[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10151]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Vermont State Standards; Approval

1. Background

    Part 1953 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, prescribes 
procedures under Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (hereinafter called the Act) by which the Regional 
Administrator for Occupational Safety and Health (hereinafter called 
Regional Administrator) under a delegation of authority from the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health 
(hereinafter called the Assistant Secretary), (29 CFR 1953.4), will 
review and approve standards promulgated pursuant to a State Plan, 
which has been approved in accordance with Section 18(c) of the Act and 
29 CFR Part 1902. On October 16,1973, notice was published in the 
Federal Register (38 FR 28658) of the approval of the Vermont State 
Plan and the adoption of Subpart U to Part 1952 containing the 
decision. The Vermont State Plan provides for the adoption of Federal 
standards as State standards after:
    a. Publishing for two (2) successive weeks, in three (3) newspapers 
having general circulation in the center, northern and southern parts 
of the State, an intent to amend the State Plan by adopting the 
standard(s).
    b. Review of standards by the Interagency Committee on 
Administrative Rules, State of Vermont.
    c. Approval by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, 
State of Vermont.
    d. Filing in the Office of the Secretary of State, State of 
Vermont.
    e. The Secretary of State publishing, not less than quarterly, a 
bulletin of all standard(s) adopted by the State.
    The Vermont State Plan provides for the adoption of State standards 
which are at least as effective as comparable Federal standards 
promulgated under Section 6 of the Act. By letter dated January 23, 
1995, from Mary S. Hooper, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor 
and Industry, to Cindy A. Coe, then Acting Regional Administrator, and 
incorporated as part of the plan, the State submitted updated State 
standards identical to 29 CFR Parts 1904 and 1910, and subsequent 
amendments thereto, as described below:
    (1) Revision to 29 CFR 1904.8, Reporting of fatality or multiple 
hospitalization incidents, as published in the Federal Register of 
April 1, 1994 (59 FR 15600); and
    (2) Revisions and corrections to 29 CFR 1910.132, 1910.133, 
1910.135, 1910.136, 1910.138, and Appendices A and B, Personal 
Protective Equipment for General Industry as published in the Federal 
Register of April 6, 1994 (59 FR 16360) and July 1, 1994 (59 FR 33910).
    These standards became effective on January 1, 1995, pursuant to 
Section 224 of State Law.

2. Decision

    The above State standards have been reviewed and compared with the 
relevant Federal standards. It has been determined that the State 
standards are identical to the Federal standards, and are accordingly 
approved.

3. Location of Supplement for Inspection and Copying

    A copy of the standards supplement, along with the approved plan, 
may be inspected and copied during normal business hours at the 
following locations: Office of the Regional Administrator, 133 Portland 
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; Office of the Commissioner, State 
of Vermont, Department of Labor and Industry, 120 State Street, 
Montpelier, Vermont, 05602; and the Office of State Programs, 200 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-3700, Washington, D.C. 20210.

4. Public Participation

    Under 29 CFR 1953.2(c), the Assistant Secretary may prescribe 
alternative procedures to expedite the review process or for other good 
cause which may be consistent with applicable laws. The Assistant 
Secretary finds that good cause exists for not publishing the 
supplement to the Vermont State Plan as proposed change and making the 
Regional Administrator's approval effective upon publication for the 
following reason:
    1. The standards were adopted in accordance with the procedural 
requirements of the State Law which included public comment, and 
further public participation would be repetitious.
    This decision is effective on April 25, 1995.

    Authority: Sec. 18, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1608 (29 U.S.C. 
667).

    Signed at Boston, Massachusetts, this 21st day of March, 1995.
Cindy A. Coe,
Deputy Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-10151 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]
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