[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32062-32063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11385]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001]
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH):
Notice of Appointment and Meetings
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of ACCSH member appointment; notice of ACCSH committee
and workgroup meetings.
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SUMMARY: On May 16, 2022, the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) appointed
a new member to ACCSH. This notice also includes the announcement of
ACCSH and ACCSH Workgroup meetings.
DATES:
ACCSH meeting: ACCSH will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET,
Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
ACCSH Workgroup meetings: ACCSH Workgroups will meet June 14, 2022.
(See ACCSH Workgroup Meetings in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice for ACCSH Workgoup meetings scheduled times.)
ADDRESSES: Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit
comments and requests to speak at the ACCSH meeting by Thursday, June
9, 2022, identified by the docket number for this Federal Register
notice (Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001), using the following method:
Electronically: Comments and requests to speak, including
attachments, must be submitted electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for
special accommodations for this ACCSH meeting by Thursday, June 9,
2022, to Ms. Gretta Jameson, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2020; email:
jameson.grettah@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general information about ACCSH: Mr. Damon Bonneau, OSHA,
Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693-2183; email: bonneau.damon@dol.gov.
Telecommunication requirements: For additional information about
the telecommunication requirements for the meeting, please contact Ms.
Gretta Jameson, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2020; email: jameson.grettah@dol.gov.
For copies of this Federal Register Notice: 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 at OSHA's web page at
www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
advises the Secretary of Labor and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) in the formulation
of standards affecting the construction industry, and on policy matters
arising in the administration of the safety and health provisions under
the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety
Act (CSA)) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) and the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) (see also 29 CFR
1911.10 and 1912.3). In addition, the CSA and OSHA regulations require
the Assistant Secretary to consult with ACCSH before the agency
proposes any occupational safety and health standard affecting
construction activities (40 U.S.C. 3704; 29 CFR 1911.10).
ACCSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2), and its implementing
regulations (41 CFR 102-3 et seq.); and Department of Labor Manual
Series Chapter 1-900 (8/31/2020). ACCSH generally meets two to four
times a year.
II. Announcement of ACCSH Appointment
The Secretary appointed Mr. Kenneth G. Seal, Industrial Specialist/
Safety and Health Representative for the International Union of
Painters and Allied Trades, to serve on ACCSH as an Employee
Representative. Mr. Seal replaces Ms. Cheryl Ambrose who resigned. Mr.
Seal, like Ms. Ambrose, represents employee interests and will serve
the remainder of Ms. Ambrose's term, which ends May 14, 2023.
III. Meetings
ACCSH Meeting
ACCSH will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET, Wednesday, June
15, 2022. The meeting is open to the public.
Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for this meeting includes:
Assistant Secretary's agency update and remarks;
Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings;
Directorate of Construction industry update;
ACCSH Workgroup reports;
Discussion of OSHA's Construction Focus Four Hazards and
Infrastructure; and,
Public comment period.
ACCSH Workgroup Meetings
In conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, the following ACCSH Work
Groups will meet on June 14, 2022. ACCSH Workgroup meetings are open to
the public.
Infrastructure--10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Education and Training--1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Emerging and Current Issues--3:10 to 5:10 p.m.
III. Meeting Information
Public attendance at the ACCSH Committee and Workgroup meetings
will be virtual only. Meeting information will be posted in the Docket
(Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001) and on the ACCSH web page, https://www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/accsh, prior to the meeting.
Requests to speak and speaker presentations: Attendees who wish to
address ACCSH must submit a request to speak, as well as any written or
electronic presentation, by Thursday, June 9, 2022, using the method
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 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 your presentation.
PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be
compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010
formats.
Alternately, you may request to address ACCSH briefly during the
public-comment period. At her discretion, the ACCSH Chair may grant
requests to address ACCSH as time and circumstances permit.
Docket: OSHA will place comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations, including any personal information you provide, in the
public docket without change, and those documents may be available
online at: http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions
interested parties about submitting personal information such as Social
Security Numbers and birthdates. OSHA also places in the public docket
the meeting transcript, meeting minutes, documents presented at the
meeting, and other documents pertaining to the ACCSH meeting. These
documents are available online at: http://www.regulations.gov. To read
or download documents in the public docket for this ACCSH meeting, go
to Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001 at: 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
are available for inspection and copying, when permitted, at the OSHA
Docket Office. For information on using http://www.regulations.gov to
make submissions or to access the docket, click on the ``Help'' tab at
the top of the homepage. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about materials not
available through that website and for assistance in using the internet
to locate submissions and other documents in the docket.
Authority and Signature
Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice pursuant
to 29 U.S.C. 655, 40 U.S.C. 3704, Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020
(85 FR 58393), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, and 29 CFR part 1912.
Signed at Washington, DC.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-11385 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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