Federal Register Notices (FRNs)
This is a listing of NIOSH official publications for rules, proposed rules, and notices for 2011-2012, 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.
2013: January - February - March - April - May
2012: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2011: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
May 2013
5/2
5/1
April 2013
4/26
- Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)
4/24
4/17
4/12
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
4/11
4/10
4/9
March 2013
3/29
3/28
3/27
- Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
- Respirator Certification Fees
- Respirator Certification Fees; Public Meeting
3/26
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
February 2013
2/25
2/21
2/12
2/11
2/7
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers: Stakeholder Meeting
- Issuance of Final Guidance Publication
January 2013
1/24
1/18
1/17
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
1/14
1/4
- Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board)
- Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board)
- Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH)
1/2
- Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Notice of Charter Renewal
- Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
December 2012
12/28
- Determination Concerning a Petition to Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Determination Concerning a Petition to Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
12/21
12/13
- Request for Information on Edel-Kindwall Caisson Tables for Preventing Decompression Illness in Construction Workers
- Issuance of Final Guidance Publication
12/11
12/4
November 2012
11/27
11/21
11/19
11/16
- Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
- Standard Test Procedures Approval Process for Respirators To Be Used in Wildland Fire-Fighting Operations; Standard Test Procedures for Composite Multi-Gas and Particulate Protection and Approval Process for Respirators To Be Used in Wildland Fire-Fighting Operations
11/8
11/06
October 2012
10/29
- Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
- Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
10/12
- NIOSH: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meeting: November 5, 2012
- NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program; Addition of Certain Types of Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions; Final rule; Correction
10/11
10/9
- NIOSH: Proposed project: generic clearance for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery
- NIOSH: Proposed project: Assessing the safety culture of underground coal mining
10/4
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center Site
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Hanford Engineer Works
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Medina Modification Center
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Clarksville Modification Site
September 2012
9/28
9/24
9/20
- Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
- Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort; Hanford Engineer Works
- Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Medina Modification Center
- Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center
- Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Clarksville Modification Center
9/13
9/10
August 2012
8/31
8/20
8/7
8/3
- NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Baker Brothers Site, Toledo OH; Notice
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Feed Materials Production Center, Fernald, OH; Notice
July 2012
7/23
7/19
- NIOSH: Proposed data collections submitted for public comment and recommendations: Assessing the safety culture of underground coal mining
- NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Notice; correction; Feed Materials Production Center
7/12
- NIOSH: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meeting
- NIOSH: Proposed data collections submitted for public comment & recommendations; Interventions to reduce shoulder MSDs in overhead assembly
- NIOSH: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Additional Meeting
- NIOSH: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Additional Meeting
7/10
7/6
June 2012
6/29
- NIOSH: Request for information: Collection and use of patient work information in the clinical setting: Electronic health records; Request for public comments
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Electro Metallurgical; Niagara Falls, NY
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Clinton Engineer Works; Notice
- NIOSH; Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Sandia National Laboratories; Notice
6/27
6/13
- NIOSH: WTC Health Program; Addition of certain types of cancer to the list of WTC-related health conditions; Notice of proposed rulemaking
- NIOSH: Proposed project: Research to inform the prevention of asthma in healthcare--New
6/12
- NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Clarksville, TN, to be included in the special exposure cohort; Notice
- NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Medina Facility in San Antonio, TX; Notice
6/8
- CDC: Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center Health Program; Meetings
- Department of Agriculture: Request for OMB Clearance: Childhood Injury, and Adult Occupational Injury Surveys; Minority Farm Operator, Youth and Adult Injury Survey
6/1
- NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Sandia National Laboratories; Notice
- NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Clinton Engineer Works; Notice
- NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Electro Metallurgical; Notice
- NIOSH: Designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Notice
- NIOSH: Determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees to the special exposure cohort; Hangar 481 at Kirtland Air Force Base; Notice
May 2012
5/31
5/18
- NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Hanford Site in Richland, WA; Notice
- NIOSH: Decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co., Fort Wayne, IN; Notice
5/16
- NIOSH: Announcement of an Opportunity for Manufacturers and Designers of Closed Circuit Escape Respirators To Participate in Performance Testing Within a Correlation Test Program Offered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NIOSH: Draft publication: Coal Dust Explosibility Meter Evaluation and Recommendations for Application
- NIOSH: Proposed project: Improving the health and safety of the diverse workforce--New
- NIOSH: Evaluation of worker notification program--reinstatement
5/15
- NIOSH: Subcommittee for dose reconstruction reviews (SDRR); AWRWH: Meeting
- NIOSH: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS); Meeting
5/8
- NIOSH: Returning our Veterans to Employment and Reintegration (ROVER)
- NIOSH: NIOSH Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
April 2012
4/12
March 2012
3/29
3/27
3/23
- NIOSH: Partnerships to advance the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA); Notice of public meeting
- NIOSH: Proposed data collections submitted for public comment; ROPS attributes identified by distribution channel intermediaries--New
3/19
- NIOSH: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, ABRWH; Meeting
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Linde Ceramics Plant; Notice
- NIOSH: Final effect of designation of a class of employees for addition to the special exposure cohort; Savannah River Site; Notice
3/9
3/8
- NIOSH: Approval Tests and Standards for Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Final Notice
- NIOSH: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee; Notice
3/1
- NIOSH: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Ventron Corporation Site in Beverly, MA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
- NIOSH: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Rocky Flats Plant in Golden, CO, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
February 2012
2/27
- Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- NIOSH: Proposed project: Ensuring compliance with the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standards among non-hospital healthcare facilities--New
2/22
2/16
- WTC FR correction notice
- Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH)
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
- Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure
- Determination Concerning a Petition to add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort
- YouthBuild Program - FINAL RULE
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
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
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
1/9
December 2011
12/29
12/12
12/8
November 2011
11/29
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
11/18
11/17
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
10/24
10/20
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
10/11
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
9/23
9/21
9/15
9/9
9/2
9/1
August 2011
8/23
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
8/8
July 2011
7/27
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
7/8
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
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
May 2011
5/31
5/27
5/26
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
April 2011
4/29
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
4/19
4/4
March 2011
3/29
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
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
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
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
2/4
2/3
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
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
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