Rollins College; AmerenUE (Formerly Union Electric Company); and Outfront Media, LLC (Formerly Gannett Outdoor Companies, Operating as Outdoor Systems, Inc., Subsequently CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc.): Technical Amendment to, and Revocation of, Permanent Variances, 20678-20680 [2016-08005]
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Rollins College; AmerenUE (Formerly
Union Electric Company); and Outfront
Media, LLC (Formerly Gannett Outdoor
Companies, Operating as Outdoor
Systems, Inc., Subsequently CBS
Outdoor Systems, Inc.): Technical
Amendment to, and Revocation of,
Permanent Variances
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
With this notice, the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (‘‘OSHA’’ or ‘‘the
Agency’’) is making a technical
amendment to an existing permanent
variance, and revoking two others. The
technical amendment involves updating
the name of one employer granted a
variance whose name has changed. The
technical amendment and revocations
result from an OSHA review to identify
variances that are outdated,
unnecessary, or otherwise defective.
DATES: The effective date of the
technical correction and revocation of
the permanent variances is April 8,
2016.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General information and press inquiries.
Contact Frank Meilinger, Director,
OSHA Office of Communications, Room
N–3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–1999.
Email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov
Technical information. Contact Kevin
Robinson, Director, Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Room N–3655, OSHA, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202)
693–2110; fax: (202) 693–1644. Email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov
Copies of this Federal Register
notice. Electronic copies of this notice
are available at https://
www.regulations.gov . Electronic copies
of this notice, as well as news releases
and other relevant information, are
available on OSHA’s Web site at https://
www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recently reviewed variances
currently in effect to identify those that
are outdated, unnecessary, or otherwise
defective. As part of this review, OSHA
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contacted by telephone, every employer
with an active OSHA variance to
determine if they still needed the
variance. As a result of this review,
OSHA found that one employer
identified in a variance had a new
name, and two additional employers no
longer needed the variances because
conditions at their worksite addressed
by the variance no longer exist.
With this notice, the Agency is
correcting these technical deficiencies
and is announcing the following: (1)
Revocation of a permanent variance
granted to Rollins College in 1974 from
29 CFR 1910.37(i) [39 FR 11481]; (2)
revocation of a permanent variance
granted to AmerenUE (formerly Union
Electric Company) in 1974 from 29 CFR
1910.28(g)(1) [39 FR 37278]; and (3)
renaming CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc.
(formerly Gannett Outdoor Companies,
operating as Outdoor Systems, Inc.)
granted a permanent variance in 1991
from 29 CFR 1910.27(d)(l)(ii), (d)(2), and
(d)(5) [56 FR 8801] to Outfront Media,
LLC.
Rollins College and AmerenUE
representatives confirmed by letter that
they no longer needed the variances
because conditions which prompted
them to seek the variances no longer
exist; and they now can comply with
the standard from which OSHA granted
the variances. Company representatives
requested that OSHA revoke their
respective variances. Additionally, an
Outfront Media, LLC management
representative requested the corporate
name change and provided
documentation supporting the request.
Further, OSHA believes that with this
notice it will be able to: (1) Accurately
and expeditiously determine the
employers covered by a variance; (2)
enhance enforcement of the variance; (3)
ensure that a variance identifies and
covers the appropriate worksites; (4)
inform employers and employees that
the revoked variances no longer cover
the employers, and therefore, the
employers must comply with the
applicable OSHA standards; and (5)
inform employees that the applicable
OSHA standards replacing the revoked
variances will provide them with the
necessary protection.
The corporate name change
implemented by this notice maintains
the employer’s regulatory obligations
and does not alter the substantive
requirements specified in the original
variance. The variance continues to
remain in effect and to provide
employees with the safety and health
protection afforded to them by the
original variance.
A list of variances that remain in
effect by this notice is available on
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OSHA’s Variance Program Web site at
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
variances/variances_ineffect.html.
