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        <RIN>1218-AC47</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200910</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1218</CODE>
            <NAME>Occupational Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OSHA</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1200</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Labor</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOL</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[OSHA is proposing to promulgate procedures for the handling and investigation of retaliation complaints pursuant to Section 219 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.  This section established a new whistleblower protection statute to be administered by OSHA that provides protection from retaliation to employees in the consumer product industry, including employees of manufacturers, importers, private labelers, distributors and retailers, who report reasonably believed violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act or
any other Act enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or any order, rule, regulation, standard or ban under those Acts.  Pursuant to the statute, the procedures will include remedies and legal burdens of proof provisions, and a kick-out provision allowing the complainant to file the complaint in District Court if within 210 days of the filing of the complaint the Secretary has not issued a final determination, or within 90 days after receiving a written determination.  Promulgation of a regulation is necessary to govern whistleblower investigations conducted under the new statute.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Info./Admin./Other</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>29  CFR  1983</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 110-314, sec 219, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 USC 2087</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2010</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Nilgun</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Tolek</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1218</CODE>
                    <NAME>Occupational Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OSHA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 693-2531</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 693-2369</FAX>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3610,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20210</ZIP>
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