[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73689-73691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30565]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0065]
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of meetings of the National Advisory Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and NACOSH Work Groups.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and
Health (NACOSH) will meet December 14 and 15, 2011, in Washington, DC.
In conjunction with the committee meeting, NACOSH Work Groups will meet
on December 14, 2011.
DATES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet from 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday,
December 14, 2011, and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December
15, 2011.
NACOSH Work Group meetings: The NACOSH Work Groups will meet from 9
a.m. to noon, December 14, 2011.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations
and requests for special accommodation: Comments, requests to speak at
the NACOSH meeting, speaker presentations, and requests for special
accommodations for the NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings must be
submitted (postmarked, sent, transmitted) by December 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings: NACOSH and its Work
Groups will meet in Room S-4215 A/B/C U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments, requests to speak and speaker
presentations: You must submit comments, requests to speak at the
NACOSH meeting and speaker presentations, identified by the docket
number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0065), by
one of the following methods:
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Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments,
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for making submissions.
Facsimile: If your submission, including attachments, does not
exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, express delivery, messenger or courier service: You may
submit your materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210,
telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (887) 889-5627). Deliveries (hand,
express mail, messenger, courier service) are accepted during the
Department of Labor's and OSHA Docket Office's normal business hours,
8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t., weekdays.
Requests for special accommodation: You may submit requests for
special accommodations for the NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings by
hard copy, telephone, or email 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; email
[email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2011-
0065). Because of security-related procedures, submission by regular
mail may result in significant delay in receipt. Please contact the
OSHA Docket Office for information about security procedures for making
submissions. For additional information about submitting comments,
requests to speak and speaker presentations see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
Comments, requests to speak and speaker presentations, including
personal information provided, will be placed in the public docket and
may be available online. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties
about submitting personal information such as Social Security numbers
and birthdates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
Meilinger, OSHA, Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room N3647, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693-1999; [email protected].
For general information: Ms. Deborah Crawford, OSHA, Directorate of
Evaluation and Analysis, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3641, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
1932; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
NACOSH Meeting
NACOSH will meet Wednesday, December 14, 2011, and Thursday
December 15, 2011, in Washington, DC. NACOSH meetings are open to the
public.
Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH
Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) authorizes NACOSH to advise 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 body and operates in accordance with the OSH Act, the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and regulations issued
pursuant to those laws (29 CFR part 1912a, 41 CFR part 102-3).
The tentative agenda of the NACOSH meeting includes:
Remarks from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health;
Remarks from the Director of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH);
NACOSH Work Group reports;
Discussions on electronic health records;
Discussions on prevention through design; and
Public comments.
OSHA transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of NACOSH meetings.
OSHA places meeting transcripts and minutes in the public record of the
NACOSH meeting.
NACOSH Work Group Meetings
The Injury and Illness Prevention Programs and Recordkeeping Work
Groups will meet in conjunction with the NACOSH meeting. Those Work
Groups will meet from 9 a.m. to noon, December 14, 2011, and report
back to the full committee at the December 15, 2011, NACOSH meeting.
Public Participation
NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group meetings: NACOSH and NACOSH Work Group
meetings are open to the public. Individuals attending meetings at the
U.S. Department of Labor must enter the building at the Visitors'
Entrance, at 3rd and C Streets NW., and pass through Building Security.
Attendees must have valid government-issued photo identification to
enter the building. Please contact Ms. Crawford for additional
information about building security measures for attending the NACOSH
and NACOSH Work Group meetings.
Individuals needing special accommodations to attend NACOSH and
NACOSH Work Group meetings should contact Ms. Chatmon (see ADDRESSES
section).
Submission of written comments, requests to speak and speaker
presentations: You must submit written comments, requests to speak at
the NACOSH meeting and speaker presentations by December 7, 2011, using
one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. All submissions
must include the Agency name and docket number for this Federal
Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0065). OSHA will provide
submissions to NACOSH members prior to the meeting.
Requests to speak must state the amount of time requested to speak,
the interest the individual represents (e.g., organization name), if
any, and a brief outline of the presentation. Electronic speaker
presentations (e.g., PowerPoint) must be compatible with PowerPoint
2003 and other Microsoft 2003 formats. Requests to address NACOSH may
be granted at the discretion of the NACOSH chair and as time permits.
Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail
may result in significant delay in receipt. Please contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about security procedures for making
submissions by hand delivery, express delivery, messenger or courier
service.
Public docket of the NACOSH meeting: OSHA places comments, requests
to speak and speaker presentations, including any personal information
you provide, in the public docket of this NACOSH meeting without change
and documents 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 puts transcripts and minutes, Work Group reports and
other documents from the NACOSH meeting in the public record of the
NACOSH meeting. Although all submissions are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some documents (e.g., copyrighted materials)
are not publicly available to read or download through that Web page.
All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
To read or download documents in the public docket of this NACOSH
meeting go to Docket No. OSHA-2011-0065 at http://www.regulations.gov.
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information on using http://www.regulations.gov to access the docket,
click on the ``Help'' tab at the top of the Home page. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about materials not available through
that Web page and for assistance in using the Internet to locate
submissions and other documents in the public 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 the OSHA 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 Section 7 of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (U.S.C. 656), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. 2); 29 CFR part 1912a; 41 CFR part 102-3; and Secretary of
Labor's Order No. 4-2010 (75 FR 55355, 9/10/2010).
Signed at Washington, DC, on November 22, 2011.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-30565 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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