80 FR 15253 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 55 (March 23, 2015)

The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health invites interested individuals to submit nominations for membership on FACOSH.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15253-15255]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06549]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2015-0005]


Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health 
(FACOSH)

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

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
Health invites interested individuals to submit nominations for 
membership on FACOSH.

DATES: You must submit (postmarked, sent, transmitted, or received) 
your nominations by May 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and supporting materials using 
one of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit nominations, including attachments, 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the federal eRulemaking 
portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting nominations;
    Facsimile: If your nominations and supporting materials and 
attachments do not exceed 10 pages, you may FAX them to the OSHA Docket 
Office at (202) 693-1648;
    Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger or courier 
service: You may send nominations and supporting materials to the OSHA 
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2015-0005, Room N-2625, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone 
(202) 693-2350 (TTY number (877) 889-5627). Deliveries by hand, 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., ET.
    Instructions: Your submissions and supporting materials must 
include the agency name and docket number for this Federal Register 
notice. Due to security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail 
may experience significant delays. Please contact the OSHA Docket 
Office for information about special security procedures for submitting 
materials by mail, express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger or 
courier service. For additional information on submitting nominations 
and supporting materials, see the Supplementary Information section of 
this notice. OSHA will post all submissions, including any personal 
information you provide, without change on http://www.regulations.gov. 
Therefore, OSHA cautions you about submitting personal information such 
as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    To read or download submissions in response to this Federal 
Register notice, go to Docket No. OSHA-2015-0005, at http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the 
index of that Web site; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted 
materials) are not publicly available to read or download there. All 
submissions, including copyrighted

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materials, are available for inspection at the OSHA Docket Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Mr. Francis Meilinger, 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].
    For general information: Mr. Francis Yebesi, OSHA, Office of 
Federal Agency Programs, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, Room N-
3622, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2122; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary of OSHA invites 
interested individuals to submit nominations for membership on FACOSH.
    Background. FACOSH is authorized to advise the Secretary of Labor 
(Secretary) on all matters relating to the occupational safety and 
health of federal employees (5 U.S.C. 7902; 29 U.S.C. 668, Executive 
Order 12196, as amended). This includes providing advice on how to 
reduce and keep to a minimum the number of injuries and illnesses in 
the federal workforce, and how to encourage the establishment and 
maintenance of effective occupational safety and health programs in 
each federal agency.
    FACOSH membership. FACOSH is comprised of 16 members, 8 management 
representatives and 8 representatives of labor organizations 
representing federal employees, whom the Secretary appoints to 
staggered terms of up to three years. The number of members the 
Secretary will appoint to three-year terms beginning January 1, 2016, 
includes:
     Two management representatives; and
     Three labor representatives.
    FACOSH members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary and may be 
appointed to successive terms. FACOSH meets at least twice a year.
    The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the 
workplace and seeks broad-based and diverse FACOSH membership. Any 
interested federal agency, labor organization representing federal 
workers, or individual(s) may nominate one or more qualified persons 
for membership on FACOSH. Interested individuals also are invited and 
encouraged to submit statements in support of particular nominees.
    Nomination requirements. Submission of nominations must include the 
following information:
    1. The nominee's name, contact information and current employment;
    2. The nominee's resume or curriculum vitae, including prior 
membership on FACOSH and other relevant organizations, associations and 
committees;
    3. Category of membership (management, labor) that the nominee is 
qualified to represent;
    4. A summary of the nominee's background, experience and 
qualifications that address the nominee's suitability to serve on 
FACOSH;
    5. Articles or other documents the nominee has authored that 
indicate the nominee's knowledge, experience and expertise in 
occupational safety and health, particularly as it pertains to the 
federal workforce;
    6. A statement that the nominee is aware of the nomination, is 
willing to regularly attend and participate in FACOSH meetings, and has 
no apparent conflicts of interest that would preclude membership on 
FACOSH; and
    7. A self-certification statement that in the past 10 years, the 
nominee has not been convicted of a felony, or been imprisoned, been on 
probation, or been on parole, for a felony; or is not currently under 
charges for a felony.
    Member selection. The Secretary appoints FACOSH members based upon 
criteria that include the nominee's level of responsibility for 
occupational safety and health matters involving the federal workforce; 
experience and competence in occupational safety and health; and 
willingness and ability to regularly and fully participate in FACOSH 
meetings. Federal agency management nominees who serve as their 
agency's Designated Agency Safety and Health Official (DASHO), or at an 
equivalent level of responsibility within their respective federal 
agencies, are preferred as management members. Labor nominees who have 
responsibilities for federal employee occupational safety and health 
matters within their respective labor organizations are preferred as 
labor members.
    The information received through the nomination process, along with 
other relevant sources of information, will assist the Secretary in 
making appointments to FACOSH. In selecting FACOSH members, the 
Secretary will consider individuals nominated in response to this 
Federal Register notice, as well as other qualified individuals. OSHA 
will publish a list of the new FACOSH members in the Federal Register.
    OSHA will consider any nomination submitted in response to this 
notice for the vacancies that occur on January 1, 2016. In addition, 
OSHA will consider the nominations received by May 1, 2015, for any 
vacancy that may occur during 2015 and for member positions that open 
January 1, 2017, provided the information the nominee submitted 
continues to remain current and accurate. OSHA believes that rolling 
over nominations for future consideration will make it easier for 
interested individuals to be considered for membership on FACOSH. This 
process also will provide OSHA with a broad base of nominations for 
ensuring that FACOSH membership is fairly balanced as the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act requires (5 U.S.C. App.2, Section (5)(b)(2); 41 
CFR 102-3.30(c)). OSHA will continue to request nominations as 
vacancies occur, but nominees whose information is current and accurate 
will not need to resubmit a nomination.

Public Participation

    Instructions for submitting nominations. Interested individuals may 
submit nominations and supplemental materials using one of the methods 
listed in the ADDRESSES section. All nominations, attachments and other 
materials must identify the agency/labor organization name and the 
docket number for this Federal Register notice. You may supplement 
electronic nominations by uploading document files electronically. If, 
instead, you wish to submit additional materials in reference to an 
electronic or FAX submission, you must submit them to the OSHA Docket 
Office (see ADDRESSES section). The additional material must clearly 
identify your electronic or FAX submission by name and docket number so 
that the materials can be attached to your submission.
    Because of security-related procedures, the use of regular mail may 
cause a significant delay in the receipt of nominations. For 
information about security procedures concerning the submission of 
materials by mail, hand, express delivery, messenger or courier 
service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES section).
    All submissions in response to this Federal Register notice are 
posted without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 
cautions interested parties about submitting personal information, such 
as Social Security numbers and birthdates. Guidance on submitting 
nominations and materials in response to this Federal Register notice 
is available at http://www.regulations.gov and from the OSHA Docket 
Office.
    Access to docket and other materials. To read or download 
nominations and

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additional materials submitted in response to this Federal Register 
notice, go to Docket No. OSHA-2015-0005 at http://www.regulations.gov. 
All submissions are listed in the index of that docket; however, some 
documents (e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly available to 
read or download through that Web page. All submissions, including 
copyrighted materials, are available for inspection at the OSHA Docket 
Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials 
not available through http://www.regulations.gov, and for assistance in 
using the internet to locate submissions.
    Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available at 
http://www.regulations.gov. This document, as well as news releases and 
other relevant information, also is available at 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 5 U.S.C. 7902, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 29 
U.S.C. 668, Executive Order 12196 as amended, 41 CFR part 102-3, and 
Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2012 (77 FR 3912 (1/25/2012)).

David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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