Document ID: OSHA-2016-0005-0055
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preparations for the 39th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on
the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)
Posted Date: 2020-06-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33200-33201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11660]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]

Preparations for the 39th 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), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that OSHA will 
conduct a virtual public meeting in advance of certain international

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meetings. The first meeting will be held in advance of the 39th session 
of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally 
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals 
(UNSCEGHS) to be held as a virtual symposium in early July 2020, in 
Geneva, Switzerland. OSHA, along with the U.S. Interagency Globally 
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) 
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.

DATES: The virtual public meeting will take place approximately two 
weeks preceding the international meeting. Specific information for 
each meeting will be posted when available on the OSHA website at 
https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom_international.html#meeting-notice.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held virtually hosted through the DOT 
Headquarters Conference Center, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 
DC 20590.
    Written Comments: Interested parties may submit comments by July 3, 
2020, on the Working and Informal Papers for the 39th sessions of the 
UNSCEGHS to the docket established for International/Globally 
Harmonized System (GHS) efforts at: http://www.regulations.gov, Docket 
No. OSHA-2016-0005.
    Registration To Attend and/or To Participate in the Virtual 
Meeting: These meetings will be open to the public on a first-come, 
first served basis, as space is limited. Advanced meeting registration 
information will be posted on the PHMSA website. DOT is committed to 
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you 
need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as 
sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Attendees may use the same form to pre-register for both meetings. 
Failure to pre-register may delay your access into the DOT Headquarters 
conference call line. Conference call-in and ``Skype meeting'' 
capability will be provided for both meetings. Information on how to 
access the conference call and ``Skype meeting'' will be posted when 
available at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview under Upcoming Events. This information 
will also be posted on OSHA's Hazard Communication website 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: OSHA will conduct a virtual public meeting 
in advance of the 39th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held as a virtual symposium in 
early July 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland. This virtual meeting will 
occur jointly with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will conduct a public 
meeting (see FR Doc. 2020-09076 Filed 4-28-20) to discuss proposals in 
preparation for the 57th and 58th sessions of the United Nations Sub-
Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCE TDG) to 
be held, in Geneva, Switzerland in 2020. Advanced meeting registration 
information will be posted on the PHMSA website.
    For information on the Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will conduct a 
public meeting (see Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0224; Notice No. 2020-02) to 
discuss proposals in preparation for the 58th and 59th sessions of the 
United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous 
Goods (UNSCE TDG).
    For each of these meetings, OSHA and PHMSA will solicit public 
input on U.S. government positions regarding proposals submitted by 
member countries in advance of each meeting.

The OSHA Meeting

    OSHA is hosting an open informal public meeting of the 39th and 
40th sessions of the UNSCE GHS will represent the third and fourth 
meetings scheduled for the 2019-2020 biennium. Information on the work 
of the UNSCEGHS including meeting agendas, working and informal papers, 
reports, and documents from previous sessions can be found on the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Transport 
Division website located at the following web address: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html.

The PHMSA Meeting

    Additional information regarding the UNSCE TDG and related matters 
can be found on PHMSA's website at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview.

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational 
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, authorized the preparation 
of this notice under the authority granted by 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.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
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