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[FR Doc No: 2018-11251]
Vol. 83
Monday,
No. 112
June 11, 2018
Part XII
Department of Labor
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 112 / Monday, June 11, 2018 /
Unified Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
20 CFR Chs. I, IV, V, VI, VII, and IX
29 CFR Subtitle A and Chs. II, IV, V, XVII, and XXV
30 CFR Ch. I
41 CFR Ch. 60
48 CFR Ch. 29
Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: The internet has become the means for disseminating the
entirety of the Department of Labor's semiannual regulatory agenda.
However, the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires publication of a
regulatory flexibility agenda in the Federal Register. This Federal
Register Notice contains the regulatory flexibility agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura M. Dawkins, Director, Office of
Regulatory and Programmatic Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room
S-2312, Washington, DC 20210; (202) 693-5959.
Note: Information pertaining to a specific regulation can be
obtained from the agency contact listed for that particular
regulation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 requires the
semiannual publication of an agenda of regulations that contains a
listing of all the regulations the Department of Labor expects to have
under active consideration for promulgation, proposal, or review during
the coming one-year period. The entirety of the Department's semiannual
agenda is available online at www.regInfo.gov.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) requires DOL to
publish in the Federal Register a regulatory flexibility agenda. The
Department's Regulatory Flexibility Agenda, published with this notice,
includes only those rules on its semiannual agenda that are likely to
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities; and those rules identified for periodic review in keeping
with the requirements of section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Thus, the regulatory flexibility agenda is a subset of the Department's
semiannual regulatory agenda. The Department's Regulatory Flexibility
Agenda does not include section 610 items at this time.
All interested members of the public are invited and encouraged to
let departmental officials know how our regulatory efforts can be
improved, and are invited to participate in and comment on the review
or development of the regulations listed on the Department's agenda.
R. Alexander Acosta,
Secretary of Labor.
Employee Benefits Security Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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145....................... Definition of an 1210-AB85
`Employer' Under Section
3(5) of ERISA--
Association Health Plans.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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146....................... Communication Tower Safety 1218-AC90
147....................... Tree Care Standard........ 1218-AD04
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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148....................... Infectious Diseases....... 1218-AC46
149....................... Process Safety Management 1218-AC82
and Prevention of Major
Chemical Accidents.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Final Rule Stage
145. Definition of an `Employer' Under Section 3(5) of ERISA--
Association Health Plans
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3(1), 3(5), and 505
Abstract: This regulatory action would establish criteria for an
employer group or association to act as an ``employer'' within the
meaning of section 3(5) of ERISA and sponsor an association health plan
that is an employee welfare benefit plan and a group health plan under
title I of ERISA.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/05/18 83 FR 614
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/06/18 .......................
Analyze Comments.................... 05/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amy J. Turner, Director, Office of Health Plan
Standards and Compliance Assistance, Department of Labor, Employee
Benefits Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP
Building, Room N-5653, Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202 693-8335, Fax:
202 219-1942.
RIN: 1210-AB85.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Prerule Stage
146. Communication Tower Safety
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655
Abstract: While the number of employees engaged in the
communication tower industry remains small, the fatality rate is very
high. Over the past 20 years, this industry has experienced an average
fatality rate that greatly exceeds that of the construction industry,
for example. Falls are the leading cause of death in tower work and
OSHA has evidence that fall protection is used either improperly or
inconsistently. Based on information collected from an April 2016
Request for Information, OSHA understands that employees are often
hoisted to working levels on small base-mounted drum hoists that have
been mounted to a truck chassis, and these may not be rated to hoist
personnel. Communication tower construction and maintenance activities
are not adequately covered by current OSHA fall protection and
personnel hoisting standards, and OSHA plans to use information it will
collect from a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
(SBREFA) panel to identify effective work practices and advances in
engineering technology that would best address industry safety and
health concerns. While this panel will be focused on communication
towers, OSHA plans to consider inclusion of structures that have
telecommunications equipment on or attached to them (e.g., buildings,
rooftops, water towers, billboards, etc.).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request For Information (RFI)....... 04/15/15 80 FR 20185
RFI Comment Period End.............. 06/15/15 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 01/04/17 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 05/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dean McKenzie, Director, Directorate of
Construction, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3468,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202 693-2020, Fax: 202 693-1689, Email:
mckenzie.dean@dol.gov.
RIN: 1218-AC90
147. Tree Care Standard
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: There is no OSHA standard for tree care operations; the
agency currently applies a patchwork of standards to address the
serious hazards in this industry. The tree care industry previously
petitioned the agency for rulemaking and OSHA issued an ANPRM
(September 2008). Tree care continues to be a high-hazard industry.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Stakeholder Meeting................. 07/13/16 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 04/00/19 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William Perry, Director, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202 693-1950, Fax: 202 693-1678, Email:
perry.bill@dol.gov.
RIN: 1218-AD04
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Long-Term Actions
148. Infectious Diseases
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 533; 29 U.S.C. 657 and 658; 29 U.S.C.
660; 29 U.S.C. 666; 29 U.S.C. 669; 29 U.S.C. 673
Abstract: Employees in health care and other high-risk environments
face long-standing infectious disease hazards such as tuberculosis
(TB), varicella disease (chickenpox, shingles), and measles (rubeola),
as well as new and emerging infectious disease threats, such as Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and pandemic influenza. Health care
workers and workers in related occupations, or who are exposed in other
high-risk environments, are at increased risk of contracting TB, SARS,
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and other
infectious diseases that can be transmitted through a variety of
exposure routes. OSHA is examining regulatory alternatives for control
measures to protect employees from infectious disease exposures to
pathogens that can cause significant disease. Workplaces where such
control measures might be necessary include: Health care, emergency
response, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, drug treatment
programs, and other occupational settings where employees can be at
increased risk of exposure to potentially infectious people. A standard
could also apply to laboratories, which handle materials that may be a
source of pathogens, and to pathologists, coroners' offices, medical
examiners, and mortuaries.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI)....... 05/06/10 75 FR 24835
RFI Comment Period End.............. 08/04/10 .......................
Analyze Comments.................... 12/30/10 .......................
Stakeholder Meetings................ 07/05/11 76 FR 39041
Initiate SBREFA..................... 06/04/14 .......................
Complete SBREFA..................... 12/22/14 .......................
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William Perry, Director, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202 693-1950, Fax: 202 693-1678, Email:
perry.bill@dol.gov.
RIN: 1218-AC46
149. Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical
Accidents
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655; 29 U.S.C. 657
Abstract: In accordance with the Executive Order 13650, Improving
Chemical Facility Safety and Security, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on
December 9, 2013 (78 FR 73756). The RFI identified issues related to
modernization of the Process Safety Management standard and related
standards necessary to meet the goal of preventing major chemical
accidents.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI)....... 12/09/13 78 FR 73756
RFI Comment Period Extended......... 03/07/14 79 FR 13006
RFI Comment Period Extended End..... 03/31/14 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 06/08/15 .......................
SBREFA Report Completed............. 08/01/16 .......................
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William Perry, Director, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202 693-1950, Fax: 202 693-1678, Email:
perry.bill@dol.gov.
RIN: 1218-AC82
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