[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67378-67379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23366]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]


Preparations for the 39th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that OSHA will 
conduct a virtual public meeting in advance of certain international 
meetings. The first meeting will be held in advance of the official 
39th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the 
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals 
(UNSCEGHS) to be held as a hybrid (in-person and virtual) meeting in 
early December 9-11, 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland. OSHA, along with the 
U.S. Interagency Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Coordinating Group, plans to consider the 
comments and information gathered at this public meeting when 
developing the U.S. Government positions for the UNSCEGHS meeting.

DATES: The virtual public meeting will take place on November 19, 2020. 
Specific information for each meeting will be posted when available on 
the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom_international.html#meeting-notice.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be virtually hosted through the DOT 
Headquarters Conference Center, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 
DC 20590.
    Written Comments: Interested parties may submit comments between 
November 17 through December 3, 2020, on the Working and Informal 
Papers for the 39th sessions of the UNSCEGHS to the docket established 
for International/Globally Harmonized System (GHS) efforts at: http://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005.
    Registration To Attend and/or To Participate in the Virtual 
Meeting: These meetings will be open to the public on a first-come, 
first served basis, as space is limited. Advanced meeting registration 
information will be posted on the PHMSA website. DOT is committed to 
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you 
need alternative formats or services because of a disability, such as 
sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Attendees may use the same form to pre-register for both meetings. 
Failure to pre-register may delay your access into the DOT Headquarters 
conference call line. Conference call-in and ``Skype meeting'' 
capability will be provided for both meetings. Information on how to 
access the conference call and ``Skype meeting'' will be posted when 
available at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview under Upcoming Events. This information 
will also be posted on OSHA's Hazard Communication website on the 
international tab at: https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom_international.html#meeting-notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    At the Department of Transportation: Please contact Mr. Steven Webb 
or Mr. Aaron Wiener, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Department 
of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202) 366-8553.
    At the Department of Labor: Please 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: OSHA will conduct a virtual public meeting 
in advance of the 39th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of 
Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and 
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held as a hybrid meeting in 
early December 2020, in Geneva, Switzerland. This virtual public 
meeting will occur jointly with the Department of Transportation (DOT), 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) (see FR 
Doc. 2020-09076 Filed 4-28-20) to discuss proposals in preparation for 
the 57th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the 
Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCETDG) to be held as a hybrid meeting 
November 30-December 8, 2020. Advanced meeting registration information 
will be posted on the PHMSA website (see Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0224; 
Notice No. 2020-02).
    For each of these meetings, OSHA and PHMSA will solicit public 
input on U.S. government positions regarding proposals submitted by 
member countries in advance of each meeting.

The OSHA Meeting

    OSHA is hosting an open informal public meeting of the official 
39th session of the UNSCEGHS which will represent the third and final 
meeting scheduled for the 2019-2020 biennium. Information on the work 
of the UNSCEGHS including meeting agendas, working and informal papers, 
reports, and documents from previous sessions can be found on the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Transport 
Division website located at: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html.

The PHMSA Meeting

    Additional information regarding the UNSCETDG and related matters 
can be found on PHMSA's website at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/international-program/international-program-overview.

Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational 
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, authorized the preparation 
of this notice under the authority granted by sections 4, 6, and 8 of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.

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653, 655, 657), and Secretary's Order 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), (Jan. 25, 
2012).

    Signed at Washington, DC, on October 16, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
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