[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36043-36044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17194]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Parts 1915 and 1926
RIN 1218-AB25
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos; Corrections
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Corrections to final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
correcting the final asbestos standards published in the Federal
Register on August 10, 1994 (59 FR 40964).
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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 13, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Richard Liblong, Director of Information and Consumer Affairs,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N3647, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210,
telephone (202) 219-8151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 1995, OSHA issued a corrections
document, correcting and clarifying certain provisions of the final
asbestos standards in general industry, construction and shipyard
employment that were issued on August 10, 1994. Several typographical
errors were discovered and one correction was inadvertently omitted
from this document.
The standard and this correction document are issued under the
authority of sections 4, 6(b), 8(c), and 8(g) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); section 107,
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act,
40 U.S.C. 333); section 41, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Act (33 U.S.C. 941); and 29 CFR part 1911.
Correction of Publication
The following corrections are made to the final rule for
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos published in the Federal Register on
August 10, 1994 (59 FR 40964) and corrected in the Federal Register on
June 29, 1995 (59 FR 33974).
PART 1915--[CORRECTED]
1. On page 41080, in Sec. 1915.1001, paragraph (b), in the
definition of ``Class III asbestos work,'' line 2 from the top of the
third column, the words ``may be'' are corrected to read ``is likely to
be''.
2. The definition of ``Disturbance'' in paragraph (b) of
Sec. 1915.1001, on page 41080, in the third column, in the Federal
Register document of August 10, 1994 and corrected in the Federal
Register document of June 29, 1995 on page 33988 is further corrected
by removing the first two sentences and adding a new sentence in its
place to read as follows:
Sec. 1915.1001 Asbestos.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
Disturbance means activities that disrupt the matrix of ACM or
PACM, crumble or pulverize ACM or PACM, or generate visible debris from
ACM or PACM. * * *
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PART 1926--[CORRECTED]
3. The definition of ``Class III asbestos work'' in paragraph (b)
of Sec. 1926.1101, on page 41132, in the second column, in the Federal
Register document of August 10, 1994 and corrected in the Federal
Register document of June 29, 1995 on page 33995 is further corrected.
The words ``may be'' are corrected to read ``is likely to be''.
4. The definition of ``Disturbance'' in paragraph (b) of
Sec. 1926.1101, on page 41132, in the third column, in the Federal
Register document of August 10, 1994 and corrected in the Federal
Register document of June 29, 1995 on page 33996 is further corrected
by removing the first two sentences and adding a new sentence in its
place to read as follows:
Sec. 1926.1101 Asbestos.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
Disturbance means activities that disrupt the matrix of ACM or
PACM, crumble or pulverize ACM or PACM, or generate visible debris from
ACM or PACM. * * *
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Signed at Washington, DC this 10th day of July, 1995.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-17194 Filed 7-12-95; 8:45 am]
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