Current through October 31, 2024
Section 1990.141 - Advance notice of proposed rulemaking(a) Within thirty (30) days after OSHA initiates a study concerning the economic and/or technological feasibility of specific standards that might be applied in the regulation of a potential occupational carcinogen, the Secretary will normally publish, in the FEDERAL REGISTER, a notice which includes at least the following:(1) The name of the substance(s),(2) The scope of the study, including where possible,(ii) Levels of exposure being studied,(iii) The anticipated completion date of the study;(3) A brief summary of the available data on health effects;(4) An estimate of when the Secretary anticipates the issuance of a proposal;(5) An invitation to interested parties to provide relevant information;(6) A statement that persons wishing to provide OSHA with their own study should complete it within 30 days after the anticipated proposal date; and(7) A statement of the procedural requirements that must be met before substantial new issues or substantial new evidence will be considered in the proceeding pursuant to § 1990.145 .(b) Where the Secretary determines to discontinue a feasibility study, the Secretary should publish, within 30 days, a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER so indicating.