[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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