Document ID: OSHA-2017-0004-0038
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH): Notice of MACOSH Charter Renewal
Posted Date: 2018-12-14T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27109]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2017-0004]

Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH): Notice of MACOSH Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the MACOSH charter.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), and after consultation with the General Services 
Administration, the Secretary of Labor is renewing the charter for the 
Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH). The Committee will provide OSHA with expertise related to the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act (the OSH Act) of 1970. The term of 
the most recent MACOSH membership expired on January 20, 2018. A 
request for nominations notice was published in the Federal Register 
(83 FR 54147 (10/26/2018)). OSHA will publish a list of MACOSH members 
in the Federal Register.

For Additional 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 about MACOSH: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, 
Office of Maritime and Agriculture, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; 
telephone: (202) 693-2066; email: wangdahl.amy@dol.gov.
    For copies of this Federal Register notice: 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, are also available at OSHA's web page at: 
www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The maritime industry includes shipyard 
employment, longshoring, marine terminal, and other related industries, 
e.g., commercial fishing and shipbreaking. The Secretary of Labor 
appoints MACOSH members to create a broad-based, balanced, and diverse 
committee reflecting these aspects of the maritime industry. Members 
represent a range of perspectives and include employers, employees, 
safety and health professional organizations, government organizations 
with interests or activities related to the maritime industry, 
academia, and the public. Members are selected based on their 
experience, knowledge, and competence in the field of occupational 
safety and health, particularly in the maritime industries.
    The Committee will advise OSHA on matters relevant to the safety 
and health of employees in the maritime industry. This includes advice 
on maritime issues that will result in more effective enforcement, 
training, and outreach programs, and streamlined regulatory efforts. 
The Committee will function solely as an advisory body in compliance 
with the provisions of FACA and OSHA's regulations covering advisory 
committees (29 CFR part 1912).

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice under the 
authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 655(b)(1) and 656(b), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), and 29 CFR part 
1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on December 10, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-27109 Filed 12-13-18; 8:45 am]
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