83 FR 19838 - Notice of Stakeholder Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing a public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders in the railroad and trucking industries, including employers, employees, and representatives of employers and employees, on issues facing the agency in its administration of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, the National Transit Systems Security Act, and Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (as that provision relates to employers and employees in the railroad and trucking industries).

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19838-19839]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09456]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005]


Notice of Stakeholder Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is 
announcing a public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from 
stakeholders in the railroad and trucking industries, including 
employers, employees, and representatives of employers and employees, 
on issues facing the agency in its administration of the whistleblower 
protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act, the Surface 
Transportation Assistance Act, the National Transit Systems Security 
Act, and Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (as 
that provision relates to employers and employees in the railroad and 
trucking industries).

DATES: The public meeting will be held on June 12, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 
3 p.m. ET. Persons interested in attending the meeting must register by 
May 29, 2018. In addition, comments relating to the ``Scope of 
Meeting'' section of this document must be submitted in written or 
electronic form by June 5, 2018.

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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room N-3437 A-B, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
    Written Comments: Submit written comments to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005, Room N-3653, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone 
(202) 693-2350. 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. 
All comments should be identified with Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005.
    Registration To Attend and/or To Participate in the Meeting: If you 
wish to attend the public meeting, make an oral presentation at the 
meeting, or participate in the meeting via telephone, you must register 
using this link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/occupational-safety-and-health-administration-stakeholder-meeting-registration-45311347460 by 
close of business on May 29, 2018. Participants may speak and pass out 
written materials, but there will not be an opportunity to give an 
electronic presentation. Actual times provided for presentation will 
depend on the number of requests, but no more than 10 minutes per 
participant. There is no fee to register for the public meeting. 
Registration on the day of the public meeting will be permitted on a 
space-available basis beginning at 12 p.m. ET. After reviewing the 
presentation requests, participants will be contacted prior to the 
meeting with an approximate time the participants' presentation is 
scheduled to begin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-1999; 
email [email protected].
    For general information: Mr. Anthony Rosa, Deputy Director, OSHA 
Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs, U.S. Department of 
Labor; telephone (202) 693-2199; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of Meeting

    OSHA is interested in obtaining information from the public on key 
issues facing the agency's whistleblower program. This meeting will be 
the first in a series of meetings requesting public input on this 
program. For this meeting, OSHA is focusing on issues relating to 
whistleblower protection in the railroad and trucking industries. In 
particular, the agency invites input on the following:
    1. How can OSHA deliver better whistleblower customer service?
    2. What kind of assistance can OSHA provide to help explain the 
whistleblower laws it enforces?

Request for Comments

    Regardless of attendance at the public meeting, interested persons 
may submit written or electronic comments (see ADDRESSES). Submit a 
single copy of electronic comments or two paper copies of any mailed 
comments, except that individuals may submit one paper copy. Please 
indicate which industry (railroad or trucking) your comments are 
intended to address. To permit time for interested persons to submit 
data, information, or views on the issues in the ``Scope of Meeting'' 
section of this notice, submit comments by June 5, 2018. Please include 
Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005. Comments received may be seen in the U.S. 
Department of Labor, OSHA Docket Office, (see ADDRESSES), between 10:00 
a.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.

Access to the Public Record

    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 Protection Programs' web page at: http://www.whistleblowers.gov.

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety 
and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice under the 
authority granted by Secretary's Order 01-2012 (Jan. 18, 2012), 77 FR 
3912 (Jan. 25, 2012); 29 U.S.C. 660(c); 49 U.S.C. 31105; 49 U.S.C. 
20109, and 6 U.S.C. 1142.

    Signed at Washington, DC on April 30, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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