Environmental Protection Agency August 24, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA is announcing the release of a draft brochure entitled, Current Best Practices for Preventing Asbestos Exposure Among Brake and Clutch Repair Workers. This brochure, when finalized, is intended to provide information for automotive professionals and home mechanics on preventing exposure to brake and clutch dust that may contain asbestos fibers. The draft brochure summarizes work practices that may be used to avoid asbestos exposure and identifies pertinent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulatory requirements for professional automotive mechanics, which are found at 29 CFR 1910.1001, specifically paragraph (f)(3) and Appendix F. These same requirements also are contained in EPA's Worker Protection Rule, found at 40 CFR part 763, subpart G, which applies to State and local government employees who perform brake and clutch work in States without OSHA- approved State plans. The draft brochure also provides related information for home mechanics to consider. When finalized, this brochure will update and supercede the existing document entitled, Guidance for Preventing Asbestos Disease Among Auto Mechanics (EPA-560- OPTS-86-002), commonly referred to as the ``Gold Book.'' The public is encouraged to provide comments to EPA regarding this draft brochure, which can be found at https://www.epa.gov/asbestos.

In accordance with the provisions of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public notice is hereby given that the State of Utah has revised its Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Primacy Program by adopting Federal regulations for the Arsenic Rule and Filter Backwash Recycling Rule, which corresponds to 40 CFR Parts 141 and 142. The EPA has completed its review of these revisions in accordance with SDWA, and proposes to approve Utah's primacy revisions for the above stated Rule(s). Today's approval action does not extend to public water systems in Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Please see Supplementary Information, Item B.