As previously indicated, with this
notice, the Agency is making only a
technical correction to an existing
variance, and revoking variances that
employers no longer need for employee
protection. Accordingly, this notice will
not have a substantive effect on
employers or employees; OSHA,
therefore, finds that public notice-andcomment procedures specified under
Section 6(d) of the Occupational Safety
Name of employer (company) affected
Variance No.
Rollins College ........................................................
AmerenUE (formerly Union Electric Company) ......
Outfront Media, LLC (formerly Gannett Outdoor
Companies, operating as Outdoor Systems, Inc.,
subsequently CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc.).
II. Technical Amendment to, and
Revocation of, Permanent Variances
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A. Renaming a Company
OSHA initially granted a permanent
variance to the Gannett Outdoor
Companies operating as Outdoor
Systems, Inc. on March 1, 1991, (56 FR
8801). Subsequently, on December 9,
2008, OSHA granted Gannett Outdoor
Companies operating as Outdoor
Systems, Inc. a name change to CBS
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (73 FR 74754).
Further, on November 11, 2015, a
management representative of CBS
Outdoor Systems, Inc. sent a letter and
supporting documentation to OSHA
stating that the former company and
associated variance names were no
longer valid, and requested the Agency
to correct the variance using the new
successor company’s name (Exhibit
OSHA–2015–0017–0004).
CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc. notified
the Agency (via letter dated November
11, 2014) that the company changed its
name from CBS Outdoor, Inc. (formerly
Gannett Outdoor Companies, operating
as Outdoor Systems, Inc. for whom the
initial variance was granted) to the
successor company, Outfront Media,
LLC. As, was the case with the
December 9, 2008 name change (73 FR
74754), Outfront Media, LLC will
continue to follow the conditions
specified by the variance.
Additionally, CBS Outdoor Systems,
Inc. provided supporting documentation
including: (1) A series of documents
from the State of Delaware (having
jurisdiction where the corporation first
formed), each acknowledging a
sequential name change for the entity
beginning in 1997 as Outdoor Systems,
Inc. to November of 2014, when
Outdoor Systems, Inc. became Outfront
Media, LLC (Exhibit OSHA–2015–0017–
0004, attachment 1); and (2) an updated
listing of locations (places of
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OSHA–2012–0024
V–74–5
OSHA–V05–2–2006–0785
V–90–1
OSHA–V05–2–2006–0785
Date granted
03/28/1974
07/06/2012
10/18/1974
12/09/2008
03/01/1991
12/09/2008
employment) potentially affected by the
Outfront Media, LLC variance (i.e.,
regional centers of operation from
which climbing activities take place in
support of Outfront Media’s outdoor
advertising business (Exhibit OSHA–
2015–0017–0004, attachment #2)).
B. Revoking the Permanent Variance
Granted to Rollins College
On March 28, 1974, OSHA granted
Rollins College a variance from 29 CFR
1910.37(i), which governed ceiling
height for means of egress (39 FR
11481). The Agency renumbered this
provision (to 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1)) in a
subsequent rulemaking that revised its
means-of-egress standards to improve
the clarity and comprehensibility of
these standards (67 FR 67962;
November 7, 2002). While this
rulemaking renumbered 29 CFR
1910.37(i) as 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1), it
did not revise the substantive
requirements of the provision. On July
6, 2012, OSHA published a Federal
Register notice that amended the
permanent variance granted to Rollins
College to account for this renumbering
of the standard (77 FR 40088).
Subsequently, in a letter dated July 7,
2015, Rollins College, indicated that the
college no longer requires or uses the
variance. Further, the college’s letter
indicated that the ceiling height of the
buildings where the variance was used
in the past has been renovated and the
means of egress are now in compliance
with the applicable OSHA standards. As
a result, the variance is no longer
needed or used and should be revoked
(Exhibit OSHA–2015–0017–0002).
C. Revoking the Permanent Variance
Granted to AmerenUE
On October 18, 1974, OSHA granted
Union Electric Company a variance
from 29 CFR 1910.28(g)(1), which
required that two-point suspension
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and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655),
and by 29 CFR 1905.11 or 1905.13, are
unnecessary.
