[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 71329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22705]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1903
[Docket No. OSHA-2023-0008]
RIN 1218-AD45
Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On August 30, 2023, OSHA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) titled ``Worker Walkaround Representative Designation
Process.'' The period for submitting public comments is being extended
by two weeks to allow stakeholders additional time to comment.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register on August 30, 2023 (88 FR 59825), is extended. Submit
comments to the proposed rule and other information by November 13,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as follows:
Written comments: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2023-0008). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting information that they do not want made available to the
public or submitting materials that contain personal information
(either about themselves or others), such as Social Security numbers
and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other information in the
docket, go to Docket No. OSHA-2023-0008 at http://www.regulations.gov.
All comments and submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through that
website. All comments and submissions, including copyrighted material,
are available for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact
the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2500 (TDY number 877-889-5627) for
assistance in locating docket submissions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Press inquiries: Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, telephone: (202) 693-1999; email:
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical inquiries: Donald Klienback, OSHA Directorate
of Construction, telephone: (202) 693-2020; email:
klienback.donald.w@dol.gov.
Copies of this Federal Register notice and news releases:
Electronic copies of these documents are available at OSHA's web page
at https://www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On August 30, 2023, OSHA published a NPRM titled ``Worker
Walkaround Representative Designation Process.'' (88 FR 59825). In the
NPRM, OSHA proposed to amend its Representatives of Employers and
Employees regulation to clarify that the representative(s) authorized
by employees may be an employee of the employer or a third party; such
third-party employee representative(s) may accompany the OSHA
Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) when they are reasonably
necessary to aid in the inspection. OSHA also proposed clarifications
of the relevant knowledge, skills, or experience with hazards or
conditions in the workplace or similar workplaces, or language skills
of third-party representative(s) authorized by employees who may be
reasonably necessary to the conduct of a CSHO's physical inspection of
the workplace.
The public comment period for this NPRM was to conclude on October
30, 2023, 60 days after publication of the NPRM. However, OSHA received
requests from stakeholders for a 60-day extension of the public comment
period (Document ID 0015; 0018). OSHA agrees to an extension of the
public comment period and believes that a two-week extension is
sufficient and appropriate in order to balance the agency's need for
timely input with the stakeholders' request. Accordingly, the comment
period for this NPRM is being extended and will now conclude on
November 13, 2023.
Authority and Signature
Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, authorized the preparation
of this document pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657; 5 U.S.C. 553; Secretary of
Labor's Order 8-2020, 85 FR 58393 (2020).
Signed at Washington, DC.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-22705 Filed 10-13-23; 8:45 am]
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