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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD
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40 CFR Part 1600
Organization and Functions of the
Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board
Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Proposed rule.
This proposed rule augments
40 CFR part 1600, which governs the
administration of the Chemical Safety
and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
The proposed rule adds a requirement
for the chairperson to add notation votes
that have been calendared for public
discussion to the agenda of a public
meeting within 90 days of the
calendared notation vote. The proposed
rule also adds a requirement for the
chairperson to conduct a minimum of
four public meetings per year in
Washington, DC. Following publication
of this proposed rule, the CSB welcomes
and will consider public comment, and
then proceed to a final rule.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before June 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments concerning this proposed
rule via U.S. mail or email. Written
comments may be sent by U.S. mail to
Kara Wenzel, Assistant General
Counsel, Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board, 2175 K Street NW.,
Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20037. You
may submit electronic comments to:
kara.wenzel@csb.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara
Wenzel, CSB Assistant General Counsel,
202–261–7625.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed rule will promote increased
transparency and accountability for
Board activities. It aligns with the Open
Government principles of transparency,
participation, and collaboration, as
outlined in the Memorandum on
Transparency and Open Government
(74 FR 4685, Jan. 26, 2009). The Board
conducts some of its business through a
process of notation voting. In notation
voting, Board Members may vote to
approve, disapprove, or calendar a
notation item for discussion at a public
meeting. The addition of a rule for the
consideration of calendared notation
votes within 90 days of the calendaring
action will ensure that calendaring is
used in the way it was intended. The
addition will allow Board Members to
use calendaring to prompt timely public
discussion on a topic before they vote
on it, at their discretion. It has the
added effect of providing an additional
opportunity for stakeholder input on
Board activities.
The other portion of the new
proposed rule will require the CSB
chairperson to schedule at least four
public meetings in Washington, DC,
each year. It will permit other Board
Members to add items for discussion to
the agendas of such CSB public
meetings. It will also ensure that these
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meetings consider, at a minimum,
calendared notation votes, current
investigations and other important
mission-related activities, and quarterly
agency action plan progress. This
portion of the proposed rule is intended
to increase the transparency of Board
actions, to promote the Board’s
accountability to the public, and to
ensure regular, relevant feedback is
received from stakeholders related to
the agency’s mission work.
Statutory Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301,
552(a)(1); 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(N).
Regulatory Impact
Administrative Procedure Act: 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), provides that when
regulations involve matters of agency
organization, procedure, or practice, the
agency may publish regulations in final
form. Because this proposed rule is
intended to promote public
participation and transparency for
Board activities, the Board will accept
and consider public comments up to 30
days before issuing a final rule.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: The
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) requires that a rule that has a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities,
small businesses, or small organizations
must include an initial regulatory
flexibility analysis describing the
regulation’s impact on such small
entities. This analysis need not be
undertaken if the agency has certified
that the regulation will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. 5
U.S.C. 605(b). The CSB has considered
the impact of this rule under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, and certifies
that a final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
Paperwork Reduction Act: The CSB
reviewed this proposed rule to
determine whether it invokes issues that
would subject it to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). While the PRA
applies to agencies and collections of
information conducted or sponsored by
the CSB, the Act, 44 U.S.C. 3518(c),
exempts collections of information that
occur ‘‘during the conduct of . . . an
administrative action, investigation, or
audit involving an agency against
specific individuals or entities,’’ except
for investigations or audits ‘‘undertaken
with reference to a category of
individual or entities such as a class of
licensees or an entire industry.’’ The
rule proposed below fits squarely within
this exemption, as it deals entirely with
administrative matters internal to the
agency. Therefore, we have determined
that the PRA does not apply to this rule.
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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995: The proposed rule does not
require the preparation of an assessment
statement in accordance with the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531. This proposed rule
does not include a federal mandate that
may result in the annual expenditure by
state, local, and tribal governments, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector, of
more than the annual threshold
established by the Act ($128 million in
2006, adjusted annually for inflation).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 1600
Administrative practice and
procedure.
Dated: May 6, 2015.