The following table provides details
about the variances addressed by this
notice:
Federal
Register cite
39 FR 11481
77 FR 40088
39 FR 37278
73 FR 74754
56 FR 8801
73 FR 74754
OSHA Standards
1910.37(i).
1910.36(g)(1).
1910.28(g)(1).
1910.27(d)(1)(ii),
1910.27(d)(2), and
1910.27(d)(5).
scaffolds be a minimum of 20 inches in
width (39 FR 37278). On December 9,
2008, the Agency found that Union
Electric Company had a new name and
operated as AmerenUE. On that same
date, the Agency responded to a request
from a company officer to correct Union
Electric Company’s variance by using
the company’s new name. OSHA
published a Federal Register notice
announcing a technical amendment
updating the variance grantee’s name
from Union Electric Company to
AmerenUE (73 FR 74754).
Subsequently, in a letter dated
September 18, 2015, Ameren Missouri
[(formerly Union Electric Company,
then AmerenUE) (Exhibit OSHA–2015–
0017–0003)], indicated that the
company no longer requires or uses the
variance and requested OSHA to revoke
it.
III. Decision
Based on the information described
herein, the Agency is taking the
following actions:
A. Revising the name of CBS Outdoor,
Inc. (formerly Gannett Outdoor
Companies, operating as Outdoor
Systems, Inc. for whom the initial
variance was granted) to the successor
company, Outfront Media, LLC.
B. Revoking the variances granted to
Rollins College and AmerenUE
(formerly Union Electric Company).
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC, authorized
the preparation of this notice. OSHA is
issuing this notice under the authority
specified by Section 6(d) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (29 U.S.C. 655), Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (76 FR 3912),
and 29 CFR part 1905.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on March 4,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2014–0022]
Nucor Steel Connecticut Incorporated;
Grant of a Permanent Variance
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA grants a
permanent variance to Nucor Steel
Connecticut Incorporated from the
provisions of OSHA standards that
regulate the control of hazardous energy
(lockout/tagout).
DATES: The permanent variance
specified by this notice, becomes
effective on April 8, 2016 and shall
remain in effect until it is modified or
revoked.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–1999; email:
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
phone: (202) 693–2110 or email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Copies of this Federal Register
notice.
Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at https://
www.regulations.gov. This Federal
Register notice, as well as news releases
and other relevant information, also are
available at OSHA’s Web page at https://
www.osha.gov.
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SUMMARY:
I. Notice of Application
On September 22, 2014, Nucor Steel
Connecticut Incorporated (hereafter,
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Road, Wallingford, CT 06492, submitted
under Section 6(d) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (‘‘OSH
Act’’; 29 U.S.C. 655) and 29 CFR
1905.11 (‘‘Variances and other relief
under section 6(d)’’) an application for
a permanent variance from several
provisions of the OSHA standard that
regulates the control of hazardous
energy (‘‘lockout/tagout’’ or ‘‘LOTO’’),
as well as a request for an interim order
pending OSHA’s decision on the
application for variance (Ex. OSHA–
2014–0022–0003) at its Wallingford, CT
facility. Specifically, NSCI was seeking
a variance from the provisions of the
standard that require: (1) Lockout or
tagout devices be affixed to each energy
isolating device by authorized
employees (29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i));
and (2) lockout devices, where used, be
affixed in a manner that holds the
energy isolating devices in a ‘‘safe’’ or
‘‘off’’ position (29 CFR
1910.147(d)(4)(ii)). Also, NSCI requested
an interim order pending OSHA’s
decision on the application for variance.
According to its application, NSCI
manufactures steel wire rod and coiled
rebar from billets of steel by using
rolling and forming processes. Further,
NSCI’s description of its operation
indicated that the hot steel billets are
shaped and formed into steel wire rod
and coiled rebar by running them
through a series of rolls. The rolls shape
and form the steel as it moves from one
stand to the next. Each roll has several
passes (or grooves), only one of which
is used at a time. The pass is designed
to shape the bar to a certain size as it
goes through the mill by compressing,
squeezing, and stretching the bar. Rolls
are designed with passes to bring a bar
down through roughing, intermediate
and finish mills to a finished size.
