1218-AD43 202204 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health

Arizona administers an occupational safety and health plan (State Plan) approved by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under section 18(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act). The State Plan received final approval from OSHA on June 20, 1985. Arizona has failed to maintain its commitment to provide a program for employee safety and health protection that meets the requirements of section 18(c) of the OSH Act and is at least as effective as the Federal OSHA program in providing employee safety and health protection at covered workplaces, among other things by failing its obligations with respect to OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare in a timely manner. Therefore, OSHA is considering whether to propose to revoke its affirmative determination under section 18(e) of the OSH Act granting final approval to the State Plan. If OSHA determines that such revocation is appropriate, the Arizona State Plan will revert to initial approval and Federal authority for discretionary concurrent enforcement would resume, allowing Federal OSHA to ensure that private sector employees in Arizona are receiving protections that are at least as effective as those afforded to employees covered by Federal OSHA.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 29 CFR 1952 29 U.S.C. 667 No NPRM 04/21/2022 87 FR 23783 NPRM Comment Period End 05/26/2022 Notice of Intention to Appear at Public Hearing (Informal Public Hearing Date 08/16/2022) 05/11/2022 NPRM Comment Period and Notice of Intent to Appear at Informal Public Hearing Extended 05/24/2022 87 FR 31442 NPRM Comment Period and Notice of Intent to Appear at Informal Public Hearing Extended End 07/05/2022 Analyze Comments 07/00/2022 No State Yes No No No Douglas Kalinowski J. Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 202 693-2200 202 693-1671 kalinowski.doug@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3700, Washington DC 20210