[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33307-33309]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14059]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0012]

Strengthen and Promote the Role of Local Health Departments in
Retail Food Safety Regulation (U-50)

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of grant funds for the support of a cooperative agreement
between the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and
the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
The goal of the cooperative agreement for CFSAN is to have NACCHO
conduct work that will strengthen the role of local health departments
and help FDA/CFSAN

promote effective city and county regulatory programs responsible for
retail food protection in the United States.

DATES: 1. The application due date is June 15, 2011.
    2. The anticipated start date is August 2011.
    3. The opening date is June 8, 2011.
    4. The expiration date is June 16, 2011.
    For Further Information and Additional Requirements Contact:
    Scientific/Programmatic Contact: Peter A. Salsbury, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-320), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Grants Management Contact: Gladys Melendez-Bohler, Office of
Acquisition and Grant Services (OAGS) (HFA-500), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1078, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-
827-7175<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For more information on this funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
and to obtain detailed requirements, please refer to the full FOA
located at http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/default.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FY-FD-020.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.103.

A. Background

    The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public heath.
The public health focus of the FDA Foods Program integrates a
comprehensive, preventative, and risk-based approach to safeguard the
American food supply. The goal is to identify potential threats to the
food supply and to counteract them before they harm American consumers.
CFSAN administers the FDA Foods Program with the assistance of the
Office of Regulatory Affairs' (ORA) field offices nationwide.
    CFSAN regulates $417 billion worth of domestic food, $49 billion
worth of imported foods, and over $60 billion worth of cosmetics sold
across state lines. This regulation takes place from the products'
point of the United States (U.S.) entry or processing to their point of
sale. There are over 377,000 registered food facilities (including
approximately 154,000 domestic facilities and 223,000 foreign
facilities) that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food consumed by
humans or animals in the United States and several thousand cosmetic
firms. These figures do not include restaurants, institutional food
service establishments, or supermarkets, grocery stores, and other food
outlets regulated by almost 3,000 States, and local and tribal agencies
that have primary responsibility to regulate the retail food and food
service industries in the United States. These state and local agencies
are responsible for the inspection and oversight of over 1 million food
establishments, restaurants and grocery stores, as well as vending
machines, cafeterias, and other outlets in health-care facilities,
schools, and correctional facilities. FDA strives to promote the
application of science-based food safety principles in retail and food
service settings to minimize the incidence of foodborne illness. FDA
assists regulatory agencies and the industries they regulate by
providing a model Food Code, scientifically-based guidance, training,
program evaluation, and technical assistance.

B. Research/Cooperative Investigations and Assessments Objectives

    CFSAN's Office of Food Safety (OFS)/Retail Food and Cooperative
Programs Coordination Staff (RFCPCS) as part of FDA's National Retail
Food Team, works to promote the sharing of best practices, including
those regulatory and industry interventions that are targeted at
improving the management of food safety practices in the retail
setting. CFSAN/OFS desires to work cooperatively with NACCHO to
increase partnerships and collaboration with our regulatory partners at
local and state health and agriculture departments that represent city
and county health departments, to identify best practices and
innovative approaches used to implement the FDA Food Code and Voluntary
National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program
Standards) and begin to examine the impact they have on the reduction
of foodborne illness risk factors. NACCHO has the expertise needed to
provide expert advice and recommendations to FDA that can be shared and
used by multiple local and state health and agriculture departments to
help improve public heath in retail and food service settings.
    The Cooperative Agreement with NACCHO will also help FDA examine
how the Retail Program Standards can most effectively be integrated
with broadening efforts to establish accreditation for health
departments as guided by the Public Health Accreditation Board.
    Other possible areas for collaboration with NACCHO include working
to identify how to improve prevention, performance, and response at the
local government level; establishing peer mentoring opportunities that
pair up experienced local health department officials who have
experience implementing the Retail Program Standards with those who
have struggled or are just beginning the process; and doing a
comprehensive study to assess the effectiveness of food inspection
grading and scoring systems used by local health departments.

