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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Occupational Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OSHA</ACRONYM>
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            <NAME>Department of Labor</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This rulemaking clarifies the right of workers and certified bargaining units to specify a worker or union representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspector during the inspection process/facility walkaround, regardless of whether the representative is an employee of the employer, if in the judgment of the Compliance Safety and Health Officer such person is reasonably necessary to an effective and thorough physical inspection.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>29 CFR 1903</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 U.S.C. 657</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 553</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/30/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 59825</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period Extended</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/16/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 71329</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/30/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period Extended End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/13/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/01/2024</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>89 FR 22558</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/31/2024</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
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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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                <FIRST_NAME>Scott</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Ketcham</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Directorate of Construction</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1218</CODE>
                    <NAME>Occupational Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OSHA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 693-2020</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 693-1689</FAX>
                <EMAIL>ketcham.scott@dol.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3468, FP Building,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20210</ZIP>
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