Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Membership and Meeting, 28100-28101 [2019-12676]

Download as PDF 28100 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 116 / Monday, June 17, 2019 / Notices ventilation or other plans, and other applicable laws, standards, or regulations. —Any disruption in ventilation will be recorded in the logbook required by the PDO. The logbook will include a description of the nature of the disruption, the location of the disruption, the date and time of the disruption and the date and time the surveyor communicated the disruption to the section foreman, the date and time production ceased, the date and time ventilation was reestablished, and the date and time production resumed. —All surveyors, section foremen, section crew members, and other personnel who will be involved with or affected by surveying operations will receive training in accordance with 30 CFR 48.7 on the requirements of the PDO within 60 days of the date the PDO becomes final. The training will be completed before any nonpermissible electronic surveying equipment can be used while production is occurring. The operator will keep a record of the training and provide the record to MSHA on request. —The operator will provide annual retraining to all personnel who will be involved with or affected by surveying operations in accordance with 30 CFR 48.8. The operator will train new miners on the requirements of the PDO in accordance with 30 CFR 48.5, and will train experienced miners, as defined in 30 CFR 48.6, on the requirements of the PDO in accordance with 30 CFR 48.6. The operator will keep a record of the training and provide the record to MSHA on request. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method will at all times guarantee no less than the same measure of protection afforded by the existing standard. Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. [FR Doc. 2019–12690 Filed 6–14–19; 8:45 am] khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4520–43–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:34 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 247001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2018–0012] Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Notice of Membership and Meeting Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of ACCSH membership and meeting. AGENCY: On May 13, 2019, the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) appointed 15 members to serve on ACCSH. OSHA also announces ACCSH will meet July 17–18, 2019. 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: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. For general information about ACCSH: Mr. Damon Bonneau, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693–2183; email: bonneau.damon@ dol.gov. For copies of this Federal Register Notice: 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 at OSHA’s web page at www.osha.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Background 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 OSH Act and CSA require the Assistant Secretary to consult with ACCSH before the agency proposes any occupational safety and health standard affecting construction activities (29 CFR 1911.10; 40 U.S.C. 3704). ACCSH operates in accordance with the CSA, the OSH Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and regulations issued pursuant to those statutes (29 CFR part 1912, 41 CFR part 102–3). ACCSH generally meets two times a year. PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 II. Appointment of Committee Members ACCSH consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary. ACCSH members generally serve two-year terms, unless they resign, cease to be qualified, become unable to serve, or the Secretary removes them (29 CFR 1912.3(e)). The Secretary may appoint ACCSH members to successive terms. The allocation of members for each category of ACCSH membership is: • Five members who are qualified by experience and affiliation to present the viewpoint of employees in the construction industry; • Five members who are similarly qualified to present the viewpoint of employers in the construction industry; • Two public members, qualified by knowledge and experience to make a useful contribution to the work of ACCSH, such as those who have professional or technical experience and competence with occupational safety and health in the construction industry; • Two representatives of State safety and health agencies; and • One representative designated by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. OSHA received nominations of highly qualified individuals in response to the agency’s request for nominations (83 FR 46972, September 17, 2018). The Secretary appointed individuals to serve on the Committee who have broad experience relevant to the issues to be examined by the Committee. The ACCSH membership is as follows: Employee Representatives • Palmer L. Hickman, Electrical Training ALLIANCE; • Randall A. Krocka, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust; • Mark S. Mullins, Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund; • Richard Tessier, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers Representative Research and Education Joint Trust; and • Christina Trahan Cain, North America’s Building Trades Unions. Employer Representatives • Kevin Cannon, Associated General Contractors of America (ACCSH Chair); • Fravel Combs, M.A. Mortenson Company; • Cindy DePrater, Turner Construction Company; • Greg Sizemore, Associated Builders and Contractors; and • Wesley L. Wheeler, National Electrical Contractors Association. Public Representatives • Christopher Fought, General Motors, LLC; and E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 116 / Monday, June 17, 2019 / Notices • R. Ronald Sokol, Safety Council of Texas City. State Representatives • Christopher Mabry, North Carolina Department of Labor; and • Charles Stribling, Kentucky Labor Cabinet Department of Workplace Standards. Federal Representative • Dr. G. Scott Earnest, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. III. Meeting Information ACCSH will meet from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., ET, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET, Thursday, July 18, 2019. ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. The Committee will meet in Conference Rooms N–5437 A, B, C, & D. Meeting attendees must use the visitor’s entrance located at 3rd & C Streets NW. Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for this meeting includes: • Assistant Secretary’s agency update and remarks; • Directorate of Construction update; • ACCSH’s consideration of, and recommendation on, the following proposals: —Adding a reference to the definition of ‘‘confined space’’ that applies to welding activities in construction; —Clarifying the requirements for the fit of personal protective equipment in construction; khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES DATES: • Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs update; • Directorate of Standards and Guidance update; • Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management update; • Directorate of Training and Education update; • NIOSH update; • Office of Communications update; • Safety Stand-Down updates; and, • Public Comment Period. Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit comments and requests to speak at the ACCSH meeting by July 5, 2019, identified by the docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA–2018–0012), using one of the following methods: Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments, electronically at: https:// www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, do not exceed 10 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:34 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 247001 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. Regular mail, express mail, hand delivery, and messenger or courier service: You may submit comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2018–0012, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (express mail, hand (courier) delivery, and messenger service) are accepted during the OSHA Docket Office’s normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special accommodations for this ACCSH meeting by July 5, 2019, to Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Room N–3468, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2020; email: chatmon.veneta@dol.gov. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA–2018–0012). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular mail may result in a significant delay in receipt. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security procedures for making submissions by express mail, hand (courier) delivery, and messenger service. 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 ACCSH meeting, go to https:// 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 https://www.regulations.gov. All submissions are available for inspection and, when permitted, copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. For information on using https://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 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. PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28101 Authority and Signature Loren Sweatt, Acting 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, Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912), and 29 CFR part 1912. Signed at Washington, DC, on June 11, 2019. Loren Sweatt, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2019–12676 Filed 6–14–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION Sunshine Act: Notice of Agency Meeting 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2019. PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 7047, 1775 Duke Street (All visitors must use Diagonal Road Entrance), Alexandria, VA 22314–3428. 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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28100-28101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12676]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2018-0012]


Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): 
Notice of Membership and Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of ACCSH membership and meeting.

