[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2014)][Notices][Pages 27342-27343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10921]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2014-0012]
Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of WPAC charter renewal.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), and after
consultation with the General Services Administration, the Secretary of
Labor is renewing the charter for the Whistleblower Protection Advisory
Committee. The Committee will better enable OSHA to perform its duties
under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the OSH Act) of 1970 (29
U.S.C. 655, 656). Authority to establish this Committee is at Section
11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 660(c); the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act, 49 U.S.C. 31105; the Asbestos
Hazard Emergency Response Act, 15 U.S.C. 2651; the International Safe
Container Act, 46 U.S.C. 80507; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
300j-9(i); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1367; the
Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2622; the Solid Waste Disposal
Act, 42 U.S.C. 6971; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7622; the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,
42 U.S.C. 9610; the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. 5851; the
Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
Century, 49 U.S.C. 42121; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. 1514A; the
Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, 49 U.S.C. 60129; the Federal Railroad
Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. 20109; the National Transit Systems Security Act,
6 U.S.C. 1142; the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, 15 U.S.C.
2087; the Affordable Care Act, 29 U.S.C. 218C; the Consumer Financial
Protection Act, 12 U.S.C. 5567; the Seaman's Protection Act, 46 U.S.C.
2114; the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, 21 U.S.C. 399d; and the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, 49 U.S.C. 30171. The
Committee is diverse and balanced, both in terms of categories of
stakeholders (e.g., subject matter experts, labor, management, and
state plans), and in the views and interests represented by the
members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meghan Smith, OSHA, Directorate of
Whistleblower Protection Programs, Room N-4624, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone
(202) 693-2199; email smith.meghan.p@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will advise OSHA on ways to
improve the fairness, efficiency, and transparency of OSHA's
whistleblower investigations. This includes advice on improving the
investigative and enforcement processes, the training of OSHA
investigators, improving the regulations governing OSHA investigations,
and cooperative activities with federal agencies responsible for areas
also covered by the whistleblower protection statutes enforced by OSHA.
The Committee will function solely as an advisory body in compliance
with the provisions of FACA and OSHA's regulations covering advisory
committees (29 CFR part 1912).
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 the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its implementing regulations
(41 CFR part 102-3), chapter 1600 of Department of Labor Management
Series 3 (Mar. 17, 2008), Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2012 (Jan. 18,
2012), 77 FR 3912 (Jan. 25, 2012), and the Secretary of Labor's authority
to administer the whistleblower provisions found in Section 11(c) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 660(c); the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act, 49 U.S.C. 31105; the Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act, 15 U.S.C. 2651; the International Safe Container
Act, 46 U.S.C. 80507; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300j-9(i);
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1367; the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2622; the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
42 U.S.C. 6971; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7622; the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.
9610; the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. 5851; the Wendell H.
Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, 49 U.S.C.
42121; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. 1514A; the Pipeline Safety
Improvement Act, 49 U.S.C. 60129; the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 49
U.S.C. 20109; the National Transit Systems Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 1142;
the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, 15 U.S.C. 2087; the
Affordable Care Act, 29 U.S.C. 218C; the Consumer Financial Protection
Act, 12 U.S.C. 5567; the Seaman's Protection Act, 46 U.S.C. 2114; the
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, 21 U.S.C. 399d; and the Moving Ahead
for Progress in the 21st Century Act, 49 U.S.C. 42121.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 6, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-10921 Filed 5-12-14; 8:45 am]
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