80 FR 65247 - Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-27136 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 65247-65248] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27136] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2015-0022] Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Announcement of a meeting of WPAC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: WPAC will meet November 10, 2015, in Washington, DC. DATES: WPAC meeting: WPAC will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., E.T., Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Written comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations, and requests for special accommodation: You must submit (postmark, send, transmit) comments, requests to address the WPAC meeting, speaker presentations (written or electronic), and requests for special accommodations for the WPAC meeting by November 2, 2015. ADDRESSES: WPAC meeting: WPAC will meet in Room S-4215 A-C, 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 WPAC 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. 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. Regular mail, express mail, hand delivery, or messenger (courier) service: You may submit your materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2015-0022, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627). OSHA's Docket Office accepts deliveries (hand deliveries, express mail, and messenger service) during normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., E.T., weekdays. Requests for special accommodations: Please submit any requests for special accommodations to attend the WPAC meeting 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 jameson.grettah@dol.gov. Instructions: Your submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2015- 0022). Due to security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail may experience significant delays. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security procedures for making submissions. For additional information on submitting comments, requests to speak, and speaker presentations, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. 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 meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. For general information about WPAC and WPAC meetings: Mr. Anthony Rosa, OSHA, Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs, Room N- 4618, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2199; email osha.dwpp@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: WPAC Meeting WPAC will meet Tuesday, November 10, 2015, in Washington, DC. WPAC meetings are open to the public. The tentative agenda of the WPAC meeting includes: Remarks from the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA); Remarks from the Director of the Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs; Presentation on State Plan issues; Public comments; Work Group discussions/presentations; and, Old business. OSHA transcribes WPAC meetings and prepares detailed minutes of the meetings. OSHA places the meeting transcripts and minutes in the public record of the WPAC meeting. The public record also includes Work Group reports, speaker presentations, comments and other materials submitted to WPAC. WPAC Work Group The Best Practices and Corporate Culture Work Group will meet on November 9, 2015. This work group meeting will be open to the public. The purpose of the work group is to provide recommendations to the full WPAC [[Page 65248]] committee on issues related to best practices. The work group may report to WPAC at the November 10, 2015 meeting for discussion by the full committee. The work group will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 9, 2015 in S-4215 A-C in the Francis Perkins Building. For additional information on WPAC work group meetings or participating in them, please contact Mr. Rosa or look on the WPAC page on OSHA's Web page at http://www.whistleblowers.gov. Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to Public Record WPAC meetings: All WPAC 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 (such as a driver's license) to enter the building. For additional information about building security measures for attending WPAC meetings, please contact Ms. Jameson (see ADDRESSES section). Individuals needing special accommodations to attend the WPAC meeting should contact Ms. Jameson as well. Submission of written comments: You may submit written comments using one of the methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Your submissions must include the Agency name and docket number for this WPAC meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2015-0022). OSHA will provide copies of submissions to WPAC members. 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, and messenger or courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES section). Requests to speak and speaker presentations: If you want to address WPAC at the meeting, you must submit your request to speak, as well as any written or electronic presentation, by November 2, 2015, using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your request must state:The amount of time requested to speak; The interest you represent (e.g., business, organization, affiliation), if any; and A brief outline of your presentation. The WPAC Chair may grant requests to address WPAC as time and circumstances permit. Public docket of the WPAC meeting: OSHA will place comments, requests to speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal information you provide, in the public docket of this WPAC meeting without change, and those documents may be available online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions you about submitting personal information, such as Social Security numbers and birthdates. OSHA also places in the public docket the meeting transcript, meeting minutes, documents presented at the WPAC meeting, and other documents pertaining to the WPAC meeting. These documents are available online at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2015-0022. Access to the public record of WPAC meetings: To read or download documents in the public docket of this WPAC meeting, go to Docket No. OSHA-2015-0022 at http://www.regulations.gov. The http://www.regulations.gov index also lists all documents in the public record for this meeting; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly available through that Web page. All documents in the public record, including materials not available through http://www.regulations.gov, are available for inspection and copying in the OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES section). Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in making submissions to, or obtaining materials from, 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 Directorate of Whistleblower Protections Programs Web page at http://www.whistleblowers.gov. Authority and Signature David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice under the authority granted by 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 41 CFR part 102- 3, chapter 1600 of Department of Labor Management Series 3 (Aug. 15, 2013), 77 FR 3912 (Jan. 25, 2012), and the Secretary of Labor's authority to administer the whistleblower provisions found in 29 U.S.C. 660(c), 49 U.S.C. 31105, 15 U.S.C. 2651, 46 U.S.C. 80507, 42 U.S.C. 300j-9(i), 33 U.S.C. 1367, 15 U.S.C. 2622, 42 U.S.C. 6971, 42 U.S.C. 7622, 42 U.S.C. 9610, 42 U.S.C. 5851, 49 U.S.C. 42121, 18 U.S.C. 1514A, 49 U.S.C. 60129, 49 U.S.C. 20109, 6 U.S.C. 1142, 15 U.S.C. 2087, 29 U.S.C. 218c, 12 U.S.C. 5567, 46 U.S.C. 2114, 21 U.S.C. 399d, and 49 U.S.C. 30171. Signed at Washington, DC, on October 21, 2015. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2015-27136 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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material must identify the Agency name DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–1999;
and the OSHA docket number for this email jameson.grettah@dol.gov.
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2012–0027). Occupational Safety and Health Instructions: Your submissions must
You may supplement electronic Administration include the agency name and docket
submissions by uploading document number for this Federal Register notice
[Docket No. OSHA–2015–0022]
files electronically. If you wish to mail (Docket No. OSHA–2015–0022). Due to
additional materials in reference to an Whistleblower Protection Advisory security-related procedures,
electronic or facsimile submission, you Committee (WPAC) submissions by regular mail may
must submit them to the OSHA Docket experience significant delays. Please
Office (see the section of this notice AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health contact the OSHA Docket Office for
titled ADDRESSES). The additional Administration (OSHA), Labor. information about security procedures
materials must clearly identify your ACTION: Announcement of a meeting of for making submissions. For additional
electronic comments by your name, WPAC. information on submitting comments,
date, and the docket number so the requests to speak, and speaker
Agency can attach them to your SUMMARY: WPAC will meet November presentations, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
comments. 10, 2015, in Washington, DC. INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: WPAC meeting: WPAC will meet FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Because of security procedures, the
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., E.T., For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
use of regular mail may cause a
Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
significant delay in the receipt of
Written comments, requests to speak, Communications, Room N–3647, U.S.
comments. For information about
speaker presentations, and requests for Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
security procedures concerning the
special accommodation: You must Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
delivery of materials by hand, express
submit (postmark, send, transmit) telephone (202) 693–1999; email
delivery, messenger, or courier service,
comments, requests to address the meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
please contact the OSHA Docket Office
WPAC meeting, speaker presentations For general information about WPAC
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
(written or electronic), and requests for and WPAC meetings: Mr. Anthony Rosa,
5627). special accommodations for the WPAC OSHA, Directorate of Whistleblower
Comments and submissions are meeting by November 2, 2015. Protection Programs, Room N–4618,
posted without change at http:// ADDRESSES: WPAC meeting: WPAC will U.S. Department of Labor, 200
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA meet in Room S–4215 A–C, U.S. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
cautions commenters about submitting Department of Labor, 200 Constitution DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2199;
personal information such as your social Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. email osha.dwpp@dol.gov.
security number and date of birth. Submission of comments, requests to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Although all submissions are listed in speak, and speaker presentations: You
the http://www.regulations.gov index, may submit comments, requests to WPAC Meeting
some information (e.g., copyrighted speak at the WPAC meeting, and WPAC will meet Tuesday, November
material) is not publicly available to speaker presentations using one of the 10, 2015, in Washington, DC. WPAC
read or download from this Web site. following methods: meetings are open to the public.
