82 FR 25291 - Health Risks to Workers Associated With Occupational Exposures to Peracetic Acid; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)

On March 7, 2017 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a request for information to evaluate the scientific and technical data on occupational exposure to peracetic acid (CAS #79-21-0, also known as peroxyacetic acid and PAA). Written comments were to be received by June 5, 2017. In response to a request from an interested party, NIOSH is extending the comment period until October 1, 2017.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 25291]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2017-0015; Docket Number NIOSH 295]


Health Risks to Workers Associated With Occupational Exposures to 
Peracetic Acid; Extension of Comment Period

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 and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 7, 2017 the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), published a notice in the Federal Register announcing 
a request for information to evaluate the scientific and technical data 
on occupational exposure to peracetic acid (CAS #79-21-0, also known as 
peroxyacetic acid and PAA). Written comments were to be received by 
June 5, 2017. In response to a request from an interested party, NIOSH 
is extending the comment period until October 1, 2017.

DATES: NIOSH is extending the comment period on the request for 
information published March 7, 2017 [82 FR 12819]. Electronic or 
written comments must be received by October 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Scott Dotson, NIOSH, Education and 
Information Division, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 1090 Tusculum 
Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone (513) 533-8540 (not a toll 
free number).

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2017-0015 and 
Docket Number NIOSH 295, by either of the following two methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-11288 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am]
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