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and in trade negotiations with other

countries. In the private sector, uses of

the Import Price Indexes include market

analysis, inflation forecasting, contract

escalation, and replacement cost

accounting.

The International Price Program

indexes are viewed as a sensitive

indicator of the economic environment.

The Department of Commerce uses the

monthly statistics to produce monthly

and quarterly estimates of inflationadjusted trade flows. Without

continuation of data collection, it would

be extremely difficult to construct

accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross

Domestic Product. In addition, Federal

policy-makers in the Department of the

Treasury, the Council of Economic

Advisors, and the Federal Reserve Board

utilize these statistics on a regular basis

to improve these agencies’ formulation

and evaluation of monetary and fiscal

policy, and evaluation of the general

business environment.

Current Actions

The IPP continues to modernize data

collection and processing to permit

more timely release of its indexes and

to reduce reporter burden. The IPP is

using the telephone rather than personal

visits for new item initiation in limited

situations. We believe that initiation by

telephone reduces reporting burden

with no loss in response. Other

potential initiation techniques to reduce

burden being reviewed include less

frequent sampling of more stable item

areas, use of broader item areas in

certain cases, and retention of items

initiated in previous samples. To reduce

the time required for processing new

items, direct entry of initiation data

from the field will be tested. Also, for

repricing, the use of fax telephone lines

to permit direct collection and entry

into our database is being considered. In

addition, use of the Internet for monthly

repricing is being reviewed, contingent

upon the resolution of questions relating

to the security of the data.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: International Price Program/U.S.

Import Product Information.

OMB Number: 1220–0026.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Form Total respondents Frequency Total annual

responses

Average

time

per response

(hours)

Estimated

total burden

(hours)

Form 2894B ................................................... 1725 Annually ........................................................ 1725 1 1725

Form 3008 ..................................................... 1725 Annually ........................................................ 1725 .334 576.15

Form 3007D ................................................... 3235 Monthly, quarterly ......................................... 38540 .56 21582.4

Total ........................................................ 4960 41,990 23884

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they also

will become a matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 18th day

of December, 1997.

W. Stuart Rust, Jr.

Chief, Division of Management Systems,

Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 97–33445 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Washington State Standards; Notice of

Approval

1. Background

Part 1953 of Title 29, Code of Federal

Regulations prescribes procedures

under Section 18 of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act of 1970

(hereinafter called the Act) by which the

Regional Administrator for

Occupational Safety and Health

(hereinafter called Regional

Administrator) under a delegation of

authority from the Assistant Secretary of

Labor for Occupational Safety and

Health (hereinafter called the Assistant

Secretary) (29 CFR 1953.4) will review

and approve standards promulgated

pursuant to a State plan which has been

approved in accordance with Section

18(c) of the Act and 29 CFR part 1902.

On January 26, 1973, notice was

published in the Federal Register (38

FR 2421) of the approval of the

Washington plan and the adoption of

subpart F to part 1952 containing the

decision.

The Washington plan provides for the

adoption of State standards that are at

least as effective as comparable Federal

standards promulgated under Section 6

of the Act. Section 1953.20 provides

that where any alteration in the Federal

program could have an adverse impact

on the at least as effective as status of

the State program, a program change

supplement to a State plan shall be

required.

In response to Federal standard

changes, the State has submitted by

letter dated November 6, 1986, from

Richard A. Davis, Director, to James W.

Lake, Regional Administrator, a State

standard at WAC 296–56 comparable to

the Federal Marine Terminal standard

29 CFR 1917, as published in the

Federal Register (48 FR 30886) on July

5, 1983. The State’s submission was

adopted on December 11, 1984, effective

January 10, 1985, under Washington

Administrative Order 84–24. National

Office review revealed discrepancies

and the submission was returned to the

State for correction. On November 23,

1992, the State resubmitted its Marine

Terminal standard, consolidating all

action taken on the standard to date and

including the changes necessary to

correct the discrepancies previously

identified. The State’s consolidated

standard was adopted on October 30,

1992, effective December 8, 1992, under

Washington Administrative Order 92–

06. Significant differences are: The

scope of the standard is expanded to

include all waterfront operations; the

definition of confined spaces is broader;

