Proposed Rule2025-11628

House Falls in Marine Terminals

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July 1, 2025

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This proposed rule removes OSHA's House Falls in Marine Terminals Standard from the Code of Federal Regulations.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28358-28362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11628]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1917

[Docket No. OSHA-2025-0008]
RIN 1218-AD52


House Falls in Marine Terminals

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule removes OSHA's House Falls in Marine 
Terminals Standard from the Code of Federal Regulations.

DATES: Comments and other information, including requests for a 
hearing, must be received on or before September 2, 2025.
    Informal public hearing: OSHA will schedule an informal public 
hearing on the rule if requested during the comment period. If a 
hearing is requested, the location and date of the hearing, procedures 
for interested parties to notify the agency of their intention to 
participate, and procedures for participants to submit their testimony 
and documentary evidence will be announced in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: 
    Written comments: You may submit comments and attachments, 
identified by Docket No. OSHA-2025-0008, electronically at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow 
the instructions online for making electronic submissions.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and 
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2025-0008). When 
uploading multiple attachments to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, please 
number all of your attachments because <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will 
not automatically number the attachments. This will be very useful in 
identifying all attachments. For example, Attachment 1--title of your 
document, Attachment 2--title of your document, Attachment 3--title of 
your document. For assistance with commenting and uploading documents, 
please see the Frequently Asked Questions on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
    All comments, including any personal information you provide, are 
placed in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Therefore, OSHA cautions 
commenters about submitting information they do not want made available 
to the public or submitting materials that contain personal information 
(either about themselves or others), such as Social Security Numbers 
and birthdates.
    Docket: The docket for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2025-0008) 
is available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal. Most exhibits are available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>; 
some exhibits (e.g., copyrighted material) are not available to 
download from that web page. However, all materials in the dockets are 
available for inspection at the OSHA Docket Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office 
of Communications, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; 
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    General information and technical inquiries: Contact Andrew 
Levinson, Director, OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; telephone: (202) 693-
1950; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630c100b024d07100423070c0f4d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f203c272e612b3c280f2b202361282039">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Copies of this Federal Register notice: Electronic copies are 
available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. This Federal Register notice, 
as well as news releases and other relevant information, also are 
available at OSHA's web page at <a href="https://www.osha.gov">https://www.osha.gov</a>. A ``100-word 
summary'' is also available on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary
II. Legal Authority and Preliminary Findings
III. Background
IV. Explanation of the Proposed Removal of the House Falls in Marine 
Terminals Standard From the Code of Federal Regulations
V. Preliminary Economic Analysis
VI. Additional Requirements
VII. Authority and Signature

I. Executive Summary

    The intent of this proposed rule is to remove the House Falls in 
Marine Terminals Standard, 29 CFR 1917.41 (``House Falls Standard''), 
from the Code of Federal Regulations because that standard is no longer 
necessary to protect employees working in marine terminals from 
occupational safety and health hazards. This is a deregulatory action 
per Executive Order 14192, ``Unleashing Prosperity Through 
Deregulation'' (90 FR 9065, Feb. 6, 2025).

