2024-20649. National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Charter Renewal

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Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

1. [Docket No. OSHA-2024-0005]

AGENCY:

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION:

Renewal of the NACOSH charter.

SUMMARY:

The Acting Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for NACOSH.

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: Ms. Lisa Long, Acting Deputy Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: [phone]; email: [e-mail].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Secretary has renewed the NACOSH charter. The charter will expire on September 4, 2026.

Congress established NACOSH in section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to the administration of the OSH Act. NACOSH is a non-discretionary advisory committee of indefinite duration.

NACOSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.), its implementing regulations (41 CFR part 102-3), and OSHA's regulations on NACOSH (29 CFR part 1912a). Pursuant to FACA (5 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.) the NACOSH charter must be renewed every two years.

The new charter increases the estimated annual operational costs for NACOSH by approximately 3 percent (from $201,715.20 to $207,766.65).

The new NACOSH charter is available to read or download at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. OSHA-2024-0005), the federal rulemaking 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-3653, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone [phone]. 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 under the authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 656; 5 U.S.C. 10; 29 CFR part 1912a; 41 CFR part 102-3; and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020).

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 5, 2024.

James S. Frederick,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.