2)(ii).......................................       1218-0196
1917.71(b)(6)(ii).......................................       1218-0196
1917.71(f)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1917.111(b).............................................       1218-0196
1917.113................................................       1218-0196
1917.115(c).............................................       1218-0196
1917.116(e).............................................       1218-0196
1917.116(g).............................................       1218-0196
1917.117(a).............................................       1218-0196
1917.117(b).............................................       1218-0196
1917.117(d).............................................       1218-0196
1917.117(e).............................................       1218-0196
1917.117(f).............................................       1218-0196
1917.117(l).............................................       1218-0196
1917.118(e)(4)(i).......................................       1218-0196
1917.119(e).............................................       1218-0196
1917.122(a).............................................       1218-0196
1917.122(b).............................................       1218-0196
1917.128(b)(1)-(b)(4)...................................       1218-0196
1917.151(e)(5)..........................................       1218-0196

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1917.152(d)(2)(v).......................................       1218-0196
1917.152(d)(2)(vi)......................................       1218-0196
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Subpart C--Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment


Sec. 1917.50  [Amended]

    4. In Sec. 1917.50, the OMB parenthetical at the end of the section 
is removed.

PART 1918--SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR LONGSHORING

    1. The authority citation for part 1918 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 41, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
Act (33 U.S.C. 941); Secs. 4, 6, 8, Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order 
No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), or 
6-96 (62 FR 111), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911.
    Section 1918.90 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553.
    Section 1918.100 also issued under Sec. 29, Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. 1801-1819 and 5 
U.S.C. 553).
    2. The heading for subpart A is revised to read as follows:

Subpart A--General Provisions

    3. New Sec. 1918.4 is added to subpart A to read as follows:


Sec. 1918.4  OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

    The following list identifies the 29 CFR citations for sections or 
paragraphs in this part that contain a collection of information 
requirement approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The 
list also provides the control number assigned by OMB to each approved 
requirement; control number 1218-0196 expires on May 31, 2002 and 
control number 1218-0003 expires on July 31, 2001. The list follows:

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                                                            OMB control
                     29 CFR citation                            No.
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1918.22(g)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.24(i)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.61(b)(2)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.61(c)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.61(f)(1)...........................................       1218-0003
1918.61(f)(2)...........................................       1218-0003
1918.61(g)..............................................       1218-0003
1918.61(h)..............................................       1218-0003
1918.61(i)..............................................       1218-0003
1918.62(b)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.62(b)(5)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.62(c)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.62(d)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.62(g)(3)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.62(g)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.62(h)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.62(h)(3)(ii).......................................       1218-0196
1918.62(h)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.64(k)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.64(k)(2)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.65(b)(1)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(a)(2)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(a)(8)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(a)(9)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(a)(11)..........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(a)(15)..........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(d)(2)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(d)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.66(f)(1)(v)........................................       1218-0196
1918.85(a)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.85(b)(4)(ii).......................................       1218-0196
1918.85(k)(13)..........................................       1218-0196
1918.86(b)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.86(e)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.86(g)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.86(h)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.93(b)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.93(d)(4)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.94(c)..............................................       1218-0196
1918.96(e)(2)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.97(d)(7)...........................................       1218-0196
1918.100(a).............................................       1218-0196
1918.100(e)(3)..........................................       1218-0196
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