II. Legal Authority and Preliminary Findings

    The purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 
651 et seq.) (``the Act'' or ``the OSH Act'') is ``to assure so far as 
possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful 
working conditions and to preserve our human resources'' (29 U.S.C. 
651(b)). To achieve this goal Congress authorized the Secretary of 
Labor (``the Secretary'') to promulgate standards to protect workers, 
including the authority ``to set mandatory occupational safety and 
health standards applicable to businesses affecting interstate 
commerce'' (29 U.S.C. 651(b)(3); see also 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(2) requiring 
employers to comply with OSHA standards), 29 U.S.C. 655(a) (authorizing 
summary adoption of existing consensus and established federal 
standards within two years of the Act's enactment), and 29 U.S.C. 
655(b) (authorizing promulgation, modification or revocation of 
standards pursuant to notice and comment)). An occupational safety and 
health standard is ``. . . a standard which requires conditions, or the 
adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods, operations, 
or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or 
healthful employment and places of employment'' (29 U.S.C. 652(8)).
    Before OSHA may promulgate a health or safety standard, it must 
find that a standard is reasonably necessary or appropriate within the 
meaning of section 652(8) of the OSH Act. As required by the OSH Act, 
OSHA originally determined that the Standards for Marine Terminals 
would substantially reduce a significant risk of material harm when 
promulgating those standards (see 48 FR 30886, 30887 (July 5, 1983)). 
Once OSHA makes a general significant risk finding in support of a 
standard, the next question is whether a particular requirement is 
reasonably related to the purpose of the standard as a whole. See 
Asbestos Info. Ass'n/N. Am. v. Reich, 117 F.3d 891, 894 (5th Cir. 
1997); Forging Indus. Ass'n v. Sec'y of Labor, 773 F.2d 1436, 1447 (4th 
Cir. 1985); United Steelworkers of Am., AFL-CIO-CLC v. Marshall, 647 
F.2d 1189, 1237-38 (D.C. Cir. 1980) (``Lead I'').
    A standard is technologically feasible if the protective measures 
it requires already exist, can be brought into existence with available 
technology, or can be created with technology that is reasonably 
expected to be developed (see Am. Iron and Steel Inst. v. OSHA, 939 
F.2d 975, 980 (D.C. Cir. 1991)). Courts have also interpreted 
technological feasibility to mean that a typical firm in each affected 
industry or application group will reasonably be able to implement the 
requirements of the standard in most operations most of the time (see, 
e.g., Public Citizen v. OSHA, 557 F.3d 165, 170-71 (3d Cir. 2009) 
(citing Lead I, 647 F.2d at 1272)).
    Because this proposed rule would remove an existing OSHA 
requirement from the CFR, OSHA anticipates employers would have no 
technological issues complying with the rule. Accordingly, the agency 
preliminarily finds that the proposed rule is

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technologically feasible for affected employers.
    In determining economic feasibility, OSHA must consider the cost of 
compliance in an industry rather than on individual employers. In its 
economic analyses, OSHA ``must construct a reasonable estimate of 
compliance costs and demonstrate a reasonable likelihood that these 
costs will not threaten the existence or competitive structure of an 
industry, even if it does portend disaster for some marginal firms'' 
(Am. Iron and Steel Inst., 939 F.2d at 980, quoting Lead I, 647 F.2d at 
1272). OSHA has preliminarily determined that this proposed rule is 
economically feasible because this action is deregulatory and imposes 
no additional costs. OSHA's economic analysis of the cost savings are 
presented in Section V.
    The Administrative Procedures Act directs agencies to include in 
each rule adopted ``a concise general statement of [the rule's] basis 
and purpose'' (5 U.S.C. 553(c)); cf. 29 U.S.C. 655(e) (requiring the 
Secretary to publish a ``statement of reasons'' for any standard 
promulgated)). This notice satisfies this concise statement 
requirement.

III. Background

    OSHA first adopted the House Falls Standard in 1983, as part of its 
Marine Terminals rulemaking, to address serious occupational safety and 
health hazards in the marine terminals industry (see 48 FR 30886 (July 
5, 1983)). The House Falls Standard requires that: span beams be 
secured to prevent accidental dislodgement; a safe means of access be 
provided for employees working with house fall blocks; and designated 
employees inspect chains, links, shackles, swivels, blocks and other 
loose gear used in house fall operations before each day's use. 
Defective gear is not to be used (29 CFR 1917.41). House falls are 
spans and supporting members, winches, blocks, and standing and running 
rigging forming part of a marine terminal and used with a vessel's 
cargo gear to load or unload by means of married falls (29 CFR 1917.2).
    The House Falls standard is one of several that protects employees 
working in marine terminals from the occupational safety and health 
hazards to which they are exposed (see 29 CFR pt. 1917). For example, 
in addition to containing the House Falls Standard, the Marine 
Terminals Standards contain standards protecting employees from 
slippery conditions (29 CFR 1917.12) and hazardous cargo (29 CFR 
1917.22). The Marine Terminals Standards apply to work such as loading, 
unloading, movement or other handling of cargo in marine terminals (29 
CFR 1917.1). Marine terminals are wharves, bulkheads, quays, piers, 
docks and other berthing locations and adjacent storage or adjacent 
areas and structures associated with the primary movement of cargo or 
materials from vessel to shore or shore to vessel including structures 
which are devoted to receiving, handling, holding, consolidating and 
loading or delivery of waterborne shipments or passengers, including 
areas devoted to the maintenance of the terminal or equipment.

