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models infringe claims 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9
of the ‘130 patent.
The Commission has determined to
affirm the remainder of the ALJ’s
findings. Specifically, the Commission
affirms the ALJ’s finding that the
accused side-by-side model refrigerators
do not infringe claim 8 of the ‘130
patent. The Commission also affirms the
ALJ’s finding that the accused French
Door model refrigerators do not infringe
any of the asserted claims of the ‘130
patent. The Commission further affirms
the ALJ’s finding that claims 1, 2 4, 6,
and 9 of the ‘130 patent are invalid for
obviousness with several modifications
to the analysis concerning claims 1 and
2. The Commission also affirms the
ALJ’s finding that claim 8 is not invalid
for obviousness. Finally, the
Commission affirms the ALJ’s finding
that there is a domestic industry.
The target date of the investigation
was February 9, 2010. Due to inclement
weather, the Federal government was
closed from Monday, February 8
through Thursday, February 11, 2010.
The target date is, therefore, extended to
Friday, February 12, 2010, pursuant to
Commission Rule 210.51(a) (19 CFR
210.51(a)).
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in Section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in
sections 210.42–46 of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.42–46).
Issued: February 12, 2010.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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United States Section; Notice of
Availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement, Flood Control
Improvements and Partial Levee
Relocation, Presidio Flood Control
Project, Presidio, TX
AGENCY: United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission (USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Impact Statement.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
United States Section, International
Boundary and Water Commission
(USIBWC) has prepared a Final
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Environmental Impact Statement (Final
EIS) for flood control improvements to
the Presidio Flood Control Project,
Presidio, Texas (Presidio FCP). The EIS
analyzed potential impacts of the No
Action Alternative and six action
alternatives under consideration. Sitespecific information was used to
evaluate environmental consequences
that may result from implementing
improvements in the upper, middle and
lower reaches of the Presidio FCP. The
following environmental resources were
assessed in the Final EIS: Biological
resources, cultural resources, water
resources, land use, socioeconomic
resources and transportation,
environmental health issues (air quality,
noise, public health, and environmental
hazards), and cumulative impacts.
DATES: The Draft EIS was available for
a 45-day review period, November 20,
2009 to January 12, 2010. Written
comments were incorporated into the
Final EIS. The USIBWC will announce
its decision regarding future actions
within the Presidio FCP in a Record of
Decision to be published in the Federal
Register no sooner than 30 days after
the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes a Notice of Availability for the
Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Flood Control Improvements and Partial
Levee Relocation, USIBWC Presidio
Flood Control Project, Presidio, Texas. A
copy of the Final EIS will be available
for review at the City of Presidio
Library, 2440 O’Reilly Street, Presidio,
Texas 79845, and will also be posted at
the USIBWC Web site at https://
www.ibwc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Daniel Borunda, Acting Division Chief,
Environmental Management Division,
USIBWC, 4171 North Mesa Street, C–
100, El Paso, Texas 79902 or e-mail:
danielborunda@ibwc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final
EIS analyzed potential effects of the No
Action Alternative and six action
alternatives for flood control
improvement alternatives for the
Presidio FCP. The following six action
alternatives were taken into
consideration: (1) Retaining the current
levee alignment, repairing structural
levee damages and raising some levee
segments as required to ensure full
protection from a 25-year flood event;
(2) 100-year flood protection of the City
of Presidio and agricultural lands along
the Presidio FCP by raising the levee
system along its entire length and
current alignment; (3) raising the entire
levee system for 100-year flood
protection, retaining current levee
alignment in the upper and middle
reaches of the Presidio FCP but partially
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relocating approximately 3.4 miles of
the levee in the lower reach; (4) 100year flood protection of the City of
Presidio by raising the levee system in
the upper and middle reaches of the
Presidio FCP, in conjunction with a new
1.3-mile spur levee starting at mile 9.2
to connect the raised levee section to
elevated terrain south of the City of
Presidio; a 25-year flood protection
would be retained in the lower reach
along agricultural lands; (5) 100-year
flood protection of the City of Presidio
by raising in place the levee system
along the upper and middle reaches of
the Presidio FCP, constructing a new
1.4-mile spur levee at mile 8.5, and
retaining the 25-year flood protection in
the lower reach; and (6) raising the levee
along the upstream sections of the levee
system to provide 100-year flood
protection to the City of Presidio and
retaining the 25-year flood protection of
agricultural lands in the lower reach, as
in the two previous alternatives, and
constructing a new 2.9-mile long spur
levee in the middle reach, starting at
levee mile 7.3, along a railroad track.
Preferred Alternative: The USIBWC
has identified Alternative 2, raise the
levee in-place to provide 25-year flood
protection to the City of Presidio and
the adjacent agricultural areas as the
preferred alternative for
implementation. This has also been
identified as the environmentally
preferred alternative.
Dated: February 11, 2010.
Eric Meza,
Legal Adviser.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0042]
Peer Review, Conflict of Interest and
Disclosure Form; Request for 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 comment.
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments
concerning its proposal to extend the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval of the Conflict of
Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form
which is used to determine whether or
not a conflict of interest exists for a
potential peer review panel member.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by April
20, 2010.
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
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0042, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution Ave.,
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 OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2009–0042). 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 material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or to 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 publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may contact Jamaa Hill at the
address below to obtain a copy of the
Information Collection Request (ICR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamaa Hill or Todd Owen, 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:
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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 accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and cost) 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
the 1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
authorizes information collection by
employers as necessary or appropriate
for enforcement of the Act or for
developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29
U.S.C. 657).