Mark Griffon,
Board Member.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
in the preamble, the Chemical Safety
and Hazard Investigation Board
proposes to amend 40 CFR part 1600 as
follows:
PART 1600—ORGANIZATION AND
FUNCTIONS OF THE CHEMICAL
SAFETY AND HAZARD
INVESTIGATION BOARD
1. The authority citation continues to
read as follows:
■
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552(a)(1); 42
U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(N).
2. Amend § 1600.5 by revising
paragraph (b) and adding paragraph (c)
to read as follows:
■
§ 1600.5
Quorum and voting requirements.
*
*
*
*
*
(b) Voting. The Board votes on items
of business in meetings conducted
pursuant to the Government in the
Sunshine Act. Alternatively, whenever a
Member of the Board is of the opinion
that joint deliberation among the
members of the Board upon any matter
at a meeting is unnecessary in light of
the nature of the matter, impracticable,
or would impede the orderly disposition
of agency business, such matter may be
disposed of by employing notation
voting procedures. A written notation of
the vote of each participating Board
member shall be recorded by the
General Counsel who shall retain it in
the records of the Board. If a Board
member votes to calendar a notation
item, the Board must consider the
calendared notation item at a public
meeting of the Board within 90 days of
the date on which the item is
calendared. A notation vote to schedule
a public meeting may not be calendared.
The Chairperson shall add any
calendared notation item to the agenda
for the next CSB public meeting if one
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is to occur within 90 days or to schedule
a special meeting to consider any
calendared notation item no later than
90 days from the calendar action.
(c) Public Meetings and Agendas. The
Chairperson, or in the absence of a
chairperson, a member designated by
the Board, shall schedule a minimum of
four public meetings per year in
Washington, DC, to take place during
the months of October, January, April,
and July.
(1) Agenda. The Chairperson, or in
the absence of a chairperson, a member
designated by the Board, shall be
responsible for preparation of a final
meeting agenda. The final agenda may
not differ in substance from the items
published in the Sunshine Act notice
for that meeting. Any member may
submit agenda items related to CSB
business for consideration at any public
meeting, and the Chairperson shall
include such items on the agenda. At a
minimum, each quarterly meeting shall
include the following agenda items:
(i) Consideration and vote on any
notation items calendared since the date
of the last public meeting;
(ii) A review by the Board of the
schedule for completion of all open
investigations, studies, and other
important work of the Board; and
(iii) A review and discussion by the
Board of the progress in meeting the
CSB’s Annual Action Plan.
(2) Publication of agenda information.
The Chairperson shall be responsible for
posting information related to any
agenda item that is appropriate for
public release on the CSB Web site no
less than two days prior to a public
meeting.
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The National Aeronautics and
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proposing to amend the NASA FAR
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observance of legal holidays clause with
its alternates and replace it with a new
clause that prescribes conditions and
procedures pertaining to the closure of
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Interested parties should submit
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below on or before July 13, 2015 to be
considered in formulation of the final
rule.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments, identified by RIN
number 2700–AE14 via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments may also be submitted to
Andrew O’Rourke (Room 5L32), NASA
Headquarters, Office of Procurement,
Contract and Grant Policy Division,
Washington, DC 20546. Comments may
also be submitted to Andrew O’Rourke
via email at andrew.orourke@NASA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew O’Rourke, NASA Office of
Procurement, Contract and Grant Policy
Division, 202–358–4560, email:
andrew.orourke@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
A. Background
NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause
1852.242–72, Observance of Legal
Holidays, is included in Agency
contracts where contractor performance
is to be performed on a NASA facility.
It was intended to identify dates that
Government employees would not be
available and provide notification to
contractors of those dates considering
that the absence of Government
employees might impact contractor
performance or contractor access to
NASA facilities. Further, the same
clause has two alternates, the first
addresses contractors who are denied
access to NASA workspaces within a
NASA facility and the second addresses
other instances, such as weather and
safety emergencies, which could result
in contractors being denied access to the
entire NASA facility. Recent events,
especially the Government shut-down
during October 2013, have revealed a
need for NASA to be more specific and
to differentiate between these two
conditions when contractor employees
may be denied access to NASA
workspaces or the entire NASA facility.