IV. Explanation of the Proposed Removal of the House Falls in Marine 
Terminals Standard From the Code of Federal Regulations

    OSHA is proposing to remove the House Falls Standard from the CFR 
because that standard is no longer necessary to protect employees 
working in marine terminals from occupational safety and health 
hazards. When OSHA first promulgated the Marine Terminals Standards in 
1983, house falls were generally employed by the marine terminals 
industry to load and unload cargo. It is OSHA's understanding that the 
marine terminals industry does not currently employ house falls because 
most cargo has been containerized and is moved by cranes. Moreover, 
OSHA has not issued a citation for a violation of this standard since 
2012 or earlier. Therefore, consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 
14219, ``Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's 
`Department of Government Efficiency' Deregulatory Initiative,'' E.O. 
14192, ``Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,'' and the goal of 
significantly reducing the private expenditures required to comply with 
Federal regulations to secure America's economic prosperity and 
national security and the highest possible quality of life for each 
citizen, OSHA preliminarily concludes that removing the House Falls 
Standard from the CFR will reduce the compliance burden on the 
regulated community, without compromising worker safety.
    Questions:
    1. Is the House Falls Standard still necessary to protect employees 
working in marine terminals from occupational safety and health 
hazards? Will removal of the House Falls Standard from the CFR 
compromise worker safety? Please explain.
    2. Is OSHA's understanding correct that the marine terminals 
industry does not currently employ house falls because most cargo has 
been containerized and is moved by cranes? Please explain.

V. Preliminary Economic Analysis

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 
U.S.C. 601-612), and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 
1532(a)) require that OSHA estimate the benefits, costs, and net 
benefits of regulations, and analyze the impacts of certain rules that 
OSHA promulgates. Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of 
quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, 
and promoting flexibility.
    This proposed rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866 or UMRA, or a ``major rule'' under the 
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). Neither the benefits 
nor the costs of this proposed rule would exceed $100 million in any 
given year. This proposal would, however, result in a net cost savings 
for employers in marine terminal and longshoring operations, which are 
the only industries throughout OSHA's jurisdiction affected by the 
rescission of 29 CFR 1917.41.
    Furthermore, as discussed below in Review Under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, because the proposed rule would not impose any costs, 
OSHA certifies that it would not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities.
    OSHA estimates that there are currently 2,617 establishments in 
maritime affected by OSHA standards addressing house falls (U.S. Census 
Bureau, 2024). Those establishments are found in the following 
industries: Port and Harbor Operations (NAICS 488310), Marine Cargo 
Handling (NAICS 488320), Navigational Services to Shipping (NAICS 
488330), and Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (NAICS 
488390). The proposed rescission of the standards addressing house 
falls will, among other things, eliminate the time necessary for new 
establishments and newly hired occupational health and safety 
specialists at existing establishments to familiarize themselves with 
the requirements found in 29 CFR 1917.41. Based on an average annual 
establishment entry rate of 10 percent (U.S. Census Bureau, 2025), an 
average hire rate of 43.9 percent (BLS, 2025), and 10 minutes less time 
spent on regulatory familiarization at a loaded hourly wage rate for an 
occupational health and safety specialist of $65.41, OSHA estimates 
that this deregulatory action would result in $15,377 in cost savings 
annually.

