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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 20 / Monday, January 31, 2022 / UA: Reg Flex Agenda
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.
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
Note: Information pertaining to a specific
regulation can be obtained from the agency
contact listed for that particular regulation.
41 CFR Ch. 60
48 CFR Ch. 29
Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of the Secretary, Labor.
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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
SUMMARY:
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.
Martin J. Walsh,
Secretary of Labor.
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
328 ....................
Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and
Computer Employees (Reg Plan Seq No. 114).
1235–AA39
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
329 ....................
Temporary Employment of H–2B Foreign Workers in Certain Itinerant Occupations in the United States ...
1205–AB93
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
330 ....................
Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 (Reg Plan Seq No. 122) ...................................................
1210–AB99
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—PRERULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
331 ....................
332 ....................
333 ....................
Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents ..................................................
Emergency Response ......................................................................................................................................
Prevention of Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Assistance (Reg Plan Seq No. 126) ............
1218–AC82
1218–AC91
1218–AD08
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
334 ....................
335 ....................
Infectious Diseases (Reg Plan Seq No. 128) .................................................................................................
Communication Tower Safety ..........................................................................................................................
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
336 ....................
Tree Care Standard .........................................................................................................................................
1218–AD04
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
Phone: 202 693–8200, Email:
pasternak.brian@dol.gov.
RIN: 1205–AB93
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Proposed Rule Stage
328. Defining and Delimiting the
Exemptions for Executive,
Administrative, Professional, Outside
Sales and Computer Employees
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 114 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1235–AA39
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA)
Proposed Rule Stage
329. Temporary Employment of H–2B
Foreign Workers in Certain Itinerant
Occupations in the United States
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1184; 8
U.S.C. 1103
Abstract: The United States
Department of Labor’s (DOL)
Employment and Training
Administration and Wage and Hour
Division, and the United States
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, are jointly
proposing to amend H–2B nonimmigrant visa program regulations at
20 CFR part 655, subpart A, and 8 CFR
214. The Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) would establish
standards and procedures for employers
seeking to hire foreign temporary
nonagricultural workers for certain
itinerant job opportunities, including
entertainers and carnivals and utility
vegetation management.
Timetable:
Date
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NPRM ..................
FR Cite
06/00/22
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Pasternak,
Administrator, Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Office of Foreign Labor
Certification; Room N–5311, FP
Building, Washington, DC 20210,
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Employee Benefits Security
Administration (EBSA)
Final Rule Stage
330. Requirements Related to Surprise
Billing, Part 1
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 122 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1210–AB99
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Action
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
Prerule Stage
331. Process Safety Management and
Prevention of Major Chemical
Accidents
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655; 29
U.S.C. 657
Abstract: The 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.
OSHA completed SBREFA in August
2016.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Request for Information (RFI).
RFI Comment Period Extended.
RFI Comment Period Extended
End.
Initiate SBREFA ..
SBREFA Report
Completed.
Stakeholder Meeting.
FR Cite
12/09/13
78 FR 73756
03/07/14
79 FR 13006
03/31/14
06/08/15
08/01/16
01/00/22
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
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Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson,
Deputy 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, Email: levinson.andrew@
dol.gov.
RIN: 1218–AC82
332. Emergency Response
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655(b); 29
U.S.C. 657; 5 U.S.C. 609
Abstract: OSHA currently regulates
aspects of emergency response and
preparedness; some of these standards
were promulgated decades ago, and
none were designed as comprehensive
emergency response standards.
Consequently, they do not address the
full range of hazards or concerns
currently facing emergency responders,
and other workers providing skilled
support, nor do they reflect major
changes in performance specifications
for protective clothing and equipment.
The agency acknowledges that current
OSHA standards also do not reflect all
the major developments in safety and
health practices that have already been
accepted by the emergency response
community and incorporated into
industry consensus standards. OSHA is
considering updating these standards
with information gathered through an
RFI and public meetings.
