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DOL/OSHA RIN: 1218-AB55 Publication ID: Fall 1999 
Title: Plain Language Revision of Existing Standards 
Abstract: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) adopted its initial package of workplace safety and health standards in the 1970's. Many of these standards have been identified by the regulated community as being overly complex, difficult to read and follow, and out of date with current technology. OSHA is initiating separate rulemakings to revise three of the agency's most complex and out-of-date standards. The purpose of these rulemakings is to simplify and clarify these standards and to write them in "plain language," as directed by the President's report and the June 1998 Executive Memorandum on Plain Language. The first of these rulemakings, involving the Standard on Dipping and Coating Operations, was completed in March, 1999. The other two rulemakings address OSHA's Standards on Means of Egress and Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Liquids, which formerly appeared together in the Agenda under RIN 1218-AB55, have been separated in this agenda and appear under RIN 1218-AB82 (Exit Routes) and RIN 1218-AB84, Spray Applications. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.107    29 CFR 1910.94(c)    29 CFR 1910.94(d)    29 CFR 1910.35    29 CFR 1910.36    29 CFR 1910.37    29 CFR 1910.38   
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b)    5 USC 553   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM Exit Routes (Means of Egress)  09/10/1996  61 FR 47712   
Hearing on Exit Routes  04/29/1997  62 FR 9402   
Final Action on Dipping and Coating Operations  03/23/1999  64 FR 13897   
Final Action Effective Dipping and Coating Operations  04/22/1999  64 FR 13897   
Withdrawn  08/30/1999    
Other      
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Marthe B. Kent
Director, Directorate of Safety Standards Programs
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Room N3605, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-2222
Fax:202 693-1663