[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33271-33273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12350]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0001]


National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH)

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

ACTION: Announcement of a NACOSH meeting.

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SUMMARY: NACOSH will meet June 15, 2016, in Washington, DC. In 
conjunction with the committee meeting, the NACOSH Injury and Illness 
Prevention Program Work Group will meet June 14, 2016.

DATES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
    NACOSH Work Group meeting: The NACOSH Injury and Illness Prevention 
Program Work Group will meet from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 14.
    Comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations, and requests 
for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark, send, transmit) 
comments, requests to address NACOSH, speaker presentations, and 
requests for special accommodations for the NACOSH and NACOSH Work 
Group meetings by June 3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings: NACOSH and the NACOSH 
Work Group will meet in Surface Transportation Board Hearing Room 120C, 
Patriots Plaza I, 395 E. Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak and speaker 
presentations: You may submit comments and request to speak at the 
NACOSH meeting, identified by the docket number for this Federal 
Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2016-0001), by 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.

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    Facsimile: If your submission, including attachments, does not 
exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Regular mail, express mail, hand delivery, or messenger/courier 
service (hard copy): You may submit your materials to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Docket No. OSHA-2016-0001, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone 
(202) 693-2350 (TTY (887) 889-5627). OSHA's Docket Office accepts 
deliveries (hand deliveries, express mail, and messenger/courier 
service) during normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. e.t., 
weekdays.
    Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for 
special accommodations to attend the NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group 
meetings by email, telephone, or hard copy 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 
(TTY (887) 889-5627); email [email protected].
    Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name and the 
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2016-
0001). Due to security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by 
regular mail may experience significant delays. Please contact the OSHA 
Docket Office for information about security procedures for making 
submissions by hand delivery, express delivery, or messenger/courier 
service. For additional information about submissions, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
    OSHA will post in the NACOSH docket, without change, any comments, 
requests to speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal 
information that you provide. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested 
parties about submitting personal information such as Social Security 
numbers and birthdates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Ms. Nancy 
Cleeland, Acting Director, OSHA Office of Communications, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999 (TTY (877) 889-5627); 
email [email protected].
    For general information: Ms. Michelle Walker, Director, OSHA 
Technical Data Center, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency 
Management, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 
889-5627); email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet Wednesday, 
June 15, 2016, in Washington, DC. Some NACOSH members may attend the 
meeting by teleconference. NACOSH meetings are open to the public.
    NACOSH was established by Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise, 
consult with and make recommendations to 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 
committee of indefinite duration.
    NACOSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its implementing regulations (41 CFR part 
102-3), and OSHA's regulations on NACOSH (29 CFR part 1912a).
    The tentative agenda for the NACOSH meeting includes:
     An update from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health on key OSHA initiatives;
     Remarks from the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health;
     Update on OSHA's major regulatory activities;
     Report from the NACOSH Emergency Response Subcommittee; 
and
     Update on the NACOSH Injury and Illness Prevention Program 
Work Group meeting.
    OSHA transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of NACOSH meetings. 
OSHA posts the transcripts and minutes in the public docket along with 
written comments, speaker presentations, and other materials submitted 
to NACOSH or presented at NACOSH meetings.
    NACOSH Work Group meeting: The NACOSH Injury and Illness Prevention 
Program Work Group will meet Tuesday, June 14, 2016. The meeting is 
open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss workplace 
safety and health issues regarding contractors at multi-employer 
worksites, including workplace protections and best practices as part 
of injury and illness prevention programs. There will also be a 
discussion on efforts to promote the occupational safety and health 
profession.

Public Participation, Submissions and Access to Public Record

    NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings: All NACOSH and NACOSH Work 
Group meetings are open to the public. Attendees must have valid 
government-issued photo identification (e.g., driver's license) to 
enter the building. For additional information about building security 
measures for attending the NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings, 
please contact Ms. Jameson (see ADDRESSES section).
    Individuals requesting special accommodations to attend the NACOSH 
and NACOSH Work Group meetings should contact Ms. Jameson.
    Submission of comments: You may submit comments using one of the 
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your submission must include 
the Agency name and docket number for this Federal Register notice 
(Docket No. OSHA-2016-0001). OSHA will provide copies of any 
submissions to the NACOSH members.
    Because of security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by 
regular mail may experience significant delays. For information about 
security procedures for submitting materials by hand delivery, express 
mail, and messenger/courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket 
Office.
    Requests to speak and speaker presentations: If you want to address 
NACOSH at the meeting you must submit a request to speak, as well as 
any written or electronic presentation, by June 3, 2016, using one of 
the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your 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 the presentation.
    PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be 
compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010 
formats. The NACOSH Chair may grant requests to address NACOSH as time 
and circumstances permit.
    Public docket of NACOSH meetings: OSHA places comments, requests to 
speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal information 
you provide, in the NACOSH docket, without change. Those documents also 
may be available online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 
cautions you about submitting certain personal information such as 
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    OSHA also places in the NACOSH docket meeting transcripts, meeting 
minutes, documents presented at the NACOSH meeting, and other documents 
pertaining to the NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings. These

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documents may be available online at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Access to the public record of NACOSH meetings: To read or download 
documents in the NACOSH docket, go to Docket No. OSHA-2016-0001 at 
http://www.regulations.gov. The index for that Web page lists all of 
the documents in the docket; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted 
materials) are not publicly available through that Web page. All 
documents in the NACOSH docket, including materials not available 
through http://www.regulations.gov, are available in the OSHA Docket 
Office. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in making 
submissions to, or obtaining materials from, the NACOSH 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, also are available on 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 
under the authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 656; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 CFR 
part 1912a; 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 19, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-12350 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
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