All submissions, including copyrighted Electronically: You may submit The tentative agenda of the WPAC
material, are available for inspection materials, including attachments, meeting includes:
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. electronically at http:// Remarks from the Assistant Secretary
Information on using the http:// www.regulations.gov, which is the of Labor for Occupational Safety and
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the Health (OSHA);
comments and access the docket is on-line instructions for submissions. Remarks from the Director of the
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ Facsimile (Fax): If your submission, Directorate of Whistleblower Protection
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office including attachments, does not exceed Programs;
for information about materials not 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Presentation on State Plan issues;
available from the Web site, and for Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. Public comments;
assistance in using the Internet to locate Regular mail, express mail, hand Work Group discussions/
docket submissions. delivery, or messenger (courier) service: presentations; and,
You may submit your materials to the Old business.
V. Authority and Signature
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA transcribes WPAC meetings
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, OSHA–2015–0022, Room N–2625, U.S. and prepares detailed minutes of the
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Department of Labor, 200 Constitution meetings. OSHA places the meeting
Occupational Safety and Health, Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; transcripts and minutes in the public
directed the preparation of this notice. telephone (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877) record of the WPAC meeting. The public
The authority for this notice is the 889–5627). OSHA’s Docket Office record also includes Work Group
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. accepts deliveries (hand deliveries, reports, speaker presentations,
3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s express mail, and messenger service) comments and other materials
during normal business hours, 8:15
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Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). submitted to WPAC.
a.m.–4:45 p.m., E.T., weekdays.
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 20, WPAC Work Group
Requests for special accommodations:
2015.
Please submit any requests for special The Best Practices and Corporate
David Michaels, accommodations to attend the WPAC Culture Work Group will meet on
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational meeting to Ms. Gretta Jameson, OSHA, November 9, 2015. This work group
Safety and Health. Office of Communications, Room N– meeting will be open to the public. The
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committee on issues related to best Public docket of the WPAC meeting: 15 U.S.C. 2087, 29 U.S.C. 218c, 12
practices. The work group may report to OSHA will place comments, requests to U.S.C. 5567, 46 U.S.C. 2114, 21 U.S.C.
WPAC at the November 10, 2015 speak, and speaker presentations, 399d, and 49 U.S.C. 30171.
meeting for discussion by the full including any personal information you Signed at Washington, DC, on October 21,
committee. The work group will meet provide, in the public docket of this 2015.
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on WPAC meeting without change, and David Michaels,
November 9, 2015 in S–4215 A–C in the those documents may be available Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Francis Perkins Building. online at http://www.regulations.gov. Safety and Health.
For additional information on WPAC Therefore, OSHA cautions you about [FR Doc. 2015–27136 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
work group meetings or participating in submitting personal information, such
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them, please contact Mr. Rosa or look on as Social Security numbers and
the WPAC page on OSHA’s Web page at birthdates.
http://www.whistleblowers.gov. OSHA also places in the public
Public Participation, Submissions, and docket the meeting transcript, meeting
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Access to Public Record minutes, documents presented at the
WPAC meeting, and other documents Notice of Intent To Award—Grant
WPAC meetings: All WPAC meetings pertaining to the WPAC meeting. These
are open to the public. Individuals Awards for the Provision of Civil Legal
documents are available online at http:// Services to Eligible Low-Income
attending meetings at the U.S. www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
Department of Labor must enter the Clients Beginning January 1, 2016
OSHA–2015–0022.
building at the visitors’ entrance, 3rd Access to the public record of WPAC AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
and C Streets NW., and pass through meetings: To read or download
building security. Attendees must have Announcement of intention to
ACTION:
documents in the public docket of this make FY 2016 Competitive Grant
valid government-issued photo WPAC meeting, go to Docket No.
identification (such as a driver’s license) Awards.
