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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0858]
Permit-Required Confined Spaces;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SUMMARY:
Drug Enforcement Administration
Manufacturer of Controlled
Substances; Notice of Application
Pursuant to § 1301.33(a), Title 21 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this is notice that on July 8, 2011, Halo
Pharmaceutical Inc., 30 North Jefferson
Road, Whippany, New Jersey 07981,
made application by renewal to the
Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) to be registered as a bulk
manufacturer of the following basic
classes of controlled substances:
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AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in the Standard on PermitRequired Confined Spaces (29 CFR
1910.146). The purpose of the
information is to ensure that employers
systematically evaluate the dangers in
permit spaces before entry is attempted,
and to ensure that adequate measures
are taken to make the spaces safe for
entry.
Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
February 13, 2012.
DATES:
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I. Background
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–2011–0858, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 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 OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0858) 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 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 may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
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ADDRESSES:
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).
Section 1910.146(c)(2) requires the
employer to post danger signs to inform
exposed employees of the existence and
location of, and the danger posed by,
permit spaces.
Section 1910.146(c)(4) requires the
employer to develop and implement a
written ‘‘permit-space program’’ when
the employer decides that its employees
will enter permit spaces. The written
program is to be made available for
inspection by employees and their
authorized representatives. Section
1910.146(d) provides the employer with
the requirements of a permit-required
confined space program (‘‘permit-space
program’’) required under this
paragraph.
Section 1910.146(c)(5)(i)(E) requires
that the determinations and supporting
data specified by paragraphs (c)(5)(i)(A),
(c)(5)(i)(B), and (c)(5)(i)(C) of this
section are documented by the employer
and are made available to each
employee who enters a permit space or
to that employee’s authorized
representative.
Under paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(H) of
§ 1910.146, the employer is required to
verify that the space is safe for entry and
that the pre-entry measures required by
paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section have
been taken, using a written certification
that contains the date, the location of
the space, and the signature of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney 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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person providing the certification. The
certification is to be made before entry
and is required to be made available to
each employee entering the space or to
that employee’s authorized
representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(7)(iii) requires the
employer to document the basis for
determining that all hazards in a permit
space have been eliminated using a
certification that contains the date, the
location of the space, and the signature
of the person making the determination.
The certification is to be made available
to each employee entering the space or
to that employee’s authorized
representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(i) requires that
when a host employer arranges for
employees of another employer
(contractor) to perform work that
involves permit-space entry the host
employer must inform the contractor
that the workplace contains permit
spaces and that permit space entry is
allowed only following compliance with
a permit-space program meeting the
requirements of this section.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(ii) requires that
the employer inform the contractor of
the elements, including the hazards
identified and the host employer’s
experience with the space, that make
the space in question a permit space.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(iii) requires that
the employer inform the contractor of
any precautions or procedures that the
host employer has implemented to
protect employees in or near permit
spaces where contractor personnel will
be working. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(v)
requires the employer to debrief the
contractor at the conclusion of the entry
operations regarding the permit-space
program followed and regarding any
hazards confronted or created in permit
spaces during entry operations.
Section 1910.146(c)(9)(iii) requires
that the contractor inform the host
employer of the permit-space program
that the contractor will follow and of
any hazards confronted or created in
permit spaces; the contractor will
inform the host employer either through
a debriefing or during the entry
operation.
Section 1910.146(d)(5)(vi) requires the
employer to immediately provide each
authorized entrant or that employee’s
authorized representative with the
results of any testing conducted in
accordance with paragraph (d) of this
section.
Section 1910.146(e)(1) requires the
employer to document the completion
of measures required by paragraph (d)(3)
by preparing an entry permit before
employee entry is authorized. Paragraph
(f) of § 1910.146 specifies the
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information to be included on the entry
permit. Paragraph (e)(3) requires that the
employer make the completed permit
available at the time of entry to all
authorized entrants by posting the
permit at the entry portal or by any
other equally effective means, so that
the entrants can know that pre-entry
preparations have been completed.
Paragraph (e)(6) requires the employer
to retain each canceled entry permit for
at least one year.
Section 1910.146(g)(4) requires that
the employer certify that the training
required by paragraphs (g)(1) through
(g)(3) has been accomplished by
preparing a written certification record.
Section 1910.146(k)(1)(iv) requires
that the employer inform each rescue
team or service of the hazards they may
confront when called on to perform a
rescue at the site. Section
1910.146(k)(2)(ii) requires that the
employer train affected employees to
perform assigned rescue duties. The
employer must ensure that such
employees successfully complete the
training required to establish
proficiency as an authorized entrant, as
provided by paragraphs (g) and (h) of
this section. Section 1910.146(k)(2)(iii)
requires that the employer train affected
employees in basic first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The employer shall ensure that at least
one member of the rescue team or
service who holds a current certification
in first aid and CPR is available.
Section 1910.146(k)(4) requires that if
an injured entrant is exposed to a
substance for which a Material Safety
Data Sheet (MSDS) or other similar
written information is required to be
kept at the worksite, that the employer
make the MSDS or written information
available to the medical facility treating
the exposed entrant.
Section 1910.146(l)(2) requires that
employers make all information
required to be developed by this section
available to affected employees and
their authorized representatives.
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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 requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility and clarity of
the information collected; and
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• 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
Standard on Permit-Required Confined
Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146). OSHA is
proposing to decrease the existing
burden hour estimate for the collection
of information requirements specified
by the Standard from 1,475,091 hours to
1,433,443 hours, for a total decrease of
41,648 hours. This adjustment was due
to updated data that indicated a slight
decline in the number of establishments
with permit spaces, permit-space
programs, and permit-space entrants.
