[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)][Notices][Pages 71077-71078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29590]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0192]
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of FACOSH meeting and renewal of FACOSH charter.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH) will meet Thursday, December 1, 2011, in Washington, DC. This
Federal Register notice also announces the renewal of the FACOSH
charter.
DATES: FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Thursday, December 1, 2011.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, and requests for special
accommodations: Comments, requests to speak at the FACOSH meeting, and
requests for special accommodations to attend the FACOSH meeting must
be submitted (postmarked, sent, transmitted) by November 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet in Room N-3437 A/B/C, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments and requests to speak: Comments and requests
to speak at the FACOSH meeting, identified by Docket No. OSHA-2011-
0192, may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments,
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions 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.
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger or courier
service: You may submit your comments and requests to the OSHA Docket
Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-
5627). Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger and courier service)
are accepted during the Department of Labor's and OSHA Docket Office's
normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t.
Requests for special accommodations for FACOSH meeting: Submit
requests for special accommodations by telephone, email or hard copy to
Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693-1999; email chatmon.veneta@dol.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2011-
0192). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular
mail may result in a significant delay in their receipt. Please contact
the OSHA Docket Office for information about security procedures for
making submissions by hand delivery, express delivery, and messenger or
courier service. For additional information on submitting comments and
requests to speak, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
Comments and requests to speak, including any personal information
provided, will be posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov.
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested persons about submitting certain
personal information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Mr. Francis
Meilinger, 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: Mr. Francis Yebesi, OSHA, Office of
Federal Agency Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3622, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2122; email ofap@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FACOSH Meeting
FACOSH will meet Thursday, December 1, 2011, in Washington, DC.
FACOSH meetings are open to the public.
FACOSH is authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7902, section 19 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 668),
and Executive Order (E.O.) 11612, as amended, to advise the Secretary
of Labor (Secretary) on all matters relating to the occupational safety
and health of Federal employees. 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 each Federal Executive
Branch Department and Agency to establish and maintain effective
occupational safety and health programs.
The tentative agenda for the FACOSH meeting includes:
Emerging Issues Subcommittee report and recommendation
regarding its analysis of Permissible Exposure Limits applicable to
Federal agencies;
Training Subcommittee report and recommendations update;
Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment (POWER)
end-of-year report; and
Strategic Planning for charter period 2011--2013.
FACOSH meetings are transcribed and detailed minutes of the
meetings are prepared. Meeting transcripts, minutes and other materials
presented at the meeting are included in the FACOSH meeting record,
which is posted at http://www.regulations.gov.
Public Participation
FACOSH meetings are open to the public. Interested persons may
submit a request to make an oral presentation to FACOSH by one of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. The request must state the
amount of time requested to speak, the interest represented (e.g.,
organization name), if any, and a brief outline of the presentation.
Requests to address FACOSH may be granted as time permits and at the
discretion of the FACOSH chair.
Interested persons also may submit comments, including data and
other information, using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section. In particular, OSHA requests comment on issues and ideas for
FACOSH to consider in the committee's Strategic Planning for 2011-13
discussion. OSHA will provide all submissions to FACOSH members prior
to the meeting and put them in the public docket for that meeting.
Individuals who need special accommodations and wish to attend the
FACOSH meeting must contact Ms. Chatmon by one of the methods listed in
the ADDRESSES section.
Submissions and Access to Public Record
You may submit comments and requests to speak (1) electronically,
(2) by facsimile, or (3) by hard copy. All submissions, including
attachments and other materials, must identify the Agency name and the
OSHA docket number for this notice (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0192). You may
supplement electronic submissions by uploading documents
electronically. If, instead, you wish to submit hard copies of
supplementary documents, you must submit a copy to the OSHA Docket
Office using the instructions in the ADDRESSES section. The additional
materials must clearly identify your electronic submission by name,
date and docket number.
Because of security-related procedures, the use of regular mail may
cause a significant delay in the receipt of submissions. For
information about security procedures concerning the delivery of
submissions by hand, express delivery, messenger or courier service,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-
5627).
Written comments and requests to speak are posted without change at
http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties
about submitting certain personal information such as Social Security
numbers and birthdates.
Meeting transcripts, minutes, written comments and requests to
speak are included in the public record of the FACOSH meeting. To read
or download documents in the public record, go to Docket No. OSHA-2011-
0192 at http://www.regulations.gov. Although all meeting documents are
listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some documents (e.g.,
copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or download
through that Web page. All meeting documents, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket
Office.
Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov to make
submissions and to access the docket and exhibits is available at that
Web page. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about
materials not available through the Web page and for assistance in
using the Internet to locate documents in the public record.
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, is also available at OSHA's Web page at
http://www.osha.gov.
Renewal of FACOSH Charter
On September 30, 2011, President Obama continued FACOSH for two
years through September 30, 2013 (E.O. 13585, 76 FR 62281 (10/7/2011)).
In response, on October 19, 2011, the Secretary renewed the FACOSH
charter. The FACOSH charter is available to read or download on the
FACOSH page on the OSHA Web page at http://www.osha.gov.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 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. App. 2) and regulations issued under
FACA (41 CFR part 102-3), section 1-5 of Executive Order 12196 (45 FR
12729 (7/27/1980)), and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 4-2010 (75 FR
55335 (9/10/2010)).
Signed at Washington, DC, on November 10, 2011.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-29590 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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