[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 54481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21407]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 8, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Darrin 
King on 202-693-4129 or E-Mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for OSHA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316), within 30 days 
from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Longshoring and Marine Terminal Operations--29 CFR parts 
1917 and 1918.
    OMB Number: 1218-0196.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government; and Federal 
Government.
    Frequency: Initially, on occasion, weekly, monthly, and annually.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure.
    Number of Respondents: 748.
    Number of Annual Responses: 149,670.
    Average Time Per Response: Varies from 2 minutes to post a warning 
sign to 8 hours to mark a flat bed and low boy trailer with their cargo 
capacity.
    Total Burden Hours: 36,688.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: 29 CFR parts 1917 and 1918 contain a number of 
collections of information requirements which are used by employers to 
ensure that employees are informed properly about the safety and health 
hazards associated with marine terminal and longshoring operations. 
These standards contain requirements related to the testing, 
certification and marking of specific types of cargo lifting appliances 
and associated cargo handling gear and other cargo handling equipment 
such as conveyors and industrial trucks. The collections of information 
required from employers by OSHA are necessary to reduce employee 
injuries and fatalities associated with cargo lifting gear, transfer of 
vehicular cargo, manual cargo handling, and exposure to hazardous 
atmospheres. The Agency uses the records developed in response to a 
number of the information collection requirements to find out if 
employers are complying adequately with the provisions of the 
standards.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-21407 Filed 8-21-02; 8:45 am]
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