United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdff8dbe D09002ee1bdff8ec4 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations or revising provisions in its standards that are out of date, duplicative, unnecessary, or inconsistent. The Agency is making these regulatory changes to reduce the burden imposed on the regulated community by these provisions and to respond to a March 4, 1995 memorandum from the President. In this document, substantive changes are made to both health and safety standards that will revise or eliminate duplicative, inconsistent, or unnecessary regulatory requirements without diminishing employee protections. Changes being made to health standards include reducing the frequency of required chest x-rays and eliminating sputum-cytology examinations for workers covered by the coke oven and inorganic arsenic standards, and changing the emergency-response provisions of the vinyl chloride standard. Changes being made to OSHA safety standards include eliminating the public safety provisions of the temporary labor camp standard, eliminating unnecessary cross-references in the textile industry standards, and others. OSHA estimates that these changes will result in annualized savings for employers of over $9,600,000 and in reducing paperwork burden of 6600 hours annually. 63 FR 33450 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-18/98-15936 98-15936 fr18jn98-14 4510-26-P Docket No. S-778 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-18/98-15936 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-06-18/html/98-15936.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-06-18/pdf/98-15936.pdf 20 p. 33450 33469 63 FR 33450 Title 29 Part 1910 29 CFR Part 1910 Title 29 Part 1926 29 CFR Part 1926 Standards Improvement (Miscellaneous Changes) for General Industry and Construction Standards; Paperwork Collection for Coke Oven Emissions and Inorganic Arsenic; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-15936 II DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1998-08-17 Docket No. S-778 4510-26-P 98-15936 Final rule.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations or revising provisions in its standards that are out of date, duplicative, unnecessary, or inconsistent. The Agency is making these regulatory changes to reduce the burden imposed on the regulated community by these provisions and to respond to a March 4, 1995 memorandum from the President. In this document, substantive changes are made to both health and safety standards that will revise or eliminate duplicative, inconsistent, or unnecessary regulatory requirements without diminishing employee protections. Changes being made to health standards include reducing the frequency of required chest x-rays and eliminating sputum-cytology examinations for workers covered by the coke oven and inorganic arsenic standards, and changing the emergency-response provisions of the vinyl chloride standard. Changes being made to OSHA safety standards include eliminating the public safety provisions of the temporary labor camp standard, eliminating unnecessary cross-references in the textile industry standards, and others. OSHA estimates that these changes will result in annualized savings for employers of over $9,600,000 and in reducing paperwork burden of 6600 hours annually.

This final rule becomes effective August 17, 1998. Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of Information and Consumer Affairs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3637, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-8151. Vol. 63, no. 117 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-06-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 299 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-18 P0b002ee180a645c9 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18jn98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-06-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-06-18/pdf/FR-1998-06-18.pdf fdlp 33231 33522 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-06-18 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-06-18 63 117