[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31442-31443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10714]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1952

[Docket No. OSHA-2021-0012]
RIN 1218-AD43


Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health; Proposed 
Reconsideration and Revocation; Extension of Comment Period; Extension 
of Hearing Request Period; Extension of Period To Submit Written 
Testimony; Extension of Period To Submit Notices of Intention To Appear 
at Public Hearing

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period; extension of period 
for submitting request for an informal hearing; extension of period to 
submit written testimony; extension of deadline for submitting notices 
of intention to appear at public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is 
extending the deadlines for submitting comments on the Notice of 
Proposed Reconsideration and Revocation of Final Approval of the 
Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health (Notice), 
requests for an informal hearing, and submission of written testimony 
for an additional 40 days to July 5, 2022, and extending the deadline 
for submitting notices of intention to appear at its informal public 
hearing for an additional 55 days to July 5, 2022. In its prior Notice 
announcing this proposed action, OSHA advised the public that any 
informal public hearing to be held on this matter will begin on August 
16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., ET.

DATES: 
    Written comments: Written comments on the Notice and requests for a 
hearing must be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov, which 
is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, by July 5, 2022.
    Informal public hearing: Any interested person may request an 
informal hearing concerning the proposed revocation. OSHA will hold 
such a hearing if the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) finds that substantial 
objections have been filed. The agency will hold such an informal 
public hearing beginning on August 16, 2022, virtually on WebEx. OSHA 
expects the hearing to last from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET; a 
schedule will be released prior to the start of the hearing. The exact 
daily schedule may be amended at the discretion of the presiding 
administrative law judge (ALJ). If necessary, the hearing will continue 
at the same time on subsequent days.
    Notice of intention to appear at the hearing: Interested persons 
who intend to present testimony or question witnesses at the hearing 
must submit a notice of their intention to do so by July 5, 2022.
    Hearing testimony and documentary evidence: Interested persons who 
request more than 5 minutes to present testimony, or who intend to 
submit documentary evidence, at the hearing must submit the full text 
of their testimony and all documentary evidence by July 5, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
    Written comments: You may submit comments and attachments 
electronically at www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions on-line for making 
electronic submissions.
    Informal public hearing: If the agency holds an informal public 
hearing, the hearing will be held virtually on WebEx. Additional 
information on how to access the informal hearing will be

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posted when available at www.osha.gov/stateplans.
    Notice of intention to appear, hearing testimony, and documentary 
evidence: You may submit your notice of intention to appear, hearing 
testimony, and documentary evidence, identified by docket number (OSHA-
2021-0012), electronically at www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions online for electronic submission of materials, including 
attachments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0012). All 
submissions, including any personal information, are placed in the 
public docket without change and may be available online at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions you about submitting 
certain personal information, such as social security numbers and 
birthdates. For additional information on submitting notices of 
intention to appear, hearing testimony, or documentary evidence, see 
Section V, ``Public Participation'', and the DATES and ADDRESSES 
sections of the Notice preamble (87 FR 23783, 23783-84, 23788-89; April 
21, 2022).
    Docket: To read or download comments, notices of intention to 
appear, and materials submitted in response to this Federal Register 
notice, go to Docket No. OSHA-2021-0012 at www.regulations.gov. All 
comments and submissions are listed in the www.regulations.gov index; 
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly 
available to read or download through that website. All comments and 
submissions are available for inspection and, where permissible, 
copying at the OSHA Docket Office, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: 
(202) 693-2350 (TTY number: (877) 889-5627).
    Electronic copies of this Federal Register document are available 
at www.regulations.gov. This document, as well as news releases and 
other relevant information, is also available at OSHA's website at 
www.osha.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Contact Frank Meilinger, OSHA Office of 
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-1999; 
email [email protected].
    For general and technical information: Contact Douglas J. 
Kalinowski, Director, OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State 
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-2200; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA published a Notice of Proposed 
Reconsideration and Revocation of Final Approval of the Arizona State 
Plan for Occupational Safety and Health (Notice) on April 21, 2022 (87 
FR 23783). This Notice requested written comments and requests for a 
hearing by May 26, 2022, and notices of intention to appear at the 
public hearing by May 11, 2022; and the Notice tentatively scheduled an 
informal public hearing on this proposal to begin on August 16, 2022. 
OSHA is extending the deadline for submitting notices of intention to 
appear at the hearing by 55 days to July 5, 2022, and the deadline for 
submitting written comments and testimony and requests for a hearing by 
40 days to July 5, 2022. OSHA is not changing the tentative hearing 
date; if an informal public hearing is held, the hearing will commence 
on August 16, 2022.

Authority and Signature

    This document was prepared under the direction of Douglas L. 
Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC. OSHA is issuing this notice under the authority 
specified by Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 (29 U.S.C. 667), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 
58393 (Sept. 18, 2020)), and 29 CFR parts 1902, 1952, 1953, 1954, and 
1955.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 11, 2022.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-10714 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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