• Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
    Notice
  • Fed Register #:
    89:17885
  • Title:
    Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH); Notice of Meeting
	[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
	[Notices]
	[Page 17885]
	From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
	[FR Doc No: 2024-05150]
	
	
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	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
	
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
	
	[Docket No. OSHA-2023-0012]
	
	
	Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health 
	(FACOSH); Notice of Meeting
	
	AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
	
	ACTION: Notice of FACOSH meeting.
	
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	SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and 
	Health (FACOSH) will meet April 18, 2024.
	
	DATES: FACOSH will meet from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. ET, April 18, 2024, 
	virtually via WebEx.
	
	ADDRESSES: 
		Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit comments and 
	requests to speak at the FACOSH meeting by April 5, 2024, identified by 
	the docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
	2023-0012), using the following method:
		Electronically: Comments and requests to speak, including 
	attachments, must be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov, 
	the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for 
	submitting comments.
		Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special 
	accommodations for this FACOSH meeting by April 5, 2024, to Ms. Lana 
	Nieves, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of 
	Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2128; email: nieves.lana.a@dol.gov.
		Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
	OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
	2023-0012). OSHA will place comments and requests to speak, including 
	personal information, in the public docket, which may be available 
	online. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting 
	personal information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
		Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this 
	FACOSH meeting, go to 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 www.regulations.gov. All submissions, including copyrighted 
	material, are available for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. 
	Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) 
	for assistance in locating docket submissions.
		Participation in the FACOSH meeting: Members of the public may 
	register to attend the FACOSH meeting by going to the website: https://usdolee.webex.com/usdolee/j.php?MTID=m25c3ee95bbf132dacfd3723e80967bb0.
	VoIP or dial: 877-465-7975
	Access code: 2760 654 2774
	Meeting password: Welcome!24 (93526631 from phones)
	
		However, any participation by the public will be in listen-only 
	mode.
	
	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
		Press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 
	Communications; telephone: (202) 693-1999; email: 
	meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
		General information: Ms. Lana Nieves, Supervisor, OSHA Office of 
	Federal Agency Programs; telephone (202) 693-2128; email: ofap@dol.gov.
		Copies of this Federal Register document: Electronic copies of this 
	Federal Register document are available at http://www.regulations.gov. 
	This document, as well as news releases and other relevant information 
	are also available on the OSHA web page at http://www.osha.gov.
	
	SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
	
	I. Background
	
		FACOSH is authorized to advise the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) 
	on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of 
	Federal employees (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
	U.S.C. 668), 5 U.S.C. 7902, Executive Orders 12196 and 14109). This 
	includes providing advice on how to reduce and keep to a minimum the 
	number of injuries and illnesses in the Federal workforce and how to 
	encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective occupational 
	safety and health programs in each Federal agency.
	
	II. Meeting Information
	
	FACOSH Meeting
	
		FACOSH will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., ET, Thursday, April 18, 
	2024. The meeting is open to the public.
		Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for this meeting includes:
		 Assistant Secretary's Agency Update and Remarks;
		 Update from FACOSH's Subcommittee on Identification of 
	Best Practices and Lessons Learned;
		 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's 
	Total Worker Health, New Recovery Toolkit, Recovery-Ready Workplace 
	Resources;
		 Health and Human Services and General Services 
	Administration's Guidelines for Naloxone in Federal Facilities; and
		 Department of Interior's Implementation of Carry and Use 
	of Naloxone.
		Member and public attendance at the FACOSH meeting will be virtual 
	only. The public can listen in to the FACOSH meeting at: https://usdolee.webex.com/weblink/register/r9d1ba59530df355b6fc569206b6b9eaa.
		In addition, meeting information will be posted to Office of 
	Federal Agency's website at: https://www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/facosh.
	
	Authority and Signature
	
		James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
	Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice 
	under the authority granted by section 19 of the Occupational Safety 
	and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 668), 5 U.S.C. 7902, the Federal 
	Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10), Executive Order 12196 and 14109, 
	Secretary of Labor's Order 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, 9/18/2020), 29 CFR part 
	1960 (Basic Program Elements of for Federal Employee Occupational 
	Safety and Health Programs), and 41 CFR part 102-3.
	
		Signed at Washington, DC.
	James S. Frederick,
	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
	[FR Doc. 2024-05150 Filed 3-11-24; 8:45 am]
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