Safety Standards for Fall Protection in the Construction Industry; Extension of Written Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1926

[Docket No. S-206C]

RIN 1218-AB62

Safety Standards for Fall Protection in the Construction

Industry; Extension of Written Comment Period

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor.

ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; extension of written

comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 14, 1999, OSHA published an Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (ANPR) titled, ``Safety Standards for Fall Protection in the

Construction Industry.'' The period for submitting written comments is

being extended to allow information and data to be collected by those

industries affected by the rule.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Two copies of comments must be submitted to the OSHA Docket

Office, Docket S206C, Room N2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, 202-693-2350. Comments

consisting of 10 pages or less may be faxed to the Docket Office at the

following FAX number: 202-693-1648. However, two hard copies must be

mailed to us within two days. Electronic comments can be submitted on

the Internet at http://www.osha-slc.gov/e-comments/e-comments-

fallprotection.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bonnie Friedman, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Room N3647,

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

20210, Telephone: (202) 693-1999. Anyone with questions regarding this

document or the July 14 ANPR, should contact Ms. Jule Jones at (202)

693-2345.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 14, 1999, at 64 FR 38078, OSHA

published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) titled

``Safety Standards for Fall Protection in the Construction Industry.''

In that document, OSHA requested comments and information on fall

protection for workers engaged in certain construction activities

currently covered by OSHA's standards. The comment period for

submitting written responses to OSHA's questions was to expire on

October 22, 1999. However, the following associations have requested a

ninety-day extension for submitting written comments and information:

National Association of Home Builders, Associated General Contractors

of America, Associated Builders and Contractors, National Roofing

Contractors Association, Mechanical Contractors Association of

American, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National

Association and the National Electrical Contractors Association. OSHA

believes that this request is reasonable and that an extension will

allow the regulated community time to gather information and data to

assist the Agency.

Authority: This document was prepared under the direction of

Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational

Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15 day of September, 1999.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-24941 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am]

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