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found that all of the requirements
Commission rule 210.21(a), 19 CFR
210.21(a), had been met and that there
were no extraordinary circumstances
that would prevent the requested
termination. No petitions for review
were filed.
The Commission has determined not
to review the subject IDs and terminates
the investigation.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: August 19, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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MSHA—Patricia W. Silvey, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Operations
OASAM—Cheryl A. Greenaugh,
Director, Chief Information Program
Management Office
OASAM—Naomi M. Barry-Perez,
Director, Civil Rights Center
OFCCP—Debra A. Carr, Division of
Policy, Planning and Program
Development
OFCCP—Diana S. Sen, Regional
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OLMS—Stephen J. Willertz, Director,
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Director
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Assistant Secretary for Policy
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Department of Labor, Frances Perkins
Building, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,
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Dated: August 17, 2016.
Thomas E. Perez,
Secretary of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2016–0002]
Federal Advisory Council on
Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of FACOSH
meeting.
AGENCY:
The Federal Advisory Council
on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH) will meet Thursday,
September 8, 2016, in Washington, DC.
DATES: FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will
meet from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday,
September 8, 2016.
SUMMARY:
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Submission of comments, requests to
speak, speaker presentations, and
requests for special accommodations:
You must submit (postmark, send,
transmit, deliver) comments, requests to
speak at the FACOSH meeting, speaker
presentations, and requests for special
accommodations to attend the meeting
by September 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES:
FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet
in Room N–3437, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments, requests to
speak, and speaker presentations: You
may submit comments, requests to
speak at the FACOSH meeting, and
speaker presentations using one of the
following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
materials, including attachments,
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online
instructions for making submissions;
Facsimile: If your submission,
including attachments, does not exceed
10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693–1648; or
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery,
or messenger/courier service: You may
submit materials to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. OSHA–2016–0002,
Room N–2625, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2350 (OSHA TTY (877) 889–5627).
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger/courier service) are accepted
during the Department’s and the OSHA
Docket Office’s normal business hours,
8:15 a.m.—4:45 p.m., weekdays.
Requests for special accommodations
to attend the FACOSH meeting: You
may submit requests for special
accommodations by hard copy, email, or
telephone to Ms. Frances Owens, OSHA
Office of Communications, Room N–
3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; email owens.frances@dol.gov;
telephone (202) 693–1904.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this Federal Register notice.
Due to security-related procedures,
receipt of submissions by regular mail
may result in a significant delay. Please
contact the OSHA Docket Office for
information about security procedures
for making submissions by hand
delivery, express delivery, and
messenger/courier service. For
additional information making
submissions, see Public Participation in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
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OSHA will post comments, requests
to speak, and speaker presentations,
including any personal information
provided, without change in the
FACOSH public docket and
submissions may be available online at
https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
OSHA cautions individuals about
submitting certain personal information,
such as Social Security numbers and
birthdates.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, 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.
For general information: Mr. Francis
Yebesi, Director, OSHA Office of
Federal Agency Programs, Room N–
3622, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2122;
email ofap@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FACOSH will meet September 8,
2016, in Washington, DC. The meeting
is open to the public. Some FACOSH
members may attend the meeting
electronically.
The tentative agenda for the FACOSH
meeting includes:
• An update on federal agencies’
efforts on improving workplace safety
and health and return-to-work outcomes
for federal workers who sustain injuries
or illnesses in the performance of duty;
• Updates from the FACOSH
subcommittee reviewing the status of
Federal Field Safety and Health
Councils;
• The U.S. Department of Labor’s
2015 data collection of federal agency
injuries and illnesses;
• OSHA activities to protect workers
from the Zika Virus;
• The U.S. Department of Defense’s
Implementation of a Safety and Health
Management System;
• The status of the OSHA Safety and
Health Program Management
Guidelines; and
• Developing guidelines for training
senior federal agency management on
occupational safety and health issues.
FACOSH is authorized by 5 U.S.C.
7902; section 19 of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH
Act) (29 U.S.C. 668); and Executive
Order 11612, as amended, to advise the
Secretary of Labor (Secretary) on all
matters relating to the occupational
safety and health of federal employees.
This includes providing advice on how
to reduce and keep to a minimum the
number of injuries and illnesses in the
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federal workforce, and how to
encourage each federal Executive
Branch department and agency to
establish and maintain effective
occupational safety and health
programs. FACOSH operates in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.
