Proposed Rules. Withdrawal of proposal

Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor
Action: Withdrawal of proposal
Citation: FR Doc. 01-31165 · RIN 1218-AB37 · Docket Number H-122A · 29 CFR 1910, 1915, 1926, 1928

Summary

OSHA is withdrawing its Indoor Air Quality proposal and terminating the rulemaking proceeding. In the years since the proposal was issued, a great many state and local governments and private employers have taken action to curtail smoking in public areas and in workplaces. In addition, the portion of the proposal not related to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) received little attention during the rulemaking proceedings, and much of that consisted of commenters calling into question significant portions of the proposal. As a result, record evidence supporting the non-ETS portion of the proposal is sparse. Withdrawal of this proposal will also allow the Agency to devote its resources to other projects. The Agency's current regulatory priorities, as set forth in the Regulatory Agenda, include a number of important occupational safety and health standards. This document does not preclude any agency action that OSHA may find to be appropriate in the future.

Dates

The withdrawal is made on December 17, 2001.