Document ID: OSHA-2022-0011-0003
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Charter Renewal
Posted Date: 2022-12-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 74446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26371]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2022-0011]

Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH); Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Renewal of the MACOSH charter.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for 
MACOSH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999; 
email: [email protected].
    For general information: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, Office of 
Maritime and Agriculture, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, 
U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2066; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary has renewed the MACOSH 
charter. The charter will expire two years from its filing date.
    MACOSH is established in section 7(d) of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise, the 
Secretary of Labor through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) in order to inform 
the administration of the OSH Act with respect to the maritime 
industry. The Assistant Secretary may seek the advice of this Committee 
on activities related to priorities set by the Agency, including: 
Worker training, education, and assistance; setting and enforcing 
standards; and assuring safe and healthful working conditions in the 
maritime industry.
    MACOSH is a non-discretionary advisory committee of indefinite 
duration, operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its implementing regulations (41 CFR 
parts 101-6 and 102-3), chapter 1-900 of the Department of Labor Manual 
Series 3 (Aug. 31, 2020) and OSHA's regulations on Advisory Committees 
(29 CFR part 1912). Pursuant to FACA (5 U.S.C. App. 2, 14(b)(2)), the 
MACOSH charter must be renewed every two years.
    The new MACOSH charter is available to read or download at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2022-0011), the federal rulemaking 
portal. The charter also is available on the MACOSH page on OSHA's web 
page at http://www.osha.gov and at the OSHA Docket Office, N-3653, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; 
telephone (202) 693-2350. In addition, the charter is available for 
viewing or download at the Federal Advisory Committee Act Database at 
http://www.facadatabase.gov.

Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, 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. 656; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 
29 CFR part 1912a; 41 CFR part 102-3; and Secretary of Labor's Order 
No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on November 21, 2022.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-26371 Filed 12-2-22; 8:45 am]
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