Federal Register Notices (FRNs)

This is a listing of NIOSH official publications for rules, proposed rules, and notices for 2011, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Notices prior to 2011 can be found in the Federal Register Notices Archives.

2012: January - February

2011: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

February 2012

2/9

• NIOSH: Proposed Project: Underreporting of occupational injuries and illnesses by workers--new
• NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Nuclear Metals, Inc.; Notice

2/7

• NIOSH: Guidelines for Determining Probability of Causation Under the EEOICPA of 2000; Revision of Guidelines on Non-Radiogenic Cancers; Final Rule

2/2

• NIOSH: Meeting to discuss applications received in response to ERC Centers
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Pantex Plant
• WTC: Cancellation of Meeting

2/1

• NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; Meeting

January 2012

1/26

• Proposed data collection: Evaluation of worker notification program--reinstatement
• NIOSH: Proposed data collection: Validation of an occupational safety and health questionnaire
• NIOSH: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS); Meeting

1/19

• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Pantex Plant; Notice
• NIOSH: Barriers to occupational injury reporting by workers: A NEISS-Work telephone interview survey

1/13

• NIOSH: EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Forms--Extension

1/9

• NIOSH: Specifications for medical examinations of underground coal miners; Proposed rule

December 2011

12/29

• NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; Meeting

12/12

• NIOSH: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, ABRWH; Meeting

12/8

• NIOSH: Proposed project under review by OMB: World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, Appeals, Reimbursement and Certification

November 2011

11/29

• Announcement of meetings of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and NACOSH Work Groups

11/28

• NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Titanium Alloys Manufacturing, to be included in the special exposure cohort; Notice
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Ames Laboratory; Notice
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Y-12 facility; Notice
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; WR Grace & Company; Notice
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Vitro Manufacturing; Notice

11/25

• NIOSH: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews: Meeting

11/18

• NIOSH: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meeting

11/17

• NIOSH: Public meeting and request for information: Carcinogen and recommended exposure limit (REL) policy assessment

11/14

• HHS: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, to be included in the special exposure cohort; Notice
• HHS: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Brookhaven National Laboratory, to be included in the special exposure cohort; Notice

11/10

• NIOSH: Determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees to the special exposure cohort; Norton Co.
• NIOSH: Determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees to the special exposure cohort; Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor

11/4

• NIOSH: Implementation of Section 2695 of PL 111-87: Infectious Diseases; Final notice.
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Ames Laboratory
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Vitro Manufacturing
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Y-12
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; WR Grace and Company

October 2011

10/25

• NIOSH: Partnerships to advance the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA); Notice of public meeting

10/24

• NIOSH: Board of Scientific Counselors; Meeting

10/20

• NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10); Notice

10/18

• NIOSH: Buy Quiet Workshop; Notice of public meeting
• NIOSH: Public comment on draft criteria document: Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione; Extension of comment period

10/17

• NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; Meeting

10/11

• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; General Electric Co; Notice

September 2011

9/29

• NIOSH: Proposed data collections submitted for public comment and recommendations; EEOICPA dose reconstruction interviews and forms
• NIOSH: Announcement of carcinogen and recommended exposure limit (REL) policy assessment; Notice and extension of public comment period

9/28

• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Sandia National Labs; Notice

9/23

• NIOSH: Subcommittee on Dose Reconstruction Reviews, ABRWH; Notice of Meeting Cancellation

9/21

• HHE clearance-OMB

9/15

• Designation of a class of employees - General Electric Co. , Evendale, OH

9/9

• NIOSH: ABRWH Meeting

9/2

• NIOSH: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, ABRWH; Meeting

9/1

• NIOSH: Proposed Data Collection Project: World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, Appeals & Reimbursement

August 2011

8/23

• Request for Information: Announcement of Carcinogen and Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) Policy Assessment

8/22

• Meeting: Disease, disability, and injury prevention and control special emphasis panel (SEP): Initial review
• NIOSH: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; Meeting

8/19

• NIOSH: Proposed project--Barriers to occupational injury reporting by workers: A NEISS-work telephone interview survey
• NIOSH: Proposed project--Dynamic decision making in mine emergency situations
• NIOSH: Proposed data collections--Underreporting of occupational injuries and illnesses by workers

8/18

• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Sandia National Laboratories

8/8

• NIOSH: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meetings

July 2011

7/27

• NIOSH: Proposed project: Exploring the OSH needs of small construction business--New

7/25

• NIOSH: Notice of public meeting on NIOSH document, "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione
• NIOSH: Comments and information relevant to mid decade review of NORA; Notice of public comment period
• NIOSH: Agency forms undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act review; Proposed project: Musculoskeletal disorder intervention effectiveness in wholesale/retail trade operations

7/12

• NIOSH: Proposed data collections; Validation of an occupational safety and health questionnaire
• NIOSH: Proposed data collections; Health Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance--Requests and emerging problems
• NIOSH: Proposed data collections; Workplace violence prevention programs in NJ healthcare facilities

7/11

• NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program Science/Technical Advisory Committee; Correction of deadline

7/8

• NIOSH: Proposed project: Pulmonary function testing course approval program

7/1

• NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program Requirements for the Addition of New WTC-Related Health Conditions; Proposed Rule
• NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program Requirements for Enrollment, Appeals, Certification of Health Conditions, and Reimbursement; Interim Final Rule

June 2011

6/29

• Guidelines for Determining Probability - Extension of comment period -- Docket 209
• Manual Materials Handling (MMH) -- Docket Number: NIOSH–243
• Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort - Linde Ceramics Plant
• Determination Concerning a Petition to add a class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort - Bliss and Laughlin Steel; Chapman Valve Mfg. and Wah Chang Facility
• Determination Concerning a Petition to add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort -- Dow Chemical Company
• Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements--NAICS Update and Reporting Revisions
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health request for Nominations To Serve on the World Trade Center Health Program Science/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP–STAC)
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH) or Advisory Board, NIOSH -- Meeting

