[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1832-1833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00321]
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE: January 17, 2013; 2:30 p.m. EST.
PLACE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Horizon
Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board (CSB) announces that it will convene a public meeting on
Thursday, January 17, 2013, starting at 2:30 p.m. EST (8:30 a.m.
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) in the Horizon Room of the Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20004.
The agenda for the meeting includes the presentation of the
findings from the CSB investigation of the April 8, 2011, explosion and
fire that killed five workers at a storage facility used by Donaldson
Enterprises Inc. (DEI) near Honolulu, Hawaii. The explosion occurred
during the disposal of professional-grade fireworks, illegally labeled
for consumer use by a Chinese manufacturer, that had been seized by
U.S. customs agents upon importation. DEI was performing the disposal
work as a subcontractor to VSE Corporation, which held a contract with
the U.S. Treasury Department for the disposal of seized property.
At the meeting, CSB staff will present to the Board the results of
the investigation into this incident. Key issues identified in the
investigation include the methods used to dispose of the fireworks,
U.S. Government contracting standards for hazardous work, and the
absence of a national standard or industry good practice for fireworks
disposal. Following the staff presentation on proposed findings and
safety recommendations, the Board will hear brief comments from the
public.
Following the conclusion of the public comment period, the Board
will
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consider whether to approve the final investigation report and
recommendations. All staff presentations are preliminary and are
intended solely to allow the Board to consider in a public forum the
issues and factors involved in this case. No factual analyses,
conclusions, or findings presented by staff should be considered final.
Only after the Board has considered the staff presentations, listened
to public comments, and adopted a final investigation report and
recommendations will there be an approved final record of the CSB
investigation of this incident.
The meeting will be free and open to the public. If you require a
translator or interpreter, please notify the individual listed below as
the CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, at least five business days
prior to the meeting.
The CSB is an independent Federal agency charged with investigating
industrial accidents that result in the release of extremely hazardous
substances. The agency's Board Members are appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate. CSB investigations look into all aspects
of accidents, including physical causes such as equipment failure, as
well as inadequacies in regulations, industry standards, and safety
management systems.
CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Hillary J. Cohen,
Communications Manager, [email protected] or 202-261-7600. General
information about the CSB can be found on the agency Web site at:
www.csb.gov.
Dated: January 7, 2013.
Rafael Moure-Eraso,
Chairperson.
[FR Doc. 2013-00321 Filed 1-7-13; 4:15 pm]
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