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C4 \/fh- rtst March 14, 1977 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: All Members of the Lead Industries Association Members, LIA Environmental Health Committee D.R. Lynam, Ph.D. Additional Locations for OSHA Hearings for the Proposed Lead Standard Enclosed is an announcement from the March 8 issue of the Federal Register (vol 42, no 45, pp 13025-6) indicating that two regional hearings on the proposed OSHA standard for lead have been scheduled at the following times and locations: April 26, 1977: 9:30 a.m. -- Bel Air Hilton, 333 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63102 May 3, 1977: 9:30 a.m. -- The Holiday Inn, Golden Gate Way, Van Ness Avenue at California Street, San Francisco, California 94109 Notice of intent to appear at either of these hearings must be filed by April 11, 1977, with: Clarence Page, OSHA Office of Committee Management Docket No. H-004 Room N-3633 U.S. Department of Labor Third and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 (202 523-8024) The purpose of the informal hearings is to provide interested persons who are unable to attend the Washington hearing the opportunity to make brief oral pre sentations on the issues. These hearings are particularly designed to provide an opportunity to participate to small businesses and employees who may not have the resources to appear at the Washington hearing. N 3743 * KFMfmCNT or LABOR niinMffniTi --1 u~1**' AttogntoWatter {2*Cnt*tot1910) (Docks! Ho. Brm* 1 IVOSUM to lead AOOCY: Occupational *fto u4 rith AAntotetration. Department at jhCTIOW: Mottos o< additional location! Mr tofor--1 hearings. OMMART: Thh notice schedules < fa^oMbl hffT*"r eoaemlnf Uv* grn- Maad standard (or occupational mrfwwsw te m, id addlUon to the pee*(otialT nimrri WaatdnrtOQ hearing which win begto OB March IS. ir. The purpose of holding these reg'on*'* hit ~*~r la to permit persona who are unable la attend the Washington hear., MC, partteuterty small bualnes-- and la> dfrMaal smulsyf. the ouportwntog 40 orally present their views to th* An7. All persona who want to make a D*esentattoo at either at the reftrxtai Imuinga should file a aotloe at intention to appear no later than April 11. 1*77, In accordance with the requirement set forth below. DATE8: All noUces o' Intention to ap pear at these two hearings must be filed by April 11. lBTf. Oates on which regional hearires will bein. locations and times are as follows: April 36. 1377: 3:30 am.--Bal Air HUtc a. MS Washington A-nu. St. Louis, Vinrouri 33103. May S. 1377 : 8:S0 ajn.--Tb* Holiday Jan, OoUUn date Way, Van Heat Avsnu* at Oalirornla St.. San Francisco, California 34103. Notices of intention to appear and reeueats for further tnfonnatlon should be addressed to: Clarence Pace, 08HA Offlce of Commit tee Management. Docket No. K-004. Room W-S933. U.8. Department of Labor, 3rd and Constitution Avenue. WW, Waahlncton, D.C. 3*210. (203523-9024.) UPPLKMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 3. 1975- OSHA published In the tanu Rsowrr* (40 PR 40*34) a proposed standard for occupational ex posure to lead. On January '. 1*77. OSHA scheduled an tafqrmal rulemaklnc hearMf on all relevant hence relating to the lead proposal (42 PR *0C). The hearing wM becln on March 19. 1977. at 9:30 am. in the Departmental Auditorium an O--lltuthm Avenue between 12th and loth Streets. RW,, WMhkuho. D.C. On VMrnaiy IS, 1*77, the araXbabfMty of the Rnonomtc Impact Study for lead was araounced (42 PR *1*0). The requirements far Mint proper notices of intention to appear at the Washington hearing are act forth In the January 4 and February 19,1*77, notices. The notice of proposed ndmsklaf and the January 4 and webrneey 1* aotteea dhewas the teswes that are Involved be those procoedlngr Port* PseTscmarmw rr Recxmai Ht<ma OSHA ki eeheduUng two regional hear1-um on the toad Proposal, at the times and places stated above, to provide in terested persons who are unable to at tend the Washington hearirr the oppor tunity to make brief ora] n.