
[Federal Register: October 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 209)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0012]

 
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH), Charter Renewal

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

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the NACOSH charter.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor has renewed the charter of the National 
Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) for two 
years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Crawford, OSHA Directorate 
of Evaluation and Analysis, Room N-3641, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
1932.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the NACOSH charter. 
The charter will expire two years from today.
    NACOSH was established by Section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise, 
consult with,

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and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services on matters relating to the administration of the OSH 
Act. Under the OSH Act, Congress intended NACOSH to be a continuing 
advisory committee of indefinite duration.
    NACOSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and OSHA's regulations on NACOSH (29 CFR 
part 1912a). Pursuant to FACA and its implementing regulations (41 CFR 
102-3), the NACOSH charter must be renewed every two years. The charter 
expires two years from the date it is signed and filed.
    To read or download a copy of the new NACOSH charter, go to Docket 
No. OSHA-2010-0012 at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. The charter also is available on the NACOSH page on 
OSHA's Web page at http://www.osha.gov and at the OSHA Docket Office, 
N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350. In addition, the 
charter may be viewed or downloaded at the Federal Advisory Committees 
Database at http://www.fido.gov.

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice 
under the authority granted by Sections 6(b) and 7(a) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 656), the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 29 CFR part 1912a, 41 
CFR 102-3, and Secretary of Labor's Order 4--2010 (75 FR 55355 (9/10/
2010)).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on October 26, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-27439 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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