[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)][Notices][Pages 2904-2906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00677]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2014-0001]
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of a meeting of NACOSH.
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SUMMARY: NACOSH will meet February 12, 2014, in Washington, DC. In
conjunction with the committee meeting, a NACOSH Work Group will meet
February 11, 2014.
DATES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Wednesday, February 12, 2014.
NACOSH Work Group meeting: A NACOSH Work Group will meet from 1-4
p.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2014.
Comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations, and requests
for special accommodation: You must submit (postmark, send, transmit)
comments, requests to address NACOSH, speaker presentations (written or
electronic), and requests for special accommodation for the NACOSH and
NACOSH Work Group meetings by February 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings: NACOSH and the NACOSH
Work Group will meet in Room C-5320-6, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations: You may submit comments, requests to address NACOSH, 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 instructions on that Web page 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; or
Regular mail, express mail, hand delivery, or messenger/courier
service (hard copy): You may submit your materials to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. OSHA-2014-0001, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone
(202) 693-2350 (OSHA TTY (887) 889-5627). OSHA's Docket Office accepts
deliveries (hand deliveries, express mail, and messenger service)
during normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t., weekdays.
Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for
special accommodations to attend the NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group
meetings by
email, telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Frances Owens, OSHA Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999 (OSHA TTY
(887) 889-5627); email owens.frances@dol.gov.
Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2014-
0001). Due to security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail
may experience significant delays. Please contact the OSHA Docket
Office for information about security procedures for making
submissions. For additional information on submitting comments,
requests to speak and speaker presentations, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
OSHA will post in the public docket, without change, any comments,
requests to speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal
information that you provide. Therefore, OSHA cautions you about
submitting personal information such as Social Security numbers and
birthdates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693-1999; email meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general information about NACOSH and NACOSH meetings: Ms.
Elizabeth Grossman, Director, OSHA Office of Evaluation and Audit
Analysis, Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693-2225; email grossman.elizabeth@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
NACOSH Meeting
NACOSH will meet February 12, 2014, in Washington, DC. Some NACOSH
members may attend the meeting electronically. The NACOSH meeting is
open to the public.
Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH
Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) authorizes NACOSH 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 the OSH Act, the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and regulations issued
pursuant to those statutes (29 CFR part 1912a, 41 CFR part 102-3).
The tentative agenda for the NACOSH meeting includes:
[ssquf] Remarks from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA);
[ssquf] Remarks from the Director of the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH);
[ssquf] NACOSH Work Group report and consideration of work group
recommendations; and
[ssquf] Public comments.
OSHA transcribes NACOSH meetings and prepares detailed minutes of
NACOSH meetings. OSHA posts in the public docket NACOSH meeting
transcripts, minutes, written comments, speaker presentations, and
other materials submitted to NACOSH or presented at NACOSH and NACOSH
Work Group meetings.
NACOSH Work Group
A NACOSH Work Group will meet February 11, 2014. The meeting is
open to the public. The purpose of the NACOSH Work Group is to discuss
issues affecting the occupational safety and health of temporary
workers and to provide recommendations to NACOSH on best practices for
ensuring the workplace safety and health of temporary workers. The
NACOSH Work Group will present a report and recommendations to NACOSH
at the February 12, 2014, meeting for the Committee's consideration and
deliberation.
Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to Public Record
NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings: All NACOSH and NACOSH Work
Group meetings are open to the public. Individuals attending NACOSH
meetings at the U.S. Department of Labor must enter the building at the
Visitors' Entrance at 3rd and C Streets, NW., and pass through building
security. Attendees must have valid government-issued photo
identification (e.g., driver's license) to enter the building. For
additional information about building security measures for attending
NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings, please contact Ms. Owens (see
ADDRESSES section).
Individuals requesting special accommodation to attend the NACOSH
and NACOSH Work Group meeting should contact Ms. Owens.
Submission of comments: You may submit comments using one of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your submission must include
the Agency name and Docket number for this NACOSH meeting (Docket No.
OSHA-2014-0001). OSHA will provide copies of your submissions to NACOSH
members.
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, and
messenger or courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office
(see ADDRESSES section).
Requests to speak and speaker presentations: If you want to address
NACOSH at the meeting you must submit your request to speak, as well as
any written or electronic presentation, by February 4, 2014, using one
of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your request must
state:
The amount of time requested to speak;
The interest you represent (e.g., business, organization,
affiliation), if any; and
A brief outline of the presentation.
PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be
compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010
formats. The NACOSH Chair may grant requests to address NACOSH as time
and circumstances permit.
Public docket of NACOSH meetings: OSHA places comments, requests to
speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal information
you provide, in the public docket, without change. Those documents also
may be available online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions you about submitting certain personal information such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
OSHA also places in the public docket meeting transcripts, meeting
minutes, documents presented at the NACOSH meeting, and other documents
pertaining to NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings. These documents
may be available online at http://www.regulations.gov.
Access to the public record of NACOSH meetings: To read or download
documents in the public docket, go to Docket No. OSHA-2014-0001 at
http://www.regulations.gov. The index of that Web page lists all of the
documents in the public record for this meeting; however, some
documents (e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly available
through that Web page. All documents in the public record, including
materials not available through http://www.regulations.gov, are
available for inspection and copying in the OSHA Docket Office (see
ADDRESSES section). Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in making
submissions to, or obtaining materials from, the public 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, are also available on OSHA's Web page at
http://www.osha.gov.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this
notice under the authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 656; 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 January 10, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-00677 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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