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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
(b) The respondents are the following
entities alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and are the parties upon
which the complaint is to be served:
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Ferrosan Medical Devices A/S,
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Denmark.
Packaging Coordinators, Inc. 3001 Red
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(4) For the investigation so instituted,
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Underground Construction Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB’s approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in its Standard on
Underground Construction (29 CFR
1926.800).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent or received) by June
6, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2011–0029, U.S. Department of
Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N–2625, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express
mail, messenger, and courier service)
are accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0029) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other materials in the
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docket, go to https://regulations.gov or
the OSHA Docket Office at the address
above. All documents in the docket
(including this Federal Register notice)
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publically available to
read or download from the Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may contact Theda Kenney at the
address below to obtain a copy of the
ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Owen or Theda Kenney,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accord with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
program ensures that information is in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) authorizes information collection
by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Seven paragraphs in the Underground
Construction Standard (‘‘the Standard’’),
29 CFR 1926.800, require employers to
post warning signs or notices during
underground construction; these
paragraphs are (b)(3), (i)(3), (j)(1)(vi)(A),
(m)(2)(ii), (o)(2), (q)(11), and (t)(1)(iv)(B).
The warning signs and notices required
by these paragraphs enable employers to
effectively alert workers to the presence
of hazards or potential hazards at the job
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site, thereby preventing worker
exposure to hazards or potential hazards
associated with underground
construction that could cause death or
serious harm.
Paragraph (t)(3)(xxi) of the Standard
requires employers to inspect and load
test hoists when they install them, and
at least annually thereafter; they must
also inspect and load test a hoist after
making any repairs or alterations to it
that affect its structural integrity, and
after tripping a safety device on the
hoist. Employers must also prepare a
certification record of each inspection
and load test that includes specified
information, and maintain the most
recent certification record until they
complete the construction project.
Establishing and maintaining a
written record of the most recent
inspection and load test alerts
equipment mechanics to problems
identified during the inspection. Prior to
returning the equipment to service,
employers can review the records to
ensure that the mechanics performed
the necessary repairs and maintenance.
Accordingly, by using only equipment
that is in safe working order, employers
will prevent severe injury and death to
the equipment operators and other
workers who work near the equipment.
In addition, these records provide the
most efficient means for OSHA
compliance officers to determine that an
employer performed the required
inspections and load tests, thereby
assuring that the equipment is safe to
operate.
Paragraph (j)(3) of the Standard
mandates that employers develop
records for air quality tests performed
under paragraph (j), including air
quality tests required by paragraphs
(j)(1)(ii)(A) through (j)(1)(iii)(A),
(j)(1)(iii)(B), (j)(1)(iii)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(D),
(j)(1)(iv), (j)(1)(v)(A), (j)(1)(v)(B), and
(j)(2)(i) through (j)(2)(v). Paragraph (j)
also requires that air quality records
include specified information, and that
employers maintain the records until
the underground construction project is
complete; they must also make the
records available to OSHA compliance
officers on request.
Maintaining records of air quality
tests allows employers to document
atmospheric hazards, and to ascertain
the effectiveness of controls (especially
ventilation) and implement additional
controls if necessary. Accordingly, these
requirements prevent serious injury and
death to workers who work on
underground construction projects. In
addition, these records provide an
efficient means for workers to evaluate
the accuracy and effectiveness of an
employer’s exposure reduction program,
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and for OSHA compliance officers to
determine that employers performed the
required tests and implemented
appropriate controls.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for proper performance of the Agency’s
functions, including whether the
information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting an adjustment
increase of 8,982 burden hours (from
57,949 to 66,931 burden hours). The
adjustment increase is a result of an
increase in the number of construction
projects from 323 to 361. In addition,
there is an increase in the cost from
$117,000 to $129,600 (an increase of
$12,600). This cost increase is the result
of additional construction projects. The
Agency will summarize the comments
submitted in response to this notice and
will include this summary in the
request to OMB to extend the approval
of the information collection
requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Underground Construction
Standard (29 CFR 1926.800).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0067.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions;
Federal government; State, local or
Tribal governments.