the railroad facilities standard, WAC

296–56–60019, only applies to standard

gauge railroad operations since there are

no other gauge railroads in the State and

the State referenced its multipiece and

single piece rim standards which are as

effective as OSHA’s. The State also

included the following standards and

additions not contained in the federal

standard: requirements for an accident

prevention program; additional slinging

requirements; additional line handling

requirements; additional railroad

operation requirements; additional log
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handling requirements; inclusion of

explosive requirements; specific first aid

and first aid kit requirements; additional

machinery operator requirements;

additional auxiliary gear requirements;

additional cargo handling gear tables;

cargo board and other type pallet board

requirements; additional industrial

truck requirements; safety latches for

hooks requirements; crane control

requirements; additional crane

requirements; additional requirements

for communication for the crane

operator; additional chute and conveyor

requirements; additional material

handling equipment certification

requirements; additional requirements

while working near water; additional

terminal facility maintenance

requirements; fall protection

requirements; requirements for docks

and dock facilities; requirements for

access to vessels; requirements for

electric and hand powered manlifts;

Jacob’s ladder requirements; additional

employee exit requirements; additional

illumination requirements;

requirements for petroleum docks, boat

marinas and canneries and cold storage

docks and standard signals for

longshore crane signals.

In response to Federal standard

changes, the State has submitted by

letter dated February 17, 1995, from

Mark O. Brown, Director, to Richard

Terrill, Acting Regional Administrator, a

State standard comparable to the

Federal standard, 1915.7, 1915.11,

1915.12, 1915.13, 1915.14, 1915.15,

1915.16 and Appendix A & B, Confined

and Enclosed Spaces and Other

Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard

Employment, published in the Federal

Register (59 FR 37815) on July 25, 1994.

The State standard was adopted on

January 18, 1995, effective March 10,

1995, under Administrative Order 94–

22. In a letter dated November 17, 1995,

from Mark O. Brown, Director, to

Richard Terrill, Acting Regional

Administrator, and incorporated as part

of the plan, the state submitted an

amendment identical to 1915.12,

1915.14 and 1915.15 corrections to the

Confined and Enclosed Spaces and

Other Dangerous Atmospheres in

Shipyard Employment, published in the

Federal Register (60 FR 14218) on

March 16, 1995. In the same letter, the

State transmitted a State initiated

change to its standard WAC 296–304–

010, which is the scope and application

section of the Confined and Enclosed

Spaces and Other Dangerous

Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment,

to make it identical to the federal

standard. The State standard

amendments were adopted on October

20, 1995, effective January 16, 1996,

under Administrative Order 94–19.

On its own initiative, the State of

Washington has submitted by letter

dated August 19, 1994, from Mark O.

Brown, Director, to James W. Lake,

Regional Administrator, amendments to

WAC 296–32, Telecommunications. The

changes consist of correcting a reference

to a section or parts, alternatives to sign

wording, elimination of male gender

terms, repealing the term ‘‘Division of

Industrial Safety and Health’’, and

renumbering or lettering of paragraphs

to comply with the state code reviser’s

requirements. The State’s submission

was adopted on July 20, 1994, with an

effective date of September 20, 1994,

under Washington Administrative Order

94–07. The original State standard

received approval on May 4, 1976 (41

FR 18484).

On its own initiative, the State of

Washington has submitted by letter

dated November 17, 1995, from Mark O.

Brown, Director, to Richard S. Terrill,

Acting Regional Administrator, a state

standard change to WAC 296–24–

13501(2), Color Identification, to be

identical to 29 CFR 1910.144(a)(3). The

State’s submission was adopted on

October 20, 1995, with an effective date

of January 16, 1996, under Washington

Administrative Order 94–16. The

original state standard received

approval on January 30, 1976 (41 FR

4689) and the revocation of 29 CFR

1910.144(b), received approval on May

21, 1991 (56 FR 23305).

