Document ID: OSHA-2018-0007-0001
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Charter Renewal
Posted Date: 2018-10-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 51506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22102]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2018-0007]

National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH); Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Renewal of the NACOSH charter.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michelle Walker, OSHA Directorate 
of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627); 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary has renewed the NACOSH 
charter. The charter will expire on October 3, 2020.
    Congress established NACOSH in Section 7(a) of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise, 
consult with and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to the 
administration of the OSH Act. NACOSH is a non-discretionary advisory 
committee of indefinite duration.
    NACOSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its implementing regulations (41 CFR part 
102-3), OSHA's regulations on NACOSH (29 CFR part 1912a), Secretary of 
Labor's Order 04-2018 (6/1/2018), and Chapter 1600 of Department of 
Labor Manual Series 3 (7/18/2016). Pursuant to FACA (5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
14(b)(2)), the NACOSH charter must be renewed every two years.
    The new charter includes updates of the procedures for appointment 
of individuals to Department of Labor advisory committees and increases 
the estimated annual operating costs for NACOSH by approximately 3 
percent (to $192,000 from $186,500).
    The new NACOSH charter is available to read or download at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2018-0007), the federal 
eRulemaking portal. The charter also is available on the NACOSH page on 
OSHA's web page at http://www.osha.gov and at the OSHA Docket Office, 
N-3508, 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 
Committees Database at http://www.facadatabase.gov.

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, directed 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 Orders No. 1-2012 (77 FR 
3912 (1/25/2012)) and 04-2018 (6/1/2018).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on October 4, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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