Nov 7, 2019· Comment from Matuga; Robert; National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)· OSHA-H005C-2006-0870-2199
On behalf of the more than 140,000 members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), I am submitting these comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA or Agency) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (2019 Beryllium NPRM) that was published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2019.
NOTE: SEE ATTACHED LETTER.
Oct 15, 2019· Comment from Matuga, Robert; National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)· OSHA-H005C-2006-0870-2193
October 15, 2019
The Honorable Loren Sweatt
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210
RE: Docket No. OSHAH005C20060870, Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors - Proposed rule: Request for Extension of Comment Period and Public Hearing
Dear Ms. Sweatt:
On behalf of the more than 140,000 members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), I respectfully request a sixty (60) day extension of the current deadline for submitting written comments in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors that was published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 53902 - 53954). In addition, we request that the informal public hearing, currently scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2019, be postponed for at least twenty (20) days after the close of the public comment period, should the requested extension be granted.
As an interested stakeholder in this regulatory activity, NAHB is concerned that the requirements of the proposed standard on Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction will have a substantial impact on regulated employers and small businesses, including home builders. The issues surrounding the beryllium standard in construction are complex and require careful study, analysis, and consideration and input obtained from NAHBs diverse membership, which cannot be completed in a totally unreasonable and short, 30-day comment period. For this reason, we believe an extension of time for submitting comments is absolutely necessary and appropriate.
Offering meaningful comments on this proposal is extremely important to NAHB and its members. Accordingly, NAHB urges OSHA to grant all interested stakeholders this extension.
Thank you, in advance, for your consideration in this request. Please call me at (202) 266-8590 if you have any questions or require any additional information.
Regards,
Robert Matuga
Sep 5, 2017· Comment from Matuga, Robert; National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)· OSHA-H005C-2006-0870-2128
On behalf of the more than 140,000 members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), I am submitting the attached comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors that was published in the Federal Register on June 27, 2017