[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61940-61941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24679]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2018-0007]


National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH): Notice of Membership Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of a NACOSH meeting.

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SUMMARY: NACOSH will meet on December 12, 2019, in Washington, DC.

DATES: NACOSH will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET, Thursday, 
December 12, 2019.

ADDRESSES: NACOSH will meet in Room N-5437, Conference Rooms A-D, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
    Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit comments and 
requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting by December 5, 2019, identified 
by the docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2018-0007), using one of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments, 
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, do not exceed 
10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.
    Regular mail, express mail, hand delivery, and messenger or courier 
service: You may submit comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Docket No. OSHA-2018-0007, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (express mail, hand 
(courier) delivery, and messenger service) are accepted during the OSHA 
Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2018-0007). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by 
regular mail may result in a significant delay in receipt. Please 
contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security 
procedures for making submissions by express mail, hand (courier) 
delivery, and messenger service.
    OSHA will place comments and requests to speak, including personal 
information, in the public docket, which may be available online. 
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting personal 
information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this 
NACOSH meeting, go to 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, when permitted, copying at the OSHA Docket Office at 
the above address. 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 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.
    Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for 
special accommodations for this NACOSH meeting by December 5, 2019, to 
Ms. Carla Marcellus, OSHA, Technical Data Center, Room N-3508, U.S. 
Department

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of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: 
(202) 693-2235; email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Mr. Francis Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office 
of Communications; telephone (202) 693-1999 (TTY (877) 889-5627); email 
[email protected].
    For general information about NACOSH: Ms. Michelle Walker, 
Director, OSHA Technical Data Center, Directorate of Technical Support 
and Emergency Management; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-
5627); email [email protected].
    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 at OSHA's web page at 
www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 
651, 656) established NACOSH 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).
    NACOSH is comprised of 12 members, all of whom the Secretary 
appoints. The Committee must meet at least two times a year (29 U.S.C. 
656(a)(1)).

II. Meeting Information

    Attending the meeting: NACOSH will meet on December 12, 2019, from 
9:30 a.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m., ET. The Committee will meet at 
the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 in Room N-5437, Conference 
Rooms A-D. Meeting attendees must use the visitor's entrance located at 
3rd & C Streets NW.
    Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for the meeting includes:
    1. An introduction and update from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on key OSHA 
initiatives, and
    2. Remarks from the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health.
    Requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting: Attendees who want to 
address NACOSH at the meeting must submit a request to speak, as well 
as any written or electronic presentation by December 5, 2019, using 
one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. 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.
    OSHA will place comments and requests to speak, including personal 
information, in the public docket, which may be available online. 
Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting personal 
information such as Social Security Numbers and birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this 
NACOSH meeting, go to 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, when permitted, copying at the OSHA Docket Office at 
the above address. 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 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

    Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this 
notice under the authority granted by 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 U.S.C. 656; 
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 November 6, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
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