Occupational Safety and Health Administration August 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Personal Protective Equipment; Notice of Informal Public Hearing
Document Number: E7-17183
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2007-08-31
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This notice schedules an informal public hearing on OSHA's proposed rule updating its personal protective equipment (PPE) design standards, which was published on May 17, 2007. It also establishes a date to file notices of intention to appear at the informal public hearing and sets requirements for submitting hearing testimony and documentary evidence in advance of the hearing.
Logging Operations; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Document Number: E7-16437
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in its Standard on Logging Operations (29 CFR 1910.266).
Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Document Number: E7-16043
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-16
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Standard on the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia (29 CFR 1910.111). Paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of the Standard have paperwork requirements that apply to nonrefrigerated containers and systems, and refrigerated containers, respectively; employers use these containers and systems to store and transfer anhydrous ammonia in the workplace.
Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provisions of Six Federal Environmental Statutes and Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as Amended
Document Number: E7-15539
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-08-10
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Department of Labor amends the regulations governing the employee protection (``whistleblower'') provisions of Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (``ERA''), to implement the statutory changes enacted into law on August 8, 2005, as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The regulations also make the procedures for handling retaliation complaints under Section 211 of the ERA and the environmental whistleblower statutes listed in Part 24 as consistent as possible with the more recently promulgated procedures for handling retaliation complaints under other employee protection provisions administered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (``OSHA''), see 29 CFR parts 1979-1981.
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