Document ID: OSHA-2007-0011-0044
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) - Reopening of the record for membership on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health(FACOSH)
Posted Date: 2008-01-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 13)]
[Notices]               
[Page 3489-3490]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0011]

 
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health

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

ACTION: Reopening of the record for submission of nominations for 
membership on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and 
Health (FACOSH).

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SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007, OSHA published a Federal Register notice 
inviting interested parties to submit nominations for membership on 
FACOSH. In that notice, OSHA set a submission deadline of January 9, 
2008. OSHA is reopening the record to allow additional time for 
interested parties to submit nominations.

DATES: The revised deadline for submitting FACOSH nominations is 
February 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations for FACOSH, identified by Docket 
No. OSHA-2007-0011, by any of the following methods:
    Electronically: Nominations, including attachments, may be 
submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
nominations.
    Facsimile: If your nomination, including attachments, does not 
exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, Express Delivery, Hand Delivery, Messenger or Courier 
Service: Submit three copies of your nomination to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY number (877) 
889-5627). Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger and courier 
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket 
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.--4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All nominations for FACOSH must include the agency 
name and docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. 
OSHA-2007-0011). All submissions in response to this Federal Register 
notice, including personal information provided, will be posted without 
change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions 

interested parties about submitting personal information such as social 
security numbers and birth dates. Because of security-related 
procedures, submitting nominations by regular mail may result in a 
significant delay in their receipt. Please contact the OSHA Docket 
Office, at the address above, for information about security procedures 
for submitting nominations by hand delivery, express delivery, and 
messenger or courier service.
    For additional instructions and information on submitting 
nominations, see 72 FR 69713 (Dec. 10, 2007).
    Docket: To read or download submissions, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
 All documents in the docket are listed in the 

http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 

documents (e.g., copyrighted material) are not publicly available to 
read or download through http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions, 

including copyrighted

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material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket 
Office at the address above.
    Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to 

make submissions and to access the record and exhibits is available at 
the Website's User Tips Link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for 
information about materials not available through http://www.regulations.gov
 and for assistance in using the Internet to locate 

submissions and other documents in the record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michelle Walker, Acting Director, 
OSHA, Office of Federal Agency Programs, Room N-3622, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone 
(202) 693-2122; fax (202) 693-1685; e-mail ofap@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 10, 2007, OSHA published a 
Federal Register notice inviting interested parties to submit 
nominations for FACOSH membership, with a submission deadline of 
January 9, 2008 (72 FR 69713). OSHA is reopening the record to provide 
additional time for interested parties to submit nominations. For 
instructions and information about submitting nominations, see 72 FR 
69713.
    FACOSH is authorized to advise the Secretary of Labor on all 
matters relating to the occupational safety and health of Federal 
employees (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 688), 
5 U.S.C. 7902, Executive Order 13446). This includes providing advice 
on how to reduce and keep at a minimum the number of injuries and 
illnesses in the Federal workforce and how to encourage the 
establishment and maintenance of effective occupational safety and 
health programs in each Federal department and agency.
    Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available at 
http://www.regulations.gov.

    Authority and Signature: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary 
of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation 
of this notice under the authority granted by section 19 of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 668), 5 U.S.C. 
7902, section 1(c) of Executive Order 13446, 29 CFR Part 1960 (Basic 
Program Elements for Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health 
Programs), and Secretary of Labor's Order 5-2007 (72 FR 31160).

    Signed at Washington, DC this 15th day of January, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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