[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 76591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26507]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2013-0021; Docket Number NIOSH-245, 245-A]


Issuance of Final Guidance Publication

AGENCY: 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 issuance of final guidance publication.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH announces the availability of the following final 
publication: ``Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational 
Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione'' [DHHS(NIOSH) Publication 
Number 2016-111].

DATES: The final criteria document was published October 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: This document may be obtained at the following link: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2016-111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauralynn McKernan, NIOSH/Division of 
Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, 1090 Tusculum 
Avenue, MS R-12, Cincinnati, OH 45226. 513-533-8542 (not a toll free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 25, 2011, NIOSH published a notice 
of public meeting and request for comments on the draft ``Criteria for 
a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-
pentanedione.'' in the Federal Register (76 FR 44338). On October 18, 
2011, NIOSH published an extension of comment period (76 FR 64353). On 
April 11, 2012, NIOSH published an expanded charge for peer reviewers 
(77 FR 21777) and then on December 26, 2013, NIOSH published another 
notice (78 FR 78363) for review of revised Chapters 6 and 8 of the 
Criteria document. All comments received were reviewed and accepted 
where appropriate. Comments for Docket 245 are available at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket245.html. Comments for Docket 
245-A can be found in the docket at: www.regulations.gov, Docket No. 
CDC-2013-0021.

    Dated: October 28, 2016.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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