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GAO-06-539R 1 (2006-03-27)

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T  M  WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-298073




          March 27, 2006

          The Honorable Michael B. Enzi
          Chairman
          The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
          United States Senate

          The Honorable Howard P. Buck McKeon
          Chairman
          The Honorable George Miller
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Education and the Workforce
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Department of Labor; Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
                  Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium

          Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
          Administration (OSHA), entitled Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium
          (RIN: 1218-AB45). We received the rule on March 10, 2006. It was published in the
          Federal Register as a final rule on February 28, 2006. 71 Fed. Reg. 10100.

          The final rule amends the existing standard which limits occupational exposure to
          hexavalent chromium (Cr(VJ)). The final rule establishes an 8-hour time-weighted
          average exposure limit of 5 micrograms of Cr(VI) per cubic meter of air.

          Enclosed is our assessment of OSHA's compliance with the procedural steps
          required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule.
          Our review indicates that OSHA complied with the applicable requirements.


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