2) and its implementing regulations (41
CFR part 102–3).
OSHA transcribes and prepares
detailed minutes of FACOSH meetings.
The Agency posts meeting transcripts
and minutes plus other materials
presented at the FACOSH meeting in
the public record of the meeting.
Public Participation, Submissions, and
Access to Public Record
FACOSH meeting: FACOSH meetings
are open to the public. Individuals
attending FACOSH meetings at the U.S.
Department of Labor must enter at the
Visitors’ Entrance, 3rd and C Streets
NW., and pass through building
security. Attendees must have valid
government-issued photo identification
to enter. For additional information
about building security measures, and
requests for special accommodations for
attending the FACOSH meeting, please
contact Ms. Owens (see ADDRESSES
section).
Submission of comments. You may
submit comments, including data and
other information, using one of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Your submissions, including
attachments and other materials, must
identify the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for this Federal Register
notice (Docket No. OSHA–2016–0002).
You may submit supplementary
materials electronically. If, instead, you
wish to submit hard copies of
supplementary materials, you must
submit them to the OSHA Docket Office
following the instructions in the
ADDRESSES section. The additional
materials must clearly identify your
electronic submission by name, date,
and docket number. OSHA will provide
copies of submissions to FACOSH
members.
Because of security-related
procedures, receipt of submissions by
regular mail may result a significant
delay. For information about security
procedures concerning submissions by
hand, express delivery, and messenger/
courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office (see ADDRESSES
section).
Submission of requests to speak and
speaker presentations. You may submit
a request to speak to FACOSH and
speaker presentations in advance by one
of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section or sign up at the FACOSH
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meeting to speak. Your request must
state:
• The amount of time you request to
speak;
• The interest you represent (e.g.,
organization name), if any; and,
• A brief outline of your presentation.
PowerPoint speaker presentations and
other electronic materials must be
compatible with Microsoft Office 2010
formats. The FACOSH chair may grant
requests to address FACOSH at his
discretion, and as time and
circumstances permit.
Access to submissions and public
record. OSHA places comments,
requests to speak, speaker presentations,
meeting transcripts and minutes, and
other documents presented at the
FACOSH meeting in the public record
without change. Those documents also
may be available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions individuals about submitting
certain personal information, such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
To read or download documents in
the public record, go to Docket No.
OSHA–2016–0002 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Although all
meeting documents are listed in the
index of that Web page, some
documents (e.g., copyrighted materials)
are not publicly available to read or
download. All meeting documents,
including copyrighted materials, are
available at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information about using https://
www.regualtions.gov to make
submissions and access the record of
FACOSH meetings is available at that
Web page. Please contact the OSHA
Docket Office for assistance with
making submissions and obtaining
documents in the FACOSH record, and
for information about materials that not
available on https://www.regulations.gov.
Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at https://
www.regulations.gov. This notice, as
well as news releases and other relevant
information about FACOSH, also is
available at OSHA’s Web page at https://
www.osha.gov/.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health,
directed the preparation of this notice
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7902; 5 U.S.C. App.
2; 29 U.S.C. 668; Executive Order 12196
(45 CFR 12629 (2/27/1980)), as
amended; 41 CFR part 102–3; and
Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012
(77 FR 3912).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on August 19,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016–20358 Filed 8–24–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health: Subcommittee on
Evidentiary Requirements for Part B
Lung Disease; Meeting
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
Announcement of meeting of
the Subcommittee on Evidentiary
Requirements for Part B Lung Disease of
the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for
the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA).
DATES: The subcommittee will meet via
teleconference on September 21, 2016,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Antonio Rios, Designated
Federal Officer, at rios.antonio@dol.gov,
or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer, at rhoads.carrie@
dol.gov, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Suite S–
3524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 343–5580. This is not a toll-free
number.
For Press Inquiries Contact: For press
inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, Office
of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room S–1028, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–4672; email
mcclure.amanda.c@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Board is mandated by Section
3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary of
Labor established the Board under this
authority and Executive Order 13699
(June 26, 2015). The purpose of the
Advisory Board is to advise the
Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site
Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the
Department of Labor; (2) medical
guidance for claims examiners for
claims with the EEOICPA program, with
respect to the weighing of the medical
evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary
requirements for claims under Part B of
EEOICPA related to lung disease; and
(4) the work of industrial hygienists and
staff physicians and consulting
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physicians of the Department of Labor
and reports of such hygienists and
physicians to ensure quality, objectivity,
and consistency. The Advisory Board
sunsets on December 19, 2019. This
subcommittee is being assembled to
gather and analyze data and continue
working on advice under Area #3,
Evidentiary Requirements for Part B
lung conditions.