The fact that Government employees
may not be at a NASA facility is not an
automatic reason for contractor
personnel not to be required to be
present at their required NASA
workspace on a NASA facility. Unless a
contractor is denied access to the NASA
facility, contractors are expected to
perform in accordance with their
contractual requirements. This proposed
NFS change provides clarity and
information beneficial to NASA
contractors that are denied access to a
NASA facility when a NASA facility is
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closed to all personnel. Specifically, the
change would delete the prescription at
NFS 1842.7001, Observance of Legal
Holidays, in its entirety, and clause
1852.242–72, Observance of Legal
Holidays, with alternates, and replace it
with the prescription at NFS 1842.7001
Denied Access to NASA Facilities and
clause 1852.242–72, Denied Access to
NASA Facilities. The clause would be
included in solicitations and contracts
where contractor personnel would be
required to work onsite at a NASA
facility.
B. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This proposed rule is not a
significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
This rule is not a major rule under 5
U.S.C. 804.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
NASA does not expect this proposed
rule to have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities within the meaning of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601,
et seq. This proposed rule attempts to
provide clarity and information
beneficial to NASA contractors that are
denied access to a NASA facility when
a NASA facility is closed. This proposed
rule imposes no new reporting
requirements. This proposed rule does
not duplicate, overlap, or conflict with
any other Federal rules. No alternatives
were identified that would meet the
objectives of this proposed rule. NASA
invites comments from small business
concerns and other interested parties on
the expected impact of this proposed
rule on small entities. NASA will also
consider comments from small entities
concerning the existing regulations in
subparts affected by this proposed rule
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610.
Interested parties must submit such
comments separately and should cite 5
U.S.C. 610 (RIN number 2700–AE14) in
correspondence.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The proposed rule contains no
information collection requirements that
require the approval of the Office of
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
40 CFR Part 1600
Organization and Functions of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board
AGENCY: Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
[[Page 27277]]
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule augments 40 CFR part 1600, which governs
the administration of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board (CSB). The proposed rule adds a requirement for the chairperson
to add notation votes that have been calendared for public discussion
to the agenda of a public meeting within 90 days of the calendared
notation vote. The proposed rule also adds a requirement for the
chairperson to conduct a minimum of four public meetings per year in
Washington, DC. Following publication of this proposed rule, the CSB
welcomes and will consider public comment, and then proceed to a final
rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments concerning this proposed
rule via U.S. mail or email. Written comments may be sent by U.S. mail
to Kara Wenzel, Assistant General Counsel, Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board, 2175 K Street NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC,
20037. You may submit electronic comments to: kara.wenzel@csb.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara Wenzel, CSB Assistant General
Counsel, 202-261-7625.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed rule will promote increased
transparency and accountability for Board activities. It aligns with
the Open Government principles of transparency, participation, and
collaboration, as outlined in the Memorandum on Transparency and Open
Government (74 FR 4685, Jan. 26, 2009). The Board conducts some of its
business through a process of notation voting. In notation voting,
Board Members may vote to approve, disapprove, or calendar a notation
item for discussion at a public meeting. The addition of a rule for the
consideration of calendared notation votes within 90 days of the
calendaring action will ensure that calendaring is used in the way it
was intended. The addition will allow Board Members to use calendaring
to prompt timely public discussion on a topic before they vote on it,
at their discretion. It has the added effect of providing an additional
opportunity for stakeholder input on Board activities.
The other portion of the new proposed rule will require the CSB
chairperson to schedule at least four public meetings in Washington,
DC, each year. It will permit other Board Members to add items for
discussion to the agendas of such CSB public meetings. It will also
ensure that these meetings consider, at a minimum, calendared notation
votes, current investigations and other important mission-related
activities, and quarterly agency action plan progress. This portion of
the proposed rule is intended to increase the transparency of Board
actions, to promote the Board's accountability to the public, and to
ensure regular, relevant feedback is received from stakeholders related
to the agency's mission work.
Statutory Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552(a)(1); 42 U.S.C.
