[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 77292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31543]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Part 42, 47, 56, 57, and 77

RIN: 1219-AA47


Hazard Communication (HazCom)

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: MSHA is announcing a public hearing regarding the Agency's 
interim final rule on Hazard Communication and extending the comment 
period. The hazard communication requirements were published in the 
Federal Register on October 3, 2000 (65 FR 59048). The hearing will be 
held under section 101 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 
1977.

DATES: The hearing will be held on December 14, 2000. The hearing will 
last from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but will continue into the evening if 
necessary. The comment period is extended until December 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the following location: 
Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges Courtroom, 800 
K Street N.W., Suite 400N, Washington, D.C.
    Comments may be transmitted by electronic mail, fax, or mail. 
Comments by electronic mail must be clearly identified as such and sent 
to this e-mail address: [email protected]. Comments by fax must be 
clearly identified as such and sent to: MSHA, Office of Standards, 
Regulations, and Variances, 703-235-5551. Mail comments should be 
clearly identified as such and sent to MSHA, Office of Standards, 
Regulations, and Variances, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Room 631, Arlington, 
VA 22203-1984. Interested persons are encouraged to supplement written 
comments with computer files or disks; please contact the Agency with 
any questions about format.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Meyer, Director; MSHA Office 
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances; phone 703-235-1910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We request that you notify us of your 
intention to make an oral presentation prior to the hearing date, but 
it is not required that you do so. The hearing will be conducted in an 
informal manner by a panel of MSHA officials. Although formal rules of 
evidence or cross examination will not apply, the presiding official 
may exercise discretion to ensure the orderly progress of the hearing 
and may exclude irrelevant or unduly repetitious material and 
questions.
    The hearing will begin with an opening statement from MSHA, 
followed by an opportunity for members of the public to make oral 
presentations. The hearing panel may ask questions of speakers. At the 
discretion of the presiding official, the time allocated to speakers 
for their presentations may be limited. In the interest of conducting a 
productive hearing, MSHA will schedule speakers in a manner that allows 
all points of view to be heard as effectively as possible.
    A verbatim transcript of the proceeding will be prepared and made 
part of the rulemaking record. A copy of the hearing transcript will be 
made available for public review.
    MSHA will accept additional written comments and other appropriate 
data for the record from any interested party, including those not 
presenting oral statements. Written comments and data submitted to MSHA 
will be included in the rulemaking record. To allow for the submission 
of post-hearing comments, the comment period is extended and the record 
will remain open until December 19, 2000.

    Dated: December 7, 2000.
J. Davitt McAteer,
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 00-31543 Filed 12-7-00; 1:20 pm]
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