C. Eligibility Information

    NACCHO is the only national organization representing local health
departments, to include county, city, district, metro, and tribal
agencies. Membership in NACCHO is limited to the executive officer of
the department of health of any local health department. NACCHO
supports efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and
all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and
programs, seeking health equity, and supporting effective local public
health practice and systems.
    In performing an internet search for national organizations whose
members are local governmental health officials, and whose mission
includes efforts to support and work with local health departments to
improve food safety and prevent foodborne illness, no other
organizations were discovered. There are organizations that represent
local boards of health, but no other organization whose membership is
comprised of local governmental health officials. NACCHO has been in
existence since 1994 and has always been exclusively associated with
local health officials.
    NACCHO values guide staff and leadership in work to achieve optimal
health for all through an effective local governmental presence for
public health. NACCHO believes that by incorporating these values with
a focus on and commitment to their mission and vision, NACCHO will
effectively influence improvements in health status around the country.
Another unique aspect of NACCHO is its membership. As governmental
health officials, NACCHO is able to join forces with other governmental
health officials to improve the effectiveness of public health at the
local and state level.

II. Award Information/Funds Available

A. Award Amount

    The estimated amount of this cooperative agreement award with
NACCHO in fiscal year 2011 will be for up to $400,000 (direct plus
indirect costs).

B. Length of Support

    This Cooperative Agreement established with NACCHO has the
possibility of 4 additional years of support for up to $400,000 per
year, subject to the availability of funds. Future year amounts will
depend on annual appropriations and successful performance.

III. Paper Application, Registration, and Submission Information

    To submit a paper application in response to this FOA, applicants
should first review the full announcement located at http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/default.htm. (FDA has verified the Web site
addresses throughout this document, but FDA is not responsible for any
subsequent changes to the Web sites after this document publishes in
the Federal Register.) Persons interested in applying for a grant may
obtain an application at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm, for
all paper application submissions, the following steps are required:
     Step 1: Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number.
     Step 2: Register With Central Contractor Registration.
     Step 3: Register With Electronic Research Administration
(eRA) Commons.
    Steps 1 and 2, in detail, can be found at http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/organization_registration.jsp. Step 3, in detail, can be
found at https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/registration/registrationInstructions.jsp.
    After you have followed these steps, submit paper applications to
the following. Please note that the application should not be submitted
through Grants.gov or eRA Commons: Gladys Melendez-Bohler, Office of
Acquisition and Grant Services (OAGS) (HFA-500), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1078, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-
827-7175<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: June 2, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42425-42427]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17399]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0621; Airspace Docket No. 12-ASO-24]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of
Vero Beach, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the legal descriptions of Jet Routes J-45
and J-79, and VHF omnidirectional range (VOR)

Federal airways V-3, V-51, V-159, V-225, V-295 and V-537, in the
vicinity of Vero Beach, FL. The FAA is taking this action because the
name of the Vero Beach, FL, VOR Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC)
facility, which is included in the descriptions of the above routes, is
being changed to the Treasure VORTAC.

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC, September 20, 2012. The Director of
the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action
under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9
and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace, Regulations
and ATC Procedures Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Vero Beach Municipal Airport, FL, is located 4.1 NM southwest of
the Vero Beach VORTAC. The airport and the VORTAC have the same name
and three-letter identifier (VRB) which has caused some safety
concerns. Cases have recently been observed where GPS-equipped aircraft
have navigated via the VRB Airport rather than the VRB VORTAC as
intended. To preclude this in the future, the name of the VORTAC is
being changed to Treasure VORTAC with the new three-letter identifier
``TRV.''

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by amending the legal descriptions of Jet Routes J-45 and J-79;
and VOR Federal Airways V-3, V-51, V-159, V-225, V-295 and V-537, to
reflect the name change of one of the navigation aids used to define
the routes. To eliminate confusion, and potential flight safety issues,
the Vero Beach VORTAC is renamed the Treasure VORTAC and is assigned a
new three-letter identifier (TRV). The VORTAC name change does not
alter the current alignment of the affected routes.
    Additionally, in the J-45 description, the words ``Virginia Key''
are inserted between the words ``Virginia Key, FL,'' and ``INT
014[deg]'' to indicate that the 014[deg] radial is referenced from the
Virginia Key VOR/DME. The description of V-3 is amended by inserting
the word ``Quebec'' before the words ``PQ, Canada.'' In V-51, the
``Pahokee 009[deg]'' radial is changed to the ``Pahokee 010[deg]''
radial. J-45, V-3 and V51 are all currently charted correctly and these
changes simply correct unintended omissions from the descriptions of J-
45 and V-3, and a one degree radial error in V-51.
    Since this action merely involves editorial changes in the legal
descriptions of the above ATS routes, and does not involve a change in
the dimensions or operating requirements of the affected routes, I find
that notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are
unnecessary.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule''
under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it revises the legal descriptions of jet routes and airways in the
vicinity of Vero Beach, FL to eliminate confusion.
    Jet Routes are published in paragraph 2004; and Domestic VOR
Federal Airways are published in paragraph 6010(a), respectively, of
FAA Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The domestic
Jet Routes and VOR Federal Airways listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures,
paragraph 311a. This airspace action consists of editorial changes only
and is not expected to cause any potentially significant environmental
impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant
preparation of an environmental assessment.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004 Jet routes.

