[Federal Register: December 16, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 241)][Notices]
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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)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting of the National Advisory Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and NACOSH subgroup meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and
Health (NACOSH) will meet January 19 and 20, 2011, in Washington, DC.
DATES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., on
Wednesday, January 19, and from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., on Thursday,
January 20, 2011.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, and requests for special
accommodation: Comments, requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting, and
requests for special accommodations for the NACOSH meeting must be
submitted (postmarked, sent, transmitted) by January 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet in Room N-N4437 A/B/C/D,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210.
Submission of comments and requests to speak: You may submit
comments and requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting, identified by
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2010-
0012), by one of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments,
electronically at http://www.Regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for making submissions.
Facsimile: If your submission, including attachments, does not
exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, express delivery, 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 (887) 889-5627). Deliveries (hand,
express mail, messenger, courier service) are accepted during the
Department of Labor's and OSHA Docket Office's normal business hours,
8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. e.t.
Requests for special accommodation: Submit requests for special
accommodations for the NACOSH meeting by hard copy, telephone, or e-
mail 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 must include the Agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2010-
0012). Because of security-related procedures, submission by regular
mail may result in a significant delay in receipt. Please contact the
OSHA Docket Office for information about security procedures for making
submissions by hand delivery, express delivery, messenger or courier
service. For additional information about submitting comments and
requests to speak, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
Comments and requests to speak, including personal information
provided, will be placed in the public docket and may be available
online. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting
personal information such as social security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this
NACOSH meeting, go to http://www.Regulations.gov. All documents in the
public docket are listed in the index; however, some documents (e.g.,
copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or download
through http://www.Regulations.gov. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the
OSHA Docket Office at the address above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: MaryAnn Garrahan,
OSHA, Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3647,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693-1999.
For general information: Ms. Deborah Crawford, OSHA, Directorate of
Evaluation and Analysis, U.S.Department of Labor, Room N-3641,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1932; e-mail
crawford.deborah@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACOSH will meet Wednesday, January 19 and
Thursday, January 20, 2011, in Washington, DC. NACOSH meetings are open
to the public.
NACOSH is authorized by section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on
matters relating to the administration of the OSH Act. NACOSH is a
continuing advisory body and operates in compliance with provisions in
the OSH Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), and
Regulations issued pursuant to those laws (29 CFR 1912a, 41 CFR part
102-3).
The tentative agenda of the NACOSH meeting will include:
Remarks from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA);
Remarks from the Director of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health;
Updates on Gulf Oil Spill response by OSHA and NIOSH
staff;
Discussions on injury and illness prevention programs by
OSHA and NIOSH staff; and
Discussions on recordkeeping issues by OSHA and NIOSH
staff.
In addition, the Gulf Oil Spill subgroup was formed at the June 8,
2010, NACOSH meeting. The subgroup will meet from 1:30 p.m. until 5
p.m. on January 19, 2011, in Room N4437A/B/C and report back to the
full committee on January 20, 2011. The recordkeeping workgroup was
formed at the September 15, 2010, NACOSH meeting. This workgroup will
meet from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on January 19, 2011, in Room N4437D
and report back to the full committee on January 20, 2011.
NACOSH meetings are transcribed and detailed minutes of the
meetings are prepared. Meeting transcripts and minutes are included in
the public record of this NACOSH meeting (Docket No. OSHA 2010-0012).
Public Participation
Interested parties may submit a request to make an oral
presentation to NACOSH by any one of the methods listed in the
ADDRESSES section above. The request must state the amount of time
requested to speak, the interest represented (e.g., organization name),
if any and a brief outline of the presentation. Requests to address
NACOSH may be granted as time permits and at the discretion of the
NACOSH chair.
Interested parties also may submit comments, including data and
other information using any one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section above. OSHA will provide all submissions to NACOSH members
prior to the meeting.
Individuals who need special accommodations to attend the NACOSH
meeting should contact Ms. Chatmon by any one of the methods listed in
the ADDRESSES section.
Submissions and Access to Meeting Record
You may submit comments and requests to speak (1) electronically,
(2) by facsimile, or (3) by hard copy. All submissions, including
attachments and other materials, must identify the Agency name and the
docket number for this notice (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012). You also may
supplement electronic submissions by uploading documents
electronically. If, instead, you wish to submit hard copies of
supplementary documents, you must submit three copies to the OSHA
Docket Office using the instructions in the ADDRESSES section above.
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic
submission by name, date and docket number.
Because of security-related procedures, the use of regular mail may
cause a significant delay in the receipt of submissions. For
information about security procedures concerning submissions by hand,
express delivery, messenger or courier service, please contact the OSHA
Docket Office.
Meeting transcripts and minutes as well as comments and requests to
speak at the NACOSH meeting are included in the public record of the
NACOSH meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012). Comments and requests to
speak are posted without change at http://www.Regulations.gov.
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting personal
information such as social security numbers and birthdates. Although
all submissions are listed in the http://www.Regulations.gov index,
some documents (e.g., copyrighted materials) 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 information on using http://www.Regulations.gov to make
submissions and to access the docket, click on the "Help" tab at the
top of the Home page. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information
about materials not available through that webpage and for assistance
in using the Internet to locate submissions and other documents in the
docket. Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available
at http://www.Regulations.gov. This notice, as well as news releases
and other relevant information, is also available on the OSHA webpage
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 (U.S.C. 656), 29 CFR 1912a, and Secretary of Labor's
Order No. 4-2010 (75 FR 55355 (9/10/2010)).
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 13, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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