Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), 70702-70703 [2010-29124]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70702-70703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29124]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0045]


Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)

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

ACTION: Announcement of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on 
Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) and ACCSH Work Group meetings.

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SUMMARY: ACCSH will meet December 9 and 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. In 
conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, ACCSH Work Groups will meet 
December 7 and 8, 2010.

DATES: 
    ACCSH: ACCSH will meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, December 9, 
2010, and from 8 a.m. to noon, Friday, December 10, 2010.
    ACCSH Work Groups: ACCSH Work Groups will meet Tuesday, December 7, 
and Wednesday, December 8, 2010. (For Work Group meeting times and 
locations, see the Work Group Schedule information in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.)
    Written comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations, and 
requests for special accommodation: Comments, requests to address the 
ACCSH meeting, written or electronic speaker presentations, and 
requests for special accommodations for the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group 
meetings must be submitted (postmarked, sent, transmitted) by November 
24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group: ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group 
meetings will be held in Room N-3437 A-C, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20210.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker 
presentations: Interested persons may submit comments, requests to 
speak at the ACCSH meeting, and speaker presentations using any one of 
the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments, 
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the on-line instructions for submissions or 
comments.
    Facsimile (Fax): If your submission, including attachments, does 
not exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 
693-1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: 
You may submit a copy of your comments, request to speak, and speaker 
presentation to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0045, Room 
N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627). 
Deliveries (hand deliveries, express mail, messenger, and courier 
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and OSHA Docket 
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t., weekdays. 
Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail may 
experience significant delays.
    Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for 
special accommodation to attend the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group meetings 
to Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of Communications, Room N-3647, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210; telephone (202) 693-1999; e-mail chatmon.veneta@dol.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For press inquiries: Ms. MaryAnn Garrahan, OSHA, Office of 
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999.
    For general information about ACCSH and ACCSH meetings: Mr. Francis 
Dougherty, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Room N-3468, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210; telephone (202) 693-2020; e-mail dougherty.francis@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ACCSH Meeting

    ACCSH will meet Thursday, December 9, 2010, and Friday, December 
10, 2010, in Washington DC. The meeting is open to the public.
    ACCSH is authorized to advise the Secretary of Labor and 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) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) and 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et 
seq.)(see also 29 CFR 1911.10 and 1912.3).
    The agenda topics for this meeting include:
     Welcome/Remarks from the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary;
     Remarks from the Directorate of Construction;
     Mast Climbing Work Platform presentation;
     Update on the Injury and Illness Prevention Program 
rulemaking;
     Update on the Severe Violator Enforcement Program;
     Update on Cooperative and State Programs;
     Work Group Reports, Work Group and Committee 
Administration;
     Public Comment Period.
    ACCSH meetings are transcribed and detailed minutes of the meetings 
are prepared. The transcript and minutes are placed in the public 
docket for the meeting. The docket also includes ACCSH Work Group 
reports, speaker presentations, comments, and other materials and 
requests submitted to the Committee.

ACCSH Work Group Meetings

    In conjunction with the ACCSH meeting, the following ACCSH Work 
Groups will meet December 7-8, 2010:

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Tuesday, December 7

     Multilingual Issues in Construction--8 to 10 a.m.;
     Power Fastening Tools (Nailguns)--10:10 a.m. to 12:10 
p.m.;
     Residential Fall Protection--1 to 3 p.m.;
     Green Jobs in Construction--3:10 to 5:10 p.m.

Wednesday, December 8

     Diversity--Women in Construction--8 to 10 a.m.;
     Silica and Other Construction Health Hazards--10:10 a.m. 
to 12:10 p.m.;
     Prevention by Design--1 to 3 p.m.;
     Education and Training (OTI)--3:10 to 5:10 p.m.
    For additional information on ACCSH Work Group meetings or 
participating in them, please contact Mr. Dougherty or look on the 
ACCSH page on OSHA's Web page at https://www.osha.gov.

Public Participation

    ACCSH Meetings and ACCSH Work Group Meetings: ACCSH and ACCSH Work 
Group meetings are open to the public. Individuals needing special 
accommodations to attend the ACCSH and ACCSH Work Group meetings should 
contact Ms. Chatmon (see ADDRESSES section).
    Submission of written comments, requests to address ACCSH, and 
speaker presentations: Interested persons may submit comments, requests 
to address ACCSH, and speaker presentations (1) electronically, (2) by 
fax, or (3) by hard copy (mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, 
and courier). All submissions must include the Agency name and docket 
number for this ACCSH meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2010-0045). OSHA will 
provide copies of submissions to ACCSH members.
    Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail 
may experience significant delays. For information about security 
procedures for submitting materials by hand delivery, express mail, 
messenger, or courier service, contact the OSHA Docket Office.
    Requests to address ACCSH: Individuals who want to address ACCSH at 
the meeting must submit their requests to speak and their written or 
electronic presentations (e.g., PowerPoint) by November 24, 2010. The 
request must state the amount of time desired to speak, the interest 
the presenter represents (e.g., business, organization, affiliation), 
if any, and a brief outline of the presentation. PowerPoint 
presentations and other electronic materials must be compatible with 
PowerPoint 2003 and other Microsoft Office 2003 formats. Alternately, 
at the ACCSH meeting, individuals may request to address ACCSH by 
signing the public comment request sheet and listing the interests they 
represent, if any, and the topic(s) to be addressed. In addition, they 
must provide 20 hard copies of any materials, written or electronic, 
that they want to present to ACCSH.
    Requests to address the Committee may be granted at the ACCSH 
Chair's discretion and as time and circumstances permit.
    Public docket of the ACCSH meeting: Comments, requests to speak and 
speaker presentations, including any personal information you provide, 
will be placed in the public docket of this ACCSH meeting without 
change and may be available online at https://www.regulations.gov. 
Therefore, OSHA cautions you about submitting certain personal 
information such as social security numbers and birthdates.
    The meeting transcript, meeting minutes, documents presented at the 
ACCSH meeting, Work Group reports, and other documents pertaining to 
involving this ACCSH meeting also are placed in the public docket and 
may be available online at https://www.regulations.gov.
    Access to the public record of ACCSH meetings, including Work Group 
reports: To read or download documents in the public docket of this 
ACCSH meeting, including the transcript, meeting minutes, Work Group 
reports and other submissions, go to Docket No. OSHA-2010-0045 at 
https://www.regulations.gov. The meeting record and all submissions for 
this meeting are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index; 
however, some documents (e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly 
available through the Web page. The record and all submissions, 
including materials not available through https://www.regulations.gov 
are available for inspection and copying in the OSHA Docket Office (see 
ADDRESSES). Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance making 
submissions to or obtaining materials from the public docket.

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice 
under the authority granted by section 7 of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), section 107 of the Contract Work 
Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 
3704), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 29 CFR 
Parts 1911 and 1912, 41 CFR Part 102, and Secretary of Labor's Order 
No. 4-2010 (75 FR 55355 (9/10/2010)).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of November 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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