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: Permit-Required Confined
Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146).
OMB Number: 1218–0203.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Not-for-profit organizations;
Federal Government; State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 209,045.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies
from one minute (.02 hour) to maintain
a certificate to 16 hours to develop a
written permit-space entry program.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
1,433,443.
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–2011–0858).
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,
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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 dates 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, 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. 5–2010 (72 FR
55355).
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 9,
2011.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0858]
Permit-Required Confined Spaces; 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
contained in the Standard on Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR
1910.146). The purpose of the information is to ensure that employers
systematically evaluate the dangers in permit spaces before entry is
attempted, and to ensure that adequate measures are taken to make the
spaces safe for entry.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
February 13, 2012.
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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-2011-0858,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 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 OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0858) 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 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 may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney 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 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).
Section 1910.146(c)(2) requires the employer to post danger signs
to inform exposed employees of the existence and location of, and the
danger posed by, permit spaces.
Section 1910.146(c)(4) requires the employer to develop and
implement a written ``permit-space program'' when the employer decides
that its employees will enter permit spaces. The written program is to
be made available for inspection by employees and their authorized
representatives. Section 1910.146(d) provides the employer with the
requirements of a permit-required confined space program (``permit-
space program'') required under this paragraph.
Section 1910.146(c)(5)(i)(E) requires that the determinations and
supporting data specified by paragraphs (c)(5)(i)(A), (c)(5)(i)(B), and
(c)(5)(i)(C) of this section are documented by the employer and are
made available to each employee who enters a permit space or to that
employee's authorized representative.
Under paragraph (c)(5)(ii)(H) of Sec. 1910.146, the employer is
required to verify that the space is safe for entry and that the pre-
entry measures required by paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section have
been taken, using a written certification that contains the date, the
location of the space, and the signature of the person providing the
certification. The certification is to be made before entry and is
required to be made available to each employee entering the space or to
that employee's authorized representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(7)(iii) requires the employer to document the
basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space have been
eliminated using a certification that contains the date, the location
of the space, and the signature of the person making the determination.
The certification is to be made available to each employee entering the
space or to that employee's authorized representative.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(i) requires that when a host employer
arranges for employees of another employer (contractor) to perform work
that involves permit-space entry the host employer must inform the
contractor that the workplace contains permit spaces and that permit
space entry is allowed only following compliance with a permit-space
program meeting the requirements of this section.
Section 1910.146(c)(8)(ii) requires that the employer inform the
contractor of the elements, including the hazards identified and the
host employer's experience with the space, that make the space in
question a permit space. Section 1910.146(c)(8)(iii) requires that the
employer inform the contractor of any precautions or procedures that
the host employer has implemented to protect employees in or near
permit spaces where contractor personnel will be working. Section
1910.146(c)(8)(v) requires the employer to debrief the contractor at
the conclusion of the entry operations regarding the permit-space
program followed and regarding any hazards confronted or created in
permit spaces during entry operations.
Section 1910.146(c)(9)(iii) requires that the contractor inform the
host employer of the permit-space program that the contractor will
follow and of any hazards confronted or created in permit spaces; the
contractor will inform the host employer either through a debriefing or
during the entry operation.
Section 1910.146(d)(5)(vi) requires the employer to immediately
provide each authorized entrant or that employee's authorized
representative with the results of any testing conducted in accordance
with paragraph (d) of this section.
Section 1910.146(e)(1) requires the employer to document the
completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) by preparing an
entry permit before employee entry is authorized. Paragraph (f) of
Sec. 1910.146 specifies the
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information to be included on the entry permit. Paragraph (e)(3)
requires that the employer make the completed permit available at the
time of entry to all authorized entrants by posting the permit at the
entry portal or by any other equally effective means, so that the
entrants can know that pre-entry preparations have been completed.
Paragraph (e)(6) requires the employer to retain each canceled entry
permit for at least one year.
Section 1910.146(g)(4) requires that the employer certify that the
training required by paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(3) has been
accomplished by preparing a written certification record.
Section 1910.146(k)(1)(iv) requires that the employer inform each
rescue team or service of the hazards they may confront when called on
to perform a rescue at the site. Section 1910.146(k)(2)(ii) requires
that the employer train affected employees to perform assigned rescue
duties. The employer must ensure that such employees successfully
complete the training required to establish proficiency as an
authorized entrant, as provided by paragraphs (g) and (h) of this
section. Section 1910.146(k)(2)(iii) requires that the employer train
affected employees in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR). The employer shall ensure that at least one member of the rescue
team or service who holds a current certification in first aid and CPR
is available.
Section 1910.146(k)(4) requires that if an injured entrant is
exposed to a substance for which a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or
other similar written information is required to be kept at the
worksite, that the employer make the MSDS or written information
available to the medical facility treating the exposed entrant.
Section 1910.146(l)(2) requires that employers make all information
required to be developed by this section available to affected
employees and their authorized representatives.
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 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 Standard on Permit-Required
Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146). OSHA is proposing to decrease the
existing burden hour estimate for the collection of information
requirements specified by the Standard from 1,475,091 hours to
1,433,443 hours, for a total decrease of 41,648 hours. This adjustment
was due to updated data that indicated a slight decline in the number
of establishments with permit spaces, permit-space programs, and
permit-space entrants. 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: Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146).
OMB Number: 1218-0203.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Not-for-profit
organizations; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 209,045.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies from one minute (.02 hour) to
maintain a certificate to 16 hours to develop a written permit-space
entry program.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,433,443.
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-2011-0858). 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
dates 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, 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. 5-2010
(72 FR 55355).
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 9, 2011.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-32050 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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