As with any shaping tool, the passes
wear during use and from time to time
need to be changed. As the pass wears,
the shape of the bar and the appearance
of the bar are affected. When new rolls
are brought into production, every pass
is prepared with a spray that provides
friction which allows the rolls to bite
the bar between the rolls. Once rolls are
in operation, roll grinding is regularly
required, because during the operation
of the mill stands water is used to cool
the rolls to prevent fracturing and
damage to the rolls. The water protects
the pass while in use, but it also creates
rust in the other passes. The rust can
affect the final quality of the bar being
processed, so steps are taken to remove
the rust prior to restarting the
operations. Rust is removed from the
passes using a common 4-inch hand
grinder. Since January 2012, the rolls
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have been ground with the rolls stopped
and locked out.
NSCI asserted that grinding the rolls
requires access to the Motor Control
Room (MCR), in order to operate the
energy isolation disconnects for the roll
mills. Employees who perform the
particular task of grinding the passes are
exposed to potentially serious arc flash
hazards if they accessed the MCR in
order to perform energy isolation
functions. To control exposure to the arc
flash hazards, NSCI instituted safe work
rules that: (1) Designate the MCR as a
restricted entry work area; (2) restrict
MCR access to qualified electricians
only; and (3) prohibit employees who
perform pass grinding from entering the
MCR because they are not qualified
electrical employees trained in
recognition and mitigation of electrical
hazards. Further, NSCI asserted that as
a consequence of following these safe
work rules the employees performing
pass grinding cannot lockout the energy
isolation disconnects located in the
MCR or personally verify that a lockout
has been performed.
OSHA initiated a technical review of
NSCI’s variance application and
developed a set of follow-up questions
regarding the assertions of equivalent
worker protection included in the
application. On November 26, 2014,
OSHA sent NSCI a letter containing a
set of follow-up questions (Ex. OSHA–
2014–0022–0006). On December 19,
2014, NSCI provided its responses to the
follow-up questions (Ex. OSHA–2014–
0022–0007). Based on these responses to
the follow-up questions and the
alternate safety measures proposed in
NSCI’s application, on May 22, 2015,
the Agency sent NSCI a letter (Ex.
OSHA–2014–0022–0009) describing its
findings on the technical merits of the
application. OSHA’s letter also included
a set of proposed conditions for the
grant of an interim order and permanent
variance and a request for NSCI’s
comments on these proposed
conditions. On July 10, 2015, NSCI
provided its response (Ex. OSHA–2014–
0022–0010) indicating acceptance of the
proposed conditions and including a
few recommended changes. OSHA
carefully reviewed NSCI’s
recommended changes and incorporated
the majority of the changes into the
conditions of the variance.
Following this review, OSHA
determined that the applicant proposed
an alternative that provides a workplace
as safe and healthful as that provided by
the standard. On December 2, 2015,
OSHA published a preliminary Federal
Register announcing NSCI’s application
for a permanent variance and interim
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2015-0017]
Rollins College; AmerenUE (Formerly Union Electric Company); and
Outfront Media, LLC (Formerly Gannett Outdoor Companies, Operating as
Outdoor Systems, Inc., Subsequently CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc.):
Technical Amendment to, and Revocation of, Permanent Variances
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: With this notice, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (``OSHA'' or ``the Agency'') is making a technical
amendment to an existing permanent variance, and revoking two others.
The technical amendment involves updating the name of one employer
granted a variance whose name has changed. The technical amendment and
revocations result from an OSHA review to identify variances that are
outdated, unnecessary, or otherwise defective.
