Document ID: OSHA-2016-0005-0050
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preparations for the 37th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on
the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)
Posted Date: 2019-05-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23585-23586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10625]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]

Preparations for the 37th 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), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that on Thursday, 
June 20, 2019, OSHA will conduct a public meeting to discuss proposals 
in preparation for the 37th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee 
of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held July 8 through July 10, 
2019, 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. OSHA also will give an 
update on the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC).
    Also on Thursday, June 20, 2019, the Department of Transportation 
(DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) 
will conduct a public meeting (See 84 FR 11865, March 28, 2019) to 
discuss proposals in preparation for the 55th session of the United 
Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods 
(UNSCE TDG) to be held July 1 through July 5, 2019, 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 website.

DATES: The PHMSA public meeting will be held on June 20, 2019, 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., ET. The OSHA public meeting will also be held June 
20, 2019, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the DOT Headquarters 
Conference Center, West Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
    Written Comments: Interested parties may submit comments by July 8, 
2019, on the Working and Informal Papers for the 37th 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 Meeting: DOT 
requests that attendees pre-register for these meetings by completing 
the form at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TM8VS3B. Attendees may use 
the same form to pre-register for both 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 ``Skype meeting'' capability will be provided for both 
meetings. Information on how to access the conference call and ``Skype 
meeting'' will be posted when available at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-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, Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202) 366-8553.
    At the Department of Labor: Please contact Ms. Maureen Ruskin, 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.
    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 website 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 37th session of the UNSCEGHS are located at: https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c42019.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 37th session of the UNSCEGHS are 
located at: https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c4inf37.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-2018-0113), and on the 
PHMSA website at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview.
    The primary purpose of PHMSA's meeting is to prepare for the 55th 
session of the UNSCE TDG. This session represents the first meeting 
scheduled for the 2019-2020 biennium. UNSCE will consider proposals for 
the 21st 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, 2021. Copies of working documents, informal 
documents, and the meeting agenda may be obtained from the United 
Nations (UN) Transport Division's website at: https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c32019.html.
    During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting input relative to 
preparing for the 55th session of the UNSCE TDG as well as potential 
new work items which may be considered for inclusion in its 
international agenda. Following the 55th session of the UNSCE TDG, a 
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of the Sub-Committee's report will be available at the UN Transport 
Division's website at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc3/c3rep.html.
    Additional information regarding the UNSCE TDG and related matters 
can be found on PHMSA's website at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview.

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Acting 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 May 16, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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