The Advisory Board operates in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.
2) and its implementing regulations (41
CFR part 102–3).
Agenda: The tentative agenda for the
Subcommittee on Evidentiary
Requirements for Part B Lung Disease
meeting includes: Review data and
information provided by DEEOIC
program; discuss adjudication process
used by claims examiners for Part B
lung conditions; discuss role of Contract
Medical Consultants in Part B lung
conditions cases; discuss medical
guidance on statutory criteria for
showing lung conditions.
OWCP transcribes Advisory Board
subcommittee meetings. OWCP posts
the transcripts on the Advisory Board
Web page, https://www.dol.gov/owcp/
energy/regs/compliance/
AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written
comments and other materials
submitted to the subcommittee or
presented at subcommittee meetings.
Public Participation, Submissions, and
Access to the Public Record
Subcommittee meeting: The
subcommittee will meet via
teleconference on Wednesday,
September 21, 2016, from 1 p.m. until
4 p.m. Eastern Time. Advisory Board
subcommittee meetings are open to the
public. The teleconference number and
other details for listening to the meeting
will be posted on the Advisory Board’s
Web site no later than 72 hours prior to
the meeting. This information will be
posted at https://www.dol.gov/owcp/
energy/regs/compliance/
AdvisoryBoard.htm.
Requests for special accommodations:
Please submit requests for special
accommodations to participate in the
subcommittee meeting by email,
telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie
Rhoads, OWCP, Room S–3524, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 343–5580; email
EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov.
Submission of written comments for
the record: You may submit written
comments, identified by the
subcommittee name and the meeting
date of September 21, 2016, by any of
the following methods:
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• Electronically: Send to:
EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify
in the email subject line,
‘‘Subcommittee on Part B Lung
Conditions’’).
• Mail, express delivery, hand
delivery, messenger, or courier service:
Submit one copy to the following
address: U.S. Department of Labor,
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs, Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health, Room
S–3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Due to securityrelated procedures, receipt of
submissions by regular mail may
experience significant delays.
Comments must be received by
September 14, 2016. OWCP will make
available publically, without change,
any written comments, including any
personal information that you provide.
Therefore, OWCP cautions interested
parties against submitting personal
information such as Social Security
numbers and birthdates.
Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at https://
www.regulations.gov. This notice, as
well as news releases and other relevant
information, are also available on the
Advisory Board’s Web page at https://
www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/
compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs.
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Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health: Subcommittee on
Medical Advice, Weighing Medical
Evidence; Meeting
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
Announcement of meeting of
the Subcommittee on Medical Advice
regarding Weighing Medical Evidence of
the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for
the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA).
SUMMARY:
The subcommittee will meet via
teleconference on September 13, 2016,
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Antonio Rios, Designated
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0002]
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of FACOSH meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
(FACOSH) will meet Thursday, September 8, 2016, in Washington, DC.
DATES: FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday,
September 8, 2016.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, speaker presentations,
and requests for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark,
send, transmit, deliver) comments, requests to speak at the FACOSH
meeting, speaker presentations, and requests for special accommodations
to attend the meeting by September 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES:
FACOSH meeting: FACOSH will meet in Room N-3437, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations: You may submit comments, requests to speak at the FACOSH
meeting, and speaker presentations using one of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments,
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for making submissions;
Facsimile: If your submission, including attachments, does not
exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648; or
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, or messenger/courier
service: You may submit materials to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA-2016-0002, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (OSHA TTY
(877) 889-5627). Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger/courier
service) are accepted during the Department's and the OSHA Docket
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.--4:45 p.m., weekdays.
Requests for special accommodations to attend the FACOSH meeting:
You may submit requests for special accommodations by hard copy, email,
or telephone to Ms. Frances Owens, OSHA Office of Communications, Room
N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; email owens.frances@dol.gov; telephone (202) 693-
1904.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register notice. Due to security-related
procedures, receipt of submissions by regular mail may result in a
significant delay. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for
information about security procedures for making submissions by hand
delivery, express delivery, and messenger/courier service. For
additional information making submissions, see Public Participation in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
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OSHA will post comments, requests to speak, and speaker
presentations, including any personal information provided, without
change in the FACOSH public docket and submissions may be available
online at https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions
individuals about submitting certain personal information, such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, 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.
