Notice2026-09727
Hazard Communication Standard; Notice of Public Meeting
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Published
May 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
This notice is to advise interested persons that OSHA will conduct two virtual public meetings in 2026 to address the United States Government positions on documents submitted for the sessions of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS), each virtual meeting in advance of the in-person sessions of the UNSCEGHS.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 27987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09727]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0005]
RIN 1218-AC93
Hazard Communication Standard; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that OSHA will
conduct two virtual public meetings in 2026 to address the United
States Government positions on documents submitted for the sessions of
the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS), each
virtual meeting in advance of the in-person sessions of the UNSCEGHS.
DATES: The first OSHA virtual meeting in 2026 will be held in June in
preparation for the in-person July 8-10, 2026, 49th session of the
UNSCEGHS to be held in Geneva, Switzerland. The second OSHA virtual
meeting in 2026 will be held in November in preparation for the in-
person December 2-4, 2026, 50th session of the UNSCEGHS to be held 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 the June and November virtual public meetings when
developing U.S. Government positions for the UNSCEGHS meetings in July
and December 2026.
ADDRESSES: Specific information for the meeting will be posted when
available on the OSHA website at <a href="https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice">https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Ms. Janet Carter, OSHA
Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Department of Labor, telephone:
(202) 693-2370, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711210030514035f1b101f140531151e1d5f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="402321323425326e2a212e253400242f2c6e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA will conduct two virtual public
meetings in 2026; the first in June and the second in November to
discuss the working and informal documents submitted for the in-person
49th and 50th sessions of the UNSCEGHS held in-person in Geneva,
Switzerland on July 8-10, 2026, and December, 2-4, 2026, respectively.
The exact dates and advance registration information for OSHA's virtual
public meetings will be posted on the OSHA website at <a href="https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice">https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice</a>.
OSHA will solicit public input on U.S. government positions
regarding the proposals submitted to the UNSCEGHS. Written comments on
these documents can be submitted to the OSHA docket (OSHA-2016-0005) at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> until the day before each UNSCEGHS session
begins. Please see <a href="https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice">https://www.osha.gov/hazcom/international#meeting-notice</a> for the dates and times of OSHA's virtual public meetings.
Information on the work of the UNSCEGHS, including meeting agendas,
working and informal documents, and reports can be found on the United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Transport Division
website: for the July 49th session at <a href="https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/408831">https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/408831</a>; for the December 50th session at <a href="https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/410787">https://unece.org/info/Transport/Dangerous-Goods/events/410787</a>.
Authority and Signature
David Keeling, Assistant Secretary of Labor 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. 653, 655, 657),
and Secretary's Order 7-2025 (90 FR 27878) (June 30, 2025).
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 7, 2026.
David Keeling,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-09727 Filed 5-14-26; 8:45 am]
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