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FILE NAME Packings and Gaskets PAG DATE 1972 DOC PAG026 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Federal Register Asbestos Standard Volume 37 Number 110 Pages 11301-1141471301-11447 11301-11447 PART 1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE |. Detailed This listing does not affect the legal status . of any document publishpedublished in this issue table of contents appears inside STANDARDS gst ett COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT F1307 F130F7 1307 ecutive order . eesF1307 technical stand- VHF COVERAGCE OVERAGE adopts ards for administration of public coassttationsstations 11328 Selective JUNE DRAFT NOTICES Service _ to issue induction and alternate service orders 11388 for certain registrants 11388 deferrals Admin : SYSTEM Credit FARM CREDIT 11407 revises all regulations see csereeeceee teeeerertes CAB INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT issues new in in U.S. dollars 11372 liability limitations as expressed OCCUPATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETYS- AFETY- Interior Dept. procedurefsor notificnationotification drafts . of legal responsibility by coal mine operators revised standards for Labor Dept. Dept. proposes scaffolds guardrails and catch platforms .... Dept. to Labor sets standard for exposure asbestos dust ces ceceeseece reneeseeserenntecstneece 11338 11340 11318 FLAMMABILITY Dept. MATTRESSstandardsto protect public against unreasonable 11201 FEDERAL FEDERAL FEDERAL FEDERAL MANTIME MANTIME MANTIME MANTIME MANTIME FEDERAL COMMISSION COMMISSION COM IS ION COMMISSION COMMISSION Noliess E. A. Dona & Co voreration of anderendent ocean freight for- license wardes Financial ewen 11038 11038 .----- responbility for responbility for ed responcbeirltiityficates selfutionselfution revoked and issued 2 documents 11374 11275 James International James Maki Maki Maki International & Co. and Russell Linnshan Inde- pendent oceafn reight forwarder freight applications rere cerns cne applications Masson Masson TerminalsTerminals Inc. Inc. and hic- Cabe Hamilton & Penny Co. Ltd agreement flled__ 11336 ; 11336 FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION CONTENTS INTENCE INTENCE INTENCE INTENCE SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT SEPARTMENT Sez Land sfamagamont Bureau le Mines Mines Mines Dewars USCS MINESMINES BUREAU Proposed Rule Making Legal entity noffendien 11333 11333 IINNTTERESRSINTERISNTERS Netto Nera tine 58CINT 58CIN5588CTCIINNTT comin 58CINT COMMISSION COMMISSION COMMISSION , UUNINTEDITED STATES AND CANADA , Notices Water pollution Investigations hearings regarding the Great Lakes System 2 docu- ments 11403 NATIONALAERONAUTICS AND NotSicPeAsCE ADMINISTRATION Earth resources survey imagery policy public availability of photographic products 11374 INTERSTATE INTERSTATE INTERSTAE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE INTERSTATE C COM ERCE O COM ERCEMCOCOMMM MMEERRCCEEE COMCEROCEMCR MEORMCC EMECORME MCERECE COMMISSION NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION Rules and Regulations Car service authorization to oper- Rules and Regulations Insurance certified statements Notices South Carolina Electerincvironmental availability of Electric & Gas Co statement for inspection 11330 Hearings etc Amoco Production Co_11375 Co_11375 Colorado Interstate Gas .___ 11378 Consolidated Gas Supply Corp. 11376 Duke Power ... weneenee oe 11370 trackage ate over other railroads of certain Burlington Northern Inc_____ Delray Connecting Railroad Co. Lehigh Valley Railroad et 11336 11336 11330 Notices Assignment of hearings Motor carriers Alternate route deviation 11391 no- and premiums 11317 Proposed Rule Mcking Federal credit unions voluntary Liquidation .22.21. peewee eee 11351 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION dec dec dec LAs Exchange Oil & Gas Corp 11377 Forgotson James M. .------ 11373 Grand Valley Transmission Co 11377 McCulloch Interstate Gas Corp. 11379 Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co case ene e enw wwweneeeuee 11379 Mobil Oil Corp .. Exploration Explor. ation Exploration 11231 Northern Michigan Exploration tices 12 documents 11392 Applications and certain other . proceedings 2 documents 11393 Board transfer proceedings Intrastate applications___ Temporary authority applica- tions on regulated regulated ene ~ 11358 11398 11306 Rules and Regulations Asbestos dust standards for ex- posure Loe wee cer een newen 11318 Proposed Rule Making Occupational safety and health standards proposed revocation 3C EXEC EXEC 1104 1367 1367 1367 Co. et al eee eee neve Shell Oil .---- .- - - - --.--------------- Southwest Gas Corp. 11332 11330 11381 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Rules and Regulations regulated Practices of carriers processing of loss and damage eke ween uwneretwenewen Socultahiemrsn reight Association et al approval of amendments to agreements ewuwuwnunecuvewes 11402 11400 ofstandard concerning retiring rooms for wom2e 2. uen nee 11340 Scaffolds safety und health standards 22 eee tee een ee 11340 5 313313 313 &Pro Pro C Pro Bank holding companies non- bunking activities ous enenece @ Notices 11310 Travenol Laboratories Inc pet- tion for investigation regarding protective service ..n. w nwee 11400 PRICE COMMISSION Proposed Rule Making 300 300300 75 75 75 Firat Florida Bancorporation merger merger of bankholding com- panies oe eee eneeeewnns 11383 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Rules and Regulations JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Rules and Regulations ofattorneys to present Designation evidence to grand juries delego- tion of authority delego- --e - enee 11317 LABOR DEPARTMENT Cooperative associations and certain marketing arrangements ooo. 11352 eee eee Notices Deputy Executive Director dele- gation of authority___ 11387 51 51 10915 PacPac Pac 830830 050 050 Selection of locations for Federal buildings consideration of so- cioeconomic COMMISSION impact 11323 See Occupational Safety Health Administration and SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 9a 76_76_ Notices LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU Notices Selection of sites for Federal Notices buildings consideration of so- Hearings etc cioeconomic proposed impact impea eecewt ee 11371 Alaska filing of plat of survey 11361 Wyoming withdrawal Ecological Science 11337 HOUSING AND URBAN reservation of lands 11362 HuttonE. P. & Co. Inc. and Alex Brown & Sons 11337 DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Notice.s. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Levitz Furniture Corp asene 11383 New and relocating Federal facil- ities procedures for assuring availability of housing onnon- discriminatory basis for low- and moderate employ- Notices Ltd American President Lines Ltd application for waiver Mercantile National Bank 0f AllamiBeach approval of appli- cant as tru .s . t eee e nee on 11362 11362 11303 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Noticos ' Registrants processing manual___ 11388 CONTENTS 1 :0511:05 SMALL SMALL SUNMEES SUNMEES SUNME S SUNMEES SUNMEES SUNMEES SUNMEES ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Busines Busines BD Busines Investment Busines Investment Corp * Corp aapppprroovavlal of application of application aplication application application ap lication 1 for for of control of N- PRL cette te a ror? tt testo eee wee ere ment CANAL CANAL CANAL compa compa Paco OVSeu ew weenwceneweewe 1 1 Company ci Washington His His ; of applica- applappli ica- capa pli- ca- tion tion for for approval approval approval of of conites conites of 11350 Diater Diater Diater lean lean are declaratiers Kentucky +. --- New York ... 11331 11391 SUBVERSIVE SUBVERSIVE CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES BBO OAARRDD TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT See Coast Guard Federal Avia- Notices Attorney General's list of organ^> nations notice of hearings___ 11954 1954 1195411954 11954 ha tion Administration Federal Highway Administration TREASURY DEPARTMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS) POLICY OFFICE Rules and Regulations Interagency committees organization and responsibilities 11335 See also Customis Bureau Notices Instant potato granules from Can- ada determination of sales at less than fair value 11361 Affected List of CFR Parts Affected The following numerical guide is a list of the parts of each title of the Code of Federal Regulations affected by published documents published in today's issue A cumulative Ust of parb cffected covering the current month to date appappeares ars following the Notices section of each issue beginning with the second issue of the month . cumulativo ...cumulativo quido quido is is published published published separately at the end of each each month The guide lists the parts and sections affected by documents pubpubllisheid shed since January 1 1972 and specifies how they are affected 3. CFR PSS S 03:23 11007 superseded by EO 11671 11307 071 were new nwwe cnnterenawe 11307 5 CFR 5 CFR . 313 3 docum - - - - -----e -- --n --t ---s ne 11313 6 CFR Pocross Rutes 300- een w wee enr emies wwwwnee 11352 12 Continued Page 612_ ewww 612 wwew_ ennenan 11417 613_ oe nelecenueneeeneecceeeeee 11421 614 ce ccuccreeneewecnorecwennce 11927 615_ 615_ eee meweweuncenenenmucrvewwe 11435 616__ nce . nce ne rene nere mere ene 15440 617 -... cece 11441 618 11441 11443 enw ecneceeneewnua, 619 741 11317 cnc enawcanenerenen 11447 ----- renee enn 11317 PROPOSED RULES 710_ oO 710_ 113511351 51 aeta wwe enewneumwmnwtemren 11313 301 ' --- eee enna enero wnenen 11313 113114 1314 SOL ew wen nme 515515- eww amen mieewnanwnomauen 11314 PROPOSED Puzest Puzest Puzest Puzest 030_ 030 nnnew _ ne 590 enon rene . coer wm nna wnarewemanneren 11330 11339 11339 9 CFR 14 CER 39 eee ene e er 11315 eer enennwnewnnnn 71 eee 11316 wenn we rene eeewwne oeene Proresso RULES 12 documents eee oon eee 11343 -- nee ennwe n- eewewwnnen 11344 --- 11344 --- cece nnn wen weeeewewnene enone 70 : --- ewume- newsmm- mnanan 1131115315 | CFR 19 CFR 325 325 325 . 600-- ee ee ree rna mmc aene ee mee ruewnnvernnun 11310 11403 C01 wwe eeueenwcenuwee 11400 602_ eee nenennenennwwrcewen 11413 ween 611--- manc - temwvo- wnvmen 11415 1 dee 11317 renew eonwnnevenermenene 10 . ne eee 11313 ewww eewvmenenceen 23 CFR 0 Page Denn 137 11317 11317 29 CFR 1910___ eee nen 11313 ens 11313 11313 PROPOSED RULES 1310_ ee eee wn ee ee1135011350 1925 1925 11340 ee nnn ere ew ew temnwaenee 30 CFR PROPOSED RULES 82 ee eee me ew emenwne 11339 33 CFR PROPOSED Reizs 93 ewe ence n acne cere neeeweeeee 11342 41 CFR 0-1 wn 11327 11327 HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS Continued HIGHLIGHTS Continued DITIO DITIO ECONOMIC 3 SCA ROD issue come housing ffoor r low- and relocatrielocnatingg 2 new and and and proceduresprocedures procedures madarate madarate relocating Federal Federal Federal relocating Federal to ensure of ampicyces of come ampicyces ampicyces facilities facilities ( facilities docu- docu- docu- 11837 11837 GEA ments Buildings Public Buildings Buildings and Space rules revices Public Public Buildings and Space to to conform conform toto n neeww pproceduresprrocedureosprcoecedduurreess .. ereencarmevenstes stem CCOOMMMMUUNNIITTYY W WEE LFL ARF E A WELRFAE RE INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS FRS INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS FRS encourages Unance Unance bank holding companies to income housing housing and other help civic civic acne etre ee 11033pprroojjeeccttss vucenmescceeececconsasscarsecessensaecsseneereeee A 11033 i : 11311323 23 GREAT LAKES GREAT LAKES FOLLUTION--U.S./Canada FOLLUTION--U.S./Canada FOLLUTION--U.S./CaFnOaLdUaTIFOONL-UTIUO.NS-.U/.SC.a/Cnaanaddaa FOLLUTION--U.S./Canada FOLUTION-UF.OSL.L/CUaTnIaOdNa--U.S./CanadaFOLLUTIOFN--OU.S.L/CanLadaUFOTLUTION-IU.S/COandaN--U.S./Canada Inter- national Joint Joint CoCmom mm tto o Study Study HuHruroonn SupeSurperiior or Superior Superior national ESCHONIC ESCHONIC ESCHONIC STABILIZATION STABILIZATIONSTABILIZATION STABILIZATION STABILIZATION STABILIZATION Price Price CCoo mmmm cooperatives market regarding regarding cooperatives coperatives and certain tecals organizations prop-ro- sharing Ack sharing AckAck sharing oorgarnizgatiaonsnizations ....... cece ettrtne teense wwaatetresrs aand nd boundary boundary boundary watwatersers of entire entire system system 2 2 documents 11352 documents 11352 documents sarees ones eeeeesec ss cece ter cree ster esnanr 11315 11315 " " EXICUTIVE ORDER Committee management nee _ 11307 EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AGENCIES AGENCIES AGENCIES AGENCIES AGENCIES AGRICULTURAAGRICULLTURAL MARKETING SSERVEICE RVICESERVICE Rules Regulations ATOMIC ENERGY ENERGY ENERGY COMMISSION Rules and Regulations Procurement miscellaneous 11322 amendments amendments amendments cnc w werner eres Notices Easton Edison Co hearing cw coer cm at nm a evidentiary a ROT ON 11383 CIVIL AERONAUTICSAERONAUTICS BOARD Proposed RuleMaking Milltary Milltary Milltary Milltary transportation exemp- tion of air carriers 11344 CUSTOMS BUREAU Rules and Regulations Aircraft free withdrawal of supplies and equipment__ CFR corre wnc ewet eei n eeo een ne 11313 11317 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Notices Motor vehicle pollution Suspension request of public hearing_ tion of hearing_ control cancceallnac-ellacancella- FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 11385 ADMINISTRATION products Fresh fruits vegetables and other products expiration and renewal of licerse under voluntary inspection and certification pprogrrainoprgogrraianpirnogprorgraain in weer cewnw we rasan Handling Handling llimiitamtioins tationslimitation:s Avocados 70 In south LeFmloonnsdogrC owa n l ini Calif forniao CCalailfr oirfnioarn naiani adnadand Arizona cece ere em ee eee 11313 11314 11314 Proposed Rule Making Chessies ChessieCs hessies grown ggrown rown cormin cormin in cormin cormin States Notices i Hearings etc Ltd./Great Jet Air Ltd./Great International Northern Airways Ltd. Union of Professional airmen affiliated Association Association Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Convention___ Warsaw with Air Line Pilots International and Airlines Convention___ Convention___ wwenw we 11234 111384 1384 11284 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION COMMISSION COMISION COMMISSION COMISION Regulations Rules and Regulations Administrative provisions and farm credit systemsystem .. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION R ules a nd Reg ulations Control zone alteration Mitsubishi airplanes airworthi- ness directives correcticon orrection _- fosed fosed fosed 11316 rate unscrament unscrament unscramentunscramenft or1072-73 Incal period and carryover of unexpended ffundsunds ffuunndsds nwwewwnne we Raisin Imports ggradre ade and she requirements we eww re meee tion ce caw ewe ere ne WelfareWelfare Health Education and meenreset 11313 11313 11313 am __ Department eect ema 11313 Justice DepartmentDepartment Departmeeernnt11313 11343 we cwwcernnewwerwewe FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and RReguelatgionus lationsRReegguullaattiionosns AAGRGICULRTURIE CUAGRICULTAUGRIRCULLETUARGREICULTRE TAGRICULTURE UREAGRICULTURE | DDEEPARTMENT PARTMENT See Agricultural Marketing Serv* ice Amummal and Plant Health Inspection Inspection Service COAST CCOOAASSTT GUARD GUARD GUARD Making navigationMaking Rule Proposed St. Marys River and navigation Making Making Mich anchorage regulations INSPECTION PLASNETRVICE AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION INSPECTION INSPECTION INSPECTION INSPECTION 0 0 SERVICE Rules and Regulations cholera and other com- Notices Bunce Corp qualification as qualification qualification citizen DEPARTMENT COMCMERCOE MCOMMMERECERCE DDEEPAPRTMAENRT TMENT DEPARTMENT See also MaritimeAdministrationAdministration 11371 municable swing diseases areas quarantined ..-.---= wee ~ Pink bollworm domestic quaran ting requlated ATGaS. newer news 11315 11314 . Notices Mattresses flammability stand- ard cae cee nn ean emma eee 11362 Industrial radio services allotationand assignment of frequen- cies correction_ eee ~ eee Public coast III stations tech- nical standards nical service for computation service arca .--- nee ~ 11335 11373 ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIAODN MINISTRATION Rules and system and comergener brake performance rwes cor- rection one peewee enn ee ree Continued on next page 11303 11336 11336 72.78-13 72.78-13 oe PART 10 CONDITIONA > FREE ARTICLES CONDITIONA ARTICLES CONDITIONA REDU RESULAT RESULAT RESULAT RESULAT RESULAT ap- to to asbestos abers and the ap- ap- of adverse biological manifes- such as asbestosis lung cancers have given me to the the validity of attempted to between time between SoS oT eee ee biological we have festatfi est oatniosns evidence of the consequences of exposure we do not liave in general , a ac cc cu u accur rr ate a a ac uratt etacace ce ucruraattee March March 14 measures of the levels of exposure oc- March al curring 20 or 20 years ago which have 3 17. 1972. for the purpose receiving There There rise to these consequences There consem registered in the United : data views and arguments given controversies concerning concerning the proposed Standard Ca or ab are also the various kinds of the March 01 1072 the presiding hearing e these provided for ot Geore- certified to the Assistant toxicity of and verying hazards in dif- Tamil Act f aminer forent workplaces tary of Labor for Cccupational Safety It is fair to say that the controversy therefore therefore here * and Health the record of the proceeding area between a C- - therefore here registered in Pola Pola The record includes prehearing wetten has centeredcoinnctehnetration and fiber a extended to uverait registered in effective . comments a transcript of the oral pres- fiber TTVA with variations on engaged in foreign trade effective = entations made at the hearing and nu- TWA concentration % Many and the of the date of such notification exhibits received during the time needed for compliance TWA between Accordingly paragraph f of 10.5 morous course of the hearing or within the reof the employers support a ilber Most medical opinion is divided of Poland in uppropriate a - riod allowed after the close a fiber standard and a fiber insertion order and the mumber of th hearing dealt with 1 standard phabetical Treasury decision in the opposite co The proposed standard concentrations of asbestca In view of the undisputed grave con- to asbestos permissible umn headed Treasury Decision fibers 2 methods of compliance 3 sequences from exposure that the exposure be the list of nations in that paragrap warning signs 4 monitoring 5 med- fibers it is essential the basis of the best recordkeep Geca 303 317 624. 40 Stat 630. ns amended ical examinations and 6 regulated now on though it 036 sa amended 700 1o U.S.C. 1509 1317 Each of these major proposals ellc- evidence available now even de- - Ing may not be as good as scientifically objections 382 ited comments arguments all have been sirable An asbestos standard can be re- SZAL Eawn R. RAINS and counterproposals They evaluated in the light of the results of Acting Commissioner of Customs examined and considered of artes- ongoing studies and future studies but Approved May 25 1973 1. Acceptable concentrations tos dust The proposed standerd would cannot wait for them Lives of employces Hmit occupational exposure to hour TA airborne are at stake It is concluded that there should be of exposure to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury weighted average concentrations of asbestos dust not ex- one mbuimum standard all workplaces ex- ceeding five fibers longer than five asbestos applicable to of kinds FB Doc.72-3573 Tied 0-0-72 anj milliliter posed to any kind or mixture micrometers per Shers but not to ettcced of asbestos Reasons of practical ad- tiers above Ave minhtration preclude a variety of stand would 10 fibers celling concentration be permitted up to 15 minutes an hour ards for different kinds of asbestos and Also while the evidence crocidolite Safet but for not more than 5 hours in any one of workplaces tends to show that for in- Occupational Chapter hour day is more harmful than chrysotile and Health Administration Administration Depan NIOSH n affect stance the evidence is not sufficient to establish ment of Labor that the five separate standards for varieties of concentrations - peak concentrations . PART ECCUPATIONAL SAFET for 2 years thereafter TWA asbestos must be one AND HEALTH STANDARDS tions should be not more than Because there all varieties cin of air and governing exposure to Standard for Exposure to Asbestos per cubic centimeter peak concentrations should not exceed 10 restriction asbestos and in workplaces apparently more hazardous than others Dust Dust fibers with no time restriction with regular ex- counterpro- Numerous objections and counterpro- some present employees probably al- On December posals have been made posure to aassbbesetsestes accumulated great doses of usbese temporary both the limits of asbestos ready accumulated levels of ex- to asbestos tos hers due to higher FEDERAL REGISTER REGISTER REGISTER trations and the time periods in the past because it appears appears FEDERAL with them Some for example posure be which may cordance with rection 3 an ommended return to a iber standard that levels of exposure asbestosis are not : Steiger Occupthional Safety a Health Act of 1970 notice of propose of an earlier day Le a level adopted the Healey Public Con- safe safe with with regard to regard to mesothelioma te- requires the protection rulemaking regarding 3 permaner under Act in 1960. Others have recom- cause the statute who may for exposure asbestos FoDERAL tracts mended a fiber standard to become ober of every employee even of one have regular exposure to asbestos during in published1972 effective in 6 months then a working life which may reach or even standard for 2 years and finally 7.80- 7.80- a and because of