[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50895-50896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23856]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment 
Standard

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: On October 31, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Fire Protection in 
Shipyard Employment Standard,'' to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, 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 December 4, 2017.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201707-1218-004 or by contacting Michel Smyth by 
telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064 (these are not toll-free 
numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OSHA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor--OASAM, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064 (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard information 
collection requirements codified in regulations 29 CFR part 1915, 
subpart P. The Standard makes it mandatory for an Occupational Safety 
and Health Act (OSH Act) covered employer engaged in shipyard 
employment to develop a written fire safety plan and written statement 
or policy that contains information about fire watches and fire 
response duties and responsibilities. The Standard also requires the 
employer to obtain medical examinations for certain workers and to 
develop training programs and to train employees exposed to fire 
hazards. Additionally, the Standard requires an employer to create and 
maintain records to certify that employees have been made aware of the 
details of the fire safety plan and that employees have been trained as 
required by the Standard. OSH Act sections 2(b)(9), 6(b)(7), and 8(c) 
authorize this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 
655(b)(7), 657(c).
    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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1218-0248.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization 
for this information collection for three (3) more years, without any 
change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2017 (82 FR 22563).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1218-0248. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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.

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    Agency: DOL-OSHA.
    Title of Collection: Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment 
Standard.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0248.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 296.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 55,572.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,603 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: October 27, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23856 Filed 11-1-17; 8:45 am]
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