[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21977-21978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08654]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH)

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

ACTION: Notice of reestablishment of the MACOSH charter.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), and after 
consultation with the General Services Administration, the Secretary of 
Labor is reestablishing the charter for the Maritime Advisory Committee 
for Occupational Safety and Health. The Committee will better enable 
OSHA to perform its duties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
(the OSH Act) of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 656). Authority to establish this 
Committee is at Sections 6(b)(1) and 7(b) of the OSH Act, Section 41 of 
the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 941), 
Secretary of Labor's Order

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1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR Part 1912. The Committee 
is diverse and balanced, both in terms of segments of the maritime 
industry represented (e.g., shipyard employment, longshoring, and 
marine terminal industries), and in the views and interests represented 
by the members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Wangdahl, Director, Office of 
Maritime and Agriculture, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 
telephone: (202) 693-2086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will advise OSHA on matters 
relevant to the safety and health of employees in the maritime 
industry. This includes advice on maritime issues that will result in 
more effective enforcement, training, and outreach programs, and 
streamlined regulatory efforts. The maritime industry includes shipyard 
employment, longshoring, marine terminal and other related industries, 
e.g., commercial fishing and shipbreaking. The Committee will function 
solely as an advisory body in compliance with the provisions of FACA 
and OSHA's regulations covering advisory committees (29 CFR Part 1912).

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, authorized the 
preparation of this notice pursuant to Sections 6(b)(1), and 7(b) of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)(1), 
656(b)), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), Section 
41 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 
941), Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), 
and 29 CFR Part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on April 9, 2013.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-08654 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
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