Document ID: OSHA-2021-0001-0042
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH): Notice of Meeting
Posted Date: 2021-11-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60295-60296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23704]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2021-0001]

National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH): Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of NACOSH meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and 
Health (NACOSH) will meet Tuesday, November 16, 2021, by teleconference 
and WebEx.

DATES: NACOSH will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET, Tuesday, 
November 16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: 
    Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit comments and 
requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting by November 9, 2021, identified 
by the docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2021-0001), using the following method:
    Electronically: Comments and request to speak, including 
attachments, must be submitted electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special 
accommodations for this NACOSH meeting by Tuesday, November 9, 2021, to 
Ms. Carla Marcellus, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 
Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1865; email: 
[email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2021-0001). OSHA will place comments and requests to speak, 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 
NACOSH meeting, go to http://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 http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions are available for 
inspection and, when permitted, copying through the OSHA Docket Office. 
For information on using http://www.regulations.gov to make submissions 
or to access the docket, click on the ``Help'' tab at the top of the 
homepage. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for 
information about materials not available through that website and for 
assistance in using the internet to locate submissions and other 
documents in the docket.

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 NACOSH: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, 
Office of Maritime and Agriculture, 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 http://www.regulations.gov. This notice, as well as news releases and other 
relevant information, are also available at OSHA's web page at 
www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    NACOSH was established by Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise, 
consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to the 
administration of the OSH Act. NACOSH is a continuing advisory 
committee of indefinite duration.
    NACOSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its implementing regulations (41 CFR part

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102-3), and OSHA's regulations on NACOSH (29 CFR part 1912a).

II. Meeting Information

    Attendance at this NACOSH meeting will be by teleconference and 
WebEx only. The teleconference dial-in number and passcode are as 
follows: Dial-in number: 1-800-621-7762; Passcode: 2239082 and the 
WebEx link is: https://usdolee.webex.com/usdolee/onstage/g.php?MTID=e15a19ce17d08e2ad4a361f785aa6cce9 and the meeting password 
is: Welcome!24. The tentative agenda will include agency updates from 
OSHA and NIOSH, a discussion of OSHA's work on heat illness, and a 
discussion on risk-based safety.

Authority and Signature

    Amanda L. Edens, 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(b), 5 
U.S.C. App. 2, and 29 CFR part 1912 and 1912a.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on October 20, 2021.
Amanda L. Edens,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-23704 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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