
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 74987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26003]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Chapter XVII


Informal Discussion on Hazard Communication Rulemaking

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that on Wednesday, 
November 16, 2016, OSHA will conduct a public meeting to informally 
discuss potential updates to the Hazard Communication Standard. The 
purpose of this meeting is to invite stakeholders to identify topics or 
issues they would like OSHA to consider in the rulemaking.

DATES: Wednesday November 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: OSHA's informal discussion on Hazard Communication 
rulemaking will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.at the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) 
Headquarters, Suite 700, 201 12th Street South, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Maureen Ruskin, OSHA Directorate 
of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210, 
telephone: (202) 693-1950, email: ruskin.maureen@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Advanced Meeting Registration: OSHA requests that attendees pre-
register for this meeting by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CRPK2YY. Please note if you are attending in 
person MSHA, who is hosting this meeting, requires pre-registration 
seven days before the meeting. Failure to pre-register for this event 
will prevent your access into the MSHA Headquarters building. 
Additionally, if you are attending in-person, OSHA suggests you plan to 
arrive early to allow time for the security checks necessary to access 
the building. Conference call-in and WebEx capability will be provided 
for this meeting. Specific information on the MSHA Headquarters 
building access, and call-in and WebEx meeting access will be posted 
when available in the Highlights box on OSHA's Hazard Communication Web 
site at: https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index.html. OSHA is beginning 
its rulemaking efforts to maintain alignment of the Hazard 
Communication Standard (HCS) with the most recent revision of the 
United Nations Globally Harmonized system of Classification and 
Labelling of chemicals (GHS). The purpose of this meeting is to request 
feedback from stakeholders and informally discuss potential topics or 
issues that OSHA should consider during a rulemaking to update the HCS. 
OSHA will also solicit suggestions about the types of publications 
stakeholders might find helpful in complying with the standard and 
which topics on which they would like OSHA to prepare additional 
compliance materials in the future.
    Authority and Signature: This document was prepared under the 
direction of David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, pursuant 
to sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657), and Secretary's Order 1-2012 (77 FR 
3912), (Jan. 25, 2012).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on October 24, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-26003 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am]
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