DATES: The effective date of the technical correction and revocation of
the permanent variances is April 8, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General information and press
inquiries. Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999. Email:
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov
Technical information. Contact Kevin Robinson, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Room N-3655, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693-2110; fax: (202) 693-1644. Email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov
Copies of this Federal Register notice. Electronic copies of this
notice are available at https://www.regulations.gov . Electronic copies
of this notice, as well as news releases and other relevant
information, are available on OSHA's Web site at https://www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recently reviewed variances currently in effect to identify
those that are outdated, unnecessary, or otherwise defective. As part
of this review, OSHA contacted by telephone, every employer with an
active OSHA variance to determine if they still needed the variance. As
a result of this review, OSHA found that one employer identified in a
variance had a new name, and two additional employers no longer needed
the variances because conditions at their worksite addressed by the
variance no longer exist.
With this notice, the Agency is correcting these technical
deficiencies and is announcing the following: (1) Revocation of a
permanent variance granted to Rollins College in 1974 from 29 CFR
1910.37(i) [39 FR 11481]; (2) revocation of a permanent variance
granted to AmerenUE (formerly Union Electric Company) in 1974 from 29
CFR 1910.28(g)(1) [39 FR 37278]; and (3) renaming CBS Outdoor Systems,
Inc. (formerly Gannett Outdoor Companies, operating as Outdoor Systems,
Inc.) granted a permanent variance in 1991 from 29 CFR
1910.27(d)(l)(ii), (d)(2), and (d)(5) [56 FR 8801] to Outfront Media,
LLC.
Rollins College and AmerenUE representatives confirmed by letter
that they no longer needed the variances because conditions which
prompted them to seek the variances no longer exist; and they now can
comply with the standard from which OSHA granted the variances. Company
representatives requested that OSHA revoke their respective variances.
Additionally, an Outfront Media, LLC management representative
requested the corporate name change and provided documentation
supporting the request.
Further, OSHA believes that with this notice it will be able to:
(1) Accurately and expeditiously determine the employers covered by a
variance; (2) enhance enforcement of the variance; (3) ensure that a
variance identifies and covers the appropriate worksites; (4) inform
employers and employees that the revoked variances no longer cover the
employers, and therefore, the employers must comply with the applicable
OSHA standards; and (5) inform employees that the applicable OSHA
standards replacing the revoked variances will provide them with the
necessary protection.
The corporate name change implemented by this notice maintains the
employer's regulatory obligations and does not alter the substantive
requirements specified in the original variance. The variance continues
to remain in effect and to provide employees with the safety and health
protection afforded to them by the original variance.
A list of variances that remain in effect by this notice is
available on
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OSHA's Variance Program Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/variances/variances_ineffect.html.
As previously indicated, with this notice, the Agency is making
only a technical correction to an existing variance, and revoking
variances that employers no longer need for employee protection.
Accordingly, this notice will not have a substantive effect on
employers or employees; OSHA, therefore, finds that public notice-and-
comment procedures specified under Section 6(d) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655), and by 29 CFR 1905.11 or
1905.13, are unnecessary.
The following table provides details about the variances addressed
by this notice:
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Name of employer (company) Federal
affected Variance No. Date granted Register cite OSHA Standards
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Rollins College................ V-74-16 03/28/1974 39 FR 11481 1910.37(i).
OSHA-2012-0024 07/06/2012 77 FR 40088 1910.36(g)(1).
AmerenUE (formerly Union V-74-5 10/18/1974 39 FR 37278 1910.28(g)(1).
Electric Company).
OSHA-V05-2-2006-0785 12/09/2008 73 FR 74754
Outfront Media, LLC (formerly V-90-1 03/01/1991 56 FR 8801 1910.27(d)(1)(ii),
Gannett Outdoor Companies, OSHA-V05-2-2006-0785 12/09/2008 73 FR 74754 1910.27(d)(2),
operating as Outdoor Systems, and
Inc., subsequently CBS Outdoor 1910.27(d)(5).
Systems, Inc.).
