96-13836. Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; Extension of Comment Period

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27850-27851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13836]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Parts 1904 and 1952


Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Proposed Rule; Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking covering the

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recording and reporting of workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses, 
which appeared in the Federal Register on February 2, 1996 (61 FR 
4030). At the request of stakeholders, OSHA is extending the end of the 
public comment period through July 1, 1996.

DATES: Written comments on the NPRM must be postmarked on or before 
July 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted in quadruplicate or one 
original (hardcopy) and 1 disk (5\1/4\ or 3\1/2\) 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 NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone 
[phone]. Comments of 10 pages or less may be transmitted by 
facsimile to [phone] provided the original and 4 copies of the 
comment are sent to the Docket Officer thereafter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Anne Cyr, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, Room N-3647, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking covering the recording and reporting of workplace deaths, 
injuries and illnesses along with announcing a public meeting which was 
held March 26-29, which appeared in the Federal Register on February 2, 
1996 (61 FR 4030). OSHA published a second notice to provide the public 
with additional information regarding the economic analysis of the 
proposed rule in the Federal Register on February 29, 1996 (61 FR 7758-
7760). OSHA published a third notice to announce a second public 
meeting and an extension of the comment period on April 8, 1996 (61 FR 
15435). The second public meeting was held April 30 and May 1 to give 
the public another opportunity to provide OSHA with information on the 
proposed rule. The transcript of that meeting, along with additional 
material, has been placed in the docket by OSHA. The additional 
material consists of the following documents:

    1. ``Subcontractor Safety as Influenced by General Contractors 
on Small and Medium Sized Projects''. University of Washington, 
Jimmie Hinze and Lori A. Figone, October 1988.
    2. ``Assuring Accuracy in Employer Injury and Illness Records'', 
U.S. General Accounting Office (HRD-89-23), December 1988.
    3. Various materials relating to OSHA inspection activity for 
significant occupational injury and illness recordkeeping cases.
    4. Various OSHA and BLS letters to the public interpreting 
OSHA's occupational injury and illness recording and reporting 
regulations.
    5. Various letters and documents describing OSHA's collection of 
1995 workplace injury and illness information.
    6. Documents relating to a pilot program to evaluate the 
accuracy of workplace injury and illness records, including 
``Evaluating Workplace Injury and Illness Records; Testing a 
Procedure'' Monthly Labor Review, April 1988.
    7. A July 21, 1978 Federal Register Notice announcing rule 
changes for ``Access to the Log of Occupational Injuries and 
Illnesses to Employees and their Representatives'' (43 FR 31324).
    8. A December 28, 1982 Federal Register Notice announcing rule 
changes for ``Exemption From Requirements for Recording Occupational 
Injuries and Illnesses'' (47 FR 57699).

    The transcripts of both public meetings, comments from the public 
and documentary evidence are available from the OSHA Docket Office (see 
Addresses) Docket No. R-02.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 29th day of May, 1996.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 96-13836 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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