OSHA Unified Agenda - [Final Rule Stage]

RIN: 1218-AC09

Publication ID: Fall 2009 

Title: Explosives 

Abstract: The OSHA regulations for explosives and blasting agents were published in 1974. Two trade associations representing many of the employers subject to this rule have petitioned the Agency to consider revising it, and have recommended changes they believe address the concerns they are raising. OSHA published a proposed rule on April 13, 2007, and ended the comment period on July 17, 2007. The Agency has since decided to withdraw the proposed rule. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Other Significant 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.109 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b) 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	04/13/2007	72 FR 18791
NPRM Comment Period End	07/12/2007
NPRM Comment Period Extended to September 10, 2007	07/09/2007	72 FR 37155
NPRM Comment Period End	07/17/2007	72 FR 39041
Withdraw	12/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 

Small Entities Affected: No 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Agency Contact:
Dorothy Dougherty
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
Fax:202 693-1678
Email: dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov