Short Takes – 5-4-26 - Federal Register Edition

 Fire Brigades Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. Federal Register OSHA 60-day ICR revision notice. Summary: “OSHA is requesting that OMB extend the approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Fire Brigades Standard. The agency is seeking an adjustment increase in burden going from 2,695 to 2,819 hours, a total increase of 124 hours. The adjustment is due to an increase in the number of manufacturing facilities with 100 or more workers from 24,885 to 26,027. Also, the number of responses increased from 3,733 to 3,904.” 

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review Reconsideration; Extension of Comment Period. Federal Register EPA notice of proposed rulemaking comment extension. Summary: “On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review Reconsideration.” The EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule, which is scheduled to close on May 1, 2026. The comment period will now end on May 15, 2026, to allow additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.” 

The Standard on the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. Federal Register OSHA 60-day ICR revision notice. Summary: “OSHA is requesting that OMB extend the approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Standard on the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia. The agency is seeking an adjustment increase in burden of 2 hours going from 342 to 344 hours. The increase is due to an increase in the number of employers going from 2,500 to 6,125.”