6/14

• NIOSH: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Notification of proposed altered system of records; clarification

6/13

• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Wah Chang facility; Notice
• NIOSH: Quality assurance requirements for respirators; Notice of withdrawl; Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawl
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Grand Junction Operations Office; Notice

6/9

• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Norton Company; Notice
• Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Vitro Manufacturing; Notice
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Linde Ceramics; Notice

6/2

• NIOSH: Fire fighter fatality investigation and prevention program (FFFIPP); Notice of public comment period

May 2011

5/31

• NIOSH: Delegation of Authority

5/27

• NIOSH: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Notification of proposed altered system of records

5/26

• NIOSH: Draft Alert entitled "Preventing occupational respiratory disease from dampness in office buildings...; correction

5/23

• NIOSH: Cops and Cars: Reducing Law Enforcement Officer Deaths in Motor Vehicle Crashes
• NIOSH: Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program, 29 CFR 1910.1043—Extension

5/18

• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort (SEC)
• NIOSH: Disease, Disability, and Injury prevention and control special emphasis pan (SEP) initial review
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort - Grand Junction
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort - Norton
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort - Wah Chang
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort - Vitro Manufacturing
• NIOSH: Agency forms undergoing paperwork reduction act review
• NIOSH: Proposed data collection submitted for public comment and recommendations
• NIOSH: Proposed data collection submitted for public comment and recommendations

5/6

• NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge, TN; Notice
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Linde Ceramics Plant
• NIOSH: ABRWH Meeting

5/5

• NIOSH: Partnerships to advance the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA); Notice of public meeting

April 2011

4/29

• NIOSH: Proposed data collection: Pulmonary function testing course approval program

4/25

• NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Ames Laboratory; Notice
• NIOSH: Proposed project: coal workers' health surveillance program; agency forms undergoing paperwork reduction act review

4/20

• NIOSH: Issuance of final guidance publication; CIB 63: Occupational Exposure to Titanium Dioxide

4/19

• NIOSH: Proposed project--Dynamic decision making in mine emergency situations--existing collection in use without an OMB control number

4/4

• Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute forOccupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

March 2011

3/29

• NIOSH: Request for information on conditions relating to cancer to consider for the World Trade Center Health Program; Notice and extension of public comment period

3/28

• NIOSH: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH); Meeting
• NIOSH: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews, ABRWH; Meeting

3/21

• NIOSH: Guidelines for determining probability of causation under the EEOICPA of 2000; Revision of Guidelines on Non-Radiogenic Cancers
• NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Mathieson Chemical Company, Pasadena, TX

3/15

• NIOSH: Proposed data collections submitted for public comment and recommendations: Respiratory Protective Devices; 42 CFR Part 84--Extension

3/14

• NIOSH: Opportunity to partner; Testing of patient litters and patient restraints to proposed test standard; Notice of information meeting and opportunity to partner
• NIOSH: Opportunity to partner: Testing of patient compartment seating and restraints to proposed test standard; Notice of informational meeting and opportunity to partner

3/8

• NIOSH: Request for information on conditions relating to cancer to consider for the World Trade Center Health Program; Notice and request for public comments

3/7

• NIOSH: Request for information; Update of NIOSH Nanotechnology Strategic Plan for Research and Guidance; Notice of public comment period
• Request for Information on Implementation of the James Zadroga 9/ 11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-347)

3/2

• NIOSH: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, ABRWH; Meeting

February 2011

2/11

• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Notice; BWX Technologies, Inc.
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Notice; Simonds Saw and Steel
• NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Notice; Texas City Chemicals
• NIOSH: Implementation of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act; Public Meeting

2/8

• NIOSH: Proposed Project; Cops and Cars

2/4

• NIOSH: Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance; Notice of draft publication available for public comment

2/3

• NIOSH: Proposed data collections submitted for public comment and recommendations; Characteristics of mine worker resilience in emergency escape

January 2011

1/26

• NIOSH: Privacy Act of 1974: Report of Modified or Altered System of Records; Certifying interpreting physician file
• NIOSH/DART: Privacy Act of 1974; Report of modified or altered system of records; Medical and test record results of individuals involved in NIOSH laboratory studies
• NIOSH/DART: Privacy Act of 1974: Report of modified or altered system of records; Study at work sites where agents suspected of being occupational hazards exist
• NIOSH/DSHEFS: Privacy Act of 1974; Report of modified or altered system of records; Occupational health epidemiological studies and EEOICPA program records
• NIOSH/DRDS: Privacy Act of 1974: Report of modified or altered system of records; Morbidity studies in coal mining, metal and non-metal mining and general industry Pt. 1
• NIOSH/DRDS: Privacy Act of 1974; Report of modified or altered system of records; Mortality studies in coal mining, metal and non-metal mining and general industry Pt. 2
• NIOSH/DRDS: Privacy Act of 1974; Report of modified or altered system of records; Medical and laboratory studies
• NIOSH/NPPTL: Privacy Act of 1974; Report of modified or altered system of records; Records of subject in certification, testing, studies of personal protective devices, and accident investigations

1/24

• NIOSH: Request for technical review of the draft CIB; Derivation of immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) values; Notice of public comment period

1/21

• NIOSH: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; Meeting
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Texas City Chemicals; Notice
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Simonds Saw and Steel; Notice
• NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; BWX Teachnologies; Notice

1/10

• NIOSH: Request for Information on 2,3-Pentanedione and Other Alpha-Diketones Used as Diacetyl Substitutes; Notice of public comment period