Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH)

Resumen

In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), and after consultation with the General Services Administration, the Secretary of Labor announced on January 10, 2011, her intention to reestablish the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) as being in the public interest (76 FR 1460). She signed the MACOSH charter on January 25, 2011, which, pursuant to FACA, will expire after two years on January 25, 2013. On March 29, 2011, the Secretary of Labor selected and approved 15 members to serve on the Committee. MACOSH will contribute to OSHA's performance of the duties imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). The first meeting of the reestablished MACOSH Committee will be held on April 19 and 20, 2011, in Washington, DC.