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Information Act. Requests may be
submitted by fax, courier services, or
mail, to FOIA Disclosure Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance (ETA),
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210 or to foiarequest@dol.gov.
subject matter of the investigations to
the Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, at the address
shown below, not later than December
20, 2010.
Copies of these petitions may be
requested under the Freedom of
Signed at Washington, DC this 30th day of
November 2010.
Michael Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
APPENDIX
[TAA Petitions Instituted Between 11/8/10 and 11/12/10]
Subject firm
(petitioners)
Location
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Cali Jean (State/One-Stop) ..................................................
St. John Knits, Inc. (State/One-Stop) ...................................
Star Tek Grand Junction 2 (Workers) ..................................
PSB Industries, Inc. (State/One-Stop) .................................
Bosch Rexroth Corporation (Company) ...............................
Jacuzzi Group Worldwide (Company) ..................................
Cooper Lighting (Company) .................................................
J. P. International Tool (Workers) ........................................
Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) (State/One-Stop) ...........
Dell Healthcare Services (State/One-Stop) ..........................
Thomas & Betts (Workers) ...................................................
Weyerhaeuser (Company) ...................................................
StarTek Inc. (State/One-Stop) ..............................................
EMC Corporation (State/One-Stop) .....................................
Physicians Management Group (PMG) (Company) ............
Kurz-Kasch (Company) ........................................................
Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (State/One-Stop) ..............
Electrolux Homecare Products, Inc. (Company) ..................
Affiliated Computer Services (State/One-Stop) ....................
Federal Mogul Corporation (Union) ......................................
Benchmark Electronics (Company) ......................................
Health Markets (State/One-Stop) .........................................
Hmp Industries, Inc. (State/One-Stop) .................................
Nay et al, Inc. (Workers) ......................................................
R & D Maidment (Company) ................................................
Neiman Marcus (Workers) ...................................................
Ship Cars Now (Workers) ....................................................
Johnson Controls, Inc. (Workers) .........................................
Mountain City Lumber Company (Company) .......................
ABB, Inc. (Company) ............................................................
ATT Advertisting Solutions (State/One-Stop) .......................
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0047]
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Bloodborne Pathogens 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 approval of the
SUMMARY:
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information collection requirements
specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030). The
information collection requirements
specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens
Standard provides employers and
workers with means to provide
protection from adverse health effects
associated with occupational exposure
to bloodborne pathogens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
February 7, 2011.
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
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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–2010–0047, 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.,
EST.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information
Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2010–
0047). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
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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 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 also may contact Todd Owen at the
address below to obtain a copy of the
ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 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).
The information collection
requirements specified in the
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard require
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employers to: Develop and maintain
exposure control plans; develop a
housekeeping schedule; provide
workers with HBV vaccinations, as well
as post-exposure medical evaluations
and follow-ups; provide workers with
information and training; maintain
medical and training records for
specified periods; provide OSHA, the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, workers and their
authorized representatives with access
to these records; establish and maintain
a sharps injury log for the recording of
percutaneous injuries from
contaminated sharps; and HIV and HBV
research laboratories and production
facilities must also adopt or develop,
and review at least once a year, a
biosafety manual.
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 to protect workers,
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 that OMB extend
its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR
1910.1030). The Agency is requesting an
increase in the existing burden hours
from 14,059,435 hours to 14,518,737 a
total increase of 459,302 hours. The
increase is the result of an increase in
the number of workers and the number
of establishments affected. The Agency
will summarize the comments
submitted in response to this notice and
will include this summary in the
request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
(29 CFR 1910.1030).
OMB Number: 1218–0180.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; Federal, State, Local, or
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 666,933.
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Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 18,589,251.
Average Time per Response: Time per
response varies from 5 minutes (.08
hour) to maintain records to 1.5 hours
for workers to receive training or
medical evaluations.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
14,518,737.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $26,030,079.
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; 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–2010–0047).
You may supplement electronic
submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
electronic or a 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 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 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
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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. 4–2010 (75 FR 55355).
Signed at Washington, DC on December 2,
2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
4. Consider and act on other business.
5. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant, at
(202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent
by electronic mail to
FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.
SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting
notices will be made available in
alternate formats to accommodate visual
and hearing impairments. Individuals
who have a disability and need an
accommodation to attend the meeting
may notify Katherine Ward at (202)
295–1500 or
FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.
Dated: December 6, 2010.
Patricia D. Batie,
Corporate Secretary.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Dated: December 6, 2010.
