Document ID: OSHA-2016-0005-0025
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preparations for the 32nd Session of the UN Sub-Committee of  Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and  Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)
Posted Date: 2016-10-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74816-74817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26002]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]

Preparations for the 32nd 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, 
November 15, 2016, OSHA will conduct a public meeting to discuss 
proposals in preparation for the 32nd session of the

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United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized 
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be 
held December 7 through December 9, 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. 
OSHA also will give an update on the Regulatory Cooperation Council 
(RCC).
    Also, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, the Department of 
Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration (PHMSA) will conduct a public meeting (See Docket No. 
PHMSA-2016-0114 Notice No. 16-19) to discuss proposals in preparation 
for the 50th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on 
the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCE TDG) to be held November 27 to 
December 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, November 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the DOT Headquarters 
Conference Center, West Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    Times and Locations: PHMSA public meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
EDT, Oklahoma City Conference Room, OSHA public meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. EDT, Oklahoma City Conference Room
    Advanced Meeting Registration: The DOT requests that attendees pre-
register for these meetings by completing the form at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CRPK2YY. 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.
    Specific information on call-in and live meeting access will be 
posted when available at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international under Upcoming Events. This information will also be 
posted on OSHA's Hazard Communication Web site on the international tab 
at: https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom_international.html#meeting-notice.

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 Ms. Maureen Ruskin, 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
 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 32nd 
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 32nd session of the UNSCEGHS are 
located at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c4inf32.html.
    In addition to participating at the Public meeting, interested 
parties may submit comments on the Working and Informal Papers for the 
32nd 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-2016-0114, Notice No. 16-19), and on the PHMSA Web site at: 
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international.
    PHMSA will host the meeting to gain input from the public 
concerning proposals submitted to the UNSCOE TDG 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. During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting input relative 
to preparing for the 50th session of the UNSCE TDG as well as potential 
new work items which may be considered for inclusion in its 
international agenda.
    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 October 24, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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