G/TBT/N/USA/1697/Add.2  
 
26 May 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  21 May 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Hazard Communication Standard  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-05-20/html/2021 -10523.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-05-20/pdf/2021 -10523.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_3608_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Hazard Communication Standard  
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor  
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of informal hearing  
SUMMARY: OSHA is scheduling an informal public hearing on its proposed rule "Hazard 
Communication St andard." The public hearing will begin 21 September 2021 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern 
Time (ET). The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on 16 February 2021. The initial 
public comment period was to end 19 April 2021, but was extended to 19 May 2 021, in response to 
requests from the public.  
DATES: Informal public hearing: The hearing will begin 21 September 2021, at 10:00 a.m., ET, and 
will be held virtually using WebEx. If necessary, the hearing will continue from 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 
p.m., ET, o n subsequent days. Additional information on how to access the informal hearing will be 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1697/Add.2  
 
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  posted when available at https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/rulemaking . To testify or question 
witnesses at the hearing, interested persons must electronically submit their notice by 18 June 2021. 
In addition, those who request more than ten minutes for their presentation at the informal hearing 
and those who intend to submit documentary evidence at the hearing must submit the full text of 
their testimony, as well as a copy of any documentary evidence, no later than 21 August 2021.  
This proposed rule; notice of informal hearing and previous actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/USA/1697  are identified by Docket Num ber OSHA -2019-0001. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OSHA -2019-0001/document  
and provides access to primary and supporting doc uments as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their 
stakeholders who intend to submit documentary evidence at the hearing are asked to submit this 
information to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Testimony f ull-text as well as any documentary evidence 
received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared 
with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the 
comment period.  
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