Occupational Safety and Health Administration March 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC)
Document Number: 2015-07075
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-27
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
WPAC will meet April 20 and 21, 2015, in Washington, DC.
Traylor/Skanska/Jay Dee Joint Venture: Grant of a Permanent Variance
Document Number: 2015-06975
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-27
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA grants a permanent variance to Traylor/ Skanska/Jay Dee Joint Venture from the provisions of OSHA standards that regulate work in compressed air environments at 29 CFR 1926.803.
Chemical Management and Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)
Document Number: 2015-06516
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-03-25
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA is extending the comment period on the Request for Information on Chemical Management and Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) to October 9, 2015.
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
Document Number: 2015-06549
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-23
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health invites interested individuals to submit nominations for membership on FACOSH.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Number: 2015-06001
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces that OMB extended its approval for a number of information collection requirements found in sections of 29 CFR parts 1910, 1915, and 1926. OSHA sought approval of these requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA-95), and, as required by that Act, is announcing the approval numbers and expiration dates for these requirements. In addition, OSHA announces that OMB approved a revision to the Recordkeeping and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (29 CFR part 1904) Information Collection Request (ICR) (paperwork package) and the collection of information requirements contained in the Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Standard for Construction and General Industry and Electrical Protective Equipment for Construction and General Industry final rule.
Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2015-06000
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health requests nominations for membership on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC).
Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Eye and Face Protection
Document Number: 2015-05521
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-03-13
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (``OSHA'' or ``Agency'') is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to update its general industry, shipyard employment, marine terminals, longshoring, and construction eye and face protection standards by incorporating by reference the three most recent versions of the American National Standards Institute (``ANSI'' or ``national consensus standard'') Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection standard. In addition, OSHA proposes to change language in the construction eye and face protection standard to make it consistent with both the general industry and maritime standards.
Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as Amended
Document Number: 2015-05001
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-03-05
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This document provides the final text of regulations governing employee protection (retaliation or whistleblower) claims under section 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, Title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley or Act), which was amended by sections 922 and 929A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank), enacted on July 21, 2010. An interim final rule (IFR) governing these provisions and request for comment was published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2011. Five comments were received. This rule responds to those comments and establishes the final procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation complaints under Sarbanes- Oxley, 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 of Labor), and judicial review of the Secretary of Labor's final decision. It also sets forth the Secretary of Labor's interpretations of the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower provision on certain matters.
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