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Department of Labor (DOL) Completed Actions
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)


1997. GLYCOL ETHERS: 2-METHOXYETHANOL, 2-ETHOXYETHANOL, AND THEIR ACETATES: PROTECTING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 651; 29 USC 655; 29 USC 657

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.1000; 29 CFR 1910.1031

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: OSHA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on April 2, 1987 (52 FR 10586). OSHA used the information received in response to the ANPRM, as well as other information and analysis, and published a proposal on March 23, 1993 (58 FR 15526), that would reduce the permissible exposure limits for four glycol ethers and provide protection for approximately 46,000 workers exposed to these substances. OSHA re-opened the record to collect updated information to help determine what action should be taken. Based on the information received and a review of the record, the Agency decided to withdraw the proposal.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM
ANPRM Comment Period End
NPRM
NPRM Comment Period End
Reopen Record
Comment Period End
Effective Date
Withdrawn		 04/02/87
07/31/87
03/23/93
06/07/93
08/08/02
11/06/02
12/31/03
12/31/03		 52 FR 10586

58 FR 15526

67 FR 51524


68 FR 75475


Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven F. Witt, Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3718, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-1950
Fax: 202 693-1678

RIN: 1218-AA84
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