0920-AA60 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0920 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Extension of Transition Period

In March 2012, HHS published a final rule establishing new standards for the certification of closed-circuit escape respirators (CCERs) by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new standards were designed to take effect over a 3-year transition period. HHS has determined that extending the concluding date for the transition is necessary to allow sufficient time for respirator manufacturers to meet the demands of the mining, maritime, railroad, and other industries. Pursuant to this interim final rule NIOSH may authorize extensions to manufacturers on a category basis for 6 months after the date of the first NIOSH approval of a respirator model under each of the four categories of currently-approved CCER types.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined No 42 CFR 84.301 29 USC 651 et seq 29 USC 657(g) 30 USC 3 30 USC 5 30 USC 7 30 USC 811 30 USC 842(h) 30 USC 844 No Interim Final Rule 12/00/2014 No No None No No No No Rachel Weiss Public Health Analyst 0920 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 404 498-2500 nioshregs@cdc.gov 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati OH 45226