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r MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 1829 CONNECTICUT AVENUE. N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20009 (202) 483-8129 September 18* 1974 To: Technical Task Group on Vinyl Chloride Research Subject: OSHA Economic Impact Study Report on Vinyl Chloride. Gentlemen: '.'.'".''U'.'s * Distributed herewlth^are copies of the announcement of the availability of?the^subject 'report, appearing in the -Federal,Register'1for Friday; September 13. Note that comments on this- report,will be accepted through Wednesday, September 25. ` )Bm............ Sincerely, KDJ/mb Enclosure PIOPOSB) KUiSS 33009 drait" because the independent consultant may subsequently make minor edi torial corrections, win be treated aa tbs final economic impact report for purposes of this rulemaking proceeding, All comments regarding the prelimi nary and final eodBomie impact study should be mailed to the Docket ofleer. Docket OSB-36. aft the above aritlrnm and must be received no later than Sep tember 25,1974. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OecupitfoAil Safety and HmWi AdminiStratton Signed aft Washington. D.C,, this ltth day of September 1974. Jomtxmm, iMMmt Secretary of Labor. (pjocK.T-ai8ee sued *-ia-74;i0:4s ami [29 CFR Part 1910] [DocESt No. OSH-391 VINYL CHLOfflOE Availability of Final Economic Impact Study On May 10.1974. pursuant to sections 6(b). 6(c), and 8(e) of the wffliainsSteiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 84 Stat. 1683, ISM. 1599 (29 Ufi.C. 658. 607)) Secretary of La bor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754). and 29 CFR 1911, a proposed standard con cerning occupational exposure to vinyl chloride was published in the fdral Rcctstn (39 FR 168M>. On June 25-28 and July 8-11. 1974. an informal rule- making hearing was held on the proposal pursuant to section 6(b) (3) of the Act. At the close of the hearing, the pre siding Administrative Law Judge, Gor don J. Myatt, ruled, in accordance with the authority granted him under 29 CFR 1911.16(g), that the record would remain open until August 23,1974 for the receipt of general comments and an additional period after that date solely for the sub mission of written comments on the eco nomic impact study being conducted for OSHA by an independent consultant On August 28, 1974. a notice was pub lished in the Fsmdul Racism (39 FR 30644) announcing the availability of the preliminary report, which examines the economic and technological feasibil ity of eomplia&ce with tbe proposed standard in the monomer, polymer and copolymer producing industries, and in viting comments to be submitted no later than September 6.1974. ( Several persons requested additional time to comment on the preliminary re port and also asked few an opportunity to comment on the final economic im pact study when available. Since cer tain portions to be included in the final report were not contained in the pre liminary report, the request for addi tional time to comment on the prellmlnary report and for an opportunity to comment on the final report is granted. - ' * < The final economic Impact report win < be available for examination and copying < beginning at 10 am on September 16, c 1974. in Room 230, 1726 M Street NW,, i Occupational Safety and Health Ad ministration, Washington, D.C. 20210. 1 This report, although labeled "final i RSV 0001037 moral aeoism, voc jv, no. ire--huoay, ssftcmu* is. iy