[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62326-62327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21760]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2020-0002]
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH); Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Renewal of the NACOSH charter.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for
NACOSH.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Mr. Francis Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office
of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999
(TTY (877) 889-5627); email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general information: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, OSHA Office of
Maritime and Agriculture, Directorate of Standards and Guidance;
telephone: (202) 693-2066 (TTY (877) 889-5627); email:
wangdahl.amy@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Secretary has renewed the NACOSH charter. The charter will
expire two years from its filing date.
Congress established NACOSH in 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. NACOSH is a non-discretionary advisory
committee of indefinite duration.
NACOSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its implementing regulations (41 CFR part
102-3), and OSHA's regulations on NACOSH (29 CFR part 1912a). Pursuant
to FACA (5 U.S.C. App. 2, 14(b)(2)), the NACOSH charter must be renewed
every two years.
The new NACOSH charter is available to read or download at http://
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2020-0002), the federal 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-3653, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693-2350. Please note: While OSHA's Docket Office is
continuing to accept and process request, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
the Docket Office is closed to the public. In addition, the charter is
available for viewing or download at the Federal Advisory Committee
Database at http://www.facadatabase.gov.
AUTHORITY AND SIGNATURE: Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, 9/18/2020).
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 28, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-21760 Filed 10-1-20; 8:45 am]
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