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    OSHA also estimated the impacts under an alternative scenario where 
only new entrants into the industry would be affected by the rescission 
of 29 CFR 1917.41. This scenario assumes that for non-entrant (i.e., 
existing) establishments within an industry, the familiarization time 
saved for newly hired occupational health and safety specialists is 
negligible due to knowledge of the requirements in section 1917.41 
retained institutionally within the business entity by team leaders and 
other senior staff. For this scenario, costs savings that result from 
rescinding section 1917.41 would be $2,853 annually.
    A third impacts scenario, one that is likely closer to the real-
world environment for the retention and communication of safety and 
health information in most workplaces, would be the midpoint of the two 
extreme cases described above. Under this mid-range scenario, 
approximately half of affected establishments would retain staff whose 
complete knowledge of the rescinded standards would substitute for the 
familiarization time needed by the newly hired health and safety 
specialists. Viewed alternatively, under this mid-range scenario, all 
affected establishments retain veteran staff who can briefly inform the 
new safety and health specialist of the status of standards such as 
section 1917.41 in less time (roughly five minutes) than would be 
necessary in the absence of institutional knowledge (ten minutes). OSHA 
estimates that this would result in cost savings of $9,115 annually.
    OSHA's estimate of cost savings may underestimate total cost 
savings if the elimination of the labor burden for regulatory 
familiarization extends to the avoidance of unnecessary safety training 
of employees.
    OSHA requests public comment on this preliminary analysis of the 
cost savings for employers affected by the rescission of the standards 
addressing house falls in maritime industries under OSHA's 
jurisdiction. Specifically, OSHA seeks comments and data on the 
following questions:
    1. How much do employers expect to save as a consequence of the 
rescission of requirements in the current standard?
    2. How much familiarization time would employers who are new 
entrants to the market expect to save based on the revisions?
    3. Are there any benefits for worker protection that can be 
anticipated from this proposed change?
    4. Are there any costs for employers that would result from this 
change that OSHA has not considered?

Sources

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (2025). Occupational Employment 
and Wage Statistics--May 2024 (Released April 2, 2025). Available at 
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm</a> (Accessed April 11, 2025)
U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). County Business Patterns 2022 (Released 
June 27, 2024). Available at <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html">https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html</a> (Accessed July 17, 2024)
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics. Available 
at <a href="https://bds.explorer.ces.census.gov/?xaxis-id=year&xaxis-selected=2018,2019,2020,2021,2022&group-id=none&measure-id=estabs_entry_rate&chart-type=bar">https://bds.explorer.ces.census.gov/?xaxis-id=year&xaxis-selected=2018,2019,2020,2021,2022&group-id=none&measure-id=estabs_entry_rate&chart-type=bar</a> (Accessed June 6, 2025)

Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires 
preparation of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) and a 
final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) for any rule that by law 
must be proposed for public comment, unless the agency certifies that 
the rule, if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities.
    OSHA reviewed this proposed rescission under the provisions of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act. This rule eliminates a burdensome 
regulation. Therefore, OSHA preliminarily concludes that the rescission 
would not have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number 
of small entities,'' and that the preparation of an IRFA is not 
warranted. OSHA will transmit this certification and supporting 
statement of factual basis to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 
Small Business Administration for review under 5 U.S.C. 605(b).

VI. Additional Requirements

A. Requirements for States With OSHA-Approved State Plans

    Under section 18 of the OSH Act (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), Congress 
expressly provides that States may adopt, with Federal approval, a plan 
for the development and enforcement of occupational safety and health 
standards that are ``at least as effective'' as the Federal standards 
in providing safe and healthful employment and places of employment (29 
U.S.C. 667). OSHA refers to these OSHA-approved, State-administered 
occupational safety and health programs as ``State Plans.'' \1\
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    \1\ Of the 29 States and U.S. territories with OSHA-approved 
State Plans, 22 cover public and private-sector employees: Alaska, 
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, 
Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, 
Washington, and Wyoming. The remaining six States and one U.S. 
territory cover only State and local government employees: 
Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, 
and the Virgin Islands.
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    When Federal OSHA promulgates a new standard or a more stringent 
amendment to an existing standard, State Plans must either amend their 
standards to be identical to, or ``at least as effective as,'' the new 
Federal standard or amendment, or show that an existing State Plan 
standard covering this issue is ``at least as effective'' as the new 
Federal standard or amendment (29 CFR 1953.5(a)). However, when OSHA 
promulgates a new standard or amendment that does not impose additional 
or more stringent requirements than an existing standard, State Plans 
do not have to amend their standards, although they may opt to do so. 
OSHA has preliminarily determined this proposed rule does not impose 
additional or more stringent requirements than the existing standard, 
and therefore State Plans are not required to amend their standards. 
OSHA seeks comment on this assessment of its proposal.

