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DOL - 639 - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health - Presidential

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health	Agency Name	Department of Labor
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	639
Original Establishment Date	2/26/1980	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	http://N/A
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	16
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Director, Office of Federal Agency Programs
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	10/13/2023	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Lana
Date Of Renewal Charter	10/13/2025	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	Nieves
Projected Termination Date	9/30/2025	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Morrison
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	N/A
Specific Termination Authority	EO 14109	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 693-2128
Establishment Authority*	Presidential	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(202) 693-1685
Specific Establishment Authority*	5 U.S.C. 7902(c)(1); EO 11612, & continued by EO 12196, & subsequent EOs through EO 14109	Designated Federal Officer Email*	morrison.lana.n@dol.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	2/26/1980
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	National Policy Issue Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) generally meets at least twice a year. FACOSH comprises sixteen members: eight representing federal agency management and eight from labor organizations representing federal workers. FACOSH members are typically Designated Agency Safety and Health Officials (DASHOs)-federal agency personnel at the Assistant Secretary level or possessing a similar degree of authority over occupational safety and health (OSH)-related matters within their agencies), or labor union personnel responsible for federal agency OSH-related issues within their organizations.
How is membership balanced?*	FACOSH members are drawn from Federal Government agencies and organized labor groups representing federal government employees. The Committee is composed of eight members from federal agency management, and eight members from labor organizations representing federal employees. FACOSH is chaired by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Members serve staggered terms lasting up to three years. An annual, and as needed, request for member nominations is published in the Federal Register to fill these member vacancies. The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) normally appoints members from this list of nominees. However, the Secretary has the authority to appoint individuals who did not submit nominations but possess the appropriate qualifications to fill the vacancy. In addition, the Secretary can reappoint members to successive terms. To maintain balance and fill vacancies, OSHA employs a multi-faceted approach to inform the general public, as well as the Department’s workforce, regarding vacancies on FACOSH, and the period and requirements for submitting nominations.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The full FACOSH generally meets at least twice a year, with subcommittees meeting on an as-needed basis. During meetings, FACOSH considers federal agency occupational safety and health-related issues proposed by members and OSHA. Deliberations are limited to Committee members. Subcommittee meetings provide an opportunity for FACOSH members to more fully analyze the issues identified by the full FACOSH and develop recommendations to present to the Committee.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	FACOSH is established pursuant to U.S.C. 7902(c)(1), Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 11612, E.O. 12196, and subsequent E.O.s through E.O. 14109 to advise the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the OSH of federal workers. In addition to advising the Secretary of Labor, FACOSH serves as the primary forum for federal agency management and representatives from labor organizations representing federal workers to come together and discuss OSH issues in the Federal Government. No other entity provides this type of broad-based oversight on OSH issues within the Federal Government.
Why close or partially close meetings?	All meetings of the full FACOSH are open to the public.
Recommendation Remarks	None.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	Yes
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	The agency has developed new guidance products based on FACOSH recommendations.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	None.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	None.	Grants Review Comment	N/A.
Number Of Recommendations*	50	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	Since its reestablishment in August 2021, the Secretary has approved four recommendations from FACOSH. FACOSH’s four recommendations are: 1) OSHA creating a webpage that would post federal agencies’ best practices/lessons learned, 2) OSHA developing a survey of the agencies to identify best practices and lessons learned, 3) OSHA obtaining feedback from agencies on their experience with inputting data into the Bureau of Labor Statistics Internet Data Collection Facility and discuss this feedback at the next meeting, and 4) OSHA determining if there is a viable pathway to have OPM consider changing the qualifications for the GS-0018 Standard Classification so that agencies can hire better qualified staff which was already attempted by FACOSH in the past.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	60.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	N/A	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	8.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	N/A	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	Additional committee documentation is available at regulations.gov under Docket OSHA-2021-0010
Agency Feedback Comment*	OSHA provided feedback to federal agencies regarding these recommendations through various mechanisms, including, but not limited to the following forums. OSHA provided feedback to federal agencies during Committee proceedings, specifically during the Committee’s deliberation over subcommittee reports and other agenda items. FACOSH reports and recommendations were available for public viewing on the FACOSH homepage. OSHA also provided feedback to federal agencies through the Federal Agency Safety and Health Roundtable. Roundtable meetings meet four times a year and were open to federal senior safety and health managers, medical personnel, technical experts, labor representatives, and other interested parties.	Narrative Description*	FACOSH was established pursuant to U.S.C. 7902(c)(1), Executive Order (E.O.) 11612, E.O. 12196, & subsequent E.O.s through E.O. 14109 to advise the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health (OSH) of federal workers. FACOSH was comprised of sixteen members; eight representing federal agency management and eight from labor organizations representing federal workers. FACOSH supported two of the Department of Labor's strategic goals: 1) ensuring that workplaces are safe and healthful, and 2) assuring fair and high-quality work-life environments by providing workers a voice in the workplace.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/13/2025 12:46 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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Category Area Emergency Emergency Preparedness and Management Federal Employment Federal Employees and Personnel Government Federal Government Internal Federal Government Labor Labor Occupational Safety and Health

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