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from, or in addition to, any requirement prescribed pursuant 
to this title. 
“(b)(1) Upon application by a Federal agency and 
after consultation with such agency, the Commission may, 
pursuant to this subsection, exempt any existing or proposed 
requirement from subsection (a) of this section. 
“(2) An application for such an exemption may be 
accompanied by any materials gathered by the applicant in 
its consideration of the existing or proposed requirement. 
Upon receipt of such application and such supporting mate- 
rial the Commission shall publish such application in the 
F ederal Register as a proposal, accompanied by a description 
of the supporting material submitted therewith. 
“(3) A proposed exemption shall not be granted by the 
Commission unless it finds that the requirement is more 
stringent than a requirement under this title and that it is 
consistent with the policies of the Commission. 
“(4) The Commission shall make a determination with 
respect to an application under this subsection unthin three 
months from the date the application was received by the 
Commission. 
“( c) This title shall not affect the authority of the Secre- 
tary or the Secretary of Labor to excercise their respective 
authority pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 . And provided further, that in exercising author- 
ity] 