several Aber standard after 3 years Thes,,rec- exceed 40 years which have been ommendations give a fair indication outrhgeerd acnondsiadreerarteifolencsted which record the wide spread of the counterproposals to the proceeding the condict No one has disputed that exposure and cal evidence is resolved in established and requested asbestos of high enough intensity enough duration is causally related health of employees As of July 1 1970 TWA concentrations of asbestos ^...bers is ten recommendations with regard to th On o- long to asbestosis and cancers The dispute be 5 micrometers standard on asbestos the determination of specific level . longer than Bbers February , 1972. the as to which exposure is cafe Various allowed to exceed two below to establish quantita- ceiling value of 10 Abers stitvuedireeslaattitoenmsptbientgween specific levels of concentrations FEDERAL REGISTER REGISTER VOL 37 NO WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 1972 tectitonection obtai plement plement 11819 11819 of concentrations 10 bersin bersin bersin bersin until until until July 1 1970 dur- beaten dur- sary beaten allow employers to allow eded changes changes Coming Coming for compliance with themore tiet Abers these would not be released normal the be not use of btehe plraobdeluecdtsasn houd ld required to such words such at me wart and cancer ee ly ly aalarlmialnarma igng alrarmmingialarminn g alarg ming are Both tions have most and the , standard as teen changed accordingly e aes ouers Lane wand the many ok many ok many users users ime Monitoring The . Monitoring The proceed proceed would would would would have have have have wind eens required personal GawrGaowrnonmmeentnaltal me monitor tta al l mast mast vans cerelying tallation wE tallation tallatiotalnlation Vices W stand vans vans vans withthe of dufcuity dufcuity dufcuity dufcuity in coma plants tion rear date date vide entortive redzam and reloca- redzamin It equipment maybe needed up- however the delay the effective wefifecltilve th wo er standard standard pro- a employers reasonable time to comply codingcoding is posures the durindguriings the ttrainsmiteional limit same co long as the the with complied with no harm impectedimpected to result from ox- transitional period 2. Methods of compliance It hasbeen pointed cut by many persons that pro- the eye nays the ability raised concerning have beenreliablity reliablity reliablity of mens- uring err mumonia mumonia uring mumocnonidaitions which toring ing ing and sshhoou ul ldd be ffrequency requencyfrequency of moni- conditions in required monitor- - The adopted standard takes the objections objectioonbjecstions objections into con- periodic sideration sideration sideration sideration It It requires requires monitor- ingat ingat longer months ingat intervals intervals requires periodic requires than 3 longer than longer allowing thus thus alowing cretion and contiderable prescribes contidert ableitm im e e and and dis- dis- prescribes the use of the which method which is an ac- method ceptable abers for determination of- asbestos It has also been recommended that of tection again bestes Moers iy est obtained obtainedby controlling the generation dispersion Aber i it t and and secondly by controlling controlling of released fibers into the the dispersion ambient ambient air the workplaces Therefore the techno- standard requires feasible logical controls and appropriate work practices as the primary means of com- pliance pliance Rotation of employees as a way of the TWA concentration re- meeting concentration meeting ex- quirement is allowed onlyin stated employees of their representatives should have an opportunity to observe the monitoring The recommendation has been accepted 5. Medical examinations The pro- posed standard would only an require appropriate medical examination examination on 3 periodic basts The generality of the prohas attractedmany objections and posal alto many helpful comments The recom helpful mendations of NICSH NICSH NICSH and of the Advi- ceptional circumstances because as a rule general it would be difficult to im- plement Personal protective equipment plement such upon as respirators because among among connot be other reasons relied thay reasons Inay be so uncomfortable uncomfortable as tobe bur- Periods dansomefore ofcept for short of time forefore is is expected that rese pirators and will used pirators shit rotation during the period pecessary to install en- gineering controls and to train employ - ces in sound work practicesbut, after technological compliance been be has chieved their use must be Umited to chieved sspepciealcial work situations and emergencies Where both are practicable shift rota- sory Committee on Asbestos Dust both much more specific with respect to both examina- frequencyand type of medical tions to be required The comments vary as to the and employees amined class of as to to be exthe frequency of the examinations requires standard The adopted standard medical examinations both at the beginning and of the termination employmentsemployments exposed to concentrations of asbestos fibers and medical also requires annual examina- has tions of every employee exposed to air- borne concentrations ofasbestos It been pointed out that in certain indus- tries such as construction an employee tion is required - proposed 3. Dabeling The proposed standard stopped short of requiringlabeling ase containing bestos and asbestos products proposed standard would have re- signs quired only warning signs at locations rather where to hazards are present However Incerin rather than waming signs Committee has proved troversy Both recom- on Committee proved to be a point of con- NIOSH and the Advisors Asbestos Dust mended labels for asbestos products and may work for several employers during the same year Accordingly the standard doesnot require either preemployment termination or or of any employee with accordance thethe past year periodic examinaton who has been examined the standard within witch has been raised whether the employer or the em- ployee should beallowed to choose the examining physician The standard gives the option to the employer Since containers and there recommendations becamevery controversial in the the courte in some employers already have a medical examination program operation and proceeding counterpro- of the proceeding Many counterpro- lan proposalshave been made as tothe the quace of the warning as well as to products to subject to the labeling contend requirements strongly EmployersEmployers Employers in general that that 1 finishedprod- ucts which offectively entrap asbestos also have medical departments with some expertise in the diagnosis of abes- related diseases it seems more reasonable to perput them to utilize the present programs and expertise than to permit an employee to choose a private general practitioner ie 6. Records The standardmaintenace : proposed and as adopted requires maintenance of records of monitorinmg onitoring and f medical examinations Most of the controversy controversy in this aroun area has revolvedrevolved tion whether an employer lowed to have access to the old queasl-- results of required medical exam of apprehension those against employer those who actess is bred expectatioen xpectation emplots the medical examinationass tons The have argued bred on the emplots will use i means of screening employment