83 FR 45284 - Whistleblower Protection; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing a public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders in the financial industry, including employers, employees, and representatives of employers and employees, on issues facing the agency in its administration of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, Section 1057 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45284-45285]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19289]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005]


Whistleblower Protection; Public 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 financial industry, including employers, employees, 
and representatives of employers and employees, on issues facing the 
agency in its administration of the whistleblower protection provisions 
of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, Section 1057 of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 16, 2018, from 1:00 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Persons interested in attending the meeting must 
register by September 30, 2018. In addition, comments relating to the 
``Scope of Meeting'' section of this document must be submitted in 
written or electronic form by October 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room N-4437 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-financial-stakeholder-meeting-registration-48336609099 by close of business on September 30, 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 12:00 p.m. ET. After 
reviewing the requests to present, we will contact each participant 
prior to the meeting with the approximate time that the participant's 
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 is the 
second 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 financial industry. 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. 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 October 9, 2018. Please

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include Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005. Comments received may be seen in the 
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 August 30, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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