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###### Department of Labor

###### Occupational Safety and Health Administration

          - [Docket No. ICR-1218-0196(2006)]

# AGENCY:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

# ACTION:

Request for public comment. 

# SUMMARY:

OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request for an extension of the information collection requirements contained in the Standards on Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) and Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring (29 CFR part 1918).

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted by the following dates:

*Hard copy:*                         Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received) by January 20, 2006.                    

*Facsimile and electronic transmission:*                         Your comments must be received by January 20, 2006.                    

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR-1218-0196(2006), by any of the following methods:

*Regular mail, express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger service:*                         Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (OSHA's TTY number is (877) 889-5627). OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., ET.                              ( print page 70103)    

*Facsimile:*                         If your comments are 10 pages or fewer in length, including attachments, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.                    

*Electronic:*                         You may submit comments through the Internet at                         *http://ecomments.osha.gov*. Follow instructions on the OSHA Web page for submitting comments.                    

*Docket:*                         For access to the docket to read or download comments or background materials, such as the complete Information Collection Request (ICR) (containing the Supporting Statement, OMB-83-I Form, and attachments), go to OSHA's Web page at                         *http://www.OSHA.gov*. In addition, the ICR, comments and submissions are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. You may also contact Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. For additional information on submitting comments, please see the “Public Participation” heading in the                         **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**                         section of this document.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2222.

# Supplementary Information:

 

## I. Background

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and accident (29 U.S.C. 657).

The Standards on Marine Terminals and Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring contain a number of collections of information which are used by employers to ensure that employees are informed properly about the safety and health hazards associated with marine terminals and longshoring operations. OSHA uses the records developed in response to the collection of information requirements to find out if the employer is complying adequately with the provisions of the standards.

## II. Special Issues for Comment

OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
    - Whether the proposed information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions, including whether the information is useful;
    - The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and costs) of the information collection requirements, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    - The quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and
    - Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply; for example, by using automated or other technological information collection and transmission techniques.

## III. Proposed Actions

OSHA is requesting that OMB approve the collection of information (paperwork) requirements necessitated by the Marine Terminals Standard (29 CFR part 1917) and the Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring (29 CFR part 1918). The Agency will include this summary in its request to OMB to extend the approval of these collection of information requirements.

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of currently approved information collection requirements.                

*Title:*                     Marine Terminals Standards (29 CFR part 1917) and Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring (29 CFR part 1918).                

*OMB Number:*                     1218-0196.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for-profits; Not-for-profit organizations; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     750.                

*Frequency:*                     Varies (Initially, Annually, On occasion, Monthly, Weekly).                

*Average Time Per Response:*                     Varies from one minute (.02 hour) to 1.08 hours.                

*Estimated Total Burden Hours:*                     35,960.                

*Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance):*                     $0.                

## IV. Public Participation—Submission of Comments on This Notice and Internet Access to Comments and Submissions

You may submit comments and supporting materials in response to this notice by (1) hard copy, (2) FAX transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through the OSHA Webpage. Because of security-related problems, there may be a significant delay in the receipt of comments by regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about security procedures concerning the delivery of submissions by express delivery, hand delivery and courier service.

                    All comments, submissions and background documents are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. Comments and submissions posted on OSHA's Webpage are available at                     *http://www.OSHA.gov.*                     Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available through the OSHA Webpage and for assistance using the Webpage to locate docket submissions.                

                    Electronic copies of this                     **Federal Register**                     notice as well as other relevant documents are available on OSHA's Webpage. Since all submissions become public, private information such as social security numbers should not be submitted.                

## V. Authority and Signature

Jonathan L. Snare, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.), and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2002 (67 FR 65008).

Signed at Washington, DC, on November 14, 2005.

Jonathan L. Snare,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 05-23000  Filed 11-18-05; 8:45 am]

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