
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0026]


Executive Order 13650 Improving Chemical Facility Safety and 
Security Webinar: Implementation Updates

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

ACTION: Notice of listening session Webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), is announcing a Webinar to update stakeholders on action 
items since the June 6, 2014 release of ``Executive Order [EO] 13650: 
Actions to Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security--A Shared 
Commitment.''

DATES: The Webinar will take place on June 19th, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. 
EDT.
    Registration to Participate: To register, please email your contact 
information (first name, last name, company, title) to 
eo.chemical@hq.dhs.gov. As time permits, questions will be taken on a 
first-come, first served basis--please let us know if you wish to 
participate. You will be provided a separate email with webinar 
connection and call-in instructions. There is no fee to register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the EO, 
visit the Web site at: https://www.osha.gov/chemicalexecutiveorder/. 
For questions regarding the EO, please contact: eo.chemical@hq.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On August 1, 2013, President Obama issued EO 13650 to improve 
chemical facility safety and security. The Working Group charged with 
implementing the EO is co-chaired by DHS, DOL, and EPA, and includes 
participation from the Departments of Justice, Agriculture, and 
Transportation, all of whom play a role in chemical facility safety 
measures. The Working Group gathered concerns, comments, feedback, 
suggestions, and best practices from stakeholders over the course of 
several Webinars and listening sessions which culminated in a Report to 
the President released in May 2014, as well as an Action Plan contained 
therein.
    The Working Group has made significant progress on the 
implementation of the Action Plan since the release of the report by 
initiating community planning preparedness measures, increasing Federal 
coordination, improving data management techniques and technology, 
revising regulations, issuing guidance and advisory documents, and 
creating a best practices repository, among other initiatives.

II. Scope of Webinar

    The purpose of this Webinar is to update stakeholders and the 
public on progress made on action items since the June 6, 2014 release 
of ``Executive Order [EO] 13650: Actions to Improving Chemical Facility 
Safety and Security--A Shared Commitment'', and to raise awareness of 
the EO 13650 Working Group Web site, located at: www.osha.gov/chemicalexecutiveorder/.
    We encourage participation from the broad range of stakeholders who 
have an interest in chemical facility safety and security to include, 
but not limited to, chemical producers, chemical storage companies, 
agricultural supply companies, State and local regulators, chemical 
critical infrastructure owners and operators, first responders, labor 
organizations representing affected workers, environmental and 
community groups, and consensus standards organizations.

III. Public Participation

    This Webinar will accommodate over 600 participants. As time 
permits, participants will be able to ask questions on a first-come 
first-served basis. We will do our best to accommodate all persons who 
wish to ask questions during the session. We request that participants 
refrain from making statements, and use this time to ask questions. 
Should time run out, participants may submit questions or statements 
to: eo.chemical@hq.dhs.gov.

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this 
notice.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on June 15, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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