[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 21777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8685]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number NIOSH-245]


Expanded Charge for Peer Review of the NIOSH document Titled: 
``Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to 
Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione''

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

ACTION: Notice of Expanded Charge for Peer Review.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is 
undergoing peer review for the draft document, ``Criteria for a 
Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-
pentanedione.'' NIOSH held a public meeting on August 26, 2011 in 
Washington, DC [76 FR 44338] to discuss and obtain comments on the 
draft document. Public comments were accepted into the NIOSH docket 
from August 12, 2011- November 18, 2011 [76 FR 64353]. The draft 
document and all public comments received are posted on the Internet 
at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket245.html for Docket 
number NIOSH-245. After consultation with the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration, Department of Labor (OSHA/DOL), NIOSH has asked 
the peer reviewers seven additional questions for consideration which 
are posted here: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/peer/HISA/diacetyl-pr.html.
    This entry serves as notice of the expanded charge to peer 
reviewers for this draft document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauralynn Taylor McKernan, ScD CIH, 
NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway C-32, Cincinnati, OH 45226, telephone 
(513) 533-8542, Fax (513) 533-8230, email [email protected].

    Dated: April 2, 2012.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-8685 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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