Document ID: OSHA-2016-0005-0062
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preparations for the 43rd Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
Posted Date: 2022-10-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64256-64257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23010]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]

Preparations for the 43rd Session of the UN Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals

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 the 43rd 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 hybrid (in-person and virtual) meeting December 7-9, 2022, 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. This meeting will occur jointly 
with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), to discuss proposals in 
preparation for the 61st session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCETDG), to be held as a 
hybrid meeting November 28-December 6, 2022.

DATES: The virtual public meeting will take place on November 16, 2022. 
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 virtual meetings will be hosted through the Department 
of Transportation (DOT) Headquarters Conference Center, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
    Written Comments: Interested parties may submit comments from 
November 6 through December 6, 2022, on the Working and Informal Papers 
for the 43rd session 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 
Meetings: The OSHA and PHMSA 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 listed 
below. DOT is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for 
all participants. If you need interpretation or alternative formats or 
services because of a disability, such as sign language 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 ``Teams meeting'' 
capability will be provided for both meetings. Information on how to 
access the conference call and ``Teams meeting'' will be posted when 
available at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/
international-

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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, telephone: (202) 366-8553.
    At the Department of Labor: Please contact Ms. Maureen Ruskin, OSHA 
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, telephone: 
(202) 693-1950, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA will conduct a virtual public meeting 
in advance of the 43rd session of the UNSCEGHS to be held as a hybrid 
(in-person and virtual) meeting December 7-9, 2022, in Geneva, 
Switzerland. This virtual public meeting will occur jointly with the 
DOT PHMSA to discuss proposals in preparation for the 61st session of 
the UNSCETDG to be held as a hybrid meeting November 28-December 6, 
2022. Advanced meeting registration information will be posted on the 
PHMSA website.
    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 43rd session 
of the UNSCEGHS which will represent the fourth and final meeting 
scheduled for the 2020-2022 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: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html.

The PHMSA Meeting

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

Authority and Signature

    James S. Fredrick, 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, on October 18, 2022.
James S. Fredrick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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