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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators;
Approval of Cap 3 Device for
Underground Coal Mining
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) have
approved the first large-capacity (Cap 3)
closed-circuit escape respirator (CCER)
for use in underground coal mining,
under the NIOSH new regulatory
standard. Accordingly, respirator
manufacturers may continue to
manufacture, label, and sell largecapacity CCERs approved under the
former regulatory standard (those CCERs
with a rated service time of greater than
50 minutes) for underground coal
mining approved under the former
regulatory standard until January 4,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Chirdon, NIOSH National
Personal Protective Technology
Laboratory (NPPTL), 626 Cochrans Mill
Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; 412–386–
4000 (this is not a toll-free phone
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March
2012, the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) published a final
rule establishing a new standard,
codified in 42 CFR part 84, subpart O,
for the certification of closed-circuit
escape respirators (CCERs) by the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) within the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). The new standard
was originally designed to take effect
over a 3-year transition period.
However, in a final rule published on
August 12, 2015, HHS determined that
extending the concluding date for the
transition was necessary to allow
sufficient time for respirator
manufacturers to meet the demands of
the mining, maritime, railroad, and
other industries.1 Pursuant to the
August 2015 final rule, the continued
manufacturing, labeling, and selling of
CCERs approved under the former
standard in Subpart H was authorized
until either April 9, 2015 or 1 year after
the date that NIOSH first approves a
CCER model under the capacity rating
categories Cap 1 (for mining
applications) and Cap 3 (mining and
non-mining) described in 42 CFR
84.304, whichever date came later.
In accordance with 42 CFR 84.301,
NIOSH and the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) have approved
the first large-capacity (Cap 3) CCER for
use in underground coal mining, under
the standards published in 42 CFR part
84, subpart O. Approval number TC–
13G–0005 was issued to Ocenco, Inc.,
on January 4, 2016 for a Cap 3 CCER,
SUMMARY:
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Model EBA 75 CCER for Mining.
Pursuant to 42 CFR 84.301,
manufacturers may continue to
manufacture, label, and sell largecapacity CCERs approved under the
former regulatory standard in subpart H
(those CCERs with a rated service time
of greater than 50 minutes) for mining,
until 1 year after this approval date, or
until January 4, 2017.
All types of CCERs approved under
subpart H that were manufactured and
labeled as NIOSH-approved and sold by
April 9, 2015, as well as those units
manufactured and labeled as NIOSHapproved and sold during the extended
time periods pursuant to § 84.301, may
continue to be used as NIOSH-approved
respirators until the end of their service
life.
Dated: February 1, 2016.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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[Docket Number CDC–2016–0003; NIOSH
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Draft Criteria for a Recommended
Standard: Occupational Exposure to 1Bromopropane (1–BP); Notice of
Public Meeting; Availability of Draft
Document for Comment
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
availability of draft document for public
comment.
AGENCY:
On September 16, 2009, the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announced in the Federal Register
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR2009-09-16/pdf/E9-22297.pdf plans to
evaluate the scientific data on
1-bromopropane (1–BP) and to issue its
findings on the potential health risks. A
draft document entitled, Criteria for a
Recommended Standard: Occupational
Exposure to 1-Bromopropane (1–BP),
has been developed which contains an
assessment of toxicological data and
provides recommendations for the safe
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handling of 1–BP-containing materials.
NIOSH is seeking comments on the draft
document and plans to have a public
meeting to discuss the document. The
draft document and instructions for
submitting comments can be found at
www.regulations.gov.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on March 30, 2016, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, or after the last public
commenter has spoken, whichever
occurs first. Comments must be received
by April 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the NIOSH/CDC Robert A. Taft
Laboratories, Auditorium, 1150
Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G.
Scott Dotson, NIOSH, Education and
Information Division, Robert A. Taft
Laboratories, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45226, (513) 533–8540
(not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On September 16, 2009, the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announced in the Federal Register
plans to evaluate the scientific data on
1-bromopropane (1–BP) and to issue its
findings on the potential health risks.
The results of this evaluation are
presented in the draft document,
Criteria for a Recommended Standard:
Occupational Exposure to
1-Bromopropane (1–BP). The purpose of
the public meeting and public comment
period is to obtain comments on the
draft document. Special emphasis will
be placed on the following:
• Whether the health hazard
identification, risk estimation, and
discussion of health effects of 1–BP are
a reasonable reflection of the current
understanding of the scientific
literature;
• Identifying workplaces and
occupations where exposure to 1–BP
may occur;
• Identifying studies on health effects
associated with occupational exposure
to 1–BP that were not identified in the
draft;
• Identifying current strategies for
controlling or preventing exposure to 1–
BP (e.g., engineering controls, work
practices, personal protective
equipment);
• Identifying current exposure
measurement methods and challenges
in measuring workplace exposures to 1–
BP; and
• Identifying areas for future
collaborative efforts (e.g., research,
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communication, development of
exposure measurement and control
strategies).
