Revision of Regulations To Allow Federal Contractors, Subcontractors, and Grantees To File Whistleblower Disclosures With the U.S. Office of Special Counsel; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule, 81475 [2015-32855]
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Federal Register
Vol. 80, No. 250
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
Dated: December 23, 2015.
Mark P. Cohen,
Principal Deputy Special Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015–32855 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
5 CFR Part 1800
Revision of Regulations To Allow
Federal Contractors, Subcontractors,
and Grantees To File Whistleblower
Disclosures With the U.S. Office of
Special Counsel; Withdrawal of
Proposed Rule
AGENCY:
U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
Withdrawal of proposed
rulemaking.
ACTION:
In the Federal Register
published on January 22, 2015, the U.S.
Office of Special Counsel (OSC) issued
a proposed rule that would allow the
agency to accept covered disclosures of
wrongdoing from employees working
under a contract or grant with the
Federal government. OSC hereby
withdraws this proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
The proposed rule that appeared
on January 22, 2015 at 80 FR 3182 is
withdrawn as of December 30, 2015.
DATES:
Lisa
V. Terry, General Counsel, U.S. Office of
Special Counsel, by telephone at (202)
254–3600, by facsimile at (202) 254–
3711, or by email at lterry@osc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The U.S.
Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
proposed revising its regulations to
expand who may file a whistleblower
disclosure with OSC. The proposed
revision would have allowed employees
of Federal contractors, subcontractors,
and grantees to disclose wrongdoing
within the Federal government if they
work at or on behalf of a U.S.
government component for which OSC
has jurisdiction to accept disclosures. In
response to the proposed rule,
published in the Federal Register on
January 22, 2015, OSC received 16
written comments. In light of the
substantive issues raised by
commenters, OSC is withdrawing its
proposed rule for further consideration.
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Occupational Exposure to Beryllium
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of
informal public hearing.
AGENCY:
OSHA is scheduling an
informal public hearing on its proposed
rule ‘‘Occupational Exposure to
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds.’’
The proposed rule was published in the
Federal Register on August 7, 2015 and
the 90-day public comment period
ended on November 5, 2015. This
document describes the procedures that
will govern this hearing.
DATES: Informal public hearing. The
hearing will begin on February 29, 2016
at 2 p.m. If necessary, the hearing will
continue from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
local time, on subsequent days, in
Washington, DC.
ADDRESSES: Informal public hearing.
The Washington, DC hearing will be
held in Room N4437 A, B, C, D at the
Frances Perkins Building, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Notice of Intention to appear at the
hearing: Interested persons who intend
to present testimony or question
witnesses at the hearing must submit
(transmit, send, postmark, deliver) a
notice of intention to appear, by January
29, 2016.
Hearing testimony and documentary
evidence. Interested persons who
request more than 10 minutes to present
testimony or intend to submit
documentary evidence at the hearing
must submit (transmit, send, postmark,
deliver) the full text of their testimony
and all documentary evidence by
January 29, 2016.
SUMMARY:
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Methods of submission. All
submissions must include the Agency
name and the docket number for this
rulemaking (OSHA–H005C–2006–0870–
0353). Notices of intention to appear,
hearing testimony, and documentary
evidence may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions online for electronically
submitting materials, including
attachments;
Fax: If your written submission does
not exceed 10 pages, including
attachments, you may fax it to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648;
or
Regular mail, express delivery, hand
delivery, and messenger or courier
service: Submit your materials to the
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–H005C–2006–0870–0353, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–2625,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2350 (TTY number: (877) 889–
5627). Deliveries (express mail, hand
delivery, and messenger or courier
service) are accepted during the OSHA
Docket Office’s normal hours of
operation, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., E.T.
Instructions: All submission must
include the Agency name and docket
number for this rulemaking (OSHA–
H005C–2006–0870–0353). All
submissions, including any personal
information, are placed in the public
docket without change and may be
available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions you about submitting certain
personal information such as social
security numbers and birth dates.
Because of security-related procedures,
the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of your
submissions. For information about
security-related procedures for
submitting materials by express
delivery, hand delivery, messenger, or
courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office. For additional
information on submitting notices of
intention to appear, hearing testimony,
or documentary evidence, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
Docket: To read or download
comments, notices of intention to
appear, and other material in the docket,
go to Docket No. OSHA–H005C–2006–
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
5 CFR Part 1800
Revision of Regulations To Allow Federal Contractors,
Subcontractors, and Grantees To File Whistleblower Disclosures With the
U.S. Office of Special Counsel; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register published on January 22, 2015, the
U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) issued a proposed rule that would
allow the agency to accept covered disclosures of wrongdoing from
employees working under a contract or grant with the Federal
government. OSC hereby withdraws this proposed rule.
DATES: The proposed rule that appeared on January 22, 2015 at 80 FR
3182 is withdrawn as of December 30, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa V. Terry, General Counsel, U.S.
Office of Special Counsel, by telephone at (202) 254-3600, by facsimile
at (202) 254-3711, or by email at lterry@osc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
proposed revising its regulations to expand who may file a
whistleblower disclosure with OSC. The proposed revision would have
allowed employees of Federal contractors, subcontractors, and grantees
to disclose wrongdoing within the Federal government if they work at or
on behalf of a U.S. government component for which OSC has jurisdiction
to accept disclosures. In response to the proposed rule, published in
the Federal Register on January 22, 2015, OSC received 16 written
comments. In light of the substantive issues raised by commenters, OSC
is withdrawing its proposed rule for further consideration.
Dated: December 23, 2015.
Mark P. Cohen,
Principal Deputy Special Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-32855 Filed 12-29-15; 8:45 am]
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