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RIN: 1218-AB66

Publication ID: Spring 1997

Title: ●Revision of Certain Standards Promulgated Under Section 6(a) of the Williams-Steiger Act (Phase II)
Abstract: OSHA has identified two standards from part 1910 that need to be revised and updated to eliminate their complexity and obsolescence as part of the President's initiative on Federal regulations discussed in the U.S. Department Labor Report of June 15, 1995. These standards include 29 CFR 1910.219. Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus and 29 CFR 1910. Subpart P, Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Other Hand-Held Equipment. OSHA intends to issue two separate rules that will address the following specific sections: Mechanical power-transmission apparatus guarding and maintenance and hand and portable powered tools guarding, use and maintanence. These rules, which are codified at 29 CRF 1910.219 and Part 1910, Subpart P have long been criticized by labor, management, and Government for their complexity, duplicative nature, and obsolescence.
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: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.219
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b) 5 USC 553

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM Hand and Portable Tools and Other Hand-Held Equipment	03/00/1998
NPRM Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus	To Be Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: John F. Martonik Evaluation Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Room N3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-2043 Fax:202 693-1641 Email: john.martonik@osha.gov