Document ID: OSHA-2022-0011-0043
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH): Notice of Meeting
Posted Date: 2023-10-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 68153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21840]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2022-0011]

Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH): Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of MACOSH meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and 
Health (MACOSH) will meet on November 14, 2023, in a hybrid format. 
Committee members will meet in person; the public is invited to 
participate either in person or virtually via WebEx.

DATES: 
    MACOSH full Committee meeting: MACOSH will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
    MACOSH Workgroup meetings: The MACOSH Shipyard and Longshoring 
Workgroups will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 
14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: 
    Submission of comments and requests to speak: Comments and requests 
to speak at the MACOSH meeting, including attachments, must be 
submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the eRulemaking 
Portal by October 31, 2023. Comments must be identified by the docket 
number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2022-0011). 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Registration: All persons wishing to attend the meeting in-person 
or virtually must register via the registration link on the MACOSH web 
page at https://www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/macosh. Upon 
registration, in-person attendees will receive directions for 
participation and virtual attendees will receive a WebEx link for 
remote access to the meeting. At this time, OSHA will be limiting in-
person attendance to 25 members of the public, to be determined based 
in the order requests are made via the registration link.
    Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special 
accommodations, including translation services, for this MACOSH meeting 
by October 31, 2023, to Ms. Carla Marcellus, Directorate of Standards 
and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-
1865; email: marcellus.carla.dol.gov.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2022-0011). OSHA will place comments, including personal information, 
in the public docket, which may be available online. Therefore, OSHA 
cautions interested parties about submitting personal information such 
as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this 
MACOSH meeting, go to www.regulations.gov. All documents in the public 
docket are listed in the index; however, some documents (e.g., 
copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or download 
through www.regulations.gov. All submissions, including copyrighted 
material, are available for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. 
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) 
for assistance in locating docket submissions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999; 
email: [email protected].
    For general information about MACOSH: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, 
Office of Maritime and Agriculture, Directorate of Standards and 
Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2066; 
email: [email protected].
    Telecommunication requirements: For additional information about 
the telecommunication requirements for the meeting, please contact Ms. 
Carla Marcellus, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 
Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1865; email: 
[email protected].
    For copies of this Federal Register Notice: Electronic copies of 
this Federal Register notice are available at www.regulations.gov. This 
notice, as well as news releases and other relevant information, are 
also available at OSHA's web page www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Meeting Information

MACOSH Meeting

    MACOSH will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, 
November 14, 2023. Public attendance will be in a hybrid format, either 
in person or virtually via WebEx. Meeting information will be posted in 
the Docket (Docket No. OSHA-2022-0011) and on the MACOSH web page, 
https://www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/macosh, prior to the meeting.
    The tentative agenda for the full Committee meeting will include 
reports from the Shipyard and Longshoring workgroups, presentations on 
maritime fall protection and on OSHA's social media and outreach 
platforms from the Office of Communication, and updates from the 
Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG), DSG's Office of Maritime 
and Agriculture, and on the Heat Rulemaking initiative.

MACOSH Workgroup Meetings

    The MACOSH Shipyard and Longshoring Workgroups will meet from 1:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this 
notice under the authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 655(b)(1) and 656(d), 5 
U.S.C. 10, Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), and 29 
CFR part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on September 28, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
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