Number of Responses: 1,078,029.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies
from 30 seconds to read and record air
quality test results to one hour to
inspect, load test, and complete and
maintain a certification record for a
hoist.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
66,931.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $129,600.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
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(1) Electronically at https://
regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile
(fax); or (3) by hard copy. All comments,
attachments, and other materials must
identify the Agency name and the
OSHA docket number for the ICR
(Docket No. OSHA–2011–0029). You
may supplement electronic submissions
by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
electronic or facsimile submission, you
must submit them to the OSHA Docket
Office (see the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES). The additional
materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the docket number so the
Agency can attach them to your
comments.
Because of security procedures, the
use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of
comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the
delivery of materials by hand, express
delivery, messenger, or courier service,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
5627).
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and date of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publically available to
read or download from this Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available from the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health,
directed the preparation of this notice.
The authority for this notice is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on April 1,
2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2014–07630 Filed 4–4–14; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Dated: April 2, 2014.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations,
National Endowment for the Arts.
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This program helps
to ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the NEA is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
information collection on arts
participation in the U.S. A copy of the
current information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the address section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
address section below on or before June
1, 2014. The NEA is particularly
interested in comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Sunil
Iyengar, National Endowment for the
Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Room 616, Washington, DC 20506–
0001, telephone (202) 682–5424 (this is
not a toll-free number), fax (202) 682–
5677 or send them via email to
research@arts.gov.
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Notice of Permit Emergency Provision
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of permit emergency
provision for hazardous waste stored in
Antarctica at McMurdo Station for more
than 15 months due to an emergency, as
specified by § 671.17.
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the lines from the ship to the ice pier
parted and the ice pier fractured into
multiple pieces. A short lull in the
storm on 7 February provided the ship
the opportunity to safely pull away from
the ice pier. The storm brought an
increasing number of icebergs to the
area and in the interest of safety, the
ship proceeded north away from
McMurdo Station. Once the storm had
subsided, the broken ice pier was found
to be unfit for further operations and all
containers (including those containing
the packaged hazardous waste) which
had not been previously loaded onto the
cargo ship remained on station. The
packaged waste material has been
secured until removal during the 2014–
2015 season.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Polly A. Penhale at (703) 292–7420.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
Polar Programs.
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The Program of Environment
Safety and Health in the Division of
Polar Programs in accordance with
§ 671.17, is giving notice that an
emergency relating to considerations of
human health and safety and ship safety
caused hazardous waste to be stored at
McMurdo Station for more than 15
months.
Hazardous waste in the form of
batteries (1,600 lbs), biomedical waste
from the clinic (4,500 lbs), chemical
waste (31,000 lbs), compressed gases
(2,000 lbs), hazardous debris (18,000
lbs), glycol (65,500 lbs), PCBs from
cleanup of historic activities (1,100 lbs),
petroleum products (132,600 lbs),
radioactive material from scientific
research (1,200 lbs) and solvents/paints
(3,200 lbs) was segregated and packaged
for removal from McMurdo Station at
the end of the 2013–2014 season and
was to be removed from the station in
February 2014.
On 6 February 2014, cargo operations
to load the containers containing the
segregated and packaged waste from the
ice pier onto the M/V Maersk Illinois
were suspended due to safety issues.
Conditions of very high winds (30 knots
sustained and up to 50 knot gusts) and
severe wave action made operations on
the ice pier dangerous. Throughout the
course of the two day storm, several of
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STATUS: Public and Closed.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0029]
Underground Construction Standard; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB's approval of the information collection requirements
specified in its Standard on Underground Construction (29 CFR
1926.800).
