Asbestos Shipyards Standard Information Collection Request

Regs.gov: Department of Labor

Published March 27th, 2026

Detected March 31st, 2026

Summary

DOL-OSHA is submitting an Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard (OMB Control No. 1218-0195) to OMB for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The standard requires shipyard employers to train workers on asbestos hazards, monitor exposure, provide medical surveillance, and maintain records. Public comments are requested by April 29, 2026.

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What changed

DOL-OSHA is seeking OMB approval to renew the existing information collection requirements under the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard (OMB Control No. 1218-0195). The collection covers four areas: worker training on asbestos hazards, exposure monitoring, medical surveillance programs, and maintenance of worker exposure records. Approximately 242 respondents would generate 3,288 responses annually with 976 hours of total estimated burden. No substantive changes to requirements are being proposed.

Employers in the shipyard industry with affected workers should review the ICR and submit comments to OMB by April 29, 2026 via www.reginfo.gov. The comment submission should address whether the collection is necessary, the accuracy of burden estimates, ways to enhance quality and clarity, and methods to minimize administrative burden. This is a routine administrative renewal of existing paperwork requirements and does not impose new substantive obligations.

What to do next

Review the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard ICR details on www.reginfo.gov
Submit comments to OMB by April 29, 2026 addressing necessity, accuracy of estimates, and burden minimization
Verify current compliance with existing asbestos standard requirements if operating in shipyard industry

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Content

ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES:

The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before April 29, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-693-0213, or by email at DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Standard requires employers to train workers about the hazards of asbestos, to monitor worker exposure, to provide medical
surveillance, and maintain accurate records of worker exposure to asbestos. These records will be used by employers, workers,
and the Government to ensure that workers are not harmed by exposure to asbestos in the workplace. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register
on May 20, 2025 (90 FR 21512).

Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates
of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.

This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information,
and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for
more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for
existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Agency: DOL-OSHA.

Title of Collection: Asbestos in Shipyards Standard.

OMB Control Number: 1218-0195.

Affected Public: Private Sector—Businesses or other for-profits.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 242.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 3,288.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 976 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).)

Nicole Bouchet, Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. [FR Doc. 2026-06026 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P