Patricia D. Batie,
Corporate Secretary.
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Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice
The Legal Services
Corporation Board of Directors’
Operations & Regulations Committee
(‘‘Committee’’) will meet telephonically
on December 15, 2010. The meeting will
begin at 11 a.m., Eastern Time, and
continue until completion of the
Committee’s agenda.
LOCATION: Legal Services Corporation,
F. William McCalpin Conference Center,
3rd Floor, 3333 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20007.
PUBLIC OBSERVATION: Unless otherwise
noticed, all meetings of the LSC Board
of Directors are open to public
observation. Members of the public that
are unable to attend but wish to listen
to a public proceeding may do so by
following the telephone call-in
directions given below. You are asked to
keep your telephone muted to eliminate
background noises. From time to time
the presiding Chair may solicit
comments from the public.
TIME AND DATE:
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• Call toll-free number: 1–(866) 451–
4981;
• When prompted, enter the
following numeric pass code:
5907707348;
• When connected to the call, please
‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone immediately.
STATUS OF MEETING: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
OPEN SESSION
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Consider and act on strategic
planning.
• Presentation by Mattie Cohan,
Senior Assistant General Counsel.
3. Public comment.
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2. Review of applications regarding
candidates for the position of LSC
President.
3. Consider and act on other business.
4. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
Kathleen Connors, Executive Assistant
to the President, at (202) 295–1500.
Questions may be sent by electronic
mail to
FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.
SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting
notices will be made available in
alternate formats to accommodate visual
and hearing impairments. Individuals
who have a disability and need an
accommodation to attend the meeting
may notify Kathleen Connors at (202)
295–1500 or
FR_NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
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Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice
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The Legal Services
Corporation Board of Directors’ Search
Committee for LSC President (‘‘Search
Committee’’ or ‘‘Committee’’) will meet
on December 13, 2010. The meeting will
begin at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) and
continue until conclusion of the
Committee’s agenda.
LOCATION: Sidley and Austin, LLP, 1
South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois
60603.
STATUS OF MEETING: Closed. The
meeting of the Search Committee will be
closed to the public pursuant to a vote
of the Board of Directors authorizing the
Committee to interview select
candidates for the position of LSC
President.[No new paragraph here] Such
closure is authorized by the relevant
provisions of the Government in the
Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6)] and
LSC’s implementing regulation 45 CFR
1622.5(e).1
The transcript of any portions of the
closed session falling within the
relevant provision of the Government in
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and
LSC’s implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(e), will not be available for
public inspection. The transcript of any
portions not falling within either of
these provisions will be available for
public inspection.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
TIME AND DATE:
Closed Session
1. Approval of Agenda.
1 45 CFR 1622.5(e) protects information the
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
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
February 1, 2011. The NEA is
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0047]
Bloodborne Pathogens 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 approval of the information collection requirements
specified in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030). The
information collection requirements specified in the Bloodborne
Pathogens Standard provides employers and workers with means to provide
protection from adverse health effects associated with occupational
exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
February 7, 2011.
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-2010-0047, 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., EST.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA-2010-
0047). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are
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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 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 also may contact Todd Owen at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 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).
The information collection requirements specified in the Bloodborne
Pathogens Standard require employers to: Develop and maintain exposure
control plans; develop a housekeeping schedule; provide workers with
HBV vaccinations, as well as post-exposure medical evaluations and
follow-ups; provide workers with information and training; maintain
medical and training records for specified periods; provide OSHA, the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, workers and
their authorized representatives with access to these records;
establish and maintain a sharps injury log for the recording of
percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps; and HIV and HBV
research laboratories and production facilities must also adopt or
develop, and review at least once a year, a biosafety manual.
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 to
protect workers, 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 that OMB extend its approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
(29 CFR 1910.1030). The Agency is requesting an increase in the
existing burden hours from 14,059,435 hours to 14,518,737 a total
increase of 459,302 hours. The increase is the result of an increase in
the number of workers and the number of establishments affected. The
Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice
and will include this summary in the request to OMB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030).
OMB Number: 1218-0180.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 666,933.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 18,589,251.
Average Time per Response: Time per response varies from 5 minutes
(.08 hour) to maintain records to 1.5 hours for workers to receive
training or medical evaluations.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14,518,737.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $26,030,079.
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; 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-2010-0047). You
may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files
electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference
to an electronic or a 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 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 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
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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. 4-2010
(75 FR 55355).
Signed at Washington, DC on December 2, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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