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DOL/OSHA RIN: 1218-AD67 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Methylene Chloride 
Abstract:

This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Methylene Chloride standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard. It also includes two technical corrections.

 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.1052    29 CFR 1915.1052    29 CFR 1917.1    29 CFR 1918.1    29 CFR 1926.1152   
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. sec. 651 et seq.    5 U.S.C. sec. 553   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/01/2025  90 FR 28272   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/02/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Andrew Levinson
Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-1950
Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov