[Federal Register: October 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 209)][Notices] [Page 66797-66798]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012]
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH), Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of the NACOSH charter.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor has renewed the charter of the National
Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) for two
years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Crawford, OSHA Directorate
of Evaluation and Analysis, Room N-3641, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1932.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the NACOSH charter.
The charter will expire two years from today.
NACOSH was established by Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise,
consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services on matters relating to the administration of
the OSH Act. Under the OSH Act, Congress intended NACOSH to be a continuing
advisory committee of indefinite duration.
NACOSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and OSHA's regulations on NACOSH (29 CFR
part 1912a). Pursuant to FACA and its implementing regulations (41 CFR
102-3), the NACOSH charter must be renewed every two years. The charter
expires two years from the date it is signed and filed.
To read or download a copy of the new NACOSH charter, go to Docket
No. OSHA-2010-0012 at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. The charter also is available on the NACOSH page on
OSHA's Web page at http://www.osha.gov and at the OSHA Docket Office,
N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350. In addition, the
charter may be viewed or downloaded at the Federal Advisory Committees
Database at http://www.fido.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 Sections 6(b) and 7(a) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 656), the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 29 CFR part 1912a, 41
CFR 102-3, and Secretary of Labor's Order 4--2010 (75 FR 55355 (9/10/2010)).
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 26, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-27439 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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