Document ID: OSHA-2016-0005-0022
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preparations for the 31st Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on
the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)
Posted Date: 2016-05-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33554-33555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12455]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]

Preparations for the 31st Session of the UN Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that on Tuesday, 
June 14, 2016, OSHA will conduct a public meeting to discuss proposals 
in preparation for the 31st session of the United Nations Sub-Committee 
of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held July 5 to July 8, 2016 in 
Geneva, Switzerland. OSHA, along with the U.S. Interagency GHS 
(Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of 
Chemicals) Coordinating Group, plans to consider the comments and 
information gathered at this public meeting when developing the U.S. 
Government positions for the UNSCEGHS meeting. Members of the 
Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) will be present to update Canada's 
status of their GHS policy and procedures. International conference 
call capability will be available for this portion of the public 
meeting.
    Also, on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, the Department of Transportation 
(DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) 
will conduct a public meeting (See Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0060, Notice 
No. 16-7) to discuss proposals in preparation for the 49th session of 
the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of 
Dangerous Goods (UNSCE TDG) to be held June 27 to July 6, 2016, in 
Geneva, Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is also requesting 
comments relative to potential new work items that may be considered 
for inclusion in its international agenda. PHMSA will also provide an 
update on recent actions to enhance transparency and stakeholder 
interaction through improvements to the international standards portion 
of its Web site.

DATES: Tuesday June 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the DOT Headquarters 
Conference Center, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Times and Locations:
    PHMSA public meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT, Conference Room 
4.
    OSHA public meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT, Conference Room 4.
    Advanced Meeting Registration: The DOT requests that attendees pre-
register for these meetings by completing the form at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q3Z53PT. Attendees may use the same form to pre-
register for both the PHMSA and the OSHA meetings. Failure to pre-
register may delay your access into the DOT Headquarters building. 
Additionally, if you are attending in-person, arrive early to allow 
time for security checks necessary to access the building. Conference 
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for both 
meetings.
    The number is reserved and the Live Meeting link is setup for all 
day.
Toll Free (USA):
Toll Free: 888-675-2535
Access code: 3614708
International callers:
International Toll: 215-446-0145
Access: 3614708
Attendee URL: https://meet.dot.gov/steven.webb/66C89T9M

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: At the Department of Transportation, 
please contact Mr. Steven Webb or Mr. Aaron Wiener, Office of Hazardous 
Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, 
telephone: (202) 366-8553.
    At the Department of Labor, please contact Maureen Ruskin, Office 
of Chemical Hazards-Metals, OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 
Department of Labor, Washington DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-1950, 
email: ruskin.maureen@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The OSHA Meeting: OSHA is hosting an open 
informal public meeting of the U.S. Interagency GHS Coordinating Group 
to provide interested groups and individuals with an update on GHS-
related issues and an opportunity to express their views orally and in 
writing for consideration in developing U.S. Government positions for 
the upcoming UNSCEGHS meeting.
    General topics on the agenda include:
 Review of Working papers
 Correspondence Group updates

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 Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) Update
Information on the work of the UNSCEGHS including meeting agendas, 
reports, and documents from previous sessions, can be found on the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Transport 
Division Web site located at the following web address; http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html.
    The UNSCEGHS bases its decisions on Working Papers. The Working 
Papers for the 31st session of the UNSCEGHS are located at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c42016.html.
    Informal Papers submitted to the UNSCEGHS provide information for 
the Sub-committee and are used either as a mechanism to provide 
information to the Sub-committee or as the basis for future Working 
Papers. Informal Papers for the 31st session of the UNSCEGHS are 
located at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c4inf31.html.
    In addition to participating at the Public meeting, interested 
parties may submit comments on the Working and Informal Papers for the 
31st session of the UNSCEGHS to the docket established for 
International/Globally Harmonized System (GHS) efforts at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005.
    The PHMSA Meeting: The Federal Register notice and additional 
detailed information relating to PHMSA's public meeting will be 
available upon publication at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. 
PHMSA-2016-0060, Notice No. 16-7), and on the PHMSA Web site at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international. The primary purpose of 
PHMSA's meeting will be to prepare for the 49th session of the UNSCE 
TDG. The 49th session of the UNSCE TDG is the third of four meetings 
scheduled for the 2015-2016 biennium. The UNSCE TDG will consider 
proposals for the 20th Revised Edition of the United Nations 
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations, 
which may be implemented into relevant domestic, regional, and 
international regulations from January 1, 2019. Copies of working 
documents, informal documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained 
from the United Nations Transport Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.html.
    Authority and Signature: This document was prepared under the 
direction of David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, pursuant 
to sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657), and Secretary's Order 1-2012 (77 FR 
3912), (Jan. 25, 2012).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on, May 23, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-12455 Filed 5-25-16; 8:45 am]
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