[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24348]


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[Federal Register: September 30, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1926, 1928

[Docket No. H-122]

RIN 1218-AB37

 

Indoor Air Quality

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. 
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Schedule changes and hearing 
locations.

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SUMMARY: OSHA is announcing schedule changes for the hearing and its 
location for the third and subsequent weeks.

DATES: The hearing will take place from September 20, 1994 through 
September 30, 1994, from October 11 through October 14, 1994, from 
October 24 through November 4, 1994, from November 14 through November 
22, 1994 and from November 29 through December 16, 1994. The starting 
time is 9:30 a.m. The weeks of testimony scheduled for October 3-7, 
1994 and November 7-10, 1994 have been postponed at the direction of 
the Administrative Law Judge and that testimony generally will be 
rescheduled between December 5 and December 16, 1994. A new schedule 
will be mailed to participants.

ADDRESSES: Starting On Tuesday, October 11 the hearings will be held in 
the Auditorium, U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 3rd 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tom Hall, Office of Information 
and Consumer Affairs, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 219-8615 or 219-
8618 for a recorded message on hearing changes, dates and location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 5, 1994, OSHA issued a notice of 
proposed rulemaking addressing indoor air quality issues, including 
environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace. 59 FR 15968. On June 14, 
1994 OSHA issued a supplemental notice giving parties until August 13, 
1994 to submit comments; until August 5, 1994 to file notices of 
intention to appear; and until August 13, 1994 to submit testimony and 
evidence. The hearing was scheduled to start September 20, 1994. 59 FR 
30560. These dates were not changed.
    On September 16, OSHA announced in the Federal Register, (59 FR 
47570) that the hearing in addition to running from September 20 
through October 14, 1994, would also continue October 24 through 
November 22, 1994 and from November 29 into the week of December 5, 
1994 because of the large number of participants who wished to testify. 
These dates are being modified.
    On September 22, 1994 the Administrative Law Judge ordered the 
postponement of the hearings for the weeks of October 3-7, 1994 and 
November 7-10, 1994 to permit time to develop a better record. Those 
weeks are being rescheduled for December 5 through December 16, 1994. 
Witnesses scheduled for the two postponed weeks of October 3-7 and 
November 7-10 will generally be rescheduled for December 5-16, 1994. An 
updated schedule will be mailed to participants and will be available 
by calling the OSHA Office of Consumer Affairs.
    The persons who had requests to testify filed by marketing firms 
had been scheduled to testify December 5, 1994. Their testimony will be 
rescheduled at a date to be announced later.
    In this notice, OSHA is also announcing the location the hearing, 
for the third and subsequent weeks, the Auditorium of the U.S. 
Department of Labor, 3rd Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C.

    Signed at Washington D.C., this 28th day of September, 1994.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 94-24348 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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