OSHA: The 1990 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on asbestos

On February 12, 1990 OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in which the Agency proposed to remove non-asbestiform tremolite, anthophyllite and actinolite from the scope of the revised standards for Asbestos. At that time OSHA also presented and requested comment on various alternatives for regulating non-asbestiform ATA.

Public hearings on the proposed standard were held in Washington, DC May 8-14, 1990, to provide interested parties and the public with the opportunity to comment on the proposed action. Post hearing submissions of data, comments, and briefs were received through July 23, 1990.

After the close of the post hearing briefing comment periods, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) submitted a report to the record concerning the health risks of non-asbestiform tremolite.

The Agency set an additional period, later extended to December 14, 1990 to enable the public to submit written comments and analyses on all issues raised by the ATS report. In order to review comments on this document as well as the entire rulemaking record the Administration Stay was extended to February 28, 1992 and again to May 30, 1992.

The record of the public hearing contains the original transcript of the hearing, which incorporated the record as a whole and exhibit numbers 505 to 553. Copies of the materials contained in the record may be obtained from the OSHA Docket Office, room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210.

The final decision on the occupational exposure to non-asbestiform ATA is based on full consideration of the entire record of this proceeding, including material discussed or relied upon in the proposal, the record of the informal hearing, and all comments and exhibits received.

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