[Federal Register: April 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 71)][Notices] [Page 19424-19426]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0005]
Request for Nominations To Serve on the Advisory Committee on
Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for nominations to serve on the Advisory Committee on
Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH).
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health invites interested parties to submit nominations for membership
on ACCSH.
DATES: Nominations for ACCSH must be submitted (postmarked, sent,
transmitted, or received) by June 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and supporting materials by any
one of the following methods:
Electronically: Nominations, including attachments, may be
submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting
nominations;
Facsimile: If your nomination and supporting materials, including
attachments, do not exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-1648;
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger or courier
service: Submit your nomination and supporting materials to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0005, U.S. Department of Labor, N-
2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2350 (TTY number (877) 889-5627). Deliveries (hand, 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.
Instructions: All nominations and supporting materials must include
the agency name and docket number for this Federal Register notice
(Docket No. OSHA-2010-0005). Because of security-related procedures,
submitting nominations by regular mail may result in a significant
delay in their receipt. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for
information about security procedures for submitting nominations by
hand delivery, express delivery, and messenger or courier service. For
additional information on submitting nominations, see the "Public
Participation" heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
All submissions in response to this Federal Register notice,
including personal information provided, will be posted without change
at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested
parties about submitting personal information such as social security
numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download submissions in response to this Federal
Register notice, go to Docket No. OSHA-2010-0005 at http://www.regulations.gov.
All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted material) are not publicly available
to read or download through that Webpage. All submissions, including copyrighted material,
are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Ms. Jennifer
Ashley, Director, OSHA, Office of Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693-1999.
For general information: Mr. Michael M.X. Buchet, OSHA, Office of
Construction Services, Directorate of Construction, Room N-3468, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210; telephone 202-693-2020; e-mail address buchet.michael@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health invites interested parties to submit
nominations for membership on ACCSH.
Background. ACCSH is a continuing advisory committee established
under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(Construction Safety Act)(40 U.S.C. 3704(d)(4)), to advise the
Secretary of Labor in formulating construction safety and health
standards as well as on policy matters arising under the Construction
Safety Act (CSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(OSH Act)(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). In particular, 29 CFR 1911.10(a) and
1912.3(a) provide that the Assistant Secretary shall consult ACCSH
whenever the Agency proposes any safety or health standard that affects
the construction industry.
ACCSH operates in accordance with the CSA, the OSH Act, the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA)(5 U.S.C. App. 2), and regulations issued
pursuant to those statutes (29 CFR part 1912, 41 CFR part 102-3). ACCSH
generally meets two to four times a year.
ACCSH membership. ACCSH is comprised of 15 members appointed by the
Assistant Secretary. The categories of ACCSH membership and the number
of new members to be appointed are:
Five members who are qualified by experience and
affiliation to present the viewpoint of employers in the construction
industry: Two employer representatives will be appointed;
Five members who are similarly qualified to present the
viewpoint of employees in the construction industry: Two employee
representatives will be appointed;
Two representatives of State safety and health agencies:
One representative of State safety and health agencies will be
appointed;
Two public members, qualified by knowledge and experience
to make a useful contribution to the work of ACCSH, such as those who
have professional or technical experience and competence with
occupational safety and health in the construction industry: One public
representative will be appointed; and
One representative designated by the Department of Health
and Human Services and appointed by the Secretary of Labor serves an
indefinite term: No appointment is needed.
ACCSH members serve staggered two-year terms, unless they resign,
cease to be qualified, become unable to serve, or are removed (29 CFR
1912.3(e)). A qualified ACCSH member whose term has expired may
continue to serve until a successor is appointed. ACCSH members may be
appointed to successive terms. Any member absent from two consecutive
ACCSH meetings may be removed or replaced. No member of ACCSH, other
than members who represent employers or employees, shall have an
economic interest in any proposed rule that affects the construction
industry (29 CFR 1912.6).
The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks broad-based and diverse ACCSH membership. Any
interested person or organizations may nominate one or more individuals
for membership on ACCSH. Interested persons also are invited and
encouraged to submit statements in support of particular nominees.
Submission requirements. Nominations must include the following
information:
(1) Nominee's contact information (address, telephone, e-mail) and
current employment or position;
(2) Nominee's resume or curriculum vitae, including prior
membership on ACCSH and other relevant organizations and associations;
(3) Categories of membership (employer, employee, public, State
safety and health agency) that the nominee is qualified to represent;
(4) A summary of background, experience and qualifications that
addresses the nominee's suitability for each of the nominated
membership categories;
(5) Articles or other documents the nominee has authored that
indicate the nominee's knowledge, experience and expertise in
occupational safety and health, particularly as it pertains to the
construction industry; and
(6) A statement that the nominee is aware of the nomination, is
willing to regularly attend and participate in ACCSH meetings, and has
no conflicts of interest that would preclude membership on ACCSH.
Member selection. Information received through this nomination
process in addition to other relevant sources of information will
assist the Assistant Secretary in selecting members for ACCSH. In
selecting ACCSH members, the Assistant Secretary will consider
individuals nominated in response to this Federal Register notice as
well as other qualified individuals. OSHA will publish the list of new
ACCSH members in the Federal Register.
Public Participation
Instructions for submitting nominations: All nominations,
supporting documents, attachments and other materials must identify the
Agency name and the docket number for this notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2010-0005). You may submit materials: (1) Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov,
(2) by FAX, or (3) by hard copy. You may
supplement electronic submissions by attaching electronic files.
Alternatively, if you wish to supplement electronic submissions with
hard copy documents you must submit them to the OSHA Docket Office and
clearly identify your electronic submission by Agency name and docket
number (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0005), so that the materials can be
attached to the electronic submission.
Materials submitted by mail may experience significant delays
because of security-related procedures. For information about security
procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand, express
delivery, messenger or courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket
Office.
All submissions, including personal information provided, will be
posted in the docket without change, therefore, OSHA cautions
interested parties about submitting personal information such as social
security numbers and birth dates.
Guidance on submitting nominations and supporting materials is
available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov and from the OSHA
Docket Office.
Access to docket. All submissions in response to this Federal
Register notice are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download from that Web page. All submissions,
including materials not available on-line, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES section). For
information about accessing materials in Docket No. OSHA-2010-0005,
including materials not available on-line, contact the OSHA Docket
Office.
Access to Federal Register notice. Electronic copies of this
Federal Register document are available at http://www.regulations.gov.
This document, as well as news releases and other relevant information,
is available at OSHA's Web page at http://www.osha.gov.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, 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 (40 U.S.C. 3704), the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 29 CFR part 1912, 41 CFR part 102-3,
and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31160).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of April 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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