Document ID: OSHA-H022K-2006-0062-0681
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preparations for the 30th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on
the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)
Posted Date: 2015-11-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67432-67433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27821]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-H022k-2006-0062]

Preparations for the 30th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that on Thursday, 
November 12, 2015, OSHA will conduct a public meeting to discuss 
proposals in preparation for the 30th session of the United Nations 
Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of 
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held 
December 9 to December 11, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. OSHA, along 
with the U.S. Interagency GHS (Globally Harmonized System of 
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) Coordinating Group, plans to 
consider the comments and information gathered at this public meeting 
when developing the U.S. Government positions for the

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UNSCEGHS meeting. Members of the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) 
will be present to update Canada's status of their GHS policy and 
procedures. International conference call capability will be available 
for this portion of the public meeting.
    Also, on Thursday, November 12, 2015, the Department of 
Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration (PHMSA) will conduct a public meeting (See Docket No. 
PHMSA-2015-0188, Notice No. 15-19) to discuss proposals in preparation 
for the 48th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on 
the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held November 30 to 
December 9, 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is 
also requesting comments relative to potential new work items that may 
be considered for inclusion in its international agenda. PHMSA will 
also provide an update on recent actions to enhance transparency and 
stakeholder interaction through improvements to the international 
standards portion of its Web site.

DATES: Thursday November 12, 2015

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the DOT Headquarters 
Conference Center, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Times and Locations: PHMSA public meeting: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
EDT, Conference Rooms 8-10.
    OSHA public meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30p.m. EDT, Conference Rooms 8-
10.
    RCC public meeting: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT, Conference Rooms 8-
10.
    Advanced Meeting Registration: The DOT requests that attendees pre-
register for these meetings by completing the form at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LVXNWYT.
    Attendees may use the same form to pre-register for both the PHMSA 
and the OSHA meetings. Failure to pre-register may delay your access 
into the DOT Headquarters building. Additionally, if you are attending 
in-person, arrive early to allow time for security checks necessary to 
access the building.
    Conference call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided 
for both meetings.
    The number is reserved and the Live Meeting link is setup for all 
day.

Toll Free (USA)

    Toll Free: 888-675-2535
    Access code: 3614708

International Callers

    International Toll: 215-446-0145
    Access: 3614708
    Attendee URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/phmsa/join?id=JKJ4DF&role=attend&pw=w5%3CPP%28%5D%2Cs

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the PHMSA 
Meeting at 9:00 a.m.: Mr. Steven Webb or Mr. Aaron Wiener, Office of 
Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, Washington, 
DC 20590: Telephone: (202) 366-8553.
    For information about the OSHA Meeting at 1:00 p.m. and the RCC 
Meeting at 3:00 p.m.: Ms. Maureen Ruskin, Office of Chemical Hazards-
Metals, OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of 
Labor, Washington, DC 20210: Telephone: (202) 693-1950, email: 
ruskin.maureen@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The OSHA Meeting: OSHA is hosting an open informal public meeting 
of the U.S. Interagency GHS Coordinating Group to provide interested 
groups and individuals with an update on GHS-related issues and an 
opportunity to express their views orally and in writing for 
consideration in developing U.S. Government positions for the upcoming 
UNSCEGHS meeting. Interested stakeholders may also provide input on 
issues related to OSHA's activities in the U.S.-Canada Regulatory 
Cooperation Council (RCC) at the meeting.
    General topics on the agenda include:
     Review of Working papers
     Correspondence Group updates
     Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) Update
    Information on the work of the UNSCEGHS including meeting agendas, 
reports, and documents from previous sessions, can be found on the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Transport 
Division Web site located at the following web address: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html. The UNSCEGHS 
bases its decisions on Working Papers. The Working Papers for the 30th 
session of the UNSCEGHS are located at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32015.html.
    Informal Papers submitted to the UNSCEGHS provide information for 
the Sub-committee and are used either as a mechanism to provide 
information to the Sub-committee or as the basis for future Working 
Papers. Informal Papers for the 30th session of the UNSCEGHS are 
located at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c4inf30.html.
    The PHMSA Meeting: The Federal Register notice and additional 
detailed information relating to PHMSA's public meeting will be 
available upon publication at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. 
PHMSA-2015-0188 No.) and on the PHMSA Web site at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/international.
    The primary purpose of PHMSA's meeting will be to prepare for the 
47th session of the UNSCE TDG. The 48th session of the UNSCE TDG is the 
first of four meetings scheduled for the 2015-2016 biennium. The UNSCE 
will consider proposals for the 20th Revised Edition of the United 
Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model 
Regulations, which may be implemented into relevant domestic, regional, 
and international regulations from January 1, 2019. Copies of working 
documents, informal documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained 
from the United Nations Transport Division's Web site at http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.html.
    Authority and Signature: This document was prepared under the 
direction of David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, pursuant 
to 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 26, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-27821 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am]
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