7412(r)(6)(N).
Regulatory Impact
Administrative Procedure Act: 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), provides that
when regulations involve matters of agency organization, procedure, or
practice, the agency may publish regulations in final form. Because
this proposed rule is intended to promote public participation and
transparency for Board activities, the Board will accept and consider
public comments up to 30 days before issuing a final rule.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires that a rule that has a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, small
businesses, or small organizations must include an initial regulatory
flexibility analysis describing the regulation's impact on such small
entities. This analysis need not be undertaken if the agency has
certified that the regulation will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. 5 U.S.C. 605(b). The
CSB has considered the impact of this rule under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, and certifies that a final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Paperwork Reduction Act: The CSB reviewed this proposed rule to
determine whether it invokes issues that would subject it to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). While the PRA applies to agencies and
collections of information conducted or sponsored by the CSB, the Act,
44 U.S.C. 3518(c), exempts collections of information that occur
``during the conduct of . . . an administrative action, investigation,
or audit involving an agency against specific individuals or
entities,'' except for investigations or audits ``undertaken with
reference to a category of individual or entities such as a class of
licensees or an entire industry.'' The rule proposed below fits
squarely within this exemption, as it deals entirely with
administrative matters internal to the agency. Therefore, we have
determined that the PRA does not apply to this rule.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995: The proposed rule does not
require the preparation of an assessment statement in accordance with
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531. This proposed
rule does not include a federal mandate that may result in the annual
expenditure by state, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate,
or by the private sector, of more than the annual threshold established
by the Act ($128 million in 2006, adjusted annually for inflation).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 1600
Administrative practice and procedure.
Dated: May 6, 2015.
Mark Griffon,
Board Member.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, the
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board proposes to amend 40 CFR
part 1600 as follows:
PART 1600--ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHEMICAL SAFETY AND
HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
0
1. The authority citation continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552(a)(1); 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(N).
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2. Amend Sec. 1600.5 by revising paragraph (b) and adding paragraph
(c) to read as follows:
Sec. 1600.5 Quorum and voting requirements.
* * * * *
(b) Voting. The Board votes on items of business in meetings
conducted pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act.
Alternatively, whenever a Member of the Board is of the opinion that
joint deliberation among the members of the Board upon any matter at a
meeting is unnecessary in light of the nature of the matter,
impracticable, or would impede the orderly disposition of agency
business, such matter may be disposed of by employing notation voting
procedures. A written notation of the vote of each participating Board
member shall be recorded by the General Counsel who shall retain it in
the records of the Board. If a Board member votes to calendar a
notation item, the Board must consider the calendared notation item at
a public meeting of the Board within 90 days of the date on which the
item is calendared. A notation vote to schedule a public meeting may
not be calendared. The Chairperson shall add any calendared notation
item to the agenda for the next CSB public meeting if one
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is to occur within 90 days or to schedule a special meeting to consider
any calendared notation item no later than 90 days from the calendar
action.
(c) Public Meetings and Agendas. The Chairperson, or in the absence
of a chairperson, a member designated by the Board, shall schedule a
minimum of four public meetings per year in Washington, DC, to take
place during the months of October, January, April, and July.
(1) Agenda. The Chairperson, or in the absence of a chairperson, a
member designated by the Board, shall be responsible for preparation of
a final meeting agenda. The final agenda may not differ in substance
from the items published in the Sunshine Act notice for that meeting.
Any member may submit agenda items related to CSB business for
consideration at any public meeting, and the Chairperson shall include
such items on the agenda. At a minimum, each quarterly meeting shall
include the following agenda items:
(i) Consideration and vote on any notation items calendared since
the date of the last public meeting;
(ii) A review by the Board of the schedule for completion of all
open investigations, studies, and other important work of the Board;
and
(iii) A review and discussion by the Board of the progress in
meeting the CSB's Annual Action Plan.
(2) Publication of agenda information. The Chairperson shall be
responsible for posting information related to any agenda item that is
appropriate for public release on the CSB Web site no less than two
days prior to a public meeting.
[FR Doc. 2015-11422 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am]
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