United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2015-11-07 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f6eab4 D09002ee1c7f6eb29 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document provides the final text of regulations governing the employee protection provisions of the National Transit Systems Security Act (NTSSA), enacted as Section 1413 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Commission Act), and the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), as amended by Section 1521 of the 9/11 Commission Act. The 9/11 Commission Act was enacted into law on August 3, 2007. FRSA was amended further in 2008. An interim final rule establishing procedures for these provisions and a request for public comment was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2010. Ten comments were received. This rule responds to those comments and establishes the final procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation complaints under NTSSA and FRSA, including procedures and time frames for employee complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a hearing de novo, hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ decisions by the Administrative Review Board (ARB) (acting on behalf of the Secretary of Labor), and judicial review of the Secretary of Labor's final decision. 80 FR 69115 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-11-09/2015-28040 2015-28040 fr09no15-4 RIN 1218-AC36 4510-26-P Docket Number: OSHA-2008-0027 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-11-09/2015-28040 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-11-09/html/2015-28040.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-11-09/pdf/2015-28040.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Employment Homeland Security Investigations Mass Transportation Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Public Transportation Railroads Safety Transportation Whistleblowing 24 p. 69115 69138 80 FR 69115 Title 29 Part 1982 29 CFR Part 1982 RIN 1218-AC36 Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the National Transit Systems Security Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue RULE 2015-28040 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 2015-11-09 Docket Number: OSHA-2008-0027 4510-26-P 2015-28040 Final rule.

This document provides the final text of regulations governing the employee protection provisions of the National Transit Systems Security Act (NTSSA), enacted as Section 1413 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Commission Act), and the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), as amended by Section 1521 of the 9/11 Commission Act. The 9/11 Commission Act was enacted into law on August 3, 2007. FRSA was amended further in 2008. An interim final rule establishing procedures for these provisions and a request for public comment was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2010. Ten comments were received. This rule responds to those comments and establishes the final procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation complaints under NTSSA and FRSA, including procedures and time frames for employee complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a hearing de novo, hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ decisions by the Administrative Review Board (ARB) (acting on behalf of the Secretary of Labor), and judicial review of the Secretary of Labor's final decision.

This final rule is effective on November 9, 2015. Rob Swick, Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-4618, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2199 (this is not a toll-free number); email OSHA.DWPP@dol.gov. This Federal Register document is available in alternative formats. The alternative formats available are large print, electronic file on computer disk (Word Perfect, ASCII, Mates with Duxbury Braille System) and audiotape. Administrative Practice and Procedure Employment Homeland Security Investigations Mass Transportation Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Public Transportation Railroads Safety Transportation Whistleblowing Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the National Transit Systems Security Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act , OSHA.DWPP@dol.gov http://www.osha.gov http://www.whistleblowers.gov/regulations_page.html https://www.sba.gov/advocacy/guide-government-agencies-how-comply-regulatory-flexibility-act Vol. 80, no. 216 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-11-09 continuing daily deposited born digital 461 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-11-09 P0b002ee18de510b7 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr09no15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-11-09 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-11-09/pdf/FR-2015-11-09.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-11-09/xml/FR-2015-11-09.xml fdlp 69111 69561 DGPO 2015-11-07 2024-06-02 FR-2015-11-09 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-11-09 80 216