[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1990.141]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1990_IDENTIFICATION, CLAS SI FI CA TION, AND REG U LA TION OF 
PO TEN TIAL OC CU PA TION AL CAR CIN O GENS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1990.141  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

    (a) Within thirty (30) days after OSHA initiates a study concerning 
the economic and/or technological feasibility of specific standards that 
might be applied in the regulation of a potential occupational 
carcinogen, the Secretary will normally publish, in the Federal 
Register, a notice which includes at least the following:
    (1) The name of the substance(s),
    (2) The scope of the study, including where possible,
    (i) Affected industries,
    (ii) Levels of exposure being studied,
    (iii) The anticipated completion date of the study;

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    (3) A brief summary of the available data on health effects;
    (4) An estimate of when the Secretary anticipates the issuance of a 
proposal;
    (5) An invitation to interested parties to provide relevant 
information;
    (6) A statement that persons wishing to provide OSHA with their own 
study should complete it within 30 days after the anticipated proposal 
date; and
    (7) A statement of the procedural requirements that must be met 
before substantial new issues or substantial new evidence will be 
considered in the proceeding pursuant to Sec. 1990.145.
    (b) Where the Secretary determines to discontinue a feasibility 
study, the Secretary should publish, within 30 days, a notice in the 
Federal Register so indicating.