[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 78363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30900]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2013-0021; NIOSH 245-A]


Notice of Request for Comments on Chapters 6 and 8 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: Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is 
inviting comments on Chapter 6 and a new section of Chapter 8 of the 
draft document, ``Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational 
Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione.'' To view the notice and 
related materials, visit http://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2013-
0021 in the search field and click ``Search.'' Public Comment Period: 
Comments must be received by February 10, 2014.
    Status: Comments are being sought from individuals including 
scientists and representatives from various government agencies, 
industry, labor, and other stakeholders, and also the public.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2013-0021 and 
Docket Number NIOSH 245-A by either of the following two methods:
    Federal rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 
Columbia Parkway, MS-C34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2013-0021; NIOSH 
245-A]. All relevant comments received, including any personal 
information provided, will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov. All electronic comments should be formatted as 
Microsoft Word. Please make reference to CDC-2013-0021 and Docket 
Number NIOSH 245-A. To access the docket, read background documents or 
read comments, go to  http://www.regulations.gov. To access any prior 
background documents or previous comments received please go to NIOSH 
Docket 245 (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket245.html). 
All information received in response to this notice will be available 
for public examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 4676 
Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauralynn Taylor McKernan, ScD CIH NIOSH, 
4676 Columbia Parkway C-14, Cincinnati, OH 45226, telephone (513) 533-
8542, Fax (513) 533-8588, email [email protected].

     Dated: December 19, 2013.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-30900 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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