For general information: Mr. Francis Yebesi, Director, OSHA Office
of Federal Agency Programs, Room N-3622, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
2122; email ofap@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FACOSH will meet September 8, 2016, in Washington, DC. The meeting
is open to the public. Some FACOSH members may attend the meeting
electronically.
The tentative agenda for the FACOSH meeting includes:
An update on federal agencies' efforts on improving
workplace safety and health and return-to-work outcomes for federal
workers who sustain injuries or illnesses in the performance of duty;
Updates from the FACOSH subcommittee reviewing the status
of Federal Field Safety and Health Councils;
The U.S. Department of Labor's 2015 data collection of
federal agency injuries and illnesses;
OSHA activities to protect workers from the Zika Virus;
The U.S. Department of Defense's Implementation of a
Safety and Health Management System;
The status of the OSHA Safety and Health Program
Management Guidelines; and
Developing guidelines for training senior federal agency
management on occupational safety and health issues.
FACOSH is authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7902; section 19 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 668);
and Executive Order 11612, as amended, to advise the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) on all matters relating to the occupational safety and
health of federal employees. This includes providing advice on how to
reduce and keep to a minimum the number of injuries and illnesses in
the federal workforce, and how to encourage each federal Executive
Branch department and agency to establish and maintain effective
occupational safety and health programs. FACOSH operates in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and
its implementing regulations (41 CFR part 102-3).
OSHA transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of FACOSH meetings.
The Agency posts meeting transcripts and minutes plus other materials
presented at the FACOSH meeting in the public record of the meeting.
Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to Public Record
FACOSH meeting: FACOSH meetings are open to the public. Individuals
attending FACOSH meetings at the U.S. Department of Labor must enter at
the Visitors' Entrance, 3rd and C Streets NW., and pass through
building security. Attendees must have valid government-issued photo
identification to enter. For additional information about building
security measures, and requests for special accommodations for
attending the FACOSH meeting, please contact Ms. Owens (see ADDRESSES
section).
Submission of comments. You may submit comments, including data and
other information, using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Your submissions, including attachments and other materials,
must identify the agency name and the OSHA docket number for this
Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2016-0002). You may submit
supplementary materials electronically. If, instead, you wish to submit
hard copies of supplementary materials, you must submit them to the
OSHA Docket Office following the instructions in the ADDRESSES section.
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic
submission by name, date, and docket number. OSHA will provide copies
of submissions to FACOSH members.
Because of security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by
regular mail may result a significant delay. For information about
security procedures concerning submissions by hand, express delivery,
and messenger/courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office
(see ADDRESSES section).
Submission of requests to speak and speaker presentations. You may
submit a request to speak to FACOSH and speaker presentations in
advance by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section or sign
up at the FACOSH meeting to speak. Your request must state:
The amount of time you request to speak;
The interest you represent (e.g., organization name), if
any; and,
A brief outline of your presentation.
PowerPoint speaker presentations and other electronic materials
must be compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 formats. The FACOSH chair
may grant requests to address FACOSH at his discretion, and as time and
circumstances permit.
Access to submissions and public record. OSHA places comments,
requests to speak, speaker presentations, meeting transcripts and
minutes, and other documents presented at the FACOSH meeting in the
public record without change. Those documents also may be available
online at https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions
individuals about submitting certain personal information, such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
To read or download documents in the public record, go to Docket
No. OSHA-2016-0002 at https://www.regulations.gov. Although all meeting
documents are listed in the index of that Web page, some documents
(e.g., copyrighted materials) are not publicly available to read or
download. All meeting documents, including copyrighted materials, are
available at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information about using https://www.regualtions.gov to make
submissions and access the record of FACOSH meetings is available at
that Web page. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance
with making submissions and obtaining documents in the FACOSH record,
and for information about materials that not available on https://www.regulations.gov.
Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available at
https://www.regulations.gov. This notice, as well as news releases and
other relevant information about FACOSH, also is available at OSHA's
Web page at https://www.osha.gov/.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7902; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 U.S.C. 668; Executive
Order 12196 (45 CFR 12629 (2/27/1980)), as amended; 41 CFR part 102-3;
and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912).
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Signed at Washington, DC, on August 19, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-20358 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
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