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MEMORANDUM To See Distribution From R. Roby - GV Date July 20, 1978 Subject /OSHAJ- BENZENE REGULATION AMENDMENT PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT The attached was taken from the Federal Register and is notice of an amendment to the OSHA Standard on Benzene (1910.1028). SUMMARY: This document amends the recently issued occupational safety and health standard for exposure to benzene by: (1) Exempting from all the provisions of the permanent standard for lip benzene (29 CFR 1910.1028), for the first three years following the effective date of this amendment, liquid mixtures containing 0.5 percent or less benzene, and thereafter liquid mixtures containing 0.1 percent or less benzene; and (2) exempting from the labeling requirements liquid mixtures containing benzene which are already package and which contain 5.0 percent or less benzene. Effective date of this amendment June 27, 1978. RCR:en Attached BIRD 012555