Procedures for Implementation of the National Construction Safety Team Act

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Technology Administration, United States Department of Commerce, is today issuing a final rule amending regulations found at 15 CFR part 270 implementing the National Construction Safety Team Act ("Act"). An interim final rule with a request for public comments containing general provisions regarding implementation of the Act and establishing procedures for the collection and preservation of evidence obtained and the protection of information created as part of investigations conducted pursuant to the Act was published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2003. This final rule responds to comments received in response to the January 30, 2003 notice. The changes include clarifications and editorial corrections to several sections of the interim final rule.