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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 105 / Wednesday, June 1, 2016 / Notices
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
COMMISSION
[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No.
5–16]
Sunshine Act Meeting
The Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission, pursuant to its regulations
(45 CFR part 503.25) and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in
regard to the scheduling of open
meetings as follows:
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
10:00 a.m.—Issuance of Proposed
Decisions in claims against Libya.
10:45 a.m.—Issuance of Proposed
Decisions in claims against Iraq.
Status: Open
All meetings are held at the Foreign
Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E
Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests
for information, or advance notices of
intention to observe an open meeting,
may be directed to: Patricia M. Hall,
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
600 E Street, NW., Suite 6002,
Washington, DC 20579. Telephone:
(202) 616–6975.
Brian M. Simkin,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016–12943 Filed 5–27–16; 11:15 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0029]
Hawaii State Plan for Occupational
Safety and Health; Operational Status
Agreement Revisions
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
revisions to the Operational Status
Agreement between the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) and the Hawaii State Plan,
which specifies the respective areas of
Federal and State authority, and under
which Hawaii has reassumed additional
coverage.
DATES: Effective June 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Francis Meilinger,
OSHA Office of Communications, Room
N–3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
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For general and technical
information: Douglas J. Kalinowski,
Director, OSHA Directorate of
Cooperative and State Programs, Room
N–3700, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–2200;
email: kalinowski.doug@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Hawaii Occupational Safety and
Health Division (HIOSH) administers an
OSHA-approved State Plan to develop
and enforce occupational safety and
health standards for public-sector and
private-sector employers pursuant to the
provisions of section 18 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (the
Act), 29 U.S.C. 667. Pursuant to section
18(e) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 667(e), OSHA
granted Hawaii final approval effective
April 30, 1984 (49 FR 19182).
From 2009–2012, the Hawaii State
Plan faced major budgetary and staffing
restraints that significantly affected its
program. Therefore, the Hawaii Director
of Labor and Industrial Relations
requested a temporary modification of
the State Plan’s approval status from
final approval to initial approval to
permit supplemental federal
enforcement activity and to allow
Hawaii sufficient time and assistance to
strengthen its State Plan. On September
21, 2012, OSHA published a Final Rule
in the Federal Register (77 FR 58488)
that modified the Hawaii State Plan’s
‘‘final approval’’ determination under
section 18(e) of the Act, transitioned the
Plan to ‘‘initial approval’’ status under
section 18(b) of the Act, and reinstated
concurrent federal enforcement
authority over occupational safety and
health issues in the private sector. That
Federal Register notice also provided
notice of the Operational Status
Agreement (OSA) between OSHA and
HIOSH, which specified the respective
areas of federal and state authority.
During its developmental period
under initial approval, Hawaii’s
Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations has taken several steps in
rebuilding the capacity of HIOSH.
Hawaii is committed to redeveloping its
State Plan, has increased its staff
recruitment to reach its staffing
benchmark, and has exceeded the OSA’s
goal for the number of inspections in
Fiscal Year 2015. HIOSH and OSHA
have worked together to strengthen the
State Plan. Since 2012, OSHA and
HIOSH have agreed to several addenda
to the OSA to return greater
responsibility to HIOSH. Accordingly,
this notice provides information about
the revisions to the OSA made in Fiscal
Years 2015 and 2016.
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Notice of Revisions to the Operational
Status Agreement
Federal OSHA and HIOSH will
exercise their respective enforcement
authority according to the terms of the
2012 OSA between OSHA and HIOSH,
which specifies the respective areas of
federal and state authority, with
revisions agreed to in September 2015.
Under the 2012 OSA, Federal OSHA
obtained and still retains coverage over
all Federal employees and sites
(including the United States Postal
Service (USPS), USPS contract
employees, and contractor-operated
facilities engaged in USPS mail
operations), private-sector maritime
activities, and private-sector employees
within the secured borders of all
military installations where access is
controlled. Under the 2012 OSA,
Federal OSHA assumed coverage over
agriculture and most of general
industry, including facilities that
include processes covered by the
process safety management standard (29
CFR 1910.119), as well as provisions of
the general industry and construction
standards (29 CFR parts 1910 and 1926)
appropriate to hazards found in that
employment. Hawaii retained coverage
over the construction industry,
transportation and warehousing, and
state and local government employment.
In the Fiscal Year 2014 addendum to the
OSA, Hawaii regained authority over
manufacturing (NAICS 31 through 33)
(except refineries (NAICS 324) and any
other private-sector facilities that
include processes covered by the
process safety management standard (29
CFR 1910.119)). The FY 2014
addendum also provided a mechanism
for the most-available agency to respond
to life-threatening situations on
neighbor islands (79 FR 8855, February
14, 2014).
The Fiscal Year 2015 addendum to
the OSA returned coverage over
agriculture and general industry (except
refineries (NAICS 324) and any other
private-sector facilities that include
processes covered by the process safety
management standard (29 CFR
1910.119)) to HIOSH. Federal OSHA
continues to cover refineries (NAICS
324) and any other private-sector
facilities that include processes covered
by the process safety management
standard (29 CFR 1910.119) and
enforces provisions of the Act and of the
general industry and construction
standards appropriate to hazards found
in facilities with processes that are
covered by the process safety
management standard.
All terms of the 2012 OSA, as
amended, remain in effect. The FY 2016
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FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION
[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 5-16]
Sunshine Act Meeting
The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its
regulations (45 CFR part 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act
(5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of
open meetings as follows:
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
10:00 a.m.--Issuance of Proposed Decisions in claims against Libya.
10:45 a.m.--Issuance of Proposed Decisions in claims against Iraq.
Status: Open
All meetings are held at the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
600 E Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests for information, or advance
notices of intention to observe an open meeting, may be directed to:
Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street,
NW., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: (202) 616-6975.
Brian M. Simkin,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-12943 Filed 5-27-16; 11:15 am]
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