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DOL/OSHA RIN: 1218-AA56 Publication ID: Fall 1997 
Title: Longshoring and Marine Terminals (Parts 1917 and 1918) -- Reopening of the Record 
Abstract: OSHA issued a final rule on Longshoring on July 25, 1997 (62 FR 40142). However, OSHA is reopening the record to address the issue of "lifting appliances." In the preamble to the proposed Longshoring rule, the Agency discussed differences between International Labor Organization Conventions 32 and 152, including the requirements in the latter convention to certify lifting appliances under ILO Convention 152, when a container used to lift another container, the top container would fall within the definition of "lifting appliance." Because some commenters to the record questioned the safety of allowing such double lifts and the record does not combine adequate information to allow the Agency to address this issue, OSHA is reopening the rulemaking record to address this issue only. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1918.11   
Legal Authority: 29 USC 651    29 USC 655   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/06/1994  59 FR 28594   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/23/1994    
Final Rule  07/25/1997  62 FR 40142   
Re-opening the Record  10/00/1997    
Final Action Effective  01/21/1998  62 FR 40142   
Final Rule  02/00/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
John F. Martonik
Evaluation
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Room N3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-2043
Fax:202 693-1641
Email: john.martonik@osha.gov