applicants and worsaes grounds for discharging discharging current employees who show sums ut being af- fectedby exposure to asbestos Since the purpose of the medical is examinations the to moniter abestos posed to the health of employees ex- hazards of em- ployees cannot in reason be granted the privilege of refusing to disclose to their employers results of occupational expo- sure It does not make sense to require employers to provide medical examina- tions if they cannot know and use the these results of the examinations For these reasons the standard provides that em- ployers may have a restrictedrestricted access to some medical information On the other hand there is no inten- tion to allow employers to abase medical information obtained pursuant to the Act to the detriment of employces the administration of the Therefore medical records will be closely requirement watched and in cases of abuse appropriate appropriate action will be considered issues The discussed above are believed to bethe major ones Numerous other is- sues have been raised in the rulemaking proceedings referred proceedings Some Some have been incidentally Many recommendations to recommendations for instance about work practices are so obviously mentorious that their adop- tion needs no exposition here Other recommendations and many objections have not been adopted for a variety of reasons which should be manifest Sev- eral for instance have recommended recommended recommended the use of respirators only pursuant to vamance or in in cases of emergency and occasional short exposures The Fecommendation with respect to van- ances undoubtedly has many merits but is considered administratively administratively im- practical Accordingly after consideration of the whole record of the proceeding and pursuant to rections 6 b and e and c of the Williams Occupa- tional Safety and Health Act of1970 34 G35 Stat 1593. 1556 1599 20 U.S.C. 657.07 CFR 1010.4 and to Secretaryof Labor's Order No. 13-71 36 F.R.3734 amendedamended Part 1910 of Title 20 Code of Fed- eral Regulations is amended as set forth Below . 1 Section 1910.93 is amended by re- vising Table G toread as follows FEDERAL REGISTER VOL 37 NO 110 WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 1972 11320 11320 RULES AND REGULATIONS 1910.03 *. Air contaminants e 3 s to which any employce stay be fi shall not exceed two TABLE ( MINERAL DUETS 5 micrometers per cubic air 23 determined the method bye Substance Mppet scribed in paragraph of this section 3 Ceiling concentration No crt- Crystalline ployee thall be exp sed at any time to Crystalline respirable Qumatz i respirable Quaitz total drum Cristobalife sel^sel^ tha value enteulated from th evant of the fortantuar jur Tilynite Tilynite Tilynite Use the value calvubded from the for- 7504 10mg 810 . 1810 ve 1810 airborne concentrations of obertes in excess of 10 Bbers longerthan fibers centimeter 5 micrometers per cubic of air as determined by the method pre- scribed in paragraph e of this section c Methods of En- compliance gineering methods EngineeringEngineering con- controls trols Engineering such as but not limited to Isolation enclosure ex- Tantalus for a ~-tartz haust ventilation and dust collection Amorphans including natural shabundens earth cele es eee : 2 Says? meni 77810 shall be used to meet the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this 77810 section . States dess than 10 cry 7 sticathan 1 Local exhaust ventilation a Local exhaust ventilation and dust col- lection systerns shall be designed constructed installed and maintained in accordance with the American National Coal s dust than apostandole 5apostandole apostandole fraction For gore than 50 SH aeaes Nuisance Dust Dust Dust fraction fraction set ee ea enataperens 15 5 #Amg M 18 Tang 9780 Sung 38 ng M Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems ANSI Z9.2-1971 which is in- corporated by reference herein b See $ 1910.6 concerning the availability of ANSI 29.2-1971 and the maintenance of a historic file in connec- tion therewith The address of the Amer- National ican Standards Institute is givenin $ 1910.100 1910.100 by pare ID In mothmotheer r moth moe thr er this secte fetsile - IV W sonnel ro slons 1 graph un nel rotatio DW subparagr shall be s proved by ment of th HHeeaalltthh fo and tion 30 CFR F 1972 301 instances except in thosethose in wingh other Ivest defertuanel be defertuanel ap licablae pplicable ap licable membrane filler metland at magnification magnification . and tut percent quartz for Uie are to be determined from of selector with the following following Acrondynamic Atal density 2 ***** 23 ***** 3.5 ***** 5 ***** k ***** did Perticular tools All hand this erated and operated tools which D Air may produce or release usbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits pre- scribedin paragraph b of this section bie orsin or a resp ) of ui such as but not limited to saws scorers be used t exhaust abrasive wheels and vided with local drills shall be pro- - airborne : ventilation sysbelow tems in accordance with subdivision if paragrap of this subparagraph 2 Workpractices- Wet methods Insofar as practicable asbestos shallbe cut handled mixed applied removed scored or otherwise worked in a wet ceiling or age airbo fibers are suficient state to prevent the emission of airborne fibers in excess of the ex- per tu the use of respirable fraction of crai determuteri MP Mg table the for table dezgre poronspong poronspong poronspong coal dust 4.5 MM MM posure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section unless the usefulness of the product would be diminished thereby 2. A new 1910.93a is added to Part 1910. reading as follows 1 Particular products and opera- tions No asbestos cement mortar coating grout plaster or similar material 1910.93a Asbestos containing asbestos shall be removed Definitions section araosite chrysotile araosite For the purpose of crocidolite includes crocidolite tremo- from bags cartons or other containers in which they are shipped without being either wetted or enclosed or ventilated to exce those lit ae actinolite so as to prevent effectively the release of UB as anthophylliteAsbestos micrometers fibers this 2 meansasbestos airborne asbestos fibers in excess of the continuo woe AAbebrsers longer than micrometers limits prescribed in paragraph b of class A + Permissible exposure to airborne section concentrations of asbestos fibers Standard cffective hour weighted concentrations any shall not exceed 5 micrometers per Julyaverage 1972. The average airborne cubiccentimeterthan Sprayingdemolition orremoval Employees Employees engaged in thespraying of the removal or demolition demolition covered pipes structures or equipment covered in and or insulated with asbestos in the removal or demolition of asbestos in- sulation or coverings shall be provided shall be tions of respirit respirit : seribed : witen t weighte tions ci air as determined by the method prescribed in paragraph e of this section 2 Standard effective July 1 1976 The hour weighted average air- with respiratory equipment in accord- clothcloithinngg this this ance with paragraph d 2 of section and with special clothing in ac- cordance with paragraph of expectos iv S 1 borne concentrations of asbestos fibers section FEDERAL REGISTER VOL 37 NO WEDNESDAY JUNE 11220 cae ve RULES AND REGULATIONS t cameo $ .1910.93 Air contaminants