September 19, 2007


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 the 
Preliminary Draft Standard for Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

Dear Mr. Burt:

      Thank you for your letter on September 17, 2007, 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 (OMB) 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 
have spoken to each of the potential SERs on the list we provided to you and will work 
with you to finalize the list.  It is my understanding that OSHA will ensure that only 
regulated small entities are 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 telephone calls in accordance with the 
current OSHA SBREFA guidance to assure the adequacy and timeliness of the 
information and data provided to the SERs and the panel members.
      Thank you for your continued support and advocacy on behalf of small business 
issues.  Please contact Bruce Lundegren of this office at (202) 205-6144 (or 
bruce.lundegren@sba.gov) if you have any questions or require additional information 
specific to this panel.

Sincerely,

//signed//
Thomas M. Sullivan
Chief Counsel for Advocacy

//signed//

Bruce E. Lundegren
Assistant Chief Counsel for Advocacy

cc:	The Honorable Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
      Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health

      The Honorable Susan E. Dudley, Administrator
      Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs



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