83 FR 3031 - Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTLs) for Marine Terminals; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 14 (January 22, 2018)

Page Range		3031-3032
FR Document		2018-00973

OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTLs) for Marine Terminals.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0066]

Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTLs) for Marine Terminals; Extension of
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements specified in the Vertical Tandem
Lifts (VTLs) for Marine Terminals.

DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
March 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0066,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket Office's normal
business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., E.T.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0066) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the website. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
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 accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and cost)
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 OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing
information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also
requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce
to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of effort in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The VTL Standard for Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) specifies
the following collection of information requirements. The purpose of
each of these requirements is to provide workers with safe work
practices when conducting VTLs.
Paragraph (i)(8)(iv) of Sec. 1917.71 requires employers to ensure
that the interbox connectors used in VTLs have been certified by a
competent authority authorized under Sec. 1918.11 (for interbox
connectors that are part of a vessel's

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gear) or Sec. 1917.50 (for other interbox connectors). Paragraph
(i)(8)(v) requires employers to have a certificate available for
inspection that attests that the interbox connector meets the strength
criteria specified in paragraph (i)(8)(iv) of the standard. Also,
paragraph (i)(8)(vi) requires that each interbox connector be clearly
and durably marked with its safe working load for lifting, including an
identifying number or mark that will enable it to be associated with
its test certificate.
The certification is necessary to ensure that interbox connector-
corner casting assemblies have adequate strength to safely perform the
lift. Marking of interbox connectors informs employers, workers, and
OSHA that the interbox connectors have been certified.
Paragraph (j)(2) of Sec. 1917.71 requires the employer to develop,
implement, and maintain a written plan for transporting vertically
connected containers in the terminal. The transport plan helps ensure
the safety of terminal workers and thereby enhances productivity.
Paragraph (k)(2) of Sec. 1917.71 requires the written transport plan
to identify a safe work zone within which workers are not permitted to
be present when a VTL is in motion.
Written plans give employers, workers, and OSHA compliance officers
assurance that VTLs are safe to use and provide the compliance officers
with an efficient means to assess employer compliance with the
Standard.

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 to
protect workers, 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 proposing an adjustment decrease of the existing burden
hour estimate for the collection of information requirement specified
by the Standard from 560 hours to 512 hours--a total decrease of 48
hours. Based on staff expertise with marine terminals, the Agency
reduced the estimated number of marine terminals that use VTLs with
updated establishment data from the North American Classification
Information System (NACIS) retrieved from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics http://www.regulations.gov.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Vertical tandem Lifts (VTLs) for Marine Terminals (29 CFR
part 1917).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0260.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit
organizations; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 128.
Number of Responses: 128.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: The average time is 4 hours for
employers to generate, develop, and maintain a written plan for
transporting vertically coupled containers in a terminal.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 512.
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 in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile; or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0066). You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or a facsimile submission, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES).
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments
by your name, date, and the docket number so that the Agency can attach
them to your comments.
Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627).
Comments and submissions are posted without change at: http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the http://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments and
access the docket is available at the website's ``User Tips'' link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not
available from the website, and for assistance in using the internet to
locate docket submissions.

V. Authority and Signature

Loren Sweatt, Deputy 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. 1-2012 (77 FR
3912).