Dawe $ * s s ry limita metre: Tyne 3 Mineral Desta useom- AN. Mppet Mg.M to which any employee may be exposed shall not exceed two fibers longer than 5 micrometers per cubic centimeter of air as determined by the method pre- scribed in paragraph c of this section d Persunal protective equipment1 Compliance with the exposure limita prescribed by paragraph b of this tion may not be achieved by the respirators or shift rotation of om- 3 Ceiling com intration No em- ployees except PGR ployee shall be exp sed at any time to 1 During the time period necessary airborne cencentrations of asbestos to install the engineering controls and wel sae 2500 10ing M 2500 M er ena tenenn e fibers in excess of 10 fibers longer thun to Institute the workprparacticces tices required ath this 80 17810 42 5 micrometers per cubic centimeter of by paragraph c of section Ra +3 Quatz total dist .. oe : see aee 17810 17810 Age afr as determined by the method pre- H In work situations in which the T L Chlorobate Chlorobate Use by the : enlculatestenlcuats dream that Siders scribed in paragraph e of this section c Methods of compliance En- methods prescribed inparagraph c of this section are either technically not mados fornitular for Engineering EN Usely Tilty . Usely the valite valenlatest valenlatest from the fog RMA 20ta w for quartz quartz Inglating natural Arramphous Inglating 48. KAINA earth ee gineering methods 1 con- feasible or feasible to an extent insufl- trois Engineering controls such as but _ clent to reduce the airborne concentra- not limited to isolation enclosure ex- tions of asbestos fibers below the limits haust ventilation and dust collection prescribed by pamgraph b of this 31 Song MP shall be used to meet the exposure limits section or pamgraph fT 6780 prescribed in paragraph b . section of this dib In emergencies : dastaresparable se simak da2st0arespSarIabOleN 88882 88882 88882 88882 88882 eee eee peieere For For more than 32 S ae . 15 - Whing M Tumpap Tumpap Tumpap 988 988 Bong MP 15ing M Vi Haut Haut compet ste ori . As X per cubic meter vulte feast of sit basal ot le Reil D^'shues percentage crystalline crystalline stian ia the formula biern^stfrom rue Samples 12 funnyt whach other methands hav^ be to supplicable ensoupplicable eno fy matzbrane matzbrane filter methand at forvent til forvent age bo quartz for the te aldermanek from sizeseketur sizeseketur with the following Percent passitig . H Local exhaust ventilation a Local exhaust ventilation and dust col- lection systems shall be designed constructed installed and maintained in accordance with the American National Standard Fundamentais Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systeins ANSI 20.2-1971 which is me corporated by reference herein b See $ 1010.0 concerning the avail- ability of ANSI 20.2-1971 and the maintenance of a historic file in connec- tion therewith The address of the Amer- Institute Ican National Standards given in1910.100 is 10 Particular tools All hand crated and operated tools which may produce or release usbestos fibers In excess of the exposure limits pre- scribed in pargraph b of this section such as but not limited to saws scorers abrasive wheels and drills shall be pro- vided with local exhaust ventilation sys- tems in accordance with subdivision i of this subparagraph Iv Where both respirators and personnel rotation are allowed by subdiv sions 1 ) or D of this subpara graph and both are practicable personnel rotation shall be preferred and used 2 Where a respirator is permitted by subparagraph 1 of this paragraph it shall be selected from among those ap- proved by the Bureau of Mines Department of the Interior or the National In- stitute for Occupational Safety and Department of Health Educa- Health provisions tion and Welfare under the of 25 30 CFR Part 11 37 F.R. 6244. Mar. 25 1972 and shall be used in accordance with subdivisions D } ID and v of this subparagraph 0 Air purifying respirators A reusa- oblre aorrseisnpgilreatw ore daeisrcpruirbiefdyiinngsruebsdpiivriastioorn shall if or dib of this subparagraph be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers in therespirator below the exposure Imits prescribed in the paragraph b of this section when ceiling or the hour weighted aver- selector - 2 Work practices Wet methods age airborne concentrations of asbestos Insofar as practicable asbestos shall be fibers are reasonably exrectedto exceed z $ 24 7587 Be 7587 7587 z a 424 M B tut peber to the that of purabije trution in ved MR EL a lighte lighte vornspuitiding 14 fr and disk is 4.5 Me M. handled mixed appiled removed cut scored or otherwise worked in a wet state sufficient to prevent the emission of airborne fibers in excess of the ex- posure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section unless the usefulness of the product would be diminished thereby no more than 10 times those limits 1 Powered air purifying respirators A full facepiece powered air purifying respirator or a powered air purifying respirator or a respirator described in subdivision ) of this subparagraph shall be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers in the 2. A new 1010.05a is added to Part 1910. reading as follows 61910993 Ashestosa Ashestosa * Detations hat section < For the purpose of Asbestos includes W Particular products and opera- tions No asbestos coment mortar coat- ing grout plaster or similar material containing asbestos shall be removed from bags cartons or other containers In which they are shipped without being respirator below the exposure limits pre- - scribed in paragraph b of this section when the ceiling or the hour time- weighted average concentrations asbestos fibers are reasonably 100 to exceed 10 times but not of expected times vi amosite erocidolite tremo- anthophyllite anthophyllite and actinolite * Asbesws Abers means asbestos Abers Abers longer thin thin 5 micrometers . b Permusible to airborne either wetted or enclosed or ventilated 30 as to prevent effectively the release of airborne asbestos fibers in excess of the prescribed limits this section in paragraph b of those limits ) Type C supplied respirators continuous flow or pressure clAa tys pe s C continuous flow or pres- demand supplied respirator oreentrations of asbestos fibersstardant effective July 7 1972. The stardant -weighted average airborne Spraying 1 demolition or removal the Employees engaged in the spraying of asbestos femoval or demolition of shall be usedto reduce the concentra- tions of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits pre- ad centrations centrations of asbestos fibers to employee may be exposed not exceed Ave fibers longer than pipes structures or equipment covered or instulated with asbestos and in the removal or demolition of asbestos In- scribed in when the weighted b paragraph celling or of this section the hour average airborne concentra- mierameters per cubic centimeter of sulation or coverings shall be provided tions of asbestos fibers are reasonably 7. cribed determined by the method precribed in paragraph e of this section 2 Standard efecture July 1 1976 The hour weighted average air- Lorne concentrations of asbestos fibers with respiratory equipment in accord- ance with paragraph d HD of this section and with special clothing in ne- paragraph cordance with : d of this : section expected to exceed 100 times those limits iv Establishment of a respirator