[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59501-59502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27388]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
42 CFR Part 84
[Docket Number NIOSH-0137]
RIN 0920-AA33
Total Inward Leakage Requirements for Respirators
AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will
hold a public meeting concerning the proposed rule that was published
in the Federal Register on Friday, October 30, 2009. The proposed rule
proposes to establish total inward leakage (TIL) requirements for half-
mask air-purifying particulate respirators approved by NIOSH. The
proposed new requirements specify TIL minimum performance requirements
and testing to be conducted by NIOSH and respirator manufacturers to
demonstrate that these respirators, when selected and used correctly,
provide effective respiratory protection to intended users against
toxic dusts, mists, fumes, fibers, and biological and infectious
aerosols (e.g. influenza A(H5N1), severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) coronavirus, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis).
DATES: Meeting: A public meeting on the proposed rule will be held on
December 3, 2009. Details concerning those meetings are in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
Comments: As established in the proposed rule of October 30, 2009
(74 FR 56141), all written comments must be received on or before
December 29, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN: 0920-AA33, by
any of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``RIN: 0920-AA33''
and ``42 CFR Part 84'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories,
MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking, RIN: 0920-AA33. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan V. Szalajda, NIOSH, National
Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), Post Office Box
18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236,
telephone (412) 386-5200, facsimile (412) 386-4089, e-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services
published a proposed rule on the Total Inward Leakage Requirements for
Respirators on Friday, October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56141).
NIOSH will hold a public meeting on the proposed rule at the
following time and location: December 3, 2009, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
EST and ending at 4 p.m. EST, or after the last public commenter has
spoken, whichever is earlier, at the Marriot Inn and Conference Center
UMUC, 3501 University Boulevard E., Adelphi, MD 20783.
Requests to make presentations at the public meeting should be
mailed to the NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34,
4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Requests may also be
submitted by telephone (513) 533-8611, facsimile (513) 533-8285, or e-
mailed to [email protected].
All requests to present should contain the name, address, telephone
number and relevant business affiliations of the presenter, and the
approximate time requested for the presentation. Oral presentations
should be limited to 15 minutes.
After reviewing the requests for presentations, NIOSH will notify
the presenter that his/her presentation is scheduled. If a participant
is not present when his/her presentation is scheduled to begin, the
remaining participants will be heard in order. After the last scheduled
speaker is heard, participants who missed their assigned times may be
allowed to speak limited by time available. Attendees who wish to speak
but did not submit a request for the opportunity to make a presentation
may be given this opportunity after the scheduled speakers are heard,
at the discretion of the presiding officer and limited by time
available.
This meeting will also be using Audio/LiveMeeting Conferencing,
remote access capabilities where interested parties may listen in and
review the presentations over the internet simultaneously. Parties
remotely accessing the meeting will have the opportunity to comment
during the open comment period. To register to use this capability,
please contact the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
(NPPTL), Policy and Standards Development Branch, Post Office Box
18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, telephone (412)
386-5200, facsimile (412) 386-4089. This option will be available to
participants on a first come, first serve basis and is limited to the
first 50 participants.
Dated: November 6, 2009.
James Stephens,
Associate Director of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-27388 Filed 11-17-09; 8:45 am]
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