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 12, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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traveled entries require the weekly DEPARTMENT OF LABOR docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
examiner to crawl on his hands and or the OSHA Docket Office at the above
knees, preventing quick egress if Occupational Safety and Health address. All documents in the docket
necessary. Administration (including this Federal Register notice)
(2) All air entering and leaving the [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0066] are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
affected area can be measured and
Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTLs) for Marine some information (e.g., copyrighted
evaluated safely from the proposed inlet
Terminals; Extension of the Office of material) is not publicly available to
and outlet evaluation points shown on read or download through the website.
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
the drawing attached to this petition. All submissions, including copyrighted
Approval of Information Collection
Access to the proposed inlet and outlet material, are available for inspection
(Paperwork) Requirements
evaluation points is not hindered by and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
roof falls or excessive floor heave, AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health You may also contact Theda Kenney at
allowing quick egress if necessary. Administration (OSHA), Labor. the address below to obtain a copy of
(3) There are no seals or electrical ACTION: Request for public comments. the ICR.
installations within the proposed SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
evaluation area that must be examined. comments concerning its proposal to Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney,
(4) In lieu of traveling one of the extend the Office of Management and Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
return entries in the proposed Budget’s (OMB) approval of the OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
evaluation area, at least every 7 days, a information collection requirements telephone (202) 693–2222.
certified person will: specified in the Vertical Tandem Lifts SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(VTLs) for Marine Terminals.
(a) Measure the air quantity at each I. Background
DATES: Comments must be submitted
inlet and outlet evaluation point. If the The Department of Labor, as part of its
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
combined air quantity at the outlet continuing effort to reduce paperwork
March 23, 2018.
evaluation points differs by more than and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
ADDRESSES:
20 percent from the combined air Electronically: You may submit conducts a preclearance consultation
quantity at the inlet evaluation points, comments and attachments program to provide the public with an
ventilation controls surrounding the electronically at: http:// opportunity to comment on proposed
affected area will be examined from the www.regulations.gov, which is the and continuing information collection
outby side and corrective measures will Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the requirements in accord with the
be implemented to repair the affected instructions online for submitting Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
ventilation controls to restore the comments. (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
differential air quantities to within 20 Facsimile: If your comments, ensures that information is in the
percent. including attachments, are not longer desired format, reporting burden (time
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the and cost) is minimal, collection
(b) Measure the air quality at each
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. instruments are clearly understood, and
inlet and outlet evaluation point. Both
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, OSHA’s estimate of the information
the methane and oxygen concentrations collection burden is accurate. The
messenger, or courier service: When
will be measured. Methane Occupational Safety and Health Act of
using this method, you must submit a
concentrations at the inlet and outlet 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
copy of your comments and attachments
evaluation points will be a minimum of to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. seq.) authorizes information collection
19.5 percent. OSHA–2011–0066, Occupational Safety by employers as necessary or
(c) Verify the proper air direction as and Health Administration, U.S. appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
indicated on the drawing at each inlet Department of Labor, Room N–3653, Act or for developing information
and outlet evaluation point. 200 Constitution Avenue NW, regarding the causes and prevention of
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries occupational injuries, illnesses, and
(d) Record the air quantity, air quality,
(hand, express mail, messenger, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
and a notation of proper air direction at
courier service) are accepted during the also requires that OSHA obtain such
each inlet and outlet evaluation point in
Department of Labor’s and Docket information with minimum burden
the weekly examination book. upon employers, especially those
Office’s normal business hours, 10:00
The petitioner asserts that the a.m. to 3:00 p.m., E.T. operating small businesses, and to
proposed alternative method will at all Instructions: All submissions must reduce to the maximum extent feasible
times guarantee no less than the same include the Agency name and OSHA unnecessary duplication of effort in
measure of protection as that afforded docket number (OSHA–2011–0066) for obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
by the existing standard and that the Information Collection Request The VTL Standard for Marine
traveling one of the affected entries (ICR). All comments, including any Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) specifies
results in a diminution of safety. personal information you provide, are the following collection of information
placed in the public docket without requirements. The purpose of each of
Sheila McConnell, change, and may be made available these requirements is to provide
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, online at http://www.regulations.gov. workers with safe work practices when
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this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY interbox connectors used in VTLs have
INFORMATION. been certified by a competent authority
Docket: To read or download authorized under § 1918.11 (for interbox
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Contact		Charles McCormick or Theda Kenney, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-2222.
FR Citation		83 FR 3031

83 FR 3031 - Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTLs) for Marine Terminals; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

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