December 18, 1998
Mr. Charles N. Jeffress
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20210
Dear Mr. Jeffress:
Enclosed for your consideration is the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel convened for OSHA’s draft proposed rule on safety and health programs.
The Panel was convened on October 20, 1998, by OSHA’s Small Business Advocacy Chairperson, Marthe Kent, under Section 609(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). In addition to the Chairperson, the Panel consisted of Don Arbuckle, Acting Administrator of the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Jere W. Glover, Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration; Joseph Woodward, Associate Solicitor for Occupational Safety and Health; and Robert Burt, the senior OSHA economist for this rule.
Sincerely,
Marthe B. Kent
Panel Chair
Jere W. Glover
Chief Counsel
Office of Advocacy
SBA
Don Arbuckle
Acting Administrator
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
OMB
Joseph Woodward
Associate Solicitor
for Occupational Safety and Health
DOL
Robert E. Burt
Senior Economist
OSHA
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