OSHA–2015–0022 at http://
to enter the building. For additional www.regulations.gov. The http://
information about building security SUMMARY: The Legal Services
www.regulations.gov index also lists all Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its
measures for attending WPAC meetings, documents in the public record for this
please contact Ms. Jameson (see intention to award grants and contracts
meeting; however, some documents to provide economical and effective
ADDRESSES section).
(e.g., copyrighted materials) are not delivery of high quality civil legal
Individuals needing special
publicly available through that Web services to eligible low-income clients,
accommodations to attend the WPAC
page. All documents in the public beginning January 1, 2016.
meeting should contact Ms. Jameson as
record, including materials not available
well. DATES: All comments and
Submission of written comments: You through http://www.regulations.gov, are
recommendations must be received on
may submit written comments using available for inspection and copying in
or before the close of business on
one of the methods identified in the the OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES
November 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES section. Your submissions
section). Please contact the OSHA
Docket Office for assistance in making ADDRESSES: Legal Services
must include the Agency name and Corporation—Competitive Grants, Legal
docket number for this WPAC meeting submissions to, or obtaining materials
from, the public docket. Services Corporation; 3333 K Street
(Docket No. OSHA–2015–0022). OSHA
Electronic copies of this Federal NW., Third Floor; Washington, DC
will provide copies of submissions to
Register notice are available at http:// 20007.
WPAC members.
Because of security-related www.regulations.gov. This notice, as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
procedures, submissions by regular mail well as news releases and other relevant Reginald Haley, Office of Program
may experience significant delays. For information, also are available on the Performance, at (202) 295–1545, or
information about security procedures Directorate of Whistleblower Protections haleyr@lsc.gov.
for submitting materials by hand Programs Web page at http://
www.whistleblowers.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
delivery, express mail, and messenger or to LSC’s announcement of funding
courier service, please contact the Authority and Signature availability on March 27, 2015, 80 FR
OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 16461, and Grant Renewal applications
section).
Assistant Secretary of Labor for due beginning June 1, 2015, LSC intends
Requests to speak and speaker
presentations: If you want to address Occupational Safety and Health, to award funds to provide civil legal
WPAC at the meeting, you must submit authorized the preparation of this notice services in the indicated service areas.
your request to speak, as well as any under the authority granted by 5 U.S.C. Applicants for each service area are
written or electronic presentation, by App. 2, 41 CFR part 102–3, chapter 1600 listed below. The amounts below reflect
November 2, 2015, using one of the of Department of Labor Management the funding amounts for 2015 grant
methods listed in the ADDRESSES Series 3 (Aug. 15, 2013), 77 FR 3912 awards to each service area. These
section. Your request must state: (Jan. 25, 2012), and the Secretary of amounts will change based on the 2016
• The amount of time requested to Labor’s authority to administer the census adjustment and the final FY2016
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speak; whistleblower provisions found in 29 appropriation.
• The interest you represent (e.g., U.S.C. 660(c), 49 U.S.C. 31105, 15 LSC will post all updates and/or
business, organization, affiliation), if U.S.C. 2651, 46 U.S.C. 80507, 42 U.S.C. changes to this notice at http://
any; and 300j–9(i), 33 U.S.C. 1367, 15 U.S.C. www.grants.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-
• A brief outline of your presentation. 2622, 42 U.S.C. 6971, 42 U.S.C. 7622, 42 resources. Interested parties are asked to
The WPAC Chair may grant requests U.S.C. 9610, 42 U.S.C. 5851, 49 U.S.C. visit http://www.grants.lsc.gov/grants-
to address WPAC as time and 42121, 18 U.S.C. 1514A, 49 U.S.C. grantee-resources regularly for updates
circumstances permit. 60129, 49 U.S.C. 20109, 6 U.S.C. 1142, on the LSC competitive grants process.
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| Dates | WPAC meeting: WPAC will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., E.T., Tuesday, November 10, 2015. | |
| 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] | |
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