41002 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 1997 / Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

29 CFR Part 1910

[Docket No. S–012–B]

Review of the Control of Hazardous

Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout)

Standard

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor.

ACTION: Extension of time for filing

public comments.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) is

conducting a review of the Control of

Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/

Tagout) standard in order to determine,

consistent with Executive Order 12866

on Regulatory Planning and Review and

section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act, whether this standard should be

maintained without change, rescinded,

or modified in order to make it more

effective or less burdensome, consistent

with the objectives of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act. The review will

consider the application of Executive

Order 12866 and the directive of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act to achieve

statutory goals with as little economic

impact as possible on small employers.

OSHA published a Federal Register

notice on May 29, 1997 requesting

public comments concerning OSHA’s

review of the Lockout/Tagout standard

(29 CFR 1910.147) and announcing a

public meeting on June 30, 1997 (62 FR

29089, May 29, 1997). In the Federal

Register notice announcing the public

meeting, OSHA stated that it would

accept written comments through

August 1, 1997. In response to requests

from persons commenting at the public

meeting held on June 30, 1997, OSHA

has granted a one week extension of the

time period to file written comments.

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted through August 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to the Docket Officer, Docket S–

012–B, OSHA Docket Office, Room

N2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210, Telephone (202)

219–7894.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Dorris, Office of Regulatory

Analysis, Directorate of Policy,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Room N3627, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210, Telephone (202) 219–4690,

extension 134, Fax (202) 219–4383.

Authority: This document was prepared

under the direction of Gregory R. Watchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for

Occupational Safety and Health, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 25th day

of July, 1997.

Gregory R. Watchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20107 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

29 CFR Part 1910

[Docket No. H–200–C]

Review of the Ethylene Oxide Standard

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor.

ACTION: Extension of time for filing

public comments.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) is

conducting a review of the Ethylene

Oxide standard in order to determine,

consistent with Executive Order 12866

on Regulatory Planning and Review and

section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act, whether this standard should be

maintained without change, rescinded,

or modified in order to make it more

effective or less burdensome in

achieving its objectives, to bring it into

better alignment with the objectives of

Executive Order 12866, or to make it

more consistent with the objectives of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act to achieve

regulatory goals while imposing as few

burdens as possible on small employers.

OSHA published a Federal Register

notice on May 27, 1997 requesting

public comments concerning OSHA’s

review of the Ethylene Oxide standard

(29 CFR 1910.1047) and announcing a

public meeting on June 30, 1997 (62 FR

28649, May 27, 1997). In the Federal

Register notice announcing the public

meeting, OSHA stated that it would

accept written comments through

August 1, 1997. In response to requests

from persons commenting at the public

meeting held on June 30, 1997, OSHA

has granted a one week extension of the

time period to file written comments.

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted through August 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to the Docket Officer, Docket H–

200–C, OSHA Docket Office, Room

N2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210, Telephone (202)

219–7894.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Dorris, Office of Regulatory

Analysis, Directorate of Policy,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Room N3627, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210, Telephone (202) 219–4690,

extension 134, Fax (202) 219–4383.

Authority: This document was prepared

under the direction of Gregory R. Watchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for

Occupational Safety and Health, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 25th day

of July, 1997.

Gregory R. Watchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20108 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[LA–33–1–7343; FRL–5866–7]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality State Implementation Plans

(SIP); Louisiana: Enhanced Motor

Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/

M) Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed

conditional approval, and proposed

disapproval.

SUMMARY: The EPA previously

published a Federal Register (FR) notice

proposing conditional approval of the

Louisiana I/M SIP. The notice was

published on June 9, 1997 (62 FR

31388). The approval was conditioned

on the State obtaining reauthorization

and continuous operating authority for

the I/M program, and program start-up

on January 1, 1999. The State failed to

obtain the necessary legislation during

the 1997 regular Legislative Session.

Consequently, EPA believes that

conditional approval is no longer

appropriate. Therefore, EPA is

withdrawing its proposed conditional

approval. At the same time, EPA is

proposing disapproval of the revision to

the I/M SIP submitted by the State of

Louisiana on August 18, 1995 and May

30, 1996. This action is taken under

section 110 of the Clean Air Act (the

Act) as amended in 1990. The EPA is

proposing a disapproval because the

State has not obtained the legislative

authority needed for reauthorization