[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31793-31794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11213]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1904
[Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006]
RIN 1218-AD40
Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
extending the comment period on the proposed rule on Improve Tracking
of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses for an additional 30 days, to June
30, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published March 30,
2022, at 87 FR 18528, is extended. Comments must be submitted by June
30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments, along with any submissions and
attachments, should be submitted electronically at 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-2021-0006),
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 www.regulations.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
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 other materials submitted
in the docket, go to Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006 at www.regulations.gov.
All comments and submissions are listed in the 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\ Contact the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627) for information
about materials not available through the website, and for assistance
in using the internet to locate docket submissions.
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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 document by author name, publication year, and
the last four digits of the Document ID.
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Electronic copies of this Federal Register document are available
at www.regulations.gov. This document, as well as news releases and
other relevant information, is available at OSHA's website at
www.regulations.gov.
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 Lee Anne
Jillings, Director, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency
Management, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-2300; email:
Jillings.LeeAnne@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 30, 2022, OSHA published a notice
of proposed rulemaking to amend its recordkeeping regulation to require
certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness
information to OSHA that employers are already required to keep under
the recordkeeping regulation (87 FR 18528). The notice set a deadline
of May 31, 2022, for submitting written comments. OSHA has received a
request from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) to extend the comment period between
30 to 60 additional days (Document ID 0027). The AFL-CIO's request
explains that the agency has multiple deadlines within a one-week
period, and the AFL-CIO wishes to have time to meaningfully respond to
the important issues in both this notice and the several other requests
for comment by OSHA. After reviewing this comment, OSHA has decided to
extend the deadline for submitting comments to June 30, 2022, in order
to provide stakeholders an additional 30 days (90 days total) to
prepare and submit meaningful responses to this rulemaking.
Authority and Signature
This document was prepared under the direction of Douglas L.
Parker, 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 sections 8 and 24 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 657, 673), section 553 of
the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), and Secretary of
Labor's Order No. 08-2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020).
Signed at Washington, DC.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-11213 Filed 5-24-22; 8:45 am]
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