pro- gram a The employer shall establish respirator program in accordancewith FEDERAL REGISTER VOL 37 NO WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 1973 abilitaybility d tenancetenance other en use of a be roti prior to position 3S shall pro cial clot whole b gloves 3 ployee tions of h ceiling of this 4C place of concent ce of paragraj ployer ' employe D the exp graph res or ofiter and h GraGph raph | tet . nations nations cation shall d ANDREGULATIONS 11021 11021 subparagraph of quirements quirements quirements quirements conform shall conform 1-4 :: 1-4 to the so- InstituteInstitIuntsteitute giisvegniven is duccrdoncs duccrdoncs duccrdoncs +vasa a 2 Personal monitoring monitoring empwlitohiyn ees shall collected ples be from of the one breathing Samwithin the on membrane silters of 9.3 micrometer fo- city city mounted mounted mounted in ccrrenefnafc acee AAlltterer Alter Legend Asbestos Cece remennewee . Dust Kaz 1.a .. r eed e Niciation 1 San Serif Gothle or Elcci 4 Sans Serif Gothic of Block use of a employees mil be respirator Such employee the impaired impaired impaired by or his his employes employes shall shall rotated te to another job or given the opportunitopyportunity to2 transhfeeristoabaleditfofepreenrtfopro-m same employer same th in te he same geo- graphical area andwith the same senior- status and rate of pay he had just prior such transfer if such a different to is available available is . available clothing The employer provide and require the use of spe- coveralls ortimuar and foot coverings coverings for any em- asbestosasbestos to aircwhoimceh fibers concentra- exceed thethe CChahngaenge ChangeChange rooms rooms employment of employment At any fixed exposed to airborne vibestos ^...bersin ex- nuts nuts proscribed in section the em- provide working change provide change rooms for Clothes lockers The employer two two separate lockers or con- each employee so separated as to prevent contamination employee'sstreet clothes from his clothes Laundering a Laundering of contaminatedcontaminated clothing shall be prevent the to release ofof air- air- asbestos fibersfibers airbome concentra- concentra- concentrations concentrations concentrations of coiling content concentrations coiling concentrations Avoid Breathing Dust Wear AssignedProtective Equipment Do Not Remain In Arts Unless Your Work Re- YY Cothic 14 " Cothic il SamplingSampliSnagmpling frequency and patterns the initial determinationsrequired After by subparagraph 1 of this paragraph semples shall be of such frequency andand semples pattern as to represent with reasonable accuracy the levels of exposure of em- quires It Breathing Asbestos Dust May Be Hazardous To Your Health 14 point Gothic Spacing between lines shall be at least equal to the height of the upper of any shall sampling be ployees Inno case the done at intervalsgreater than6 months whose asbestos for employees exposuree xposure to may reasonably be foreseen to exceed paragraph the limits prescribed by b of this sectionsection 3 Environmental monitoring- two lines 2 Caution labels Labeling Cau- tion labels shall be affixed to all raw materials mixtures scrap waste asbestos and other products containing asbestos that fibers or to their containers except no label is required where asbestos ^...bers samples shall be collected from areas of a work environment which are represent ative of the airborne concentrations of asbestos reach breathing abers which may breathing zone of employees the Samples collected membrane shall be on a of 9.3 micrometermicmroimcetreor metpeorrosity filter mounted in , Sampics shal have been modified by a bonding agent coating binder or other material so that during any reasonably foreseeable use handling storage disposal processing or transportation no airborne concentra- tions of in excess of the _ asbestos Ebers exposure Umits prescribepdrescribed in paragraph will b of thissection section be released determination of the 8- hour weighted average airborne 1 Labelspecifications llabaelbselslabels required required The 1 caution of this concentrations and in of the ceiling con- - subparagraph shall be printed letters centrationsof aasbestossbestos fibers Sampling ( Sampling Sampling frequency and patterns legible label After the initial determinations required of sufficient size and contrast as to be readilyvisible andlegible The shall state subparagraph by 1 of this paragraph samples shall be of such ffrerqueencqy uency anadnd CAUTION Contains Asbestos Pibers pattern as to represent with reasonablreaesonable accuracy the levels of exposure of the Avoid Creating Dust employees at intervals In no case shallshall sampling be g gr re ea atteerr than 6 months for Breathing Asbestos Dust May Cause Serious Bodily Harm exposures to asbestos h Housekeeping- Cleaning All foreseen to exceed externalsurfaces in any place of employ- provent Obers rapa b of this section 0 Contaminated clothing shall be in sealed impermeablebags transported impermeable closed impermeable impermeable containers with para- measurement All do- concentrations concentrations shall be made by the method at 400-450 X millimeter objectoivebjectiveobjective nations Within 6 months of thepubli- cationcation of this section every employer shall cause every place of employment prescribed in para- obscrvationobscrvation of monitor- employees or their rep- be a reasonable observe any monitoring shall have and and labels 1 Czx- Caution signa and displayed displayed at each airborne concentrations be excess of the paragraph shall stationBigas be posted distance fromsuch a location may read the signs area marked by the be posted at all ap- containing excessive excessive excessive asbestos specifications The warning signs required by subdivision 4 of this ment shall be maintained maintained free of accu- with their mulations of asbestos libers if their dispersion there wouldbe an excessive concentration 3 Waste disposal Asbestos waste scrap debris bags containers contaminated ment and ing consigned for disposal which foreseable produce in any reasonably reasonably equip- cloth- which use handling storage processing posal or transportation airborne conten- trations of asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure nits prescribed in paragraph paragraph b of this section shallbe collected and disposed of in sealed impermeablebags or other closed impermeabliempermeable containers 1 Recordkeeping- 1 Exposure rec- ords Every employer shall maintain rez- ords of any personal or environmental mentoring requiredby this section Rec- ords shall be maintained maintained for a period of at least 3 years andshall be made avail- able upon request to the Assistans Score- Safety tary of Labor for Occupational and Health the Director of theNational FEDERAL REGISTER REGISTER VOL 37 NO WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 1973 3 Every employes and nied access and istctor Amployee shall have reason- $29 my record required to be surgammaph surgammaph intained 37 surgammaph 1 of this which indicates the em- paragraph ployee'psloyee's own exposure to asbestos fibers Instruction has been Records shall retained by tons be employers for least 20 years ii made _ The contents of the rec- section revised ac- cordingly cordingly Minor beenmade editorial changes have requireddebsyees examinations also ords theparum medical this paraumshallmade Scope 1. Section 