On its own initiative, the State of

Washington has submitted by letter

dated October 6, 1995, from Mark O.

Brown, Director, to Richard S. Terrill,

Acting Regional Administrator, an

addition of state standard WAC 296–24–

19514, Reporting of Injuries to

Employees Operating Machanical Power

Presses, to be identical to 29 CFR

1910.217(g). This state standard was

inadvertently repealed by

Administrative Order 88–11 on July 6,

1988. The State’s submission was

adopted on August 9, 1995, effective

September 25, 1995, under Washington

Administrative Order 95–04. The

original state standard received

approval on May 4, 1976 (41 FR 18484).

On its own initiative, the State of

Washington has submitted by letter

dated February 12, 1991, from Joseph A.

Dear, Director, to James W. Lake,

Regional Administrator, an addition of

State standard WAC 296.24–76555,

Alternating Tread-type Stairs. This

amendment incorporated guidelines

from WISHA Regional Directive 85–3

for the evaluation and inspection of

alternating tread-type fixed industrial

stairs, and was adopted in response to

OSHA Instruction STD 1–1.11. (The

Federal standard does not include

alternating tread-type stairs.) The State’s

submission was adopted January 10,

1991, effective February 12, 1991, under

Washington Administrative Order 90–

18. In a letter dated September 8, 1992,

from Joseph A. Dear, Director to James

W. Lake, Regional Administrator, minor

changes to the standard were made. The

State’s submission was adopted on

August 10, 1992, effective September

10, 1992, under Washington

Administrative Order 92–06.

The administrative orders were

adopted pursuant to RCW 34.04.040(2),

49.17.040, 49.17.050, Public Meetings

Act RCW 42.30, Administrative

Procedures Act RCW 34.04, and the

State Register Act RCW 34.08. The

changes were incorporated as part of the

State plan.

2. Decision

OSHA has determined that the State

standards for Marine Terminals,

Confined Spaces for Shipyards, and

Alternating Tread-type Stairs are at least

as effective as the comparable Federal

standards, as required by Section

18(c)(2) of the Act. The State’s Marine

Terminals standard, as amended, has

been in effect since January 10, 1985

and December 8, 1992; the Confined

Spaces for Shipyards standard has been

in effect since March 10, 1995; and the

Alternating Tread-type Stair standard

has been in effect since February 12,

1991. During this time OSHA has

received no indication of significant

objection to these different State

standards either as to their effectiveness

in comparison to the Federal standards

or as to their conformance with product

clause requirements of section 18(c)(2)

of the Act. (A different State standard

applicable to a product which is

distributed or used in interstate

commerce must be required by

compelling local conditions and not

unduly burden interstate commerce.)

OSHA therefore approves these

standards; however, the right to

reconsider this approval is reserved

should substantial objections be

submitted to the Assistant Secretary.

OSHA has also determined that the

differences between the State and

Federal amendments for

Telecommunications are minimal and

thus are substantially identical. OSHA

therefore approves this amendment;

however, the right to reconsider this

approval is reserved should substantial

objections be submitted to the Assistant

Secretary. OSHA has further determined

that the State’s amendments for

Confined Spaces in Shipyards,

Mechanical Power Presses, and Color
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Identification are identical to the

comparable Federal amendments, and

therefore approves the amendments.

3. Location of Supplement for

Inspection and Copying

A copy of the standards supplement,

along with the approved plan, may be

inspected and copied during normal

business hours at the following

locations: Office of the Regional

Administrator, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, 1111 Third

Avenue, Suite 715, Seattle, Washington

98101–3212; State of Washington

Department of Labor and Industries,

WISHA Services Division, 7273

Linderson Way, S.W., Tumwater,

Washington 98501; and the Office of

State Programs, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, Room N–3476,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210. For electronic

copies of this Federal Register notice,

contact OSHA’s WebPage at http://

www.osha.gov/.

4. Public Participation

Under 29 CFR 1953.2(c), the Assistant

Secretary may prescribe alternative

procedures to expedite the review

process or for other good cause which

may be consistent with applicable laws.