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J-45 [Amended]

    From Virginia Key, FL, INT Virginia Key 014[deg] and Treasure,
FL, 143[deg] radials; Treasure; INT Treasure 330[deg] and Ormond
Beach, FL, 183[deg] radials; Ormond Beach; Craig, FL; Alma, GA;
Macon, GA; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; St Louis, MO; Des Moines, IA;
Sioux Falls, SD; to Aberdeen, SD.
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J-79 [Amended]

    From Key West, FL; INT Key West 038[deg] and Dolphin, FL,
244[deg] radials; Dolphin; Palm Beach, FL; Treasure, FL; Ormond
Beach, FL; INT Ormond Beach 356[deg] and Savannah, GA, 184[deg]
radials; INT Savannah 184[deg] and Charleston, SC, 212[deg] radials;
Charleston; Tar River, NC; Franklin, VA; Salisbury, MD; INT
Salisbury 018[deg] and Kennedy, NY, 218[deg] radials; Kennedy; INT
Kennedy 080[deg] and Nantucket, MA, 254[deg] radials; INT Nantucket
254[deg] and Marconi, MA, 205[deg] radials; Marconi; INT Marconi
006[deg] and Bangor, ME, 206[deg] radials; Bangor.

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal airways.

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V-3 [Amended]

    From Key West, FL; INT Key West 083[deg] and Dolphin, FL,
191[deg] radials; Dolphin; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Palm Beach, FL;
Treasure, FL; Melbourne, FL; Ormond Beach, FL; Brunswick, GA; INT
Brunswick 014[deg] and Savannah, GA, 177[deg] radials; Savannah; INT
Savannah 028[deg] and Vance, SC, 203[deg] radials; Vance; Florence,
SC; Sandhills, SC; Raleigh-Durham, NC; INT Raleigh-Durham 016[deg]
and Flat Rock, VA, 214[deg] radials; Flat Rock; Gordonsville, VA;
INT Gordonsville 331[deg] and Martinsburg, WV, 216[deg] radials;
Martinsburg; Westminster, MD; INT Westminster 048[deg] and Modena,
PA, 258[deg] radials; Modena; Solberg, NJ; INT Solberg 044[deg] and
Carmel, NY, 243[deg] radials; Carmel; Hartford, CT; INT Hartford
084[deg] and Boston, MA, 224[deg] radials; Boston; INT Boston
014[deg]and Pease, NH, 185[deg] radials; Pease; INT Pease 004[deg]
and Augusta, ME, 233[deg] radials; Augusta; Bangor, ME; INT Bangor
039[deg] and Houlton, ME, 203[deg] radials; Houlton; Presque Isle,
ME; to Quebec, PQ, Canada. The airspace within R-2916, R-2934, R-
2935, and within Canada is excluded.
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V-51 [Amended]

    From Pahokee, FL; INT Pahokee 010[deg] and Treasure, FL,
193[deg] radials; Treasure; INT Treasure 330[deg] and Ormond Beach,
FL, 183[deg] radials; Ormond Beach; Craig, FL; Alma, GA; Dublin, GA;
Athens, GA; INT Athens, GA, 340[deg] and Harris, GA, 148[deg]
radials; Harris; Hinch Mountain, TN; Livingston, TN; Louisville, KY;
Nabb, IN; Shelbyville, IN; INT Shelbyville 313[deg] and Boiler, IN,
136[deg] radials; Boiler; Chicago Heights, IL.
* * * * *

V-159 [Amended]

