Occupational Safety and Health Administration August 31, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the National Transit Systems Security Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act
This document provides the interim final text of regulations governing the employee protection (``whistleblower'') provisions of the National Transit Systems Security Act (``NTSSA''), enacted as Section 1413 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (``9/11 Commission Act''), and the Federal Railroad Safety Act (``FRSA''), as amended by Section 1521 of the 9/11 Commission Act. The 9/11 Commission Act was enacted into law on August 3, 2007. FRSA was amended further by Public Law 110-432, 122 Stat. 4892, Div. A, Title IV, section 419 (Oct. 16, 2008). This rule establishes procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation complaints under NTSSA and FRSA, including procedures and time frames for employee complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (``OSHA''), investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge (``ALJ'') for a hearing de novo, hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ decisions by the Administrative Review Board (``ARB'') (acting on behalf of the Secretary) and judicial review of the Secretary's final decision.
Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending the regulations governing employee protection (or ``whistleblower'') claims under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA), 49 U.S.C. 31105. The amendments clarify and improve procedures for handling STAA whistleblower complaints and implement statutory changes enacted into law on August 3, 2007, as part of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Commission Act), Public Law 110-53, 121 Stat. 266. These changes to the STAA whistleblower regulations also make the procedures for handling retaliation complaints under STAA more consistent with OSHA's procedures for handling retaliation complaints under Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (ERA), 42 U.S.C. 5851 and other whistleblower provisions.
Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 219 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
This document provides the interim final text of regulations governing the employee protection (or ``whistleblower'') provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA''). This rule establishes procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation complaints under CPSIA, including procedures and time frames for employee complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (``OSHA''), investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge (``ALJ'') for a hearing de novo, hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ decisions by the Administrative Review Board (``ARB'') (acting on behalf of the Secretary) and judicial review of the Secretary's final decision.
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