The Assistant Secretary finds that good

cause exists for not publishing the

supplement to the Washington State

Plan as a proposed change and making

the Regional Administrator’s approval

effective upon publication for the

following reason: The standards and

amendments were adopted in

accordance with the procedural

requirements of State law and further

public participation would be

repetitious.

This decision is effective December

23, 1997.

(Sec. 18, Pub. L. 91–596, 84 STAT. 6108 [29

U.S.C. 667])

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 27th

day of October 1997.

Richard S. Terrill,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–33388 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Electronic Records Work Group;

Availability of Materials for Review and

Comment; Request for Comment

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of

materials for public review and

comment; request for comment.

SUMMARY: This notice provides

information on where the public may

obtain copies of materials prepared for

and by the Electronic Records Work

Group and summaries of the Work

Group meetings. It also describes how to

provide comments to the Work Group,

and solicits comments on issues that the

Work Group should address. The

Electronic Records Work Group is

charged with identifying workable

alternatives to the disposition practices

currently authorized under NARA’s

General Records Schedule 20 for

Electronic Records.

All materials prepared for the

Electronic Records Work Group and

related information on their activities

will be posted on NARA’s GRS 20

Internet Web page at <http://

www.nara.gov/records/grs20/>.

Individuals who do not have Internet

access may call the person indicated in

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section to request paper copies of these

materials.

DATES: Comments on the preliminary

list of issues must be received by

January 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent

electronically to the e-mail address

<grs20@arch2.nara.gov>. If you do not

have access to e-mail, comments may be

mailed to Electronic Records Work

Group (NWR), Room 2100, 8601

Adelphi Rd., College Park, MD 20740–

6001, or faxed to 301–713–6850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request paper copies of materials posted

on the GRS 20 Internet Web page,

contact Jean Cooke at 301–713–7110,

extension 228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial

meeting of the Electronic Records Work

Group was held on December 19, 1997.

At that meeting, the Work Group

received a list of issues to be discussed

by the Work Group and a list of

resources on which the Group should

draw in dealing with records

disposition issues. Members of the Work

Group, consultants to the project, and

interested members of the public are

asked to recommend additions to, or

other changes in the issues to be

discussed and the list of resources by

January 9, 1998. Following is the list of

issues:

Preliminary List of Issues To Be

Addressed by the Electronic Records

Work Group

The Electronic Records Work Group is

charged with developing a practical,

implementable approach to replacing

the disposition authorities currently

provided by GRS 20. This issues list is

a ‘‘first cut’’ at identifying those issues

which need to be addressed as part of

the project. The list is meant to

stimulate discussion and lead to the

identification of other issues. Comments

on the list and suggestions for additions

should be sent to the NARA through its

web page at <www.nara.gov/records/

grs20> or by fax to Michael Miller at

301–713–6850.

Scope of the GRS

1. The GRS, including GRS–20,

should cover only administrative

records. How should administrative

records be defined and how should the

programmatic records excluded from

GRS-20 be scheduled?

2. How should the GRS fit into the

overall spectrum of disposition

guidance and authorization? What other

approaches are there for developing

disposition authorities for records

common to several agencies?

3. Is there a role for a specific GRS

covering records used to operate and

manage central computer facilities and

local area networks? If so what should

that GRS include?

4. Is there a rationale for not applying

the GRS to electronic records of some

agencies?

Implementation Issues

5. What implementation options are

available to agencies now and for the

next 5–7 years and into the future?

6. If records in an application system

such as email or word processing are

not arranged according to the agency

filing system, how does one go about

implementing a disposition schedule?

7. Is it possible to schedule the

disposition of individual records

(documents) in word processing and email applications? If not, what are the

alternatives?

8. What approaches are there for

replacing the disposition ‘‘delete (or

destroy) when no longer needed?’’

9. Do agency staff have a difficult time

understanding and applying GRS 20? If

so, what lessons should be applied to

developing the replacement?

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Lewis J. Bellardo,

Deputy Archivist of the United States.

[FR Doc. 97–33651 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).