This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 86, No. 128 

Thursday, July 8, 2021 

1 Documents submitted to the docket by OSHA or 

stakeholders are assigned document identification 

numbers (Document ID) for easy identification and 

retrieval. The full Document ID is the docket 

number plus a unique four-digit code. OSHA is 

identifying supporting information in this 

document by author name, publication year, and 

the last four digits of the Document ID. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 1910 

[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0001] 

RIN 1218–AC93 

Hazard Communication Standard 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of 

period to submit a notice of intent to 

appear (NOITA) at informal hearing. 

SUMMARY: The period for submitting a 

NOITA is being extended by 14 days 

from the date of publication of this 

document to allow stakeholders 

interested in attending the informal 

public hearing on the proposed rule 

‘‘Hazard Communication Standard’’ 

additional time to prepare their 

submissions. 

DATES: NOITAs must be submitted July 

22, 2021 in Docket Number OSHA– 

2019–0001. 

Informal public hearing: OSHA has 

scheduled an informal public hearing 

on the proposed rule to be held virtually 

via WebEx, beginning September 21, 

2021, at 10:00 a.m., ET. If necessary, the 

hearing will continue from 9:30 a.m. 

until 5:00 p.m., ET, on subsequent days. 

Additional information on how to 

access the informal hearing will be 

posted when available at https://

www.osha.gov/hazcom/rulemaking. 

ADDRESSES: 

Notices of Intent to Appear: Notices of 

intent to appear at the hearing, along 

with any submissions and attachments, 

should be submitted electronically at 

https://www.regulations.gov, which is 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow 

the instructions online for making 

electronic submissions. After accessing 

‘‘all documents and comments’’ in the 

docket (Docket No. OSHA–2019–0001), 

check the ‘‘proposed rule’’ box in the 

column headed ‘‘Document Type,’’ find 

the document posted on the date of 

publication of this document, and click 

the ‘‘Comment Now’’ link. When 

uploading multiple attachments to 

www.regulations.gov, please number all 

of your attachments because 

www.regulations.gov will not 

automatically number the attachments. 

This will be very useful in identifying 

all attachments in the preamble. For 

example, Attachment 1—title of your 

document, Attachment 2—title of your 

document, Attachment 3—title of your 

document. For assistance with 

commenting and uploading documents, 

please see the Frequently Asked 

Questions on regulations.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency’s name and the 

docket number for this rulemaking 

(Docket No. OSHA–2019–0001). All 

comments, including any personal 

information you provide, are placed in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

information they do not want made 

available to the public, or submitting 

materials that contain personal 

information (either about themselves or 

others), such as Social Security numbers 

and birthdates. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments, notices of intent to appear, 

and other materials submitted in the 

docket, go to Docket No. OSHA–2019– 

0001 at https://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments and submissions are listed in 

the https://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, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

through the OSHA Docket Office.1

Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 

693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–5627) for 

information about materials not 

available through the website, and for 

assistance in using the internet to locate 

docket submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For press inquiries: Contact Frank 

Meilinger, Director, Office of 

Communications, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor; telephone (202) 

693–1999; email: meilinger.francis2@

dol.gov. 

For general information and technical 

inquiries: Contact Maureen Ruskin, 

Deputy Director, Directorate of 

Standards and Guidance, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor; telephone (202) 

693–1873; email: ruskin.maureen@

dol.gov. 

For hearing inquiries: Contact Janet 

Carter, Directorate of Standards and 

Guidance, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor; telephone (202) 693–2370; 

email: carter.janet@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 16, 2021, OSHA published a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

to modify the Hazard Communication 

Standard (HCS) to align with the United 

Nations’ Globally Harmonized System 

of Classification and Labelling of 

Chemicals (GHS) Revision 7, to address 

specific issues that have arisen since 

OSHA last updated the HCS in 2012, 

and to provide better alignment with 

other U.S. agencies and international 

trading partners, without lowering the 

overall protections of the standard. The 

public comment period for this NPRM 

closed May 19, 2021, 92 days after 

publication of the NPRM. 

On May 20, 2021, OSHA issued a 

notice of informal hearing on the 

proposed rule. The deadline to submit 

a NOITA was June 18, 2021. However, 

OSHA has received a request to extend 

the period due, in part, to pandemicrelated activities. OSHA agrees to an 

extension and believes a 14-day 

extension is sufficient and appropriate. 

Therefore, the deadline for submitting a 

NOITA is extended to July 22, 2021. 

Notice of Intent To Appear at the 

Hearing 

Interested persons who intend to 

participate in and provide oral 

testimony or documentary evidence at 

the hearing must file a written notice of 

intent to appear prior to the hearing. To 

testify or question witnesses at the 

hearing, interested persons must 

electronically submit their notice by 

July 22, 2021. The notice must provide 

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Æ Name, address, email address, and 

telephone number of each individual 

who will give oral testimony; 

Æ Name of the establishment or 

organization each individual represents, 

if any; 

Æ Occupational title and position of 

each individual testifying; 

Æ Approximate amount of time 

required for each individual’s 

testimony; 

Æ A brief statement of the position 

each individual will take with respect to 

the issues raised by the proposed rule; 

and 

Æ A brief summary of documentary 

evidence each individual intends to 

present. 

Æ Individuals who request more than 

10 minutes to present their oral 

testimony at the hearing or who will 

submit documentary evidence at the 

hearing must submit the full text of their 

testimony and all documentary 

evidence no later than August 21, 2021. 

The agency will review each 

submission and determine if the 

information it contains warrants the 

amount of time the individual requested 

for the presentation. If OSHA believes 

the requested time is excessive, the 

agency will allocate an appropriate 

amount of time for the presentation. The 

agency also may limit to 10 minutes the 

presentation of any participant who fails 

to comply substantially with these 

procedural requirements, and may 

request that the participant return for 

questioning at a later time. Before the 

hearing, OSHA will notify participants 

of the time the agency will allow for 

their presentation and, if less than 

requested, the reasons for its decision. 

In addition, before the hearing, OSHA 

will provide the hearing procedures and 

hearing schedule to each participant 

who filed a notice of intention to 

appear. OSHA emphasizes that the 

hearing is open to the public; however, 

only individuals who file a notice of 

intention to appear may question 

witnesses and participate fully at the 

hearing. If time permits, and at the 

discretion of the ALJ, an individual who 

did not file a notice of intention to 

appear may be allowed to testify at the 

hearing, but for no more than 10 

minutes. 

Authority and Signature 

This document was prepared under 

the direction of James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. It 

is issued under the authority of sections 

4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety 

and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 

655, 657); 5 U.S.C. 553; section 304, 

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 

(Pub. L. 101–549, reprinted at 29 

U.S.C.A. 655 Note); section 41, 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 941); 

section 107, Contract Work Hours and 

Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3704); 

section 1031, Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 

4853); section 126, Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986, as amended (reprinted at 29 

U.S.C.A. 655 Note); Secretary of Labor’s 

Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58383–94); 

and 29 CFR part 1911. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 30, 

2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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