Ergonomics Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1910 [Docket No. S-777] RIN 1218-AB36 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION: Final rule; removal. SUMMARY: Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has passed, and the President has signed, Public Law 107-5 , a resolution of disapproval of OSHA's final Ergonomics Program Standard. OSHA published the ergonomics program standard on November 14, 2000 ( 65 FR 68262 ), and the standard became effective on January 16, 2001. Because Public Law 107-5 invalidates the standard, OSHA is hereby removing it from the Code of Federal Regulations. DATES: This action is effective April 23, 2001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OSHA Office of Information at (202)-693-1999. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 14, 2000, OSHA issued a final Ergonomics Program Standard (Subpart W of 29 CFR 1910 ) ( 65 FR 68262 ). The final rule became effective on January 16, 2001. On March 6, 2001 (Cong. Rec. p. S1887), the United States Senate passed a resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 6) of the Ergonomics Program Standard under the Congressional Review Act ( 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ). The House of Representatives then passed S.J. Res. 6 on March 7, 2001 (Cong. Rec. p. H667). President Bush signed the resolution into law as Public Law 107-5 on March 20, 2001. Accordingly, OSHA is hereby removing the standard from the Code of Federal Regulations. Authority: This document was pr…