Timetable:
Action
Stakeholder Meetings.
Convene
NACOSH
Workgroup.
NACOSH Review
of Workgroup
Report.
Initiate SBREFA ..
Finalize SBREFA
Date
FR Cite
07/30/14
09/09/15
12/14/16
08/02/21
12/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson,
Deputy 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:
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202 693–1950, Email: levinson.andrew@
dol.gov.
RIN: 1218–AC91
333. Prevention of Workplace Violence
in Health Care and Social Assistance
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 126 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1218–AD08
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
334. Infectious Diseases
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 128 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1218–AC46
Action
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335. Communication Tower Safety
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655(b); 5
U.S.C. 609
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. Due to recent FCC spectrum
auctions and innovations in cellular
technology, there will be a very high
level of construction activity taking
place on communication towers over
the next few years. A similar increase in
the number of construction projects
needed to support cellular phone
coverage triggered a spike in fatality and
injury rates years ago. Based on
information collected from an April
2016 Request for Information (RFI),
OSHA concluded that current OSHA
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requirements such as those for fall
protection and personnel hoisting, may
not adequately cover all hazards of
communication tower construction and
maintenance activities. OSHA will use
information collected 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. The Panel carefully
considered the issue of the expansion of
the rule beyond just communication
towers. OSHA will continue to consider
also covering structures that have
telecommunications equipment on or
attached to them (e.g., buildings,
rooftops, water towers, billboards).
Timetable:
Date
Request for Information (RFI).
RFI Comment Period End.
Initiate SBREFA ..
Initiate SBREFA ..
Complete
SBREFA.
NPRM ..................
04/15/15
FR Cite
Stakeholder Meeting.
Initiate SBREFA ..
Complete
SBREFA.
NPRM ..................
06/15/15
01/04/17
05/31/18
10/11/18
Date
FR Cite
07/13/16
01/10/20
05/22/20
06/00/22
10/00/22
336. Tree Care Standard
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
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Action
80 FR 20185
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Scott Ketcham,
Director, Directorate of Construction,
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Room
N–3468, FP Building, Washington, DC
20210, Phone: 202 693–2020, Fax: 202
693–1689, Email: ketcham.scott@
dol.gov.
RIN: 1218–AC90
PO 00000
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). OSHA
completed a Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
panel in May 2020, collecting
information from affected small entities
on a potential standard, including the
scope of the standard, effective work
practices, and arboricultural specific
uses of equipment to guide OSHA in
developing a rule that would best
address industry safety and health
concerns. Tree care continues to be a
high-hazard industry.
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson,
Deputy 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, Email: levinson.andrew@
dol.gov.
RIN: 1218–AD04
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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.
Martin J. Walsh,
Secretary of Labor.
Wage and Hour Division--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
328....................... Defining and Delimiting 1235-AA39
the Exemptions for
Executive,
Administrative,
Professional, Outside
Sales and Computer
Employees (Reg Plan Seq
No. 114).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Employment and Training Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
329....................... Temporary Employment of H- 1205-AB93
2B Foreign Workers in
Certain Itinerant
Occupations in the United
States.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employee Benefits Security Administration--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
330....................... Requirements Related to 1210-AB99
Surprise Billing, Part 1
(Reg Plan Seq No. 122).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration--Prerule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
331....................... Process Safety Management 1218-AC82
and Prevention of Major
Chemical Accidents.
332....................... Emergency Response........ 1218-AC91
333....................... Prevention of Workplace 1218-AD08
Violence in Health Care
and Social Assistance
(Reg Plan Seq No. 126).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
334....................... Infectious Diseases (Reg 1218-AC46
Plan Seq No. 128).
