[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12964-12965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06004]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; General Provisions and Confined and Enclosed 
Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment Standards

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``General Provisions and Confined and 
Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment 
Standards,'' 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 April 25, 2018.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201711-1218-004 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) 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 General Provisions and Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other 
Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment Standards information 
collection requirements codified in regulations 29 CFR part 1915. 
Regulations implementing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH 
Act) require an employer who is subject to the Standards: (1) To ensure 
a competent person conducts inspections and atmospheric testing prior 
to a worker entering a confined or enclosed space (Sec.  1915.12(a)-
(c)); (2) to warn workers not to enter a hazardous space or other 
dangerous atmosphere (Sec. Sec.  1915.12 (a)-(c), 1915.16); (3) to 
train a worker who will be entering a confined or enclosed space and 
certify such training has been provided (Sec.  1915.12(d)); (4) to 
establish and train shipyard rescue teams or arrange for outside rescue 
teams and provide them with information (Sec.  1915.12(e)); (5) to 
ensure one person on each rescue team maintains a current first aid 
training certificate (Sec.  1915.12(e)); (6) to exchange information 
regarding hazards, safety rules, and emergency procedures concerning 
these spaces and atmospheres with other employers whose workers may 
enter these spaces and atmospheres (Sec.  1915.12(f)); (7) to ensure 
testing of a space having contained a combustible or flammable liquid 
or gas or toxic, corrosive, or irritating substance, or other dangerous 
atmosphere, boundary or pipeline before cleaning or other cold work is 
started and, as necessary thereafter, while the operation is ongoing 
(Sec.  1915.13(b)(2) and (4)); (8) to post signs prohibiting ignition 
sources within or near a space that contains bulk quantities of a 
flammable or combustible liquid or gas (Sec.  1915.13(b)(10)); (9) to 
ensure a confined or enclosed space is tested before a worker performs 
hot work in the work area (Sec.  1915.14(a)); (10) to post warnings of 
testing conducted by a competent person and certificates of testing 
conducted by a Marine Chemist or Coast Guard authorized person in the 
immediate vicinity of the hot-work operation while the operation is in 
progress (Sec.  1915.14(a) and (b)); and (11) to retain the certificate 
of testing on file for at least three months after completing the 
operation (Sec.  1915.14(a)(2)). OSH Act sections 2(b), 6, and 8 
authorize this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651(b), 655, and 
657.
    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 1218-0011.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2018. 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

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published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2017 (82 FR 48121).
    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 1218-0011. 
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.
    Agency: DOL-OSHA.
    Title of Collection: General Provisions and Confined and Enclosed 
Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment 
Standards.
    OMB Control Number: 1218-0011.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,871.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,495,964.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 586,064 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: March 19, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-06004 Filed 3-23-18; 8:45 am]
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