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II. Technical Amendment to, and Revocation of, Permanent Variances
A. Renaming a Company
OSHA initially granted a permanent variance to the Gannett Outdoor
Companies operating as Outdoor Systems, Inc. on March 1, 1991, (56 FR
8801). Subsequently, on December 9, 2008, OSHA granted Gannett Outdoor
Companies operating as Outdoor Systems, Inc. a name change to CBS
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (73 FR 74754). Further, on November 11, 2015, a
management representative of CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc. sent a letter
and supporting documentation to OSHA stating that the former company
and associated variance names were no longer valid, and requested the
Agency to correct the variance using the new successor company's name
(Exhibit OSHA-2015-0017-0004).
CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc. notified the Agency (via letter dated
November 11, 2014) that the company changed its name from CBS Outdoor,
Inc. (formerly Gannett Outdoor Companies, operating as Outdoor Systems,
Inc. for whom the initial variance was granted) to the successor
company, Outfront Media, LLC. As, was the case with the December 9,
2008 name change (73 FR 74754), Outfront Media, LLC will continue to
follow the conditions specified by the variance.
Additionally, CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc. provided supporting
documentation including: (1) A series of documents from the State of
Delaware (having jurisdiction where the corporation first formed), each
acknowledging a sequential name change for the entity beginning in 1997
as Outdoor Systems, Inc. to November of 2014, when Outdoor Systems,
Inc. became Outfront Media, LLC (Exhibit OSHA-2015-0017-0004,
attachment 1); and (2) an updated listing of locations (places of
employment) potentially affected by the Outfront Media, LLC variance
(i.e., regional centers of operation from which climbing activities
take place in support of Outfront Media's outdoor advertising business
(Exhibit OSHA-2015-0017-0004, attachment #2)).
B. Revoking the Permanent Variance Granted to Rollins College
On March 28, 1974, OSHA granted Rollins College a variance from 29
CFR 1910.37(i), which governed ceiling height for means of egress (39
FR 11481). The Agency renumbered this provision (to 29 CFR
1910.36(g)(1)) in a subsequent rulemaking that revised its means-of-
egress standards to improve the clarity and comprehensibility of these
standards (67 FR 67962; November 7, 2002). While this rulemaking
renumbered 29 CFR 1910.37(i) as 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1), it did not revise
the substantive requirements of the provision. On July 6, 2012, OSHA
published a Federal Register notice that amended the permanent variance
granted to Rollins College to account for this renumbering of the
standard (77 FR 40088).
Subsequently, in a letter dated July 7, 2015, Rollins College,
indicated that the college no longer requires or uses the variance.
Further, the college's letter indicated that the ceiling height of the
buildings where the variance was used in the past has been renovated
and the means of egress are now in compliance with the applicable OSHA
standards. As a result, the variance is no longer needed or used and
should be revoked (Exhibit OSHA-2015-0017-0002).
C. Revoking the Permanent Variance Granted to AmerenUE
On October 18, 1974, OSHA granted Union Electric Company a variance
from 29 CFR 1910.28(g)(1), which required that two-point suspension
scaffolds be a minimum of 20 inches in width (39 FR 37278). On December
9, 2008, the Agency found that Union Electric Company had a new name
and operated as AmerenUE. On that same date, the Agency responded to a
request from a company officer to correct Union Electric Company's
variance by using the company's new name. OSHA published a Federal
Register notice announcing a technical amendment updating the variance
grantee's name from Union Electric Company to AmerenUE (73 FR 74754).
Subsequently, in a letter dated September 18, 2015, Ameren Missouri
[(formerly Union Electric Company, then AmerenUE) (Exhibit OSHA-2015-
0017-0003)], indicated that the company no longer requires or uses the
variance and requested OSHA to revoke it.
III. Decision
Based on the information described herein, the Agency is taking the
following actions:
A. Revising the name of CBS Outdoor, Inc. (formerly Gannett Outdoor
Companies, operating as Outdoor Systems, Inc. for whom the initial
variance was granted) to the successor company, Outfront Media, LLC.
B. Revoking the variances granted to Rollins College and AmerenUE
(formerly Union Electric Company).
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, authorized the preparation of
this notice. OSHA is issuing this notice under the authority specified
by Section 6(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29
U.S.C. 655), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (76 FR 3912), and 29
CFR part 1905.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on March 4, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-08005 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
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