Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings

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 Part 1910 [Docket No. OSHA-2020-0004] RIN 1218-AD36 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of limited reopening of comment period; notice of informal hearing. SUMMARY: OSHA is partially reopening the comment period to allow for additional public comment on specific topics and is scheduling an informal public hearing on its interim final rule establishing an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), “Occupational Exposure to COVID-19.” The public hearing will begin on April 27, 2022. DATES: Comments: Written comments in response to OSHA's limited reopening of the comment period must be submitted in Docket No. OSHA-2020-0004 on or before April 22, 2022. Informal public hearing: The hearing will begin on April 27, 2022, and will be held virtually. If necessary, the hearing will continue on subsequent days. Additional information on how to access the informal hearing will be posted when available at https://www.osha.gov/​coronavirus/​healthcare/​rulemaking . To testify at the hearing, interested persons must electronically submit their Notice of Intention to Appear (NOITA) by April 6, 2022. ADDRESSES: Notices of Intention to Appear: Notices of intention to appear at the hearing (NOITA) must be submitted electronically at https://www.osha.gov/​coronavirus/​healthcare/​rulemaking . Follow the instructions online for making e…