Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV

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 Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Parts 1904, 1910, 1915 and 1926 [Docket No. OSHA-2012-0007] RIN 1218-AC67 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of written comment period. SUMMARY: On October 4, 2016, OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV.” The period for submitting comments is being extended 30 days to allow parties affected by the rule more time to review the proposed rule and collect information and data necessary for comments. DATES: Comments must be submitted by January 4, 2017. All submissions must bear a postmark or provide other evidence of the submission date. ADDRESSES: Submit comments and additional material using any of the following methods: Electronic. Submit comments and attachments electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions online for making electronic submissions. Facsimile. Commenters may fax submissions, including any attachments that are no longer than 10 pages in length to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648; OSHA does not require hard copies of these documents. Commenters must submit lengthy attachments that supplement these documents ( e.g., studies, journal articles) to the OSHA Docket Office, Technical Data Center, Room N3653, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC…