[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)][Notices][Pages 32612-32613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14001]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2015-0005]
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of FACOSH meeting and member appointments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH) will meet Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Washington, DC. This
Federal Register notice also announces the appointment of six
individuals to serve on FACOSH.
DATES: FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday,
July 16, 2015.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations,
and requests for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark,
send, transmit, deliver) comments, requests to speak at the FACOSH
meeting, speaker presentations, and requests for special accommodations
to attend the meeting by Thursday, July 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet in Rooms N-4437 A-D, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations: You may submit comments, requests to speak at the FACOSH
meeting, and speaker presentations using 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; or
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, or messenger/courier
service: You may submit materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA-2015-0005, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (OSHA TTY
(877) 889-5627). Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger/courier
service) are accepted during the Department's and the OSHA Docket
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., weekdays.
Requests for special accommodations to attend the FACOSH meeting:
You may submit requests for special accommodations by hard copy,
telephone, or email to Ms. Gretta Jameson, OSHA Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999; email
jameson.gretta@dol.gov.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register notice. 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/courier service. For
additional information on submitting comments, requests to speak, and
speaker presentations, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
OSHA will post comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations, including any personal information provided, without
change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions
individuals about submitting certain personal information, such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999; email
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general information: Mr. Francis Yebesi, Director, OSHA Office
of Federal Agency Programs, Room N-3622, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2122; email ofap@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FACOSH will meet July 16, 2015, in
Washington, DC. Some FACOSH members may attend the meeting
electronically. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda
for the FACOSH meeting includes:
Updates from FACOSH subcommittees;
OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs;
Protecting federal workers from retaliation; and
Presidential POWER Initiative.
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 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.
OSHA transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of FACOSH meetings.
The Agency puts meeting transcripts and minutes plus other materials
presented at the FACOSH meeting in the public record of the meeting,
which is posted at http://www.regulations.gov.
Announcement of FACOSH Appointments
FACOSH is comprised of 16 members; eight representing federal
agency management (management members) and eight from labor
organizations representing federal employees (labor members). FACOSH
members generally serve staggered three-year terms. The Secretary has
appointed the following individuals to serve on FACOSH:
Labor members:
Gregory Junemann, International Federation of Professional
and Technical Engineers; and
Milagro Rodr[iacute]guez, American Federation of
Government Employees.
Management members:
Catherine Emerson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security;
Gary Helmer, National Transportation Safety Board;
Richard Williams, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; and
Patricia Worthington, U.S. Department of Energy.
Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to Public Record
FACOSH meetings: FACOSH meetings are open to the public.
Individuals attending meetings at the U.S. Department of Labor must
enter the building at the Visitors' Entrance, 3rd and C Streets NW.,
and pass through building security. Attendees must have valid
government-issued photo identification to enter. For additional
information about building security measures, and requests for special
accommodations for attending the FACOSH meeting, please contact Ms.
Jameson (see ADDRESSES section).
Submission of requests to speak and speaker presentations. You may
submit a request to speak to FACOSH by one
of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your request must
state:
The amount of time you request to speak;
The interest you represent (e.g., organization name), if
any; and,
A brief outline of your presentation.
PowerPoint speaker presentations and other electronic materials
must be compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 formats. The FACOSH chair
may grant requests to address FACOSH at his discretion, and as time and
circumstances permit.
Submission of written comments. You also may submit written
comments, including data and other information, using any of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your submissions, including
attachments and other materials, must identify the agency name and the
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice. You may supplement
electronic submissions by uploading documents electronically. If you
wish to submit hard copies of supplementary documents instead, you must
submit them to the OSHA Docket Office following the instructions in the
ADDRESSES section. The additional materials must clearly identify your
electronic submission by name, date, and docket number. OSHA will
provide copies of your submissions to FACOSH members.
Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail
may cause a significant delay in their receipt. For information about
security procedures concerning submissions by hand, express delivery,
and messenger/courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office
(see ADDRESSES section).
Access to submissions and public record. OSHA places comments,
requests to speak, speaker presentations, meeting transcripts and
minutes, and other documents presented at the FACOSH meeting in the
public record without change. Those documents also may be available
online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions
individuals about submitting certain personal information, such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
To read or download documents in the public record, go to Docket
No. OSHA-2015-0005 at http://www.regulations.gov. Although all meeting
documents are listed in the index of that Web page, some documents
(e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly available to read or
download there. All meeting documents, including copyrighted materials,
are available at the OSHA Docket Office. Please contact the OSHA Docket
Office for additional information about access to documents in the
docket that are not publicly available online.
Information about using http://www.regulations.gov to make
submissions and access the record of FACOSH meetings is available at
that Web page. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance
with making submissions and obtaining documents in the FACOSH record,
and for information about materials that not available on http://www.regulations.gov.
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 about FACOSH, also is available at OSHA's
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
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7902; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 U.S.C. 668; Executive
Order 12196 (45 CFR 12629 (2/27/1980)), as amended; 41 CFR part 102-3;
and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912 (1/25/2012)).
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 29, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-14001 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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