Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators, 23815 [E9-11947]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 97 / Thursday, May 21, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 42 CFR Part 84 [Docket Number NIOSH–109] RIN 0920–AA04 Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with PROPOSALS-1 AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is reopening the comment period until October 9, 2009 for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 (73 FR 75045). The comment period previously closed on April 10, 2009. DATES: All written comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before October 9, 2009. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN: 0920–AA04, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: niocindocket@cdc.gov. Include ‘‘RIN: 0920–AA04’’ and ‘‘42 CFR pt. 84’’ in the subject line of the message. • Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Docket #109, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS– C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this rulemaking, RIN: 0920–AA04. All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.cdc.gov/ niosh/docket, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan V. Szalajda, NIOSH, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), Post Office Box 18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, telephone (412) 386–5200, facsimile (412) 386–4089, e-mail zfx1@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services published a proposed rule on the Quality Assurance Requirements for VerDate Nov<24>2008 12:14 May 20, 2009 Jkt 217001 Respirators on December 10, 2008 and requested comments on this proposed rule on or before February 9, 2009 (73 FR 75045). On March 4, 2009, the Department announced two public meetings and reopened the comment period for the proposed rule until April 10, 2009 (74 FR 9381). The Department held the two public meetings on March 23, 2009 and March 30, 2009. A commenter requested that the Department extend the public comment period, noting that the costs associated with the proposed QA requirements related to inspections, audits, documentation, complaint management, and document control administration are significant. The Department believes that the request to re-open the comment period is reasonable. Therefore, we are reopening the comment period for this proposal until October 9, 2009. Dated: May 15, 2009. Ashley Files Flory, Acting Executive Secretary to the Department. [FR Doc. E9–11947 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 64 [CG Docket 03–123; FCC 09–39] Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on whether it should adopt new Video Relay Service (VRS) reimbursement rates that reflect the cost data in the fund administrator’s recent filing with the FCC, rather than continuing the current rates. DATES: Comments are due June 4, 2009. Reply comments are due on or before June 11, 2009. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments identified by CG Docket No. 03–123, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting electronic filings. • Federal Communications Commission’s Web Site: https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the instructions for submitting electronic filings. In completing the transmittal PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 23815 screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and CG Docket No. 03–123. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following words in the body of the message, ‘‘get form <your e-mail address>.’’ A sample form and directions will be sent in response. • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although the Commission continues to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. • The Commission’s contractor will receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. • Commercial mail sent by overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. • U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). FCC 09–39 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Chandler, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at (202) 418–1475 (voice), (202) 418–0597 (TTY), or e-mail: Thomas.Chandler@fcc.gov. This is a summary of the Commission’s Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, document FCC 09–39, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\21MYP1.SGM 21MYP1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 23815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11947]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

42 CFR Part 84

[Docket Number NIOSH-109]
RIN 0920-AA04


Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is 
reopening the comment period until October 9, 2009 for the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking on Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators 
that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 10, 
2008 (73 FR 75045). The comment period previously closed on April 10, 
2009.

DATES: All written comments on the proposed rule must be received on or 
before October 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN: 0920-AA04, by 
any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: niocindocket@cdc.gov. Include ``RIN: 0920-AA04'' 
and ``42 CFR pt. 84'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Docket 109, Robert A. 
Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking, RIN: 0920-AA04. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan V. Szalajda, NIOSH, National 
Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), Post Office Box 
18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, 
telephone (412) 386-5200, facsimile (412) 386-4089, e-mail 
zfx1@cdc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services 
published a proposed rule on the Quality Assurance Requirements for 
Respirators on December 10, 2008 and requested comments on this 
proposed rule on or before February 9, 2009 (73 FR 75045). On March 4, 
2009, the Department announced two public meetings and reopened the 
comment period for the proposed rule until April 10, 2009 (74 FR 9381). 
The Department held the two public meetings on March 23, 2009 and March 
30, 2009. A commenter requested that the Department extend the public 
comment period, noting that the costs associated with the proposed QA 
requirements related to inspections, audits, documentation, complaint 
management, and document control administration are significant. The 
Department believes that the request to re-open the comment period is 
reasonable. Therefore, we are reopening the comment period for this 
proposal until October 9, 2009.

    Dated: May 15, 2009.
Ashley Files Flory,
Acting Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. E9-11947 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
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