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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 230 / Friday, December 3, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926, and 1928
Docket No. OSHA20210007
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COVID19 Vaccination and Testing;
Emergency Temporary Standard Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Interim final rule; extension of comment period.
AGENCY:

The period for submitting public comments is being extended by 45 days to allow stakeholders interested in the COVID19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard ETS additional time to review the ETS
and collect information and data necessary for comment.
DATES: The comment period for the interim final rule on the ETS, which was published November 5, 2021 at 86
FR 6140, and effective on November 5, 2021, is extended. Comments on any aspect of the ETS and whether the ETS
should be adopted as a permanent standard must be submitted by January 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments: You may submit comments and attachments, identified by Docket No. OSHA20210007, electronically at www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for making electronic submissions. The Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov is the only way to submit comments on this rule.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agencys name and the docket number for this rulemaking Docket No. OSHA20210007. All comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting information they do not want made available to the public or submitting materials that contain personal
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information either about themselves or others, such as Social Security Numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the docket, go to Docket No. OSHA2021
0007 at www.regulations.gov. All comments and submissions are listed in the www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information e.g., copyrighted material is not publicly available to read or download through that website. All comments and submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office.
Documents submitted to the docket by OSHA or stakeholders are assigned document identification numbers Document ID for easy identification and retrieval. The full Document ID is the docket number OSHA20210007
plus a unique four-digit or five-digit code e.g., OSHA202100070001.
When citing materials in the docket, OSHA includes the term Document ID followed by the last four or five digits of the Document ID number e.g., Document ID 0001. Document ID
numbers are used to identify docket materials in this notice. However, OSHA identified supporting information in the ETS 86 FR 61402 by author name and publication year, when appropriate. The agency has also provided a spreadsheet in the docket that identifies the full Document ID for each reference cited in the ETS see Document ID 0493. This information can be used to search for a supporting document in the docket at www.regulations.gov. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office at 2026932350 TTY
number: 8778895627 for assistance with locating docket submissions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General information and press inquiries: Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone 202 6931999; email OSHAComms@
dol.gov.
For technical inquiries: Contact Andrew Levinson, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone 202
6931950; email ETS@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 5, 2021, OSHA issued an ETS
to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers 100 or more employees from the risk of contracting COVID19 by strongly encouraging vaccination. Covered employers must develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID19 vaccination policy, with an exception for employers that instead adopt a policy requiring
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employees to either get vaccinated or elect to undergo regular COVID19
testing and wear a face covering at work in lieu of vaccination.
The public comment period for the ETS was to close on December 6, 2021.
However, OSHA received requests from several stakeholders to extend the comment period. Most requested an additional 60 days, which would result in a new comment deadline of February 4, 2022 see, e.g., Document ID 0503;
0525; 0574; 0575; 0576; 0577; 0578.
These stakeholders explained that they need additional time to thoroughly review the ETS, gather input from members, and prepare comprehensive comments see, e.g., Document ID 0503;
0525; 0574; 0575; 0576; 0577; 0578.
OSHA agrees to an extension and believes a 45-day extension of the public comment period is sufficient and strikes an appropriate balance between the agencys need for timely input and stakeholders requests for additional time to prepare comprehensive comments. Therefore, the public comment period will be extended until January 19, 2022.
Authority and Signature Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this document pursuant to the following authorities: Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labors Order 82020 85 FR 58393
Sept. 18, 2020; 29 CFR part 1911; and 5 U.S.C. 553.
Signed at Washington, DC, on November 29, 2021.
Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
CORPORATION
29 CFR Part 4044
Allocation of Assets in SingleEmployer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

This rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporations regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans by substituting a
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