Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 66 / Wednesday, April 6, 2022 / Notices 19977 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2018–0005] 

Healthcare Worker Whistleblower 

Stakeholder Meeting 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration (OSHA) is 

announcing a public meeting to solicit 

comments and suggestions from 

stakeholders on issues facing the agency 

in the administration of the 

whistleblower laws it enforces. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on May 18, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 

p.m., ET via telephone and virtually via 

Zoom. Persons interested in attending 

the meeting must register by May 11, 

2022. In addition, comments relating to 

the ‘‘Scope of Meeting’’ section of this 

document must be submitted by May 

11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

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. 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, you must 

register using this link: https://

www.eventbrite.com/e/healthcareworker-whistleblower-stakeholdermeeting-tickets-292455832267 or this 

link for registration in Spanish https:// 

www.eventbrite.com/e/entradasreunion-para-partes-interesadas-sobrelos-denunciantes-que-son-trabajadores293378431787 by close of business on 

May 11, 2022. Each participant will be 

allowed to speak for up to 5 minutes. If 

there is extra time at the end of the 

meeting, participants may be given extra 

time to speak. There is no fee to register 

for the public meeting. After reviewing 

the requests to present, OSHA will 

contact each participant prior to the 

meeting to inform them of the speaking 

order. We will provide Spanishlanguage translation. 

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: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

For general information: Mr. Anthony 

Rosa, Deputy Director, OSHA 

Directorate of Whistleblower Protection 

Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; 

telephone: (202) 693–2199; email: 

osha.dwpp@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. 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 ninth in a 

series of meetings requesting public 

input on this program. The agency is 

seeking suggestions on how it can 

improve the program, particularly 

where healthcare workers are 

concerned. Please note that the agency 

does not have the authority to change 

the statutory language and requirements 

of the laws it enforces. 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 agency’s 

whistleblower laws to employees and 

employers? 

3. What can OSHA do to ensure that 

healthcare workers are protected from 

retaliation for raising concerns related to 

COVID–19? 

B. Request for Comments 

Regardless of attendance at the public 

meeting, interested persons may submit 

written or electronic comments (see 

ADDRESSES above). Electronic comments 

include recorded oral comments. 

Comments may be submitted in any 

language. Submit a single copy of 

electronic comments or two paper 

copies of any mailed comments. To 

permit time for interested persons to 

submit data, information, or views on 

the issues in the ‘‘Scope of Meeting’’ 

section of this notice, please submit 

comments by May 11, 2022, and include 

Docket No. OSHA–2018–0005. If you 

have questions regarding how to submit 

comments, please contact osha.dwpp@

dol.gov or 202–693–2199. 

C. 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, is also available on the 

Directorate of Whistleblower Protection 

Programs’ web page at: http://

www.whistleblowers.gov. 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health, authorized the preparation of 

this notice under the authority granted 

by Section 11(c) of the Occupational 

Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 

660(c)); Secretary’s Order 08–2020 (May 

15, 2020). 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07250 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2022–0006] 

Stakeholder Meeting on OSHA 

Initiatives To Protect Workers From 

Heat-Related Hazards 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of stakeholder meeting. 

SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested 

parties to participate in a stakeholder 

meeting on the agency’s initiatives to 

protect workers from heat-related 

hazards. OSHA will provide an 

overview of its ongoing activities to 

protect workers from heat-related 

hazards, as well as an introduction to 

the agency’s rulemaking process and 

ways for the public to participate in that 

process. Additionally, participants are 

invited to provide public comments and 

ask questions related to OSHA’s ongoing 

efforts to prevent heat injury and illness 

in outdoor and indoor work settings. 

DATES: The stakeholder meeting will be 

held from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET on 

May 3, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

virtually using Zoom. 

Registration: If you would like to 

attend, provide public comment, or ask 

questions, please register online at 

https://projects.erg.com/conferences/ 

osha/osha-heat.html. If you are 

interested in providing public 

comments, you must indicate that while 

registering. In order to accommodate 

many speakers, public comments will 

be limited to no more than three 

minutes during this meeting. The 

duration of speaking time is subject to 

change, and the time allotted for each 

speaker will be finalized upon the close 

of registration. Although OSHA 

welcomes all comments and seeks to 

accommodate many speakers at the 

meeting, it may not be possible to 

accommodate all stakeholder requests to 

speak at the meeting. The order of 

speakers will be determined based on 

affiliation and will be confirmed with 

speakers prior to the event. 


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