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    89:5262-5263
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    Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Meetings
    [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 5262-5263]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2024-01534]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    
    [Docket No. OSHA-2024-0002]
    
    
    Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): 
    Notice of Meetings
    
    AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
    
    ACTION: Notice of ACCSH Committee and Workgroup meetings.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health 
    (ACCSH) will meet February 22, 2024. ACCSH Workgroups will meet on 
    February 21, 2024.
    
    DATES: 
        ACCSH meeting: ACCSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., ET, Thursday, 
    February 22, 2024.
        ACCSH Workgroup meetings: ACCSH Workgroups will meet Wednesday, 
    February 21, 2024. (See ACCSH Workgroup Meetings in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
    INFORMATION section of this notice for ACCSH Workgroup meetings 
    scheduled times.)
    
    ADDRESSES: 
        Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit comments and 
    requests to speak at the ACCSH meeting by Thursday, February 15, 2024, 
    identified by the docket number for this Federal Register notice 
    (Docket No. OSHA-2024-0002), 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: Submit requests for special 
    accommodations for this ACCSH meeting by Thursday, February 15, 2024, 
    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) 
    693-2114; 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 on OSHA's website at 
    www.osha.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Background
    
        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 occupational safety and health standards 
    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 (3/25/2022). ACCSH generally meets two to four 
    times a year.
    
    II. Meetings
    
    ACCSH Meeting
    
        ACCSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., ET, Thursday, February 22, 
    2024. The meeting is open to the public.
        Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for this meeting includes:
         Assistant Secretary's agency update and remarks;
         Directorate of Construction industry update;
         Women in construction discussion;
         ACCSH Workgroup reports; and
         Public comment period.
    
    ACCSH Workgroup Meetings
    
        In conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, ACCSH Workgroups will meet 
    on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. ACCSH Workgroup meetings are open to 
    the public.
    
     Emerging Technology 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
     Workzone 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
     Health in Construction 2:10 to 4:10 p.m.
    
    III. Meeting Information
    
        The ACCSH Committee and ACCSH Workgroups will meet in Conference 
    Room C-5521, Room 4, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue 
    NW, Washington, DC 20210. Public attendance at the ACCSH Committee and 
    Workgroup meetings will be in-person and virtual. In-person attendance 
    will be limited to the first 25 people who register to attend the 
    meetings in person. Please contact Ms. Gretta Jameson, OSHA, 
    Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 
    693-2020; email: jameson.grettah@dol.gov, to register. In-person 
    meeting attendance registration must be completed by Thursday, February 
    15, 2024. Meeting in-person attendees must use the visitor's entrance 
    located at 3rd & C Streets, NW. Virtual meeting attendance information 
    will be posted in the Docket (Docket No. OSHA-2024-0002) and on the 
    ACCSH website, 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, February 15, 2024, 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-2024-0002 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
    
        James S. Frederick, Deputy 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, on January 19, 2024.
    James S. Frederick,
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
    [FR Doc. 2024-01534 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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