Worker Safety and Health Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 851 [Docket No. EH-RM-04-WSHP] RIN 1901-AA99 AGENCY: Office of Environment, Safety and Health, Department of Energy. ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for public comment. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a supplemental proposal to implement the statutory mandate of section 3173 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 to establish worker safety and health regulations to govern contractor activities at DOE workplaces. The supplemental proposal reflects consultations with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), as well as comments received from members of the public. DATES: The comment period will end on April 26, 2005. Public hearings will be held on March 29 and 30, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Requests to speak at the hearings should be phoned in to Jacqueline D. Rogers, 202-586-4714, by March 28, 2005. Each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. ADDRESSES: Written comments (three copies) should be addressed to: Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. Department of Energy, Docket Number EH-RM-03-WSH; Room GA-098, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20585-0270. Alternatively, comments can be filed electronically by e-mail to: rule851.comments@hq.doe.gov noting “Worker Safety and Health Rule Comments” in the subject line. Copies of the public hearing transcripts, written comments received, and any other docket mate…