9-1.101 revised to read as follows of subpart is copying available for inspection and subpart thesistant thesistant tthesihstant ethsesiistsanttant Becretary of Labor for 82-1.101 Scope CocupationaClocupational Safety and Health the Commission DirecDtioDrriereccttoorr of of NIOSH to authorized physt- 82-1.101 82-1.101 This Energy o cubpart cubpart of : describes the Atomic Procurement Regu- 0 Employee notification Any em- plores plores found to have been exposed at any concentrations tos^...bers time to ssttoorree store of asbes- in excess of the limits pre- scribed in paragraph b of this section describes cians and medical consultants of either- lations and the AECPE Temporary Res of them and upon request of an em- ulations It also exclusions the or former employee to his physi- from AECFR as contained in ~ ployes the cian Any physician who conducts a Instructions medical AEC ProcuremenPt rocurement medical omamination required by this 2. Section 9-1.103 Establishment Establishment of ioe shall be notified in writing of the exposure 23 coon as practicable but not later paragraph shall furnish to the employer of the examined employee all the infor- Regulations AEC Procurement to read as follows iis s revised examinations- _ than5 of the finding The employee days notified shall also be timely of the cor- rective action being takenexaminations- 3 Medical Gen- eral The employer shall provide or make _ available at his cost medical examina- mation specifically required by this paragraph and any other medical in- ex- formation related to occupational posure to asbestos fibers 3. A new 1910.19 is added to SubpartSubpart $ 9 1.102 Establishment of the AEC . Procurement Regulations and the AECPR Temporary Regulations 9-1.102ti91-o1n.s102 1AEC Procurement Regula- Part 1910 tions relative to exposure to asbestos re- B of reading as follows a The AEC Procurement Regula- shall The quired by this paragraph 1910.19 Asbestos dust tions AECFR are hereby established 2 PrePreplacementplacement employer oS b These regulations implement and apply or make available to each of his Section 1910.93a shall to the ex- supplement the Federal Procurement employees employees within 30 calendar days fol- posure of every employee to asbestos Regulations FPR and are a part of lowing his first employment in an dust in every employment and place the Federal Regulations Procurement te occupation exposed to tirborne con- of employment covered by $ 1910.12 System i System centrations of asbestos fibers a compredate _ hensive medical examination which shall 1910.13 $ 1910.14 $ 1910.1 or5$ 1910.16 in lieu of any different standard on ex- c The effective of PPR issu- ances throughout AEC will be the date ae include as a minimum a chest roent- posure to asbestos dust which would indicated in the respective issuances un- genogram posterior 14 x 17 otherwise be applicable by virtue of any less otherwise provided in the AEC Pro- Oa inches a history to elicit symptom- those sections al curement Regulations of Paragraph atology of respiratory disease and Effective date b of __ d The effective date of AECPR 15- ' pulmonary function tests to include 1910.93a shall become July 1 suances throughout AEC will be the date effective a forced vital capacity FVC and forced 1976. other provisions of 5 1919.932 indicated - the respective issuances expiratory volume at 1 second FEV 1910.93 1910.19 shall become July effec- 9-1.10i2-n3 Temporary 3 Annual examinations or be- | tive 7 1972. The current emergencyemergency 9-1.102-3 9-1.102-3 ~ AECPR Regu os: effect January 31 1973 and least an- . temporary in ce fore thereafter standard remains nually every employer shall ,until July 1972.07 a The AECPR Temporary Regula- Ge medical comprehen- 1533 se 29 provideor make C Secs 6. 3. 64 Stat 1592 U.S.C. 55 tions are hereby established Bee examinations to each of his 657 29 CPP 1910.4 Secretary of Labor's b These regulations implement and eo e. mployees engaged in occupations ex- Order No. 12-71 38 F.R. 8754 supplement the Federal Procurement TR D.C. " oy posed to concentrations of as- bestcs fibers. Such annual examination Signed at Washington GUENTHER expected NSE of shall include as a minimum a chest day June 1972. this 2d Regulations Temporary Regulations They also contain policies and proce- initiated by the AEC which are roentgenogram posterior 14 x inches 6months 17 a history to elicit symptom- G. expected to be effective for a period of Lee Assistant Secretary of Labor or less atology of respiratory disease and SORE pulmonary function testsdisease to include FR_Doc.72-8574 forced vital capacity FVC and forced FR_Doc.72-8574 c The effective date of the FPR Piled 6-8-72 am Temporary Regulations Issuances throughout AEC will be the date indi- yee expiratory volume at 1 second FEV cated in the respective Issuances unless 4 Termination of employment The employer shall provide or make avail- able within 30 calendar days before or aitor the termination of employment of any employee engaged in an occupation exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers a comprehensive medical -. PUBLIC CONTRACTS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Chapter Atomic Energy otherwise provided in the AECPR Temporary Regulations d The effective date of the AECTR Issuances Temporary Regulations throughout AEC will be the date indicated in the respective issuances Commission e The AECPR Temporary Regula- examination which shall include as a minimum a chest roentgenogram posanterior 14 x 17 inches a history to elicit symptomatology of respiratory disease and pulmonary function tests include forced vital capacity FVC PART GENERAL Subpart 9-1.91-1.1 Procurement Regulations MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS tions are a part of the AEC Procurement Regulations and the Federal Procurement Regulations System All ferences to the AEC Procurement Regu tions or AECPR in 9-1.103 through -1.109 of this subpart shall be deemed to include and forced expiratory volume 1 second FEV n The changes made in AECPR Subpart 9-1.1 Procurement Regulations have the AECPR temporary regulations 3. Section 3-1.103 Authority is revised 5 Recent No examinations medical examination is required of any ployee if adequate records show ema that been made in order to establish the AECPR Temporary Regulations which are a part of the AEC Procurement Reg to read as follows 9-1.103 Authority the has been examined in ac- ulations and the Federal Procurement employee -. cordance with this paragraph within the Regulations System The AECPR Tem- Employers paragraph . past year period porary Regulations implement and sup- _ 6 fedical records- Mainte- plement the FPR Temporary Regula- 7 narce of employees - examined tions They also contain policies and pursuart to this paragraph shall cause procedures Initiated by the AEC which to be maintained complete and accurate are to be effective for a period of 0 The AEC Procurement Regulations are prescribed by the General Manager Assistant General Manager for Administration or the Director Division of Contracts of the AEC pursuant to the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Federal Property and Adminis- ; + records of all such medical examina- months or less The AEC Procurement trative Services Act of 1948 + . oe FEDERAL REGISTER VOL 37 NO WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 1972 set S tateCige aaa gt be