As part of the review of this draft
criteria document, reviewers are asked
to address the following critical
questions:
(1) Does the draft criteria document
accurately identify and characterize the
health hazards of occupational
exposures to 1–BP based on the current
understanding of the scientific
literature? Please identify any additional
relevant literature that NIOSH should
consider when developing its
recommendations. Is the risk estimation
for 1–BP presented in the draft criteria
document a reasonable reflection of the
current understanding of the scientific
literature? Please describe any changes
in the risk estimation that NIOSH
should consider and provide supporting
scientific literature.
(2) Are there other risk assessment
methods or health endpoints that
NIOSH should consider for estimating
risks of 1–BP? Please provide
supporting scientific literature or other
evidence to support your
recommendations.
(3) In this draft criteria document,
NIOSH proposes a recommended
exposure limit (REL) to prevent a risk of
one excess cancer in 1000 workers
exposed to 1–BP for a 45-year working
lifetime. During development of the
draft criteria document, NIOSH also
considered setting the REL at a level to
prevent 1 excess cancer in 10,000
workers for a 45-year working lifetime.
Please comment on the excess cancer
risk level and resulting REL for 1–BP.
(4) Is the relationship between
exposure to 1–BP and biological activity
(toxicity) accurately presented in the
draft criteria document?
(5) Are the recommended strategies
for controlling or preventing exposure to
1–BP (e.g., engineering controls, work
practices, personal protective
equipment) reasonable and technically
feasible?
(6) Are there other techniques or
technologies capable of controlling
workplace exposures to 1–BP that
should be discussed in the draft criteria
document?
(7) Are the exposure measurement
methods and the associated challenges
in measuring workplace exposures to 1–
BP adequately addressed in the draft
criteria document?
(8) Are there medical screening and
surveillance measures, such as specific
diagnostic tests, guidelines, and metrics,
that should be implemented for workers
expected of being exposed to 1–BP that
are not discussed in the draft criteria
document?
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Approval of Cap 3 Device for
Underground Coal Mining
AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) have
approved the first large-capacity (Cap 3) closed-circuit escape
respirator (CCER) for use in underground coal mining, under the NIOSH
new regulatory standard. Accordingly, respirator manufacturers may
continue to manufacture, label, and sell large-capacity CCERs approved
under the former regulatory standard (those CCERs with a rated service
time of greater than 50 minutes) for underground coal mining approved
under the former regulatory standard until January 4, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Chirdon, NIOSH National Personal
Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), 626 Cochrans Mill Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15236; 412-386-4000 (this is not a toll-free phone
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March 2012, the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) published a final rule establishing a new
standard, codified in 42 CFR part 84, subpart O, for the certification
of closed-circuit escape respirators (CCERs) by the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) within the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new standard was originally
designed to take effect over a 3-year transition period. However, in a
final rule published on August 12, 2015, HHS determined that extending
the concluding date for the transition was necessary to allow
sufficient time for respirator manufacturers to meet the demands of the
mining, maritime, railroad, and other industries.\1\ Pursuant to the
August 2015 final rule, the continued manufacturing, labeling, and
selling of CCERs approved under the former standard in Subpart H was
authorized until either April 9, 2015 or 1 year after the date that
NIOSH first approves a CCER model under the capacity rating categories
Cap 1 (for mining applications) and Cap 3 (mining and non-mining)
described in 42 CFR 84.304, whichever date came later.
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In accordance with 42 CFR 84.301, NIOSH and the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) have approved the first large-capacity
(Cap 3) CCER for use in underground coal mining, under the standards
published in 42 CFR part 84, subpart O. Approval number TC-13G-0005 was
issued to Ocenco, Inc., on January 4, 2016 for a Cap 3 CCER,
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Model EBA 75 CCER for Mining. Pursuant to 42 CFR 84.301, manufacturers
may continue to manufacture, label, and sell large-capacity CCERs
approved under the former regulatory standard in subpart H (those CCERs
with a rated service time of greater than 50 minutes) for mining, until
1 year after this approval date, or until January 4, 2017.
All types of CCERs approved under subpart H that were manufactured
and labeled as NIOSH-approved and sold by April 9, 2015, as well as
those units manufactured and labeled as NIOSH-approved and sold during
the extended time periods pursuant to Sec. 84.301, may continue to be
used as NIOSH-approved respirators until the end of their service life.
Dated: February 1, 2016.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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