[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29699-29700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12744]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

42 CFR Part 84

[Docket Number NIOSH-0137]
RIN 0920-AA33


Total Inward Leakage Requirements for Respirators

AGENCY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will 
hold a second public meeting concerning the proposed rule for Total 
Inward Leakage Requirements for Respirators that was published in the 
Federal Register on Friday, October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56141). The purpose 
of the meeting is to allow participants to make presentations to NIOSH, 
share results of any new research that may be available or in process 
in the area of filtering facepiece or other half-mask respirator inward 
leakage measurement, and offer any additional comments on the 
anticipated economic impact of the proposed rule.
    Public Meeting Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. EDT, or after the 
last public commenter has spoken, whichever is earlier, July 29, 2010.

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    Place: The Marriot Inn and Conference Center UMUC, 3501 University 
Boulevard E., Hyattsville, MD 20783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan V. Szalajda, NIOSH, National 
Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), Post Office Box 
18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, 
telephone (412) 386-5200, facsimile (412) 386-4089, e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Health and Human Services published a proposed 
rule on the Total Inward Leakage Requirements for Respirators on 
Friday, October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56141).
    NIOSH held a public meeting on the proposed rule on December 3, 
2009, at which time commenters asked for an extension of the comment 
period in order to evaluate the feasibility and cost associated with 
the proposed rule. NIOSH subsequently published an extension of the 
comment period to March 30, 2010 in the Federal Register on December 
17, 2009 (74 FR 66935).
    During the comment period, several commenters requested a further 
extension of the comment period in order to conduct tests and prepare 
responses. On April 20, 2010, NIOSH responded by reopening the docket 
for comments until September 30, 2010 (75 FR 20546).

II. Public Meeting

    NIOSH will hold a second public meeting on the proposed rule, on 
the date and time listed above to allow commenters to present their 
findings and ongoing activities.
    Requests to make presentations at the public meeting should be 
mailed to the NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 
4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Requests may also be 
submitted by telephone (513) 533-8611, facsimile (513) 533-8285, or e-
mailed to [email protected]. All requests to present should contain 
the name, address, telephone number and relevant business affiliations 
of the presenter, and the approximate time requested for the 
presentation. Oral presentations should be limited to 15 minutes.
    After reviewing the requests for presentations, NIOSH will notify 
the presenter that his/her presentation is scheduled. If a participant 
is not in attendance when his/her presentation is scheduled to begin, 
the remaining participants will be heard in order. After the last 
scheduled speaker is heard, participants who missed their assigned 
times may be allowed to speak, limited by time available. Attendees who 
wish to speak but did not submit a request for the opportunity to make 
a presentation may be given this opportunity after the scheduled 
speakers are heard, at the discretion of the presiding officer and 
limited by time available.
    This meeting will also be using Audio/LiveMeeting Conferencing, 
remote access capabilities where interested parties may listen in and 
review the presentations over the Internet simultaneously. Parties 
remotely accessing the meeting will have the opportunity to comment 
during the open comment period. To register to use this capability, 
please contact the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory 
(NPPTL), Policy and Standards Development Branch, Post Office Box 
18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, telephone (412) 
386-5200, facsimile (412) 386-4089. This option will be available to 
participants on a first come, first served basis and is limited to the 
first 50 participants.

    Dated: May 20, 2010.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-12744 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am]
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