B. OMB Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 
defines ``collection of information'' to mean ``the obtaining, causing 
to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third 
parties or the public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, 
regardless of form or format'' (44 U.S.C. 3502(3)(A)). Under the PRA, a 
Federal agency cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it is approved by OMB under the PRA and the agency displays a 
currently valid OMB control number (44 U.S.C. 3507). Also, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall be subject 
to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if 
the collection of information does not display a currently valid OMB 
control number (44 U.S.C. 3512(a)(1)). The process for OMB approval is 
found in 5 CFR part 1320. This proposed rule would impose no new 
information collection requirements and does not affect the currently 
approved information collections in Marine Terminals (29 CFR pt. 1917) 
and Longshoring (29 CFR pt. 1918) (OMB Control Number 1218-0196). 
Accordingly, OMB approval is not required for this proposed rule.

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C. Review Under Executive Order 12866

    E.O. 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 
4, 1993), requires agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to (1) 
propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that 
its benefits justify its costs (recognizing that some benefits and 
costs are difficult to quantify); (2) tailor regulations to impose the 
least burden on society, consistent with obtaining regulatory 
objectives, taking into account, among other things, and to the extent 
practicable, the costs of cumulative regulations; (3) select, in 
choosing among alternative regulatory approaches, those approaches that 
maximize net benefits; (4) to the extent feasible, specify performance 
objectives, rather than specifying the behavior or manner of compliance 
that regulated entities must adopt; and (5) identify and assess 
available alternatives to direct regulation, including providing 
economic incentives to encourage the desired behavior, such as user 
fees or marketable permits, or providing information upon which choices 
can be made by the public.
    Section 6(a) of E.O. 12866 also requires agencies to submit 
``significant regulatory actions'' to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review. OIRA has determined that this 
proposed rule would not constitute a ``significant regulatory action'' 
under section 3(f) of E.O. 12866. Accordingly, this proposed rule was 
not submitted to OIRA for review under E.O. 12866.

D. Environmental Impacts/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

    OSHA has reviewed this proposed rule according to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as 
amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Pub. L. 118-5, 321, 
137 Stat. 10), and the Department of Labor's NEPA procedures (29 CFR 
part 11). OSHA has preliminarily determined that this proposed rule 
will have no impact on the quality of the human environment.

E. Other Statutory and Executive Order Considerations

    OSHA has considered its obligations under the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) and the Executive Orders on 
Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments (E.O. 
13175, 65 FR 67249 (Nov. 6, 2000)), Federalism (E.O. 13132, 64 FR 43255 
(Aug. 10, 1999)), and Protection of Children From Environmental Health 
Risks and Safety Risks (E.O. 13045, 62 FR 19885 (Apr. 23, 1997)). Given 
that this is a proposed deregulatory action that involves the removal 
of requirements, that OSHA does not foresee economic impacts of $100 
million or more, and that the action does not constitute a policy that 
has federalism or tribal implications, OSHA has determined that no 
further agency action or analysis is required to comply with these 
statutes and executive orders. Furthermore, OSHA has determined that 
this proposed rule is consistent with the policies and directives 
outlined in E.O. 14192, ``Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation'' 
and is an Executive Order 14192 deregulatory action.

List of Subjects in 29 CFR 1917

    Health, Longshore and Harbor workers, Occupational safety and 
health.

VII. Authority and Signature

    This document was prepared under the direction of Amanda Laihow, 
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. 
It is issued under the authority of sections 4, 6, and 8 of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 
657); section 41 of the Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act 
(33 U.S.C. 941); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58383); 
and 29 CFR part 1911.

    Dated: June 20, 2025
Amanda Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Proposed Amendments

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, OSHA is amending 29 CFR 
part 1917 as follows:

PART 1917--MARINE TERMINALS

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1. The authority for part 1917 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 941; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of 
Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 
FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 
50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 4-2010 (75 FR 
55355), 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), or 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), as applicable; 
and 29 CFR part 1911.

    Sections 1917.28 and 1917.31 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553.
    Section 1917.29 also issued under 49 U.S.C. 1801-1819 and 5 
U.S.C. 553.

Subpart C--Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment


Sec.  1917.41  [Removed and reserved]

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2. Remove and reserve Sec.  1917.41.
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