98-150. Application for Permanent Variance From Dixie Divers; Extension of Comment Period  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 579]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-150]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    [V-97-1]
    
    
    Application for Permanent Variance From Dixie Divers; Extension 
    of Comment Period
    
    AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
    
    ACTION: Extension of comment period.
    
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    SUMMARY: On October 31, 1997, OSHA published a notice requesting 
    comments on the application of Dixie Divers, Inc., for a permanent 
    variance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 
    requirements. OSHA has received a number of requests for extension of 
    the comment period. In response to these requests, OSHA is extending 
    the comment period for 60 days.
    
    DATES: The last date for interested parties to submit comments on the 
    variance application is March 2, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: The original and four copies of written comments must be 
    submitted to: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 
    Administration, Office of Variance Determination, Room N-3653, 
    Attention: Ms. Juanita Jones, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
    Washington, D.C. 20210.
    
        For comments, one original (hardcopy) and one diskette ((5\1/4\)-or 
    3(\1/2\)-inch) in Wordperfect 5.0, 5.1 or 6.1, or ASCII may be sent to 
    this address; however, any information not contained on the diskettes 
    (e.g., studies, articles) must be submitted in quadruplicate with the 
    original written comments. Written comments of 10 pages or less may be 
    transmitted by facsimile (fax) to OSHA's office of Variance 
    Determination at (202) 219-7068, provided the original and four copies 
    of the fax material are sent to OSHA's Office of Variance Determination 
    within the period allowed for comments.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Juanita Jones, Office of Variance 
    Determination (see ADDRESSES above), Telephone: (202) 219-7193, Fax: 
    (202) 219-7068, E-mail: juanita.jones@osha-no.osha.gov or the following 
    Regional and Area Offices:
    
        U.S. Department of Labor--OSHA, 1375 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 
    587, Atlanta, Georgia 30367, Telephone: (404) 562-2300, Fax: (404) 562-
    2295, E-mail: buryoyne-joanne@dol.gov
        and
    U.S. Department of Labor--OSHA, 5807 Breckenridge Parkway, Suite A, 
    Tampa, Florida 33610, Telephone: (813) 626-1177, Fax: (813) 626-7015, 
    E-mail: larry.falck@tampa.osha.gov.
    
        For an electronic copy of this Federal Register notice, contact the 
    Labor News Bulletin Board at (202) 219-4748, or access OSHA's web page 
    on the Internet at http://www.OSHA.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 31, 1997, OSHA published a notice 
    (62 FR 58995) requesting comments on the application of Dixie Divers, 
    Inc., for a permanent variance from the Occupational Safety and Health 
    Administration (OSHA) requirements for the availability and use of 
    decompression chambers for mixed-gas diving operations (i.e., 29 CFR 
    1910.423(b)(2), 29 CFR 1910.423(c)(3)(iii), and 29 CFR 1910.426(b)(1)). 
    OSHA provided all the details for this application for permanent 
    variance in this previous notice.
    
    Authority and Signature
    
        This document was prepared under the direction of Charles N. 
    Jeffress, Assistant Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
    Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, pursuant to Section 
    6(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655); 
    Secretary of Labor's orders 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-
    83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), or 6-96 (62 FR 111), as 
    applicable; and 29 CFR part 1905.
    
        Signed at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of December, 1997.
    Charles N. Jeffress,
    Assistant Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 98-150 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/06/1998
Department:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Extension of comment period.
Document Number:
98-150
Dates:
The last date for interested parties to submit comments on the variance application is March 2, 1998.
Pages:
579-579 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
V-97-1
PDF File:
98-150.pdf