Document ID: OSHA-2020-0010-0003
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH): Request for Nominations
Posted Date: 2020-12-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79040-79041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26877]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2020-0010]

Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH): Request for Nominations

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

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested persons to submit nominations for 
membership on the Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety 
and Health (MACOSH).

DATES: You must submit nominations for MACOSH membership (postmarked, 
sent, transmitted, or received) by January 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations and supporting materials by one 
of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit nominations, including attachments, 
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting nominations.
    Facsimile: If your nomination and supporting materials, including 
attachments, do not exceed 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA 
Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.
    Regular mail, express mail, hand delivery, messenger or courier 
service: When using regular mail, you must submit a copy of your 
nomination and supporting materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket 
No. OSHA-2020-0010, N-3653, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210. Please note: While OSHA's Docket Office is 
continuing to accept and process submissions by regular mail, due to 
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to the public and 
unable to receive submissions to the docket by hand, express mail, 
messenger, and courier service.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2020-
0010). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular 
mail may result in a significant delay in receipt.
    OSHA will post submissions in response to this Federal Register 
notice, including personal information provided, without change at 
http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties 
about submitting personal information such as social security numbers 
and birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download submissions in response to this Federal 
Register notice, go to Docket No. OSHA-2020-0010 at http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are available in the 
http://www.regulations.gov index; however, some documents (e.g., 
copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or download 
through that web page. All submissions, including copyrighted material, 
are available for inspection and copying through the OSHA Docket 
Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Press inquiries: Frank Meilinger, OSHA, Office of Communications, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, telephone: (202) 693-1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.

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    General information and technical inquiries: Amy Wangdahl, Office 
of Maritime and Agriculture, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, telephone (202) 693-2066; email: wangdahl.amy@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Labor invites interested 
persons to submit nominations for membership on MACOSH.

I. Background

    MACOSH was established by 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 formulating 
maritime industry standards and regarding matters pertaining to the 
administration of the OSH Act related to the maritime industry. MACOSH 
is a non-discretionary advisory committee of indefinite duration (see 
section 3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 
116-92)).
    MACOSH operates 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), 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 Committee meets approximately two times per year. Committee 
members serve without compensation, but OSHA provides travel and per 
diem expenses. Members serve a two-year term, which begins from the 
date of appointment by the Secretary of Labor. The current MACOSH 
membership will expire on April 11, 2021.

II. MACOSH Membership

    MACOSH consists of not more than 15 members appointed by the 
Secretary of Labor. The agency seeks committed members who have a 
strong interest in the safety and health of workers in the maritime 
industries. The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to equal 
opportunity in the workplace. The Secretary of Labor will appoint 
members to create a broad-based, balanced, and diverse committee 
reflecting the shipyard, longshoring, and commercial fishing 
industries, and representing affected interests such as employers, 
employees, safety and health professional organizations, government 
organizations with interests or activities related to the maritime 
industry, academia, and the public.
    Nominations of new members, or resubmissions of current or former 
members, will be accepted in all categories of membership. Interested 
persons may nominate themselves or submit the name of another person 
whom they believe to be interested in and qualified to serve on MACOSH. 
Nominations may also be submitted by organizations from one of the 
categories listed above (e.g., employer, employee, public, safety and 
health professional organization, state safety and health agency, 
academia).

III. Submission Requirements

    Nominations must include the following information:
    (1) Nominee's contact information and current employment or 
position;
    (2) Nominee's resume or curriculum vitae, including prior 
membership on MACOSH and other relevant organizations and associations;
    (3) Maritime industry interest (e.g., employer, employee, public, 
safety and health professional organization, state safety and health 
agency, academia) that the nominee is qualified to represent;
    (4) A summary of the background, experience, and qualifications 
that addresses the nominee's suitability for membership; and
    (5) A statement that the nominee is aware of the nomination, is 
willing to regularly attend and participate in MACOSH meetings, and has 
no conflicts of interest that would preclude membership on MACOSH.
    OSHA will conduct a basic background check of candidates before 
their appointment to MACOSH. The background check will involve 
accessing publicly available, internet-based sources.

IV. Member Selection

    The Secretary of Labor will select MACOSH members based on their 
experience, knowledge, and competence in the field of occupational 
safety and health, particularly in the maritime industries. Information 
received through this nomination process, and other relevant sources of 
information, will assist the Secretary of Labor in appointing members 
to MACOSH. In selecting MACOSH members, the Secretary of Labor will 
consider individuals nominated in response to this Federal Register 
notice, as well as other qualified individuals. OSHA will publish a 
list of MACOSH members in the Federal Register.

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this 
notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 656, Secretary's Order 8-
2020 (85 FR 58393; September 18, 2020), FACA, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 
2), the implementing regulations (41 CFR part 102-3), Department of 
Labor Manual Series Chapter 1-900 (August 31, 2020), and OSHA's 
regulations on Advisory Committees (29 CFR part 1912).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on December 2, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
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