January 25, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice amends Federal Register notice 83 FR 63662, published December 11, 2018, announcing the availability of the Draft National Toxicology Program (NTP) Monograph on the Systematic Review of Evidence of Long-Term Neurological Effects Following Acute Exposure to the Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Sarin for public comment prior to peer review. In partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Program, the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT), Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), conducted a systematic review to evaluate the evidence of long-term neurological damage in humans after acute, sub- lethal exposure to sarin. The peer-review meeting will be held by webcast only and open to the public; registration will be required for attendance by webcast and to present oral comments. Information about the meeting and registration is available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ go/36051.

To protect worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending the recordkeeping regulation by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301. These establishments will continue to be required to maintain those records on-site, and OSHA will continue to obtain them as needed through inspections and enforcement actions. In addition to reporting required after severe injuries, establishments will continue to submit information from their Form 300A. Such submissions provide OSHA with ample data that it will continue seeking to fully utilize. In addition, OSHA is amending the recordkeeping regulation to require covered employers to submit their Employer Identification Number (EIN) electronically along with their injury and illness data submission, which will facilitate use of the data and may help reduce duplicative employer reporting. Nothing in the final rule revokes an employer's duty to maintain OSHA Forms 300 and 301 for OSHA inspection. These actions together will allow OSHA to improve enforcement targeting and compliance assistance, decrease burden on employers, and protect worker privacy and safety.