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent or received) by
June 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0029, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket Office's normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and the
OSHA docket number (OSHA-2011-0029) for the Information Collection
Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal information you
provide, are placed in the public docket without change, and may be
made available online at https://www.regulations.gov. For further
information on submitting comments see the ``Public Participation''
heading in the section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download comments or other materials in the
docket, go to https://regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not
publically available to read or download from the Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may contact Theda
Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen or Theda Kenney, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs)
is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's
estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing
information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also
requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon
employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce
to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Seven paragraphs in the Underground Construction Standard (``the
Standard''), 29 CFR 1926.800, require employers to post warning signs
or notices during underground construction; these paragraphs are
(b)(3), (i)(3), (j)(1)(vi)(A), (m)(2)(ii), (o)(2), (q)(11), and
(t)(1)(iv)(B). The warning signs and notices required by these
paragraphs enable employers to effectively alert workers to the
presence of hazards or potential hazards at the job
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site, thereby preventing worker exposure to hazards or potential
hazards associated with underground construction that could cause death
or serious harm.
Paragraph (t)(3)(xxi) of the Standard requires employers to inspect
and load test hoists when they install them, and at least annually
thereafter; they must also inspect and load test a hoist after making
any repairs or alterations to it that affect its structural integrity,
and after tripping a safety device on the hoist. Employers must also
prepare a certification record of each inspection and load test that
includes specified information, and maintain the most recent
certification record until they complete the construction project.
Establishing and maintaining a written record of the most recent
inspection and load test alerts equipment mechanics to problems
identified during the inspection. Prior to returning the equipment to
service, employers can review the records to ensure that the mechanics
performed the necessary repairs and maintenance. Accordingly, by using
only equipment that is in safe working order, employers will prevent
severe injury and death to the equipment operators and other workers
who work near the equipment. In addition, these records provide the
most efficient means for OSHA compliance officers to determine that an
employer performed the required inspections and load tests, thereby
assuring that the equipment is safe to operate.
Paragraph (j)(3) of the Standard mandates that employers develop
records for air quality tests performed under paragraph (j), including
air quality tests required by paragraphs (j)(1)(ii)(A) through
(j)(1)(iii)(A), (j)(1)(iii)(B), (j)(1)(iii)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(D),
(j)(1)(iv), (j)(1)(v)(A), (j)(1)(v)(B), and (j)(2)(i) through
(j)(2)(v). Paragraph (j) also requires that air quality records include
specified information, and that employers maintain the records until
the underground construction project is complete; they must also make
the records available to OSHA compliance officers on request.
Maintaining records of air quality tests allows employers to
document atmospheric hazards, and to ascertain the effectiveness of
controls (especially ventilation) and implement additional controls if
necessary. Accordingly, these requirements prevent serious injury and
death to workers who work on underground construction projects. In
addition, these records provide an efficient means for workers to
evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of an employer's exposure
reduction program, and for OSHA compliance officers to determine that
employers performed the required tests and implemented appropriate
controls.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase of 8,982 burden hours
(from 57,949 to 66,931 burden hours). The adjustment increase is a
result of an increase in the number of construction projects from 323
to 361. In addition, there is an increase in the cost from $117,000 to
$129,600 (an increase of $12,600). This cost increase is the result of
additional construction projects. The Agency will summarize the
comments submitted in response to this notice and will include this
summary in the request to OMB to extend the approval of the information
collection requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Underground Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.800).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0067.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State, local or Tribal governments.
Number of Responses: 1,078,029.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies from 30 seconds to read and
record air quality test results to one hour to inspect, load test, and
complete and maintain a certification record for a hoist.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 66,931.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $129,600.
IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at https://regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other materials must identify the Agency
name and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-
0029). You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in
reference to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit
them to the OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled
ADDRESSES). The additional materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name, date, and the docket number so the
Agency can attach them to your comments.
Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627).
Comments and submissions are posted without change at https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publically available to read or download from this Web
site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on
using the https://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments and
access the docket is available at the Web site's ``User Tips'' link.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not
available from the Web site, and for assistance in using the Internet
to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this
notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012
(77 FR 3912).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on April 1, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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