[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 27987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09727]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]
RIN 1218-AC93


Hazard Communication Standard; Notice of Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that OSHA will 
conduct two virtual public meetings in 2026 to address the United 
States Government positions on documents submitted for the sessions of 
the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized 
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS), each 
virtual meeting in advance of the in-person sessions of the UNSCEGHS.

DATES: The first OSHA virtual meeting in 2026 will be held in June in 
preparation for the in-person July 8-10, 2026, 49th session of the 
UNSCEGHS to be held in Geneva, Switzerland. The second OSHA virtual 
meeting in 2026 will be held in November in preparation for the in-
person December 2-4, 2026, 50th session of the UNSCEGHS to be held in 
Geneva, Switzerland. OSHA, along with the U.S. Interagency Globally 
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) 
Coordinating Group, plans to consider the comments and information 
gathered at the June and November virtual public meetings when 
developing U.S. Government positions for the UNSCEGHS meetings in July 
and December 2026.

ADDRESSES: Specific information for the meeting will be posted when 
available on the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Ms. Janet Carter, OSHA 
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, telephone: 
(202) 693-2370, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA will conduct two virtual public 
meetings in 2026; the first in June and the second in November to 
discuss the working and informal documents submitted for the in-person 
49th and 50th sessions of the UNSCEGHS held in-person in Geneva, 
Switzerland on July 8-10, 2026, and December, 2-4, 2026, respectively. 
The exact dates and advance registration information for OSHA's virtual 
public meetings will be posted on the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice.
    OSHA will solicit public input on U.S. government positions 
regarding the proposals submitted to the UNSCEGHS. Written comments on 
these documents can be submitted to the OSHA docket (OSHA-2016-0005) at 
https://www.regulations.gov until the day before each UNSCEGHS session 
begins. Please see https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice for the dates and times of OSHA's virtual public meetings. 
Information on the work of the UNSCEGHS, including meeting agendas, 
working and informal documents, and reports can be found on the United 
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Transport Division 
website: for the July 49th session at https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/408831; for the December 50th session at https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/410787.

Authority and Signature

    David Keeling, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, authorized the preparation of 
this notice under the authority granted by sections 4, 6, and 8 of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657), 
and Secretary's Order 7-2025 (90 FR 27878) (June 30, 2025).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 7, 2026.
David Keeling,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-09727 Filed 5-14-26; 8:45 am]
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