2022-23801. Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH): Charter Renewal

AGENCY:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION:

Renewal of the ACCSH Charter.

SUMMARY:

The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone [phone]; email: [e-mail].

For general information about ACCSH: Mr. Damon Bonneau, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone [phone]; email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Secretary has renewed the ACCSH charter. The new charter will expire two years from the filing date.

Congress established ACCSH in Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act (CSA)) (40 U.S.C. 3704(d)(4)), to advise the Secretary in the formulation of construction safety and health standards as well as on policy matters arising under the CSA and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).

ACCSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and its implementing regulations (41 CFR 102-3 et seq.); and Department of Labor Manual Series Chapter 1-900 (8/31/2020). Pursuant to FACA (5 U.S.C. App. 2, 14(b)(2)), the ACCSH charter must be renewed every two years.

The new charter was revised to restore a description of demographic categories targeted for participation on ACCSH that was removed in a prior charter renewal cycle.

The new ACCSH charter is available to read or download at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2022-0001), the federal rulemaking portal. The charter also is available on the ACCSH page on OSHA's web page at http://www.osha.gov/​advisorycommittee/​accsh/​charter, and at the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at [phone] (TTY [phone]) for assistance in locating docket submissions. In addition, the charter is available for viewing or download at the Federal Advisory Committee Database at http://www.facadatabase.gov.

Authority and Signature

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 655, 40 U.S.C. 3704, Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and 29 CFR part 1912.

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 27, 2022.

James S. Frederick,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.