Emergency Response Standard

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. OSHA-2007-0073] RIN 1218-AC91 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of informal hearing. SUMMARY: OSHA is scheduling an informal public hearing on its proposed rule “Emergency Response Standard.” The public hearing will begin November 12, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on February 5, 2024. The initial public comment period was scheduled to end May 6, 2024, but was extended to June 21, 2024, in response to numerous requests from the public. The comment period was extended again, until July 22, 2024, due to more extension requests from stakeholders. DATES: Informal public hearing: The hearing will be held virtually and will begin November 12, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET. If necessary, the hearing will continue from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., ET, on subsequent weekdays. Additional information on how to access the informal hearing will be posted at https://www.osha.gov/​emergencyresponse/​rulemaking . To testify or question other witnesses at the hearing, interested persons must electronically submit a Notice of Intention to Appear (NOITA) on or before September 27, 2024. In addition, those who request more than 10 minutes for their presentation at the informal hearing and those who intend to submit documentary evidence at the hearing must submit …