Notice of Request for Comments on Chapters 6 and 8 of the NIOSH document titled: “Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione”

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#  Notice of Request for Comments on Chapters 6 and 8 of the NIOSH document titled: “Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione”

**AGENCY:**

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

**ACTION:**

Request for Comments.

**SUMMARY:**

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is inviting comments on Chapter 6 and a new section of Chapter 8 of the draft document, “ *Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione.”* To view the notice and related materials, visit *http://www.regulations.gov* and enter CDC-2013-0021 in the search field and click “Search.” *Public Comment Period: Comments must be received by* February 10, 2014.

*Status:* Comments are being sought from individuals including scientists and representatives from various government agencies, industry, labor, and other stakeholders, and also the public.

**ADDRESSES:**

You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2013-0021 and Docket Number NIOSH 245-A by either of the following two methods:

*Federal rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

*Mail:* NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-C34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.

Instructions: All information received in response to this notice must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2013-0021; NIOSH 245-A]. All relevant comments received, including any personal information provided, will be posted without change to *http://www.regulations.gov.* All electronic comments should be formatted as Microsoft Word. Please make reference to CDC-2013-0021 and Docket Number NIOSH 245-A. To access the docket, read background documents or read comments, go to * http://www.regulations.gov.* To access any prior background documents or previous comments received please go to NIOSH Docket 245 ( *http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket245.html* ). All information received in response to this notice will be available for public examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.

**FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Lauralynn Taylor McKernan, ScD CIH NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway C-14, Cincinnati, OH 45226, telephone (513) 533-8542, Fax (513) 533-8588, email *[email protected].*

Dated: December 19, 2013.

John Howard,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.