- Publication Date:
- Publication Type:Unified Agenda
- Fed Register #:71:70088-70093
- Title:Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
NOTE: This section for the Department of Labor (OSHA)
is on pages 70091-70093
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Prerule Stage
is on pages 70091-70093
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Prerule Stage
| Sequence Number |
Title | Regulation Identification Number |
| 411 | Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (Reg Plan Seq No. 107) | 1218-AB70 |
| 412 | Occupational Exposure to Beryllium | 1218-AB76 |
| 413 | Methylene Chloride (Section 610 Review) | 1218-AC23 |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Proposed Rule Stage
| Sequence Number |
Title | Regulation Identification Number |
| 414 | Confined Spaces in Construction (Part 1926): Preventing Suffocation/Explosions in Confined Spaces | 1218-AB47 |
| 415 | Cranes and Derricks (Reg Plan Seq No. 108) | 1218-AC01 |
| 416 | Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl | 1218-AC33 |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Final Rule Stage
| Sequence Number |
Title | Regulation Identification Number |
| 417 | Electric Power Transmission and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment | 1218-AB67 |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Completed Actions
| Sequence Number |
Title | Regulation Identification Number |
| 418 | Lead in Construction (Completion of a Section 610 Review) | 1218-AC18 |
| Department of Labor (DOL) | Prerule Stage |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | |
411. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO CRYSTALLINE SILICA
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 107 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1218-AB70
412. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BERYLLIUM
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 29 USC 657
Abstract: In 1999 and 2001, OSHA was petitioned to issue an emergency temporary standard by the Paper Allied-Industrial, Chemical, and Energy Workers Union, Public Citizen Health Research Group and others. The Agency denied the petitions but stated its intent to begin data gathering to collect needed information on beryllium's toxicity, risks, and patterns of usage.
On November 26, 2002, OSHA published a Request for Information (RFI) (67 FR 70707) to solicit information pertinent to occupational exposure to beryllium including: current exposures to beryllium; the relationship between exposure to beryllium and the development of adverse health effects; exposure assessment and monitoring methods; exposure control methods; and medical surveillance. In addition, the Agency conducted field surveys of selected work sites to assess current exposures and control methods being used to reduce employee exposures to beryllium. OSHA is planning to use this information to develop a proposed rule addressing occupational exposure to beryllium.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| Request for Information | 11/26/02 | 67 FR 70707 |
| Complete SBREFA Report | 01/00/08 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Dorothy Dougherty, Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N3718, Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-1950
Fax: 202 693-1678
Email: dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov
RIN: 1218-AB76
413. METHYLENE CHLORIDE (SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 5 USC 553; 5 USC 610
Abstract: OSHA will undertake a review of the Methylene Chloride Standard (29 CFR 1910.1052) in accordance with the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and section 5 of Executive Order 12866. The review will consider the continued need for the rule; whether the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local regulations; and the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors may have changed since the rule was evaluated.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| Begin Review | 12/01/06 | |
| Request for Comments | 07/10/07 | 72 FR 37501 |
| End Review | 06/00/08 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Agency Contact: John Smith, Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N 3641, Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-2225
Fax: 202 693-1641
Email: smith.john@dol.gov
RIN: 1218-AC23
| Department of Labor (DOL) | Proposed Rule Stage |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | |
414. CONFINED SPACES IN CONSTRUCTION (PART 1926): PREVENTING SUFFOCATION/ EXPLOSIONS IN CONFINED SPACES
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 40 USC 333
Abstract: In January 1993, OSHA issued a general industry rule to protect employees who enter confined spaces (29 CFR 1910.146). This standard does not apply to the construction industry because of differences in the nature of the worksite in the construction industry. In discussions with the United Steel Workers of America on a settlement agreement for the general industry standard, OSHA agreed to issue a proposed rule to extend confined-space protection to construction workers appropriate to their work environment.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| SBREFA Panel Report | 11/24/03 | |
| NPRM | 11/00/07 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Steven F. Witt, Director, Directorate of Construction, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3467, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-2020
Fax: 202 693-1678
RIN: 1218-AB47
415. CRANES AND DERRICKS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 108 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1218-AC01
416. • OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO DIACETYL AND FOOD FLAVORINGS CONTAINING DIACETYL
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 29 USC 657
Abstract: On July 26, 2006, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) petitioned DOL for an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for all employees exposed to diacetyl, a major component in artificial butter flavoring. Diacetyl and a number of other volatile organic compounds are used to manufacture artificial butter food flavorings. These food flavorings are used by various food manufacturers in a multitude of food products including microwave popcorn, certain bakery goods, and some snack foods. OSHA denied the petition on September 25, 2007.
