Occupational Safety and Health Administration Connecticut State Standards; Approval 1. Background. Part 1953 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations,prescribes procedures under Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and HealthAct of 1970 (hereinafter called the Act) by which the Regional Administratorfor Occupational Safety and Health (hereinafter called RegionalAdministrator) under a delegation of authority from the Assistant Secretaryof Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (hereinafter called the AssistantSecretary), (29 CFR 1953.4), will review and approve standards promulgatedpursuant to a state Plan, which has been approved in accordance with Section18(c) of the Act and 29 CFR part 1902. On November 3, 1978, notice waspublished in the Federal Register (43 FR 51390) of the approval of theConnecticut Public Service State Plan and the adoption of subpart E to part1956 containing the decision. The Connecticut Public Sector only State Plan provides for the adoption ofFederal standards as State standards after: a. Publishing an intent to amend the State Plan by adopting the standard(s)in the Connecticut Law Journal. b. Approval by the Commissioner of Labor and the Attorney General of theState of Connecticut. c. Approval by the Legislative Regulation Review Committee, State ofConnecticut. d. Filing in the Office of the Secretary of State, State of Connecticut. e. Publishing a notice that the State Plan is amended by adopting thestandard(s) in the Connecticut Law Journal. The Connecticut Public Sector State Plan provides for the adoption of Statestandards which are at least as effective as comparable Federal standardspromulgated under Section 6, of the Act. By letter dated July 28, 1993, fromCommissioner Ronald F. Petronella, Connecticut Department of Labor, to JohnB. Miles, Jr., Regional Administration, and incorporated as part of the plan,the State submitted updated State standards identical to 29 CFR Parts 1910,1915, and 1926 and subsequent amendments thereto, as described below: (1) Amendment to 29 CFR Part 1926, Safety Standards for Stairways andLadders Used in the Construction Industry (56 FR 41794 dated 8/23/91). (2) Addition of 29 CFR 1910.1030, Occupational Exposure to BloodbornePathogens (56 FR 64175, dated 12/6/91). (3) Addition of 29 CFR Part 1910, Process Safety Management of HighlyHazardous Chemicals; Explosives and Blasting Agents; Final rule (57 FR 6403,dated 2/24/92). (4) Amendment and Corrections to 29 CFR part 1910, Occupational Exposure toFormaldehyde (57 FR 22307, dated 5/27/92; 57 FR 24701, dated 6/10/92 and; 57FR 27160, dated 6/18/92). (5) Amendment and Correction to 29 CFR parts 1910 and 1926, OccupationalExposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite and Actinolite (57 FR 24330,dated 6/8/92 and 57 FR 29119, dated 6/30/92). (6) Additions and Amendments to 29 CFR parts 1910 and 1926, OccupationalExposure to 4,4' Methylenedianiline (MDA) (57 FR 35666, dated 8/10/92 and 57FR 49649, dated 11/3/92). (7) Addition to 29 CFR parts 1910, 1915, and 1926, Occupational Exposure toCadmium (57 FR 42388, dated 9/14/92). These standards, contained in the Regulations of Connecticut State Agenciesbecame effective April 28, 1992; May 22, 1992; September 17, 1992; July 2,1993, and July 21, 1993, pursuant to Section 31-372 of Connecticut State Law. 2. Decision. Having reviewed the State submission in comparison with theFederal standards, it has been determined that the State standards areidentical to the Federal standards, and are accordingly approved. 3. Location of supplement for inspection and copying. A copy of thestandards supplement, along with the approved plan, may be inspected andcopied during normal business hours at the following locations: Office ofthe Regional Admininistrator, 133 Portland Street, Boston, Massachusetts02114; Office of the Commissioner, State of Connecticut, Department of Labor,200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109, and the Office ofState Programs, Room N3700, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC20210. 4. Public participation. Under 29 CFR 1953.2(c), the Assistant Secretarymay prescribe alternative procedures to expedite the review process or forother good cause which may be consistent with applicable laws. The AssistantSecretary finds that good cause exists for not publishing the supplement tothe Connecticut Public Sector Plan as a proposed change and making theRegional Administrator's approval effective upon publication for thefollowing reasons:1. The standards were adopted in accordance with the proceduralrequirements of State law which included public comment, and further publicparticipation would be repetitious. This decision is effective on October 1, 1993. Authority: Sec. 18, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1608 (29 U.S.C. 667). Signed at Boston, Massachusetts, this 10th day of August 1993. John B. Miles, Jr,
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