[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14471-14472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6597]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0014]
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) and ACCSH Work Group meetings.
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SUMMARY: ACCSH will meet April 14 and 16, 2010, in Houston, TX. In
conjunction with ACCSH's meeting, its Work Groups will meet April 12
and 13, 2010.
DATES: ACCSH: ACCSH will meet from 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, April 14,
2010, and from 8 a.m. to noon, Friday, April 16, 2010.
ACCSH Work Groups: ACCSH Work Groups will meet Monday, April 12,
and Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (For Work Group meeting times, see the
Work Group Schedule information in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.)
Submission of comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations,
and requests for special accommodation: Comments, requests to address
the ACCSH meeting, written or electronic speaker presentations, and
requests for special accommodations for the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group
meetings must be submitted (postmarked, sent, transmitted) by April 2,
2010.
ADDRESSES:
ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group: ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group meetings
will be held at the Crowne Plaza Houston Downtown, 1700 Smith Street,
Houston, TX 77002; telephone (713) 739-8800. Please check the hotel
front desk or meeting board for room locations.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations: Interested persons may submit comments, requests to
address the ACCSH meeting, and speaker presentations using one of the
following methods:
Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments,
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the on-line instructions for submissions or
comments.
Facsimile (Fax): If your submission, including attachments, does
not exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693-1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
Submit three copies of your submissions to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA-2010-0014, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627). Deliveries (hand deliveries, 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.-4:45
p.m., e.t., weekdays.
Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special
accommodations to 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].
Instructions: All submissions, requests to speak, speaker
presentations, and requests for special accommodations must include the
Agency name and the docket number for this meeting (Docket No. OSHA-
2010-0014). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by
regular mail may experience significant delays. For information about
security procedures for submitting materials by hand delivery, express
mail, messenger, or courier service, contact the OSHA Docket Office.
Comments, speaker presentations and requests to speak, including
personal information, are placed in the public docket without change
and may be available online. Therefore, OSHA cautions you about
submitting certain personal information such as social security numbers
and birthdates. For further information on submitting comments,
requests to speak, speaker presentations, and requests for public
accommodation, see the Public Participation information in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
To read or download documents in the public docket for this ACCSH
meeting, go to Docket No. OSHA-2010-0014 at http://www.regulations.gov.
All documents in the public docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted
material) are not available to read on line or download from that
webpage. All documents, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Please contact
the OSHA Docket Office for assistance making submissions to or
obtaining materials from the public docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Ms. Jennifer Ashley, OSHA, Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999.
For general information about ACCSH and ACCSH meetings: Mr. Michael
Buchet, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Room N-3468, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone
(202) 693-2020; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ACCSH Meeting
ACCSH will meet Wednesday, April 14, 2010, and Friday, April 16,
2010, in Houston, TX. The meeting is open to the public.
ACCSH is authorized to advise the Secretary of Labor and Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health in the
formulation of standards affecting the construction industry and on
policy matters arising in the administration of the safety and health
provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) and the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). (See also 29 CFR
1911.10 and 1912.3).
The agenda topics for this meeting include:
Welcome/Remarks from the Office of the Assistant
Secretary;
Remarks from the Directorate of Construction;
Education and Training Directorate Overview;
Cooperative and State Program Overview;
Stimulus Funded Work Data Overview;
NIOSH Construction Update;
Work Group Reports, Work Group and Committee
Administration; and
Public Comment Period.
ACCSH meetings are transcribed and detailed minutes of the meetings
are prepared. The transcript and minutes are placed in the public
docket for the meeting. The docket also includes ACCSH Work Group
reports, speaker presentations, comments, and other materials and
requests submitted to the Committee.
ACCSH Work Group Meetings
In conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, the following ACCSH Work
Groups will meet April 12-13, 2010. Check hotel front desk or meeting
board for meeting room locations:
Monday, April 12
Residential Fall Protection--Noon to 1:15 p.m.;
Power Fastening Tools (Nailguns)--1:30 to 2:45 p.m.; and
Silica and other construction health hazards--3 to 4:15
p.m.
Tuesday, April 13
Prevention By Design--8 to 9:15 a.m.;
Green Jobs in Construction--9:30 to 10:45 a.m.;
Multilingual Issues in Construction--11 a.m. to 12:15
p.m.;
Diversity--Women in Construction--1:15 to 2:30 p.m.; and
Education and Training (OTI)--2:45 to 4 p.m.
For additional information on ACCSH Work Group meetings or
participating in them, please contact Mr. Buchet at the address above
or look on the ACCSH page on OSHA's webpage at http://www.osha.gov.
Public Participation
ACCSH Meetings and ACCSH Work Group Meetings: ACCSH and ACCSH Work
Group meetings are open to the public. Individuals needing special
accommodations for ACCSH or ACCSH Work Group meeting access please
contact Ms. Chatmon (see ADDRESSES section).
Submission of written comments, requests to address ACCSH, speaker
presentations, and requests for special accommodations: Interested
persons may submit comments, requests to address ACCSH, presentations,
and requests for special accommodations (1) electronically, (2) by fax,
or (3) by hard copy (mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, and
courier). All submissions must include the docket number for this ACCSH
meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0014). Individuals who want to address
ACCSH at the meeting must submit their requests and written or
electronic presentations (e.g., PowerPoint) by April 2, 2010. The
request must state the amount of time desired to speak, the interest
the presenter represents (e.g., businesses, organizations,
affiliations), if any, and a brief outline of the presentation.
PowerPoint presentations and other materials must be compatible with
PowerPoint 2003 and other Microsoft Office 2003 formats.
Alternately at the ACCSH meeting, individuals may also request to
address ACCSH by signing the public comment request sheet and listing
the interests they represent, if any, and the topic(s) to be addressed.
In addition, they must provide 20 hard copies of any materials, written
or electronic, that they plan to present to ACCSH.
Requests to address the Committee may be granted at the ACCSH
Chair's discretion and as time and circumstances permit.
Comments, requests to address ACCSH, and speaker presentations are
included without change in the meeting record and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions
interested parties about submitting certain personal information such
as birthdates and social security numbers.
Access to the record of ACCSH meetings, including Work Group
reports: To read or download the record of this ACCSH meeting including
transcript, minutes, Work Group reports and other submissions, go to
Docket No. OSHA-2010-0014 at http://www.regulations.gov. The meeting
record and all submissions for this meeting are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted
materials) are not publicly available through the webpage. The record
and all submissions, including materials not available through http://www.regulations.gov are available for inspection and copying in the
OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES).
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, PhD MPH, 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), section 107 of the Contract Work
Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C.
3704), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App), 29 CFR Parts
1911 and 1912, 41 CFR Part 102, and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-
2007 (72 FR 31160).
Signed at Washington, DC this 19 day of March 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-6597 Filed 3-24-10; 8:45 am]
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