Evidence from NIOSH and other sources indicated that employee exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl is associated with bronchiolitis obliterans, a debilitating and potentially fatal disease of the small airways in the lung. Severe obstructive airway disease has been observed in the microwave popcorn industry and in food flavoring manufacturing plants. Experimental evidence has shown that inhalation exposure to artificial butter flavoring vapors and diacetyl damaged tissue lining, the nose, and airways of rats and mice.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| Stakeholder Meeting | 10/17/07 | 72 FR 54619 |
| Initiate SBREFA | 01/00/08 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Dorothy Dougherty, Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N3718, Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-1950
Fax: 202 693-1678
Email: dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov
RIN: 1218-AC33
| Department of Labor (DOL) | Final Rule Stage |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | |
417. ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 40 USC 333
Abstract: Electrical hazards are a major cause of occupational death in the United States. The annual fatality rate for power line workers is about 50 deaths per 100,000 employees. The construction industry standard addressing the safety of these workers during the construction of electric power transmission and distribution lines is over 30 years old. OSHA has developed a revision of this standard that will prevent many of these fatalities, add flexibility to the standard, and update and streamline the standard. OSHA also intends to amend the corresponding standard for general industry so that requirements for work performed during the maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution installations are the same as those for similar work in construction. In addition, OSHA will be revising a few miscellaneous general industry requirements primarily affecting electric transmission and distribution work, including provisions on electrical protective equipment and foot protection. This rulemaking also addresses fall protection in aerial lifts for power generation, transmission and distribution work. OSHA published an NPRM on June 15, 2005. A public hearing was held March 6 to 14, 2006.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| SBREFA Report |
06/30/03 | |
| NPRM |
06/15/05 | 70 FR 34821 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 10/13/05 | |
| Comment Period Extended to 01/11/2006 | 10/12/05 | 70 FR 59290 |
| Public Hearing to be held 03/06/2006 | 10/12/05 | 70 FR 59290 |
| Post-Hearing Comment Period End | 07/14/06 | |
| Final Action | 04/00/08 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Dorothy Dougherty, Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N3718, Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-1950
Fax: 202 693-1678
Email: dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov
RIN: 1218-AB67
| Department of Labor (DOL) | Completed Actions |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | |
418. LEAD IN CONSTRUCTION (COMPLETION OF A SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 5 USC 553; 5 USC 610
Abstract: OSHA will undertake a review of the Lead in Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.62) in accordance with the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and section 5 of Executive Order 12866. The review will consider the continued need for the rule; impacts of the rule; comments on the rule received from the public; the complexity of the rule; whether the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local regulations; and the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors may have changed since the rule was last evaluated.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| Begin Review | 06/06/05 | 70 FR 32739 |
| End Review Comment | 09/06/05 | 70 FR 32739 |
| Comment Period Extended | 08/29/05 | 70 FR 50996 |
| Extended Comment Period End | 11/07/05 | 70 FR 50996 |
| Completed Review | 09/27/07 | 72 FR 54826 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Agency Contact: John Smith, Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N 3641, Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-2225
Fax: 202 693-1641
RIN: 1218-AC18
[FR Doc. 07-04840 Filed 12-07-07; 8:45 am]
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