80 FR 32612 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 110 (June 9, 2015)

The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) will meet Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Washington, DC. This Federal Register notice also announces the appointment of six individuals to serve on FACOSH.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32612-32613]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14001]



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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: Announcement of FACOSH meeting and member appointments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health 
(FACOSH) will meet Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Washington, DC. This 
Federal Register notice also announces the appointment of six 
individuals to serve on FACOSH.

DATES: FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, 
July 16, 2015.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations, 
and requests for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark, 
send, transmit, deliver) comments, requests to speak at the FACOSH 
meeting, speaker presentations, and requests for special accommodations 
to attend the meeting by Thursday, July 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES:
    FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet in Rooms N-4437 A-D, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker 
presentations: You may submit comments, requests to speak at the FACOSH 
meeting, and speaker presentations using one of the following methods:
    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; or
    Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, or messenger/courier 
service: You may submit 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 (OSHA TTY 
(877) 889-5627). Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger/courier 
service) are accepted during the Department's and the OSHA Docket 
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., weekdays.
    Requests for special accommodations to attend the FACOSH meeting: 
You may submit requests for special accommodations by hard copy, 
telephone, or email to Ms. Gretta Jameson, 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. Because of security-
related procedures, submissions by regular mail may result in a 
significant delay in their receipt. Please contact the OSHA Docket 
Office for information about security procedures for making submissions 
by hand delivery, express delivery, and messenger/courier service. For 
additional information on submitting comments, requests to speak, and 
speaker presentations, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
    OSHA will post comments, requests to speak, and speaker 
presentations, including any personal information provided, without 
change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions 
individuals about submitting certain personal information, such as 
Social Security numbers and birthdates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, 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, Director, OSHA Office 
of Federal Agency 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: FACOSH will meet July 16, 2015, in 
Washington, DC. Some FACOSH members may attend the meeting 
electronically. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda 
for the FACOSH meeting includes:
     Updates from FACOSH subcommittees;
     OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs;
     Protecting federal workers from retaliation; and
     Presidential POWER Initiative.
    FACOSH is authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7902; section 19 of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 668); 
and Executive Order 11612, as amended, to advise the Secretary of Labor 
(Secretary) on all matters relating to the occupational safety and 
health of federal employees. 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 each federal Executive 
Branch department and agency to establish and maintain effective 
occupational safety and health programs.
    OSHA transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of FACOSH meetings. 
The Agency puts meeting transcripts and minutes plus other materials 
presented at the FACOSH meeting in the public record of the meeting, 
which is posted at http://www.regulations.gov.

Announcement of FACOSH Appointments

    FACOSH is comprised of 16 members; eight representing federal 
agency management (management members) and eight from labor 
organizations representing federal employees (labor members). FACOSH 
members generally serve staggered three-year terms. The Secretary has 
appointed the following individuals to serve on FACOSH:
    Labor members:
     Gregory Junemann, International Federation of Professional 
and Technical Engineers; and
     Milagro Rodr[iacute]guez, American Federation of 
Government Employees.
    Management members:
     Catherine Emerson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security;
     Gary Helmer, National Transportation Safety Board;
     Richard Williams, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; and
     Patricia Worthington, U.S. Department of Energy.

Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to Public Record

    FACOSH meetings: FACOSH meetings are open to the public. 
Individuals attending meetings at the U.S. Department of Labor must 
enter the building at the Visitors' Entrance, 3rd and C Streets NW., 
and pass through building security. Attendees must have valid 
government-issued photo identification to enter. For additional 
information about building security measures, and requests for special 
accommodations for attending the FACOSH meeting, please contact Ms. 
Jameson (see ADDRESSES section).
    Submission of requests to speak and speaker presentations. You may 
submit a request to speak to FACOSH by one

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of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your request must 
state:
     The amount of time you request to speak;
     The interest you represent (e.g., organization name), if 
any; and,
     A brief outline of your presentation.
    PowerPoint speaker presentations and other electronic materials 
must be compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 formats. The FACOSH chair 
may grant requests to address FACOSH at his discretion, and as time and 
circumstances permit.
    Submission of written comments. You also may submit written 
comments, including data and other information, using any of the 
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your submissions, including 
attachments and other materials, must identify the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice. You may supplement 
electronic submissions by uploading documents electronically. If you 
wish to submit hard copies of supplementary documents instead, you must 
submit them to the OSHA Docket Office following the instructions in the 
ADDRESSES section. The additional materials must clearly identify your 
electronic submission by name, date, and docket number. OSHA will 
provide copies of your submissions to FACOSH members.
    Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail 
may cause a significant delay in their receipt. For information about 
security procedures concerning submissions by hand, express delivery, 
and messenger/courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office 
(see ADDRESSES section).
    Access to submissions and public record. OSHA places comments, 
requests to speak, speaker presentations, meeting transcripts and 
minutes, and other documents presented at the FACOSH meeting in the 
public record without change. Those documents also may be available 
online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions 
individuals about submitting certain personal information, such as 
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    To read or download documents in the public record, go to Docket 
No. OSHA-2015-0005 at http://www.regulations.gov. Although all meeting 
documents are listed in the index of that Web page, some documents 
(e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly available to read or 
download there. All meeting documents, including copyrighted materials, 
are available at the OSHA Docket Office. Please contact the OSHA Docket 
Office for additional information about access to documents in the 
docket that are not publicly available online.
    Information about using http://www.regualtions.gov to make 
submissions and access the record of FACOSH meetings is available at 
that Web page. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance 
with making submissions and obtaining documents in the FACOSH record, 
and for information about materials that not available on http://www.regulations.gov.
    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 about FACOSH, 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 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7902; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 U.S.C. 668; Executive 
Order 12196 (45 CFR 12629 (2/27/1980)), as amended; 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 May 29, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-14001 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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