[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31442-31443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10714]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1952
[Docket No. OSHA-2021-0012]
RIN 1218-AD43
Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health; Proposed
Reconsideration and Revocation; Extension of Comment Period; Extension
of Hearing Request Period; Extension of Period To Submit Written
Testimony; Extension of Period To Submit Notices of Intention To Appear
at Public Hearing
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period; extension of period
for submitting request for an informal hearing; extension of period to
submit written testimony; extension of deadline for submitting notices
of intention to appear at public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
extending the deadlines for submitting comments on the Notice of
Proposed Reconsideration and Revocation of Final Approval of the
Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health (Notice),
requests for an informal hearing, and submission of written testimony
for an additional 40 days to July 5, 2022, and extending the deadline
for submitting notices of intention to appear at its informal public
hearing for an additional 55 days to July 5, 2022. In its prior Notice
announcing this proposed action, OSHA advised the public that any
informal public hearing to be held on this matter will begin on August
16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., ET.
DATES:
Written comments: Written comments on the Notice and requests for a
hearing must be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov, which
is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, by July 5, 2022.
Informal public hearing: Any interested person may request an
informal hearing concerning the proposed revocation. OSHA will hold
such a hearing if the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) finds that substantial
objections have been filed. The agency will hold such an informal
public hearing beginning on August 16, 2022, virtually on WebEx. OSHA
expects the hearing to last from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET; a
schedule will be released prior to the start of the hearing. The exact
daily schedule may be amended at the discretion of the presiding
administrative law judge (ALJ). If necessary, the hearing will continue
at the same time on subsequent days.
Notice of intention to appear at the hearing: Interested persons
who intend to present testimony or question witnesses at the hearing
must submit a notice of their intention to do so by July 5, 2022.
Hearing testimony and documentary evidence: Interested persons who
request more than 5 minutes to present testimony, or who intend to
submit documentary evidence, at the hearing must submit the full text
of their testimony and all documentary evidence by July 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions on-line for making
electronic submissions.
Informal public hearing: If the agency holds an informal public
hearing, the hearing will be held virtually on WebEx. Additional
information on how to access the informal hearing will be
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posted when available at www.osha.gov/stateplans.
Notice of intention to appear, hearing testimony, and documentary
evidence: You may submit your notice of intention to appear, hearing
testimony, and documentary evidence, identified by docket number (OSHA-
2021-0012), electronically at www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions online for electronic submission of materials, including
attachments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0012). All
submissions, including any personal information, are placed in the
public docket without change and may be available online at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions you about submitting
certain personal information, such as social security numbers and
birthdates. For additional information on submitting notices of
intention to appear, hearing testimony, or documentary evidence, see
Section V, ``Public Participation'', and the DATES and ADDRESSES
sections of the Notice preamble (87 FR 23783, 23783-84, 23788-89; April
21, 2022).
Docket: To read or download comments, notices of intention to
appear, and materials submitted in response to this Federal Register
notice, go to Docket No. OSHA-2021-0012 at www.regulations.gov. All
comments and submissions are listed in the www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through that website. All comments and
submissions are available for inspection and, where permissible,
copying at the OSHA Docket Office, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone:
(202) 693-2350 (TTY number: (877) 889-5627).
Electronic copies of this Federal Register document are available
at www.regulations.gov. This document, as well as news releases and
other relevant information, is also available at OSHA's website at
www.osha.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Contact Frank Meilinger, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-1999;
email [email protected].
For general and technical information: Contact Douglas J.
Kalinowski, Director, OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-2200; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA published a Notice of Proposed
Reconsideration and Revocation of Final Approval of the Arizona State
Plan for Occupational Safety and Health (Notice) on April 21, 2022 (87
FR 23783). This Notice requested written comments and requests for a
hearing by May 26, 2022, and notices of intention to appear at the
public hearing by May 11, 2022; and the Notice tentatively scheduled an
informal public hearing on this proposal to begin on August 16, 2022.
OSHA is extending the deadline for submitting notices of intention to
appear at the hearing by 55 days to July 5, 2022, and the deadline for
submitting written comments and testimony and requests for a hearing by
40 days to July 5, 2022. OSHA is not changing the tentative hearing
date; if an informal public hearing is held, the hearing will commence
on August 16, 2022.
Authority and Signature
This document was prepared under the direction of Douglas L.
Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC. OSHA is issuing this notice under the authority
specified by Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (29 U.S.C. 667), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR
58393 (Sept. 18, 2020)), and 29 CFR parts 1902, 1952, 1953, 1954, and
1955.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 11, 2022.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-10714 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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