(a) Within thirty (30) days after OSHA initiates a study concerning the economic and/or technological feasibility of specific standards that might be applied in the regulation of a potential occupational carcinogen, the Secretary will normally publish, in the Federal Register, a notice which includes at least the following:
- (1) The name of the substance(s),
(2) The scope of the study, including where possible,
- (i) Affected industries,
- (ii) Levels of exposure being studied,
- (iii) The anticipated completion date of the study;
- (3) A brief summary of the available data on health effects;
- (4) An estimate of when the Secretary anticipates the issuance of a proposal;
- (5) An invitation to interested parties to provide relevant information;
- (6) A statement that persons wishing to provide OSHA with their own study should complete it within 30 days after the anticipated proposal date; and
- (7) A statement of the procedural requirements that must be met before substantial new issues or substantial new evidence will be considered in the proceeding pursuant to § 1990.145.
- (b) Where the Secretary determines to discontinue a feasibility study, the Secretary should publish, within 30 days, a notice in the Federal Register so indicating.