335....................... Communication Tower Safety 1218-AC90
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336....................... Tree Care Standard........ 1218-AD04
------------------------------------------------------------------------
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Proposed Rule Stage
328. Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive,
Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 114 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1235-AA39
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Proposed Rule Stage
329. Temporary Employment of H-2B Foreign Workers in Certain Itinerant
Occupations in the United States
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1184; 8 U.S.C. 1103
Abstract: The United States Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment
and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division, and the United
States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, are jointly proposing to amend H-2B non-immigrant
visa program regulations at 20 CFR part 655, subpart A, and 8 CFR 214.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would establish standards and
procedures for employers seeking to hire foreign temporary
nonagricultural workers for certain itinerant job opportunities,
including entertainers and carnivals and utility vegetation management.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 06/00/22 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Pasternak, Administrator, Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Office of Foreign Labor Certification; Room N-5311, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202 693-8200, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1205-AB93
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Final Rule Stage
330. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 122 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1210-AB99
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Prerule Stage
331. Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical
Accidents
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655; 29 U.S.C. 657
Abstract: The 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. OSHA completed
SBREFA in August 2016.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 .......................
Stakeholder Meeting................. 01/00/22 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson, Deputy 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, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1218-AC82
332. Emergency Response
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655(b); 29 U.S.C. 657; 5 U.S.C. 609
Abstract: OSHA currently regulates aspects of emergency response
and preparedness; some of these standards were promulgated decades ago,
and none were designed as comprehensive emergency response standards.
Consequently, they do not address the full range of hazards or concerns
currently facing emergency responders, and other workers providing
skilled support, nor do they reflect major changes in performance
specifications for protective clothing and equipment. The agency
acknowledges that current OSHA standards also do not reflect all the
major developments in safety and health practices that have already
been accepted by the emergency response community and incorporated into
industry consensus standards. OSHA is considering updating these
standards with information gathered through an RFI and public meetings.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stakeholder Meetings................ 07/30/14 .......................
Convene NACOSH Workgroup............ 09/09/15 .......................
NACOSH Review of Workgroup Report... 12/14/16 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 08/02/21 .......................
Finalize SBREFA..................... 12/00/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson, Deputy 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:
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202 693-1950, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1218-AC91
333. Prevention of Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social
Assistance
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 126 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1218-AD08
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
334. Infectious Diseases
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 128 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1218-AC46
335. Communication Tower Safety
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655(b); 5 U.S.C. 609
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.
Due to recent FCC spectrum auctions and innovations in cellular
technology, there will be a very high level of construction activity
taking place on communication towers over the next few years. A similar
increase in the number of construction projects needed to support
cellular phone coverage triggered a spike in fatality and injury rates
years ago. Based on information collected from an April 2016 Request
for Information (RFI), OSHA concluded that current OSHA requirements
such as those for fall protection and personnel hoisting, may not
adequately cover all hazards of communication tower construction and
maintenance activities. OSHA will use information collected 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.
The Panel carefully considered the issue of the expansion of the rule
beyond just communication towers. OSHA will continue to consider also
covering structures that have telecommunications equipment on or
attached to them (e.g., buildings, rooftops, water towers, billboards).
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Request for Information (RFI)....... 04/15/15 80 FR 20185
RFI Comment Period End.............. 06/15/15 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 01/04/17 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 05/31/18 .......................
Complete SBREFA..................... 10/11/18 .......................
NPRM................................ 10/00/22 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Scott Ketcham, Director, Directorate of
Construction, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3468, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202 693-2020, Fax: 202 693-1689, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1218-AC90
336. Tree Care Standard
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). OSHA completed a Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel in May 2020, collecting
information from affected small entities on a potential standard,
including the scope of the standard, effective work practices, and
arboricultural specific uses of equipment to guide OSHA in developing a
rule that would best address industry safety and health concerns. Tree
care continues to be a high-hazard industry.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stakeholder Meeting................. 07/13/16 .......................
Initiate SBREFA..................... 01/10/20 .......................
Complete SBREFA..................... 05/22/20 .......................
NPRM................................ 06/00/22 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson, Deputy 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, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1218-AD04
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