[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 118 (Monday, June 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29518-29519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14576]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0012]


National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH); Announcement of Meeting

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and 
Health (NACOSH) will meet July 15, 2009, in Washington, DC.

DATES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak, and requests for special 
accommodations: Comments, requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting, and 
requests for special accommodations for the NACOSH meeting must be 
submitted (postmarked, sent, transmitted) by July 3, 2009.

ADDRESSES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH 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: You may submit 
comments and requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting, identified by 
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2009-
0012), by any 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: Submit three copies of your submissions to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-2550 (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. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special 
accommodations for the NACOSH meeting by hard copy, telephone, or e-
mail to Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of Communications, Room N3647, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210; telephone (202) 693-1999; e-mail [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2009-
0012). Because of security-related procedures, submission by regular 
mail may result in significant delay in their receipt. In addition, 
please contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security 
procedures for making submissions by hand delivery, express delivery, 
and messenger or courier

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service. For additional information about submitting comments and 
requests to speak, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.
    Comments and requests to speak, including personal information 
provided, will be posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. 
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting personal 
information such as social security numbers and birth dates.
    Docket: To read or download submissions in response to this notice, 
go to http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some 
documents (e.g., copyrighted material) are not publicly available to 
read or download through http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions, 
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and 
copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For press inquiries: Ms. Jennifer Ashley, 
OSHA, Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3647, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 
693-1999.
    For general information: Ms. Deborah Crawford, OSHA, Directorate of 
Evaluation and Analysis, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3641, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
1932; e-mail [email protected].
    For special accommodations for the NACOSH meeting: 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; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    NACOSH will meet Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in Washington, DC. All 
NACOSH meetings are open to the public.
    NACOSH is authorized by section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise the 
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on 
matters relating to the administration of the OSH Act. NACOSH is a 
continuing advisory body and operates in compliance with provisions in 
the OSH Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.2), and 
regulations issued pursuant to those laws (29 CFR 1912a, 41 CFR part 
101-6 and 102-3).
    The tentative agenda for the NACOSH meeting will include: updates 
on activities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
(OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH); OSHA's recordkeeping initiative; a presentation on the Small 
Business Regulatory Fairness Act (SBREFA) report on occupational 
exposure to diacetyl; a legislative update; and a briefing on ethics 
rules.
    NACOSH meetings are transcribed and detailed minutes of the 
meetings are prepared. Meeting transcripts and minutes are included in 
the public record of this NACOSH meeting (Docket No. 2009-0012).

Public Participation

    Interested parties may submit a request to make an oral 
presentation to NACOSH by any one of the methods listed in the 
ADDRESSES section above. The request must state the amount of time 
requested to speak, the interest represented (e.g., organization name), 
of any and a brief outline of the presentation. Requests to address 
NACOSH may be granted as time permits and at the discretion of the 
NACOSH chair.
    Interested parties also may submit comments, including data and 
other information using any one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES 
section above. OSHA will provide all submission to NACOSH member prior 
to the meeting.
    Individuals who need special accommodations to attend the NACOSH 
meeting should contact Ms. Chatmon by any one of the methods listed in 
the ADDRESSES section.

Submissions and Access to Meeting 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 
docket number for this notice (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0012). You also may 
supplement electronic submissions by uploading documents 
electronically. If, instead, you wish to submit hard copies of 
supplementary documents, you must submit three copies to the OSHA 
Docket Office using the instructions in the ADDRESSES section above. 
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 submissions by hand, 
express delivery, messenger or courier service, please contact the OSHA 
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627).
    Meeting transcripts and minutes as well as comments and requests to 
speak at the NACOSH meeting are included in the public record of the 
NACOSH meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0012). Comments and requests to 
speak are posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. 
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting personal 
information such as social security numbers and birth dates. Although 
all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, 
some documents (e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly available 
to read or download through http://www.regulations.gov. All 
submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for 
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
    Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to 
make submissions and to access the docket and exhibits is available at 
the Web site's ``How to Use This Site'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket 
Office for information about materials not available through the Web 
site and for assistance in using the Internet to locate submissions and 
other documents in the docket. 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 on OSHA Webpage at http://www.osha.gov.

Authority and Signature

    Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice under the 
authority granted by section 7 of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), 29 CFR part 1912a, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and the Secretary of Labor's Order No. 
5-2007 (72 FR 31160).

    Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of June 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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