Labor Department Docket OSHA-2007-0073 Proposed Rule

2024-16126: Emergency Response Standard

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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.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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