OSHA conducts peer reviews to
review a draft product for quality by
specialists in the field who were not
involved in producing the draft. The
selection of participants in a peer
review is based on expertise, with due
consideration of independence. The
Office of Management and Budget
published the Final Information Quality
Bulletin for Peer Review on December
15, 2004. The Bulletin states ‘‘* * * the
agency must address reviewers’
potential conflicts of interest (including
those stemming from ties to regulated
businesses and other stakeholders) and
independence from the agency.’’ The
Bulletin requires agencies to adopt or
adapt the committee selection policies
employed by the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) when selecting peer
reviewers who are not Government
employees. To fulfill this requirement,
OSHA has developed a Conflict of
Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form,
based on NAS’ Conflict of Interest
Disclosure form. This form will be used
to determine whether or not a conflict
exists for a potential peer review panel
member.
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 the 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 requirement,
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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 proposes to extend OMB’s
approval of the COI form; thus, retaining
OSHA’s current burden hour estimate of
27 hours. The Agency will summarize
the comments submitted in response to
this notice, and will include this
summary in its request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: OSHA’s Conflict of Interest
(COI) and Disclosure Form.
OMB Number: 1218–0255.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 36.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: One half
hour (.5 hour) for respondents to
complete Tier 1 for ‘‘influential
scientific assessments;’’ and 1 hour for
respondents to complete both Tier 1 and
Tier 2 for ‘‘highly influential scientific
assessments.’’
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 27.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
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://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2009–0042).
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
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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 publicly available to
read or download through 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 through the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, PhD, 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. 5–2007 (72 FR 31159).
Signed at Washington, DC, this February 4,
2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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AGENCY: Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended,
and Section 166(h)(4) of the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) [29 U.S.C.
2911(h)(4)], notice is hereby given of the
next meeting of the Native American
Employment and Training Council
(Council), as constituted under WIA.
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The meetings will be held at
the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL),
Frances Perkins Building, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–
2322, Washington, DC 20210.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting will be open to the public.
Members of the public not present may
submit a written statement on or before
February 23, 2010, to be included in the
record of the meeting. Statements are to
be submitted to Mrs. Evangeline M.
Campbell, Designated Federal Official
(DFO), U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–
4209, Washington, DC 20210. Persons
who need special accommodations
should contact Mr. Craig Lewis at (202)
693–3384, at least two business days
before the meeting. The formal agenda
will focus on the following topics: (1)
DOL, Employment and Training
Administration Assistant Secretary’s
Update; (2) DOL, Office of Workforce
Investment Administrator’s Update; (3)
DOL PY 2010–PY 2011 Strategic
Planning; (4) Reauthorization of WIA;
(5) DOL, Indian and Native American
Program Update; (6) Training and
Technical Assistance; (7) 2010 Census;
(8) Council Update; (9) Council
Workgroup Reports; and (10) Council
Recommendations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
Evangeline M. Campbell, DFO, Indian
and Native American Program,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room S–4209, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number (202) 693–3737
(VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number).
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DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.
(Eastern Time) on Wednesday, March 3,
2010, and continue until 5 p.m. that
day. The meeting will reconvene at 9
a.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010, and
adjourn at 5 p.m. that day. The period
from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 4, 2010,
will be reserved for participation and
presentations by members of the public.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of
February 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–00xx]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Hubzone
Program
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding a new OMB information
clearance.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat will be submitting to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request to review and approve
a new information collection
requirement regarding Hubzone
Program revisions. A request for public
comments was published in the Federal
Register at 74 FR 46984, on September
14, 2009. No comments were received.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the FAR,
and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the
public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 22, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Rhonda Cundiff, Procurement Analyst,
Contract Policy Branch, GSA, (202) 219–
1813 or e-mail Rhonda.cundiff@gsa.gov.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB,
Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC
20503, and a copy to the General
Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW.,
Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0042]
Peer Review, Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Form; Request
for 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 comment.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend the
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the Conflict of
Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form which is used to determine whether
or not a conflict of interest exists for a potential peer review panel
member.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
April 20, 2010.
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 three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0042,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Ave., 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 OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2009-0042). 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 material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or to 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
publicly available to read or download through the Web site. All
submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may contact Jamaa
Hill at the address below to obtain a copy of the Information
Collection Request (ICR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamaa Hill or Todd Owen, 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 accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that
information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and cost)
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 the 1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 651
et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
OSHA conducts peer reviews to review a draft product for quality by
specialists in the field who were not involved in producing the draft.
The selection of participants in a peer review is based on expertise,
with due consideration of independence. The Office of Management and
Budget published the Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
on December 15, 2004. The Bulletin states ``* * * the agency must
address reviewers' potential conflicts of interest (including those
stemming from ties to regulated businesses and other stakeholders) and
independence from the agency.'' The Bulletin requires agencies to adopt
or adapt the committee selection policies employed by the National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) when selecting peer reviewers who are not
Government employees. To fulfill this requirement, OSHA has developed a
Conflict of Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form, based on NAS' Conflict
of Interest Disclosure form. This form will be used to determine
whether or not a conflict exists for a potential peer review panel
member.
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 the 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 requirement, 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 proposes to extend OMB's approval of the COI form; thus,
retaining OSHA's current burden hour estimate of 27 hours. The Agency
will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and
will include this summary in its request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: OSHA's Conflict of Interest (COI) and Disclosure Form.
OMB Number: 1218-0255.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 36.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: One half hour (.5 hour) for respondents
to complete Tier 1 for ``influential scientific assessments;'' and 1
hour for respondents to complete both Tier 1 and Tier 2 for ``highly
influential scientific assessments.''
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 27.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
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://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0042). 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
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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 publicly available to read or download through 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 through the Web site, and for assistance in
using the Internet to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, PhD, 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. 5-2007
(72 FR 31159).
Signed at Washington, DC, this February 4, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-3253 Filed 2-18-10; 8:45 am]
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