[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)][Notices] [Page 61709-61711]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0030]
Announcement of a Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) and ACCSH Work Group Meetings
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) and ACCSH Work Group meetings.
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SUMMARY: ACCSH will meet December 10 and 11, 2009, in Washington, DC.
In conjunction with ACCSH's meeting, its Work Groups will meet December
8 and 9, 2009.
DATES: ACCSH: ACCSH will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday,
December 10, 2009, and from 8:30 a.m. to Noon, Friday, December 11,
2009.
ACCSH Work Groups: ACCSH Work Groups will meet Tuesday, December 8,
and Wednesday, December 9, 2009. (For Work Group meeting times, see the
Work Group Schedule information in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.)
Submission of comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations,
and requests for special accommodation: Comments, requests to address
the ACCSH meeting, written or electronic speaker presentations, and
requests for special accommodation for the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group
meetings must be submitted (postmarked, sent, transmitted) by December
2, 2009.
ADDRESSES:
ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group Meetings: ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group
meetings will be held in Rooms N-3437 A-C, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations: Interested persons may submit comments, requests to
address the ACCSH meeting, and speaker presentations using one of the
following methods:
Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments,
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the on-line instructions for submissions or
comments.
Facsimile (FAX): If your submission, including attachments, does
not exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693-1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
Submit three copies of your submissions to the OSHA Docket Office, Room
N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627).
Deliveries (hand deliveries, express mail, messenger, and courier
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and OSHA Docket
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t., weekdays,
except holidays.
Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special
accommodations to Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of Communications,
Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999; e-mail
chatmon.veneta@dol.gov.
Instructions: All submissions, requests to speak, speaker
presentations, and requests for special accommodations must include the
Agency name (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and the
docket number for this meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0030). Because of
security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail may experience
significant delays. For information about security procedures for
submitting materials by hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or
courier service, contact the OSHA Docket Office.
Comments, speaker presentations and requests to speak, including
personal information, are placed in the public docket without change and
may be available online. Therefore, OSHA cautions against submitting
certain personal information such as social security numbers and birthdates.
For further information on submitting comments, requests to speak, speaker
presentations, and requests for public accommodation, see the Public
Participation information in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
To read or download documents in the public docket for this ACCSH
meeting, go to Docket No. OSHA-2009-0030 at http://www.regulations.gov.
All documents in the public docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted
material) are not available to read on line or download from that
webpage. All documents, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Please contact
the OSHA Docket Office for assistance making submissions to or
obtaining materials from the public docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Ms. Jennifer Ashley, OSHA, Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999.
For general information about ACCSH and ACCSH meetings: Mr. Michael
Buchet, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Room N-3468, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone
(202) 693-2020; e-mail buchet.michael@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACCSH Meeting
ACCSH will meet Thursday, December 10, 2009 and Friday, December
11, 2009, in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public.
ACCSH is authorized to advise the Secretary of Labor and Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health in the
formulation of standards affecting the construction industry and on
policy matters arising in the administration of the safety and health
provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 3701, 3704) and the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). (See also 29 CFR
1911.10 and 1912.3).
The agenda topics for this meeting include:
Welcome/Remarks from the Office of the Assistant
Secretary;
Remarks from the Directorate of Construction;
OSHA 10-Hour Outreach Training and Hispanic Summit
Discussion--Office of the Assistant Secretary;
Analysis of FY 2007 Construction Health Enforcement Data--
Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR);
Stimulus Impact on Transportation and Utility
Construction--Associated General Contractors;
Stimulus Impact on Alternate Energy, Transmission and
Distribution, Including Smart Grid Concerns--National Electrical
Contractors Association;
Committee Consideration of and Recommendations to the
Assistant Secretary Concerning the following:
Proposed Rule on the Standards Improvement Project III
(SIP III);
Revisions to OSHA's Occupational Injury and Illness
Recording and Reporting (Recordkeeping) regulation; and
Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Crystalline
Silica;
Work Group Reports, Work Group and Committee
Administration; and
Public Comment Period.
ACCSH meetings are transcribed and detailed minutes of the meetings
are prepared. The transcript and minutes are placed in the public
docket for the meeting. The docket also includes ACCSH Work Group
reports, speaker presentations, comments, and other materials and
requests submitted to the Committee.
ACCSH Work Group Meetings
In conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, the following ACCSH Work
Groups will meet on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in Rooms N-3437 A/B or C:
Regulatory Compliance (Focused Inspection) 8 to 9:40
a.m.--Room C;
Silica 9:50 to 11:30 a.m.--Room A/B;
Residential Fall Protection 12:30 to 2:10 p.m.--Room A/B;
Trenching 2:20 to 4 p.m.--Room C; and
Multilingual 4:10 to 5:50 p.m.--Room C.
The following additional ACCSH Work Groups will meet on Wednesday,
December 9, 2009 in Rooms N-3437 A/B or C:
Powered Fastening Tools (Nail guns) 8:30 to 10:10 a.m.--
Room A/B;
ROPS (Roll Over Protective Structures) 10:20 to Noon--Room
A/B;
Diversity--Women in Construction 1:00 to 2:40 p.m.--Room
C; and
Education and Training (OTI) 2:50 to 4:30 p.m.--Room A/B.
For additional information on ACCSH Work Group meetings or
participating in them, please contact Mr. Buchet at the address above
or look on the ACCSH page on OSHA's Web page at http://www.osha.gov.
Public Participation
ACCSH Meetings and ACCSH Work Group Meetings: ACCSH and ACCSH Work
Group meetings are open to the public. Individuals needing special
accommodations for ACCSH or ACCSH Work Group meeting access please
contact Ms. Chatmon (see ADDRESSES section).
Submission of written comments, requests to address ACCSH, speaker
presentations, and requests for special accommodations: Interested
persons may submit comments, requests to address ACCSH, presentations,
and requests for special accommodations (1) Electronically, (2) by FAX,
or (3) by hard copy (mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, and
courier). All submissions must include the docket number for this ACCSH
meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0030). Individuals who want to address
ACCSH at the meeting must submit their requests and written or
electronic presentations (e.g. PowerPoints) by December 2, 2009. The
request must state the amount of time desired to speak, the interest
the presenter represents (e.g., businesses, organizations,
affiliations, etc.), if any, and a brief outline of the presentation.
PowerPoint presentations must be compatible with PowerPoint 2003.
Alternately at the ACCSH meeting, individuals may also request to
address ACCSH by signing the public comment request sheet and listing
the interests they represent, if any, and the topic(s) to be addressed.
In addition, they must provide 20 hard copies of any materials, written
or electronic, that they plan to present to ACCSH.
Requests to address the Committee may be granted at the ACCSH
Chair's discretion and as time and circumstances permit.
Comments, requests to address ACCSH, and speaker presentations are
included without change in the meeting record and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions
interested parties about submitting certain personal information such
as birth dates and social security numbers.
Access to the record of ACCSH meetings, including Work Group
reports: To read or download the record of this ACCSH meeting including
transcript, minutes, Work Group reports and other submissions go to
Docket No. OSHA-2009-0030 at http://www.regulations.gov. The meeting
record and all submissions for this meeting will be listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted
materials) are not publicly available through the Web page. The record
and all submissions, including materials not available through http://
www.regulations.gov will be available for inspection and copying in the
OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES).
Authority and signature: Mr. Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice under the authority granted by section 7 of
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), section
107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction
Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App), 29 CFR Parts 1911 and 1912, 41 CFR Part 102, and
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31160).
Signed at Washington, DC this 19th day of November 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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