Document ID: OSHA-2012-0011-0001
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH). ACTION: Announcement of meetings of ACCSH and ACCSH Work Groups.
Posted Date: 2012-04-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22356-22358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8883]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2012-0011]

Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)

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

ACTION: Announcement of meetings of ACCSH and ACCSH Work Groups.

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SUMMARY: ACCSH will meet May 10-11, 2012, in Washington, DC. In 
conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, ACCSH Work Groups will meet May 8-
9, 2012.

DATES: ACCSH meeting: ACCSH will meet from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
Thursday, May 10, 2012, and from 8 a.m. to noon, Friday, May 11, 2012.
    ACCSH Work Group meetings: ACCSH Work Groups will meet Tuesday and 
Wednesday, May 8-9, 2012. (For Work Group meeting times, see the Work 
Group schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.)
    Written comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations, and 
requests for special accommodation: You must submit (postmark, send, 
transmit) comments, requests to address the ACCSH meeting, speaker 
presentations (written or electronic) and requests for special 
accommodations for the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group meetings by April 27, 
2012.

ADDRESSES:
    ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group meetings: ACCSH and ACCSH Work Groups 
will meet in Room N-3437 A-C, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker 
presentations: You may submit comments, requests to speak at the ACCSH 
meeting, and speaker presentations using one of the following methods:
    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.

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    Facsimile (Fax): If your submission, including attachments, does 
not exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 
693-1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: 
You may submit your materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 
OSHA-2012-0011, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 
889-5627). OSHA's Docket Office accepts deliveries (hand deliveries, 
express mail, and messenger or courier service) during normal business 
hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., E.T., weekdays.
    Requests for special accommodations: Please submit your request for 
special accommodations to attend the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group 
meetings to Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of Communications, Room N-
3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999; email: 
chatmon.veneta@dol.gov.
    Instructions: Your submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2012-
0011). Due to security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail 
may experience significant delays. Please contact the OSHA Docket 
Office for information about security procedures for making 
submissions. For additional information on submitting comments, 
requests to speak, and speaker presentations, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.
    OSHA will post comments, requests to speak, and speaker 
presentations, including any personal information you provide, without 
change, at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions you 
about submitting personal information such as Social Security numbers 
and birthdates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999; email: 
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
    For general information about ACCSH and ACCSH meetings: Mr. Damon 
Bonneau, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Room N-3468, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 
telephone: (202) 693-2020; email: bonneau.damon@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ACCSH Meeting

    ACCSH will meet May 10-11, 2012, in Washington, DC. The meeting is 
open to the public.
    ACCSH advises the Secretary of Labor and Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) in the 
formulation of standards affecting the construction industry, and on 
policy matters arising in the administration of the safety and health 
provisions under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act 
(Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) and the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) (see also 29 CFR 
1911.10 and 1912.3).
    The tentative agenda for this meeting includes:
     Assistant Secretary's Agency update and remarks;
     Directorate of Construction update on rulemaking projects;
     Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs update;
     Directorate of Standards and Guidance update;
     Standards Improvement Project (SIP) IV rulemaking 
discussion;
     Presentation on the ANSI-ASSE A10.33--Safety and Health 
Program Requirements for Multi-Employer Projects Overview;
     Presentation on Targeting and Surveillance in the 
Construction Industry;
     Committee and Work Group reports and administration; and
     Public comment period.
    OSHA transcribes ACCSH meetings and prepares detailed minutes of 
meetings. OSHA places the transcript and minutes in the public docket 
for the meeting. The docket also includes ACCSH Work Group reports, 
speaker presentations, comments, and other materials submitted to 
ACCSH.

ACCSH Work Group Meetings

    In conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, the following ACCSH Work 
Groups will meet May 8, 2012:
     Backing Operations--1:15 to 3 p.m.
     Health Hazards, Emerging Issues and Prevention Through 
Design--3:15 to 5 p.m.
    The following ACCSH Work Groups will meet May 9, 2012:
     Injury and Illness Prevention Programs--8:15 to 10 a.m.
     Diversity--10:15 a.m. to noon
     Training and Outreach (including a discussion of the 2012 
Fall Prevention Campaign)--1 to 2:45 p.m.
    ACCSH Work Group meetings are open to the public. For additional 
information on ACCSH Work Group meetings or participating in them, 
please contact Mr. Bonneau or look on the ACCSH page on OSHA's Web page 
at http://www.osha.gov.

Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to Public Record

    ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group meetings: All ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group 
meetings are open to the public. Individuals attending meetings at the 
U.S. Department of Labor must enter the building at the visitors' 
entrance, 3rd and C Streets NW., and pass through building security. 
Attendees must have valid government-issued photo identification to 
enter the building. For additional information about building security 
measures for attending the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group meetings, please 
contact Ms. Chatmon (see ADDRESSES section). Please submit your request 
for special accommodations to attend the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group 
meetings to Ms. Chatmon.
    Submission of written comments: You may submit comments using one 
of the methods in the ADDRESSES section. Your submissions must include 
the agency name and docket number for this ACCSH meeting (Docket No. 
OSHA-2012-0011). OSHA will provide copies of submissions to ACCSH 
members.
    Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail 
may experience significant delays. For information about security 
procedures for submitting materials by hand delivery, express mail, and 
messenger or courier service, contact the OSHA Docket Office (see 
ADDRESSES section).
    Requests to speak and speaker presentations: If you want to address 
ACCSH at the meeting you must submit your request to speak, as well as 
written or electronic presentation (e.g., PowerPoint), by April 27, 
2012, using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your 
request must state:
     The amount of time requested to speak;
     The interest you represent (e.g., business, organization, 
affiliation), if any; and
     A brief outline of the presentation.
    PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be 
compatible with PowerPoint 2003 and other Microsoft Office 2003 
formats.
    Alternatively, at the ACCSH meeting, you may request to address 
ACCSH briefly by signing the public-comment request sheet and listing 
the topic(s) you will address. You also must provide 20 hard copies of 
any materials, written or electronic, you want to present to ACCSH.

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    The ACCSH Chair may grant requests to address ACCSH as time and 
circumstances permit. The Chair will give preference to individuals who 
submitted speaker requests and presentations by April 27, 2012.
    Public docket of the ACCSH meeting: OSHA places comments, requests 
to speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal information 
you provide, in the public docket of this ACCSH meeting without change, 
and those documents may be available online at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions you about submitting 
personal information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    OSHA also places the meeting transcript, meeting minutes, documents 
presented at the ACCSH meeting, Work Group reports, and other documents 
pertaining to the ACCSH meeting in the public docket. These documents 
also are available online at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Access to the public record of ACCSH meetings: To read or download 
documents in the public docket of this ACCSH meeting, go to Docket No. 
OSHA-2012-0011 at http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in the 
public record for this meeting are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted 
materials) are not publicly available through that Web page. All 
documents in the public record, including materials not available 
through http://www.regulations.gov, are available for inspection and 
copying in the OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES section). Please 
contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in making submissions to, 
or obtaining materials from, the public docket.
    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, also are available on the OSHA Web page at 
http://www.osha.gov.

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this 
notice under the authority granted by Section 7 of 29 U.S.C. 656, 
Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act 
(Construction Safety Act) 40 U.S.C. 3704, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 29 CFR parts 
1911 and 1912, 41 CFR part 102, and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-
2012 (77 FR 3912).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on April 9, 2012.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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