Document ID: OSHA-2022-0001-0013
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Appointment and Meetings
Posted Date: 2022-05-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32062-32063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11385]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001]

Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): 
Notice of Appointment and Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of ACCSH member appointment; notice of ACCSH committee 
and workgroup meetings.

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SUMMARY: On May 16, 2022, the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) appointed 
a new member to ACCSH. This notice also includes the announcement of 
ACCSH and ACCSH Workgroup meetings.

DATES: 
    ACCSH meeting: ACCSH will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET, 
Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
    ACCSH Workgroup meetings: ACCSH Workgroups will meet June 14, 2022. 
(See ACCSH Workgroup Meetings in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this notice for ACCSH Workgoup meetings scheduled times.)

ADDRESSES: Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit 
comments and requests to speak at the ACCSH meeting by Thursday, June 
9, 2022, identified by the docket number for this Federal Register 
notice (Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001), using the following method:
    Electronically: Comments and requests 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: Please submit requests for 
special accommodations for this ACCSH meeting by Thursday, June 9, 
2022, to Ms. Gretta Jameson, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, U.S. 
Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2020; email: 
[email protected].

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 ACCSH: Mr. Damon Bonneau, OSHA, 
Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 
693-2183; email: [email protected].
    Telecommunication requirements: For additional information about 
the telecommunication requirements for the meeting, please contact Ms. 
Gretta Jameson, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of 
Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2020; 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

    The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) 
advises the Secretary of Labor and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) in the formulation 
of standards affecting the construction industry, and on policy matters 
arising in the administration of the safety and health provisions under 
the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety 
Act (CSA)) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) and the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) (see also 29 CFR 
1911.10 and 1912.3). In addition, the CSA and OSHA regulations require 
the Assistant Secretary to consult with ACCSH before the agency 
proposes any occupational safety and health standard affecting 
construction activities (40 U.S.C. 3704; 29 CFR 1911.10).
    ACCSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2), and its implementing 
regulations (41 CFR 102-3 et seq.); and Department of Labor Manual 
Series Chapter 1-900 (8/31/2020). ACCSH generally meets two to four 
times a year.

II. Announcement of ACCSH Appointment

    The Secretary appointed Mr. Kenneth G. Seal, Industrial Specialist/
Safety and Health Representative for the International Union of 
Painters and Allied Trades, to serve on ACCSH as an Employee 
Representative. Mr. Seal replaces Ms. Cheryl Ambrose who resigned. Mr. 
Seal, like Ms. Ambrose, represents employee interests and will serve 
the remainder of Ms. Ambrose's term, which ends May 14, 2023.

III. Meetings

ACCSH Meeting

    ACCSH will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET, Wednesday, June 
15, 2022. The meeting is open to the public.
    Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for this meeting includes:
     Assistant Secretary's agency update and remarks;
     Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings;
     Directorate of Construction industry update;
     ACCSH Workgroup reports;
     Discussion of OSHA's Construction Focus Four Hazards and 
Infrastructure; and,
     Public comment period.

ACCSH Workgroup Meetings

    In conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, the following ACCSH Work 
Groups will meet on June 14, 2022. ACCSH Workgroup meetings are open to 
the public.
     Infrastructure--10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
     Education and Training--1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
     Emerging and Current Issues--3:10 to 5:10 p.m.

III. Meeting Information

    Public attendance at the ACCSH Committee and Workgroup meetings 
will be virtual only. Meeting information will be posted in the Docket 
(Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001) and on the ACCSH web page, https://www.osha.gov/advisorycommittee/accsh, prior to the meeting.
    Requests to speak and speaker presentations: Attendees who wish to 
address ACCSH must submit a request to speak, as well as any written or 
electronic presentation, by Thursday, June 9, 2022, using the method 
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The request must state:
     The amount of time requested to speak;

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     The interest you represent (e.g., business, organization, 
affiliation), if any; and
     A brief outline of your presentation.
    PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be 
compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010 
formats.
    Alternately, you may request to address ACCSH briefly during the 
public-comment period. At her discretion, the ACCSH Chair may grant 
requests to address ACCSH as time and circumstances permit.
    Docket: OSHA will place comments, requests to speak, and speaker 
presentations, including any personal information you provide, in the 
public docket without change, and those documents may be available 
online at: http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions 
interested parties about submitting personal information such as Social 
Security Numbers and birthdates. OSHA also places in the public docket 
the meeting transcript, meeting minutes, documents presented at the 
meeting, and other documents pertaining to the ACCSH meeting. These 
documents are available online at: http://www.regulations.gov. To read 
or download documents in the public docket for this ACCSH meeting, go 
to Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001 at: 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 copying, when permitted, at 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, (TTY (877) 889-5627) 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.

Authority and Signature

    Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice pursuant 
to 29 U.S.C. 655, 40 U.S.C. 3704, Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 
(85 FR 58393), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, and 29 CFR part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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