[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79041-79042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26878]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2020-0010]


Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH): Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Renewal of the MACOSH charter.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for 
MACOSH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999; 
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e38e868a8f8a8d848691cd8591828d808a90d1a3878c8fcd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adc0c8c4c1c4c3cac8df83cbdfccc3cec4de9fedc9c2c183cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>.
    General information: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, Office of Maritime 
and Agriculture, Directorate of Standards and Guidance; telephone; 
(202) 693-2066; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9dec8c7cecdc8c1c587c8c4d0e9cdc6c587cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295e48474e4d48414507484450694d4645074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary renewed the MACOSH charter on 
December 8, 2020. The charter will expire December 8, 2022.
    MACOSH is established in Section 7(d) of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise the 
Secretary of Labor through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) in order to inform 
the administration of the OSH Act with respect to the maritime 
industry. The Assistant Secretary may seek the advice of this Committee 
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activities related to priorities set by the Agency, including: Worker 
training, education, and assistance; setting and enforcing standards; 
and assuring safe and healthful working conditions in the maritime 
industry.
    MACOSH is a non-discretionary advisory committee of indefinite 
duration, operating in accordance with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the 
implementing regulations (41 CFR parts 101-6 and 102-3), chapter 1-900 
of Department of Labor Manual Series 3 (Aug. 31, 2020), and OSHA's 
regulations on Advisory Committees (29 CFR part 1912). Pursuant to FACA 
(5 U.S.C. App. 2, 14(b)(2)), the MACOSH charter must be renewed every 
two years.
    The new MACOSH charter is available to read or download at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2020-0010), the federal rulemaking 
portal. The charter also is available on the MACOSH page on OSHA's web 
page at http://www.osha.gov and at the OSHA Docket Office, N-3653, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone 
(202) 693-2350. Please note: While OSHA's Docket Office is continuing 
to accept and process requests, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 
Docket Office is closed to the public. In addition, the charter is 
available for viewing or download at the Federal Advisory Committee 
Database at http://www.facadatabase.gov.

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this 
notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 656, Secretary's Order 8-
2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept. 18, 2020), and FACA, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 
2), the implementing regulations (41 CFR part 102-3), Department of 
Labor Manual Series Chapter 1-900 (August 31, 2020), and 29 CFR part 
1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on December 2, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-26878 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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