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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1218</CODE>
            <NAME>Occupational Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OSHA</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>1200</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Labor</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>OSHA is considering rulemaking to revise its standards for occupational exposure to lead. OSHA lead standards provide medical removal levels of 60 &micro;g/dL in general industry, 50 &micro;g/dL in construction and the return of the employee to former job status at a blood lead level (BLL) below 40 &micro;g/dL. Recent medical findings indicate that blood lead levels below those thresholds in adults can still result in adverse health effects including hypertension, cognitive dysfunction, and effects on renal function and reproductive systems. OSHA is seeking input on reducing the current BLL triggers in the medical surveillance and medical removal protection provisions of the general industry and construction standards for lead, and about how current ancillary provisions in the lead standards can be modified to reduce worker BLLs in industries and occupations where elevated exposure to lead continues to occur. OSHA is seeking this input from the public to help the agency identify possible areas of the lead standards for revision to improve protection of workers in industries and occupations where preventable exposure to lead continues to occur.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>29 CFR 1910.1025</CFR>
            <CFR>29 CFR 1926.62</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 U.S.C. 655(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 U.S.C. 657</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/28/2022</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>87 FR 38343</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/29/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Comment Period Extension</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/18/2022</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>87 FR 50803</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Comment Period Extension End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/28/2022</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Analyze Comments</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Andrew</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Levinson</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1218</CODE>
                    <NAME>Occupational Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OSHA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 693-1950</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>levinson.andrew@dol.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20210</ZIP>
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