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DOL/OSHA

RIN: 1218-AC58

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: ●Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints Under Section 402 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Abstract: OSHA intends to promulgate procedures for the handling and investigation of retaliation complaints pursuant to section 402 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This section established a new whistleblower protection statute to be administered by OSHA. It provides protection from retaliation to employees of entities engaged in manufacturing, processing, packing, transporting, distribution, reception, holding, or importation of food who engage in protected activities under FSMA. Promulgation of a regulation is necessary to govern whistleblower investigations conducted under the new statute.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1987
Legal Authority: PL 111-353, sec 402 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	04/00/2012

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Nilgun Tolek Director, Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3610, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-2531 Fax:202 693-2369