[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74996-74997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20808]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2023-0012]


Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health 
(FACOSH); Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of FACOSH meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and 
Health (FACOSH) will meet October 17, 2024, by WebEx.

DATES: FACOSH will meet from 1 p.m.-4 p.m., ET, October 17, 2024, 
virtually via Webex.

ADDRESSES: 
    Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit comments and 
requests to speak at the FACOSH meeting by September 30, 2024, 
identified by the docket number for this Federal Register notice 
(Docket No. OSHA-2023-0012), using the following method:
    Electronically: Comments and requests to speak, including 
attachments, must be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov, 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
    Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special 
accommodations for this FACOSH meeting by September 30, 2024, to Ms. 
Lana Morrison, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, OSHA, U.S. 
Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2128; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7dad8c5c5dec4d8d999dbd6d9d699d9f7d3d8db99d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc6c4d9d9c2d8c4c585c7cac5ca85c5ebcfc4c785ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2023-0012). OSHA will place comments and requests to speak, including 
personal information, in the public docket, which may be available 
online. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting 
personal information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this 
FACOSH meeting, go to www.regulations.gov. All documents in the public 
docket are listed in the index; however, some documents (e.g., 
copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or download 
through www.regulations.gov. All submissions, including copyrighted 
material, are available for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. 
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) 
for assistance in locating docket submissions.
    Participation in the FACOSH meeting: Members of the public may 
attend the FACOSH meeting by going to the website: https://usdolee.webex.com/usdolee/j.php?MTID=m6ac7a35039a9ef13d3954e9380484b33.
    VoIP or dial: 877-465-7975.
    Access code: 2831 162 3736.
    Meeting password: Welcome!24 (93526631 from phones).
    However, any participation by the public will be in listen-only 
mode.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 
Communications; telephone: (202) 693-1999; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#375a525e5b5e595052451951455659545e44057753585b19505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="127f777b7e7b7c7577603c7460737c717b612052767d7e3c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
    General information: Ms. Lana Morrison, Director, OSHA Office of 
Federal Agency Programs; telephone (202) 693-2100; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#355a53544575515a591b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07686166774763686b29606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Copies of this Federal Register document: Electronic copies of this 
Federal Register document are available at http://www.regulations.gov. 
This document, as well as news releases and other relevant information 
are also available on the OSHA web page at http://www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FACOSH is authorized to advise the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) 
on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of 
Federal employees (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 668), 5 U.S.C. 7902, Executive Orders 12196 and 14109). 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 the establishment and maintenance of effective occupational 
safety and health programs in each Federal agency.

II. Meeting Information

FACOSH Meeting

    FACOSH will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., ET, Thursday, October 17, 
2024. The meeting is open to the public.
    Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for this meeting includes:

<bullet> Assistant Secretary's Agency Update and Remarks.
<bullet> Update from FACOSH's Subcommittee on Identification of Best 
Practices and Lessons Learned.
<bullet> OSHA's regulatory updates
<bullet> OPM presentation on job classifications (proposed)
<bullet> BLS presentation on data input (proposed)
<bullet> Wage and Hour Updates (proposed)

    In addition, meeting information will be posted to the Office of 
Federal Agency Programs' website at: https://www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/facosh.

Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice 
under the authority granted by section 19 of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 668), 5 U.S.C. 7902, the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10), Executive Order 12196 and 14109, 
Secretary of Labor's Order 8-

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2020 (85 FR 58393, 9/18/2020), 29 CFR part 1960 (Basic Program Elements 
of for Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health Programs), and 
41 CFR part 102-3.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on September 9, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-20808 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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