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Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-8151
It's not too late to submit comments on OSHA's proposed
recordkeeping proposal. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today
announced that the public comment period on the revised proposal will be
extended through July 1.
Comments on the proposal, which would simplify procedures
and improve data accuracy, should be submitted in quadruplicate, or one
original (hard copy) and one disk in WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1, 6.0 or ASCII to:
- Docket Officer
Docket No. R-02
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
- Room N-2625
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution
Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20210
Comments of 10 pages or less may be faxed to (202)
219-5046 with an original and four copies of the comment letter sent to the
Docket Officer.
The extension is being made in response to stakeholders'
requests.
OSHA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the
recording and reporting of workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses appeared in
the February 2, 1996 Federal Register. The agency held public meetings to
discuss the rule March 26-29 and again on April 30 and May 1. The public
comment period was also extended from its original deadline of April 29 to May
31. The new deadline for receipt of comments is July 1.
OSHA has placed transcripts of the public meetings and
additional reference material for review in the docket.
Notice of this extension is on file and will be published
in the June 3, 1996 Federal Register. Text of the proposed rule is on the
Internet World Wide Web at http://www.osha.gov/ under "Standards."
Archived News Release--Caution:
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