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SUMMARY: On May 13, 2019, the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) 
appointed 15 members to serve on ACCSH. OSHA also announces ACCSH will 
meet July 17-18, 2019.

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].
    For copies of this Federal Register Notice: 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 at OSHA's web page at 
www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    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 OSH Act 
and CSA require the Assistant Secretary to consult with ACCSH before 
the agency proposes any occupational safety and health standard 
affecting construction activities (29 CFR 1911.10; 40 U.S.C. 3704).
    ACCSH operates in accordance with the CSA, the OSH Act, the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and regulations issued 
pursuant to those statutes (29 CFR part 1912, 41 CFR part 102-3). ACCSH 
generally meets two times a year.

II. Appointment of Committee Members

    ACCSH consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary. ACCSH 
members generally serve two-year terms, unless they resign, cease to be 
qualified, become unable to serve, or the Secretary removes them (29 
CFR 1912.3(e)). The Secretary may appoint ACCSH members to successive 
terms.
    The allocation of members for each category of ACCSH membership is:
     Five members who are qualified by experience and 
affiliation to present the viewpoint of employees in the construction 
industry;
     Five members who are similarly qualified to present the 
viewpoint of employers in the construction industry;
     Two public members, qualified by knowledge and experience 
to make a useful contribution to the work of ACCSH, such as those who 
have professional or technical experience and competence with 
occupational safety and health in the construction industry;
     Two representatives of State safety and health agencies; 
and
     One representative designated by the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    OSHA received nominations of highly qualified individuals in 
response to the agency's request for nominations (83 FR 46972, 
September 17, 2018). The Secretary appointed individuals to serve on 
the Committee who have broad experience relevant to the issues to be 
examined by the Committee. The ACCSH membership is as follows:

Employee Representatives

     Palmer L. Hickman, Electrical Training ALLIANCE;
     Randall A. Krocka, Sheet Metal Occupational Health 
Institute Trust;
     Mark S. Mullins, Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund;
     Richard Tessier, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, 
and Allied Workers Representative Research and Education Joint Trust; 
and
     Christina Trahan Cain, North America's Building Trades 
Unions.

Employer Representatives

     Kevin Cannon, Associated General Contractors of America 
(ACCSH Chair);
     Fravel Combs, M.A. Mortenson Company;
     Cindy DePrater, Turner Construction Company;
     Greg Sizemore, Associated Builders and Contractors; and
     Wesley L. Wheeler, National Electrical Contractors 
Association.

Public Representatives

     Christopher Fought, General Motors, LLC; and

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     R. Ronald Sokol, Safety Council of Texas City.

State Representatives

     Christopher Mabry, North Carolina Department of Labor; and
     Charles Stribling, Kentucky Labor Cabinet Department of 
Workplace Standards.

Federal Representative

     Dr. G. Scott Earnest, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health.

III. Meeting Information

DATES: ACCSH will meet from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., ET, Wednesday, July 17, 
2019, and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET, Thursday, July 18, 2019.

ADDRESSES:  The Committee will meet at the U.S. Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. The Committee will 
meet in Conference Rooms N-5437 A, B, C, & D. Meeting attendees must 
use the visitor's entrance located at 3rd & C Streets NW.
    Meeting agenda: The tentative agenda for this meeting includes:
     Assistant Secretary's agency update and remarks;
     Directorate of Construction update;
     ACCSH's consideration of, and recommendation on, the 
following proposals:

--Adding a reference to the definition of ``confined space'' that 
applies to welding activities in construction;
--Clarifying the requirements for the fit of personal protective 
equipment in construction;

     Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs update;
     Directorate of Standards and Guidance update;
     Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management 
update;
     Directorate of Training and Education update;
     NIOSH update;
     Office of Communications update;
     Safety Stand-Down updates; and,
     Public Comment Period.
    Submission of comments and requests to speak: Submit comments and 
requests to speak at the ACCSH meeting by July 5, 2019, identified by 
the docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2018-0012), using one of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments, 
electronically at: https://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, do not exceed 
10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.
    Regular mail, express mail, hand delivery, and messenger or courier 
service: You may submit comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Docket No. OSHA-2018-0012, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (express mail, hand 
(courier) delivery, and messenger service) are accepted during the OSHA 
Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
    Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special 
accommodations for this ACCSH meeting by July 5, 2019, to Ms. Veneta 
Chatmon, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Room N-3468, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; 
telephone (202) 693-2020; email: [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-
2018-0012). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by 
regular mail may result in a significant delay in receipt. Please 
contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security 
procedures for making submissions by express mail, hand (courier) 
delivery, and messenger service.
    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 
ACCSH meeting, go to https://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 https://www.regulations.gov. All submissions are available for 
inspection and, when permitted, copying at the OSHA Docket Office at 
the above address. For information on using https://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 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

    Loren Sweatt, Acting 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, 
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), and 29 CFR part 
1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on June 11, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-12676 Filed 6-14-19; 8:45 am]
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