    From Virginia Key, FL: INT Virginia Key 344[deg] and Treasure,
FL, 178[deg] radials; Treasure; INT Treasure 318[deg] and Orlando,
FL, 140[deg] radials; Orlando; Ocala, FL; Cross City, FL;
Greenville, FL; Pecan, GA; Eufaula, AL; Tuskegee, AL; Vulcan, AL;
Hamilton, AL; Holly Springs, MS; Gilmore, AR; Walnut Ridge, AR;
Dogwood, MO; Springfield, MO; Napoleon, MO; INT Napoleon 005[deg]
and St. Joseph, MO, 122[deg] radials; St. Joseph; Omaha, NE; Sioux
City, IA; Yankton, SD; Mitchell, SD; to Huron, SD.
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V-225 [Amended]

    From Key West, FL, 30 miles, 72 miles, 17 AGL, Lee County, FL;
La Belle, FL; Treasure, FL. The portion of V-225 E alternate outside
the United States has no upper limit.
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V-295 [Amended]

    From Virginia Key, FL; INT Virginia Key 014[deg] and Treasure,
FL, 143[deg] radials; Treasure; INT Treasure 296[deg] and Orlando,
FL, 162[deg] radials; Orlando; Ocala, FL; Cross City, FL; to
Seminole, FL. The portion outside the United States has no upper
limit.
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V-537 [Amended]

    From Palm Beach, FL; INT Palm Beach 356[deg] and Treasure, FL,
143[deg] radials; Treasure; INT Treasure 318[deg] and Orlando. FL,
140[deg] radials; INT Orlando 140[deg] and Melbourne, FL 298[deg]
radials; INT Melbourne 298[deg] and Ocala, FL 145[deg] radials;
Ocala; Gators, FL; Greenville, FL; Moultrie, GA; to Macon, GA.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2012.
Gary A. Norek,
Manager, Airspace, Regulations and ATC Procedures Group.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13969-13970]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1910

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0183]
RIN 1218-AC64

Revising Standards Referenced in the Acetylene Standard

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

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SUMMARY: OSHA is confirming the effective date of its direct final rule
that revises the Acetylene Standard for general industry by updating
the reference to a standard published by a standards-developing
organization, the Compressed Gas Association. In the December 5, 2011,
direct final rule, OSHA stated that it would withdraw the companion
proposed rule and confirm the effective date of the direct final rule
if the Agency received no significant adverse comments. OSHA did not
receive significant adverse comments on the direct final rule.
Therefore, OSHA is confirming that the direct final rule will become
effective on March 5, 2012.

DATES: The direct final rule published on December 5, 2011 (76 FR
75782), is effective on March 5, 2012. For the purposes of judicial
review, OSHA considers March 5, 2012, as the date of issuance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General information and press
inquiries: Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Technical information: Contact Ken Stevanus, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, Room N-3609, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202)
693-2260; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Copies of this Federal Register notice. Electronic copies of this
Federal Register notice are available at http://www.regulations.gov.
This Federal Register notice, as well as news releases and other
relevant information, also is available at OSHA's Web page at http://www.osha.gov.

ADDRESSES: In compliance with 28 U.S.C. 2112(a), OSHA designates the
Associate Solicitor of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health as the
recipient of petitions for review of the final standard. Contact Joseph
M. Woodward, Associate Solicitor at the Office of the Solicitor, Room
S-4004, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 5, 2011, OSHA published a direct
final rule (DFR) in the Federal Register that revised the Acetylene
Standard for general industry by updating a reference to the Compressed
Gas Association (GGA) acetylene standard (see 76 FR 75782). In the DFR,
OSHA deleted reference to CGA G-1-2003 and replaced it with CGA G-1-
2009. In that Federal Register document, OSHA also stated that it would
confirm the effective date of the DFR if the Agency received no
significant adverse comments.
    OSHA received one comment on the DFR, which it determined was not a
significant adverse comment. The commenter observed differences between
provisions of the most recent Compressed Gas Association acetylene
standard (CGA G-1-2009) and provisions of OSHA's oxygen-fuel gas

welding and cutting standard at 29 CFR 1910.253. After describing the
differences, the commenter stated that ``the rulemaking process should
include an assessment of how other existing OSHA Rules may be affected
by the new or amended rule.'' However, the commenter did not object to
the revised provisions adopted by the CGA G-1-2009 standard that are
the subject of this rulemaking. Therefore, the Agency determined that
this comment was neither significant nor adverse.

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 1910

    Acetylene, General industry, Occupational safety and health,
Safety.

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, authorized the
preparation of this final rule. OSHA is issuing this final rule
pursuant to Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 657), 5 U.S.C. 553, Secretary of
Labor's Order 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), and 29 CFR part 1911.

    Signed at Washington, DC on March 2, 2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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