[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18924-18925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07408]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1910
[Docket No. OSHA-2019-0001]
RIN 1218-AC93
Hazard Communication Standard
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The period for submitting public comments is being extended by
30 days to allow stakeholders interested in the proposed rule
additional time to review the proposed rule and collect information and
data necessary for comment.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that published at 86 FR
9576 on February 16, 2021, is extended. Comments on the NPRM (including
requests for hearing) and other information must be submitted by May
19, 2021.
Informal public hearing: OSHA will schedule an informal public
hearing on the proposed rule if requested during the comment period. If
a hearing is requested, the location and date of the
hearing, procedures for interested parties to notify the agency of
their intention to participate, and procedures for participants to
submit their testimony and documentary evidence will be announced in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments: You may submit comments and attachments,
identified by Docket No. OSHA-2019-0001, electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow
the instructions online for making electronic submissions. After
accessing ``all documents and comments'' in the docket (Docket No.
OSHA-2019-0001), check the ``proposed rule'' box in the column headed
``Document Type,'' find the document posted on the date of publication
of this document, and click the ``Comment Now'' link. When uploading
multiple attachments to www.regulations.gov, please number all of your
attachments because www.regulations.gov will not automatically number
the attachments. This will be very useful in identifying all
attachments in the preamble. For example, Attachment 1_title of your
document, Attachment 2_title of your document, Attachment 3_title of
your document. For assistance with commenting and uploading documents,
please see the Frequently Asked Questions on regulations.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2019-0001). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting information they do not want made available to the public,
or submitting materials that contain personal information (either about
themselves or others), such as Social Security Numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments and materials submitted in
response to this Federal Register document, go to Docket No. OSHA-2019-
0001 at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments and submissions are
listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some
information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to
read or download through that website. All comments and submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection through
the OSHA Docket Office.\1\
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\1\ Documents submitted to the docket by OSHA or stakeholders
are assigned document identification numbers (Document ID) for easy
identification and retrieval. The full Document ID is the docket
number plus a unique four-digit code. OSHA is identifying supporting
information in this notice by author name, publication year, and the
last four digits of the Document ID.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, Office of
Communications, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999; email:
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general information and technical inquiries: Contact Maureen
Ruskin, Acting Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone (202) 693-1950 or fax (202) 693-1678; email:
ruskin.maureen@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 16, 2021, OSHA published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Hazard Communication
Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Revision 7,
to address specific issues that have arisen since OSHA last updated the
HCS in 2012, and to provide better alignment with other U.S. agencies
and international trading partners, without lowering the overall
protections of the standard.
The public comment period for this NPRM was to close on April 19,
2021, 60 days after publication of the NPRM. However, OSHA received
comments from stakeholders requesting extensions of the public comment
period (Document ID 0272 (requesting a minimum of 30 additional days),
0274 (requesting a minimum of 30 additional days), and 0276 (requesting
extension of 60 days)). The comments state that due to the breadth and
complexity of the technical issues involved in this rulemaking, more
time is needed to gather data and information and to coordinate
responses from organization members to develop more comprehensive and
detailed comments.
OSHA agrees to an extension and believes a 30-day extension of the
public comment period is sufficient and appropriate in order to address
these stakeholder requests. Therefore, the public comment period will
be extended until May 19, 2021.
Authority and Signature
This document was prepared under the direction of James S.
Frederick, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. It is issued under the
authority of sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); 5 U.S.C. 553; section 304, Clean
Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-549, reprinted at 29 U.S.C.A.
655 Note); section 41, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
(33 U.S.C. 941); section 107, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards
Act (40 U.S.C. 3704); section 1031, Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4853); section 126, Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended (reprinted at 29 U.S.C.A. 655
Note); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58383-94); and 29
CFR part 1911.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 6, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-07408 Filed 4-9-21; 8:45 am]
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