[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2012)][Notices][Page 62536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25155]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2012-0019]
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH)
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 will renew the charter of the National
Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH).
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) will
renew the NACOSH charter. The Charter will expire two years from the
date it is filed.
NACOSH was established by Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (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 filed.
The new Charter includes minor updates and an increase in the staff
years for operating NACOSH from 1.5 to 2 staff years.
To read or download a copy of the new NACOSH Charter, go to Docket
No. OSHA-2012-0019 at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal e-
Rulemaking 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, Ph.D., 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), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. 2); 29 CFR Part 1912a; 41 CFR part 102-3; and Secretary of
Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, 1/25/2012).
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 3, 2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-25155 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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