-erentetiora to the Agency on any of the Issues inreived Its these proceeding? These hear ings are particularly designed to provide an opportunity for small businesses and arpployee* who may not have the re source* *o appear *t the hearing In Wo.ihir ?ton to more 'ully participate in the lcd ri'en-.aklr.e proceeding. In ooJer in allow r many people u pnsrlble to parVclra'e In the** informal hearings. pre*ptei*ors will generally be limited to IS minutes, w* U1 attempt, however, wph'r th* time avails hie to accommo date any -coir-t* for additional time vhkh are made r'~rs*ary by spec la' clr- rvms'ancc* in vlrv of the brief duration of Uiesc regional 1-earineF. OSHA requests Inter ested persona who are able to attend the Washington- hearine to prevent their tes timony In Washington. OSHA win make ;u p-r*imtatlon and will be available for nuestiootac anty at the begtnslng of the hearing In Washington. In addition, the expert wHneyes whr have been asked by OSHA to testify are scheduled to appear onlv In Washington. All persons who want to participate <n either of these `r.fonral regional hear ings should Pic a notice of intention to appear, postmarked od or before April 11. ;*77. with Clarence Pag* at the above artdro-Jt. The notice must contain the following information: i') The hearing location--St. I ouis or Ran Francisco--*t which you wish to testify: <2? The name, address, and telephone number of each perron to apuear; (3> The organlratlon, if any. which the person represents; (4) The Issues that will be addressed and a hrief statement of your views; and (Si Complete -opies at any studtea. srlentlfie or economic data, or ary other documentary materials which yu w he crescDtlng for the record or discussing at th hearing. All pe-sons giving advance notice as above wT have time reserved for oral rrewntattoo. Persons wishing to testify who have not submitted advance notice, win be allowed to make oral presentsttona If tme permits; however, priority win be given to those who have sub mitted notices of appearance. AH written submissions will become port of the record of this proceeding aad wM available for inspection and copy ing at the above address. Any person who has already Med a notice of totentlon to appear, or who Intends to Me a timely notice of inten tion to appear at any of the hearing locations may ask appropriate Questions of any other participant at any of the bearing locations. In addition, any per son who has Med a notice of Intention to appear at the Washington hearing, but now wtebes to make a brief presenta tion rf the type permitted at one of the regional hearings, rather than Washingten. may da m by notifying Clarence Page at the shore address as soon as posstole. Convcr or Hsminc The hearing win be conducted in ac cordance with 29 CFR Part 1911. and win commence with th* resolution of any procedural matter*, it will be presided over by an Administrative Law Judge Who will have all the powers necessary or appropriate to conduct a full and fair informal hearing. Including the powers: < 1' To regulate the course of the pro ceedings; (?) To dispose of procedural requests objections, and comparable matters: ;3> To confine the presentations to matte* 5 pertiper.,, to the proposed stand ard; 4> To regulate the conduct of those present ct the hearing by appropriate means: *9 >In the judge's discretion, to ques tion and permit questioning of any wit ness: and () In the judge's discretion, to kc-p the record open for a reasonable, stated time to receive written Information ar.d additional data, views and arguments from any person who has participated m the oral proceeding*. Following the close of the heating, the presiding Administrative Law Judge will certify the record thereof to the Assist ant Secretary of labor for Occupational Safety and Health. The proposal will be reviewed In light of all oral and written submissions received as part of the rec ord, and a final standard will be Issued based on the entire record in this pro ceeding. <S*C. 6. *4 Stat 1593 (29 r S ' 65.j>. 29 O a Part 1911.) Signed at Washington. DC. this 3d day of March 1977, Joseph Kiuk. Acting Deputy Asjufan! Secretary of labor (PR Doc.77-set* Ptlad *-7-77.145 am 1 L 1 & 03 b 5 6