X. Authority

This document has been prepared under the direction of John A. Pendergrass, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20210. Pursuant to section 126 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 as amended (Pub. L. 99-499, 100 Stat. 1690 as amended by Pub. L. 100-202, section 101(f), 101 Stat. 1329-198, 29 U.S.C. 655 note), sections 6 and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 657), section 4 of the Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 553), 29 CFR Part 1911 and Secretary of Labor's Order 9-83 (48 FR 35736), it is proposed to amend 29 CFR Part 1910 by revising 1910.120, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, as set forth below,

Signed at Washington, DC this 28th day of February 1989.

John A. Pendergrass,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[54 FR 9293, March 6, 1989; 55 FR 14072, April 13, 1990]