August 25, 2006
                              

BY ELECTRONIC MAIL

Mr. Robert E. Burt
Small Business Advocacy Chair
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210

Subject:  Formal Notification of a Small Business Advocacy
Review Panel for Forthcoming Cranes and Derricks in
Construction Proposal

Dear Mr. Burt:

     Thank you for your letter on August 16, 2006,
officially notifying the Office of Advocacy that the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will
convene a small business advocacy review panel for the above-
captioned rule under section 609(b) of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).  We
welcome the opportunity to work with OSHA and the Office of
Management and Budget on this important panel.

     In preparation, the Office of Advocacy has already
worked with you to develop the list of small entity
representatives (SERs) who will provide input to the panel.
We concur with the list of SERs that we have jointly
developed.  It is my understanding that OSHA has reviewed
the SERs to ensure that only regulated small entities have
been selected to participate and address issues of
importance to small entities.

     Pursuant to section 609(b)(4) of the RFA, you have
provided a copy of the draft rule, draft preliminary initial
regulatory flexibility analysis, and supporting materials
for review by the panel members.  The Office of Advocacy has
been in close communication with OSHA and participated in
several pre-panel meetings in accordance with the current
OSHA SBREFA guidance to assure the adequacy and timeliness
of the information and data provided to the small entity
representatives and the panel members.
     

     Thank you for your continued support and advocacy for
small business issues.  Please contact Bruce Lundegren of
this office at (202) 205-6144 if you have any questions or
require additional information.

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