[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17421-17422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8932]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health;
Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given of the date and location of the next meeting
of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH), established under section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656) to advise the Secretary of Labor and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to the
administration of the Act. NACOSH will hold a meeting on May 11 and 12,
1999, in Room S 4215 A-C of the Department of Labor Building located at
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the
public and will begin at 1:00 p.m. lasting until approximately 5:00
p.m. the first day, May 11. On May 12, the meeting will begin at 8:30
a.m. and last until approximately 4:00 p.m.
During its November 1998 meeting, NACOSH decided that one of its
areas of activity over the next two years would be to study OSHA's
standard-setting and regulatory process. The Committee plans to
continue this study at its May meeting by studying the use of advisory
committees in addition to the 6(b) process. As examples, the committee
will discuss both the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
and the current Standards Advisory Committee on Metalworking Fluids.
NACOSH will invite key players who were or are involved in the
activities of each of these committees to participate in a panel
discussion on the morning of May 12th. These include representatives
from industry, labor and the public, as well as the involved government
officials from OSHA and NIOSH. Members of the public are invited to
submit written comments. Presenters will be asked to address issues/
questions similar to those that were used in discussing the development
of the methylene chloride standard under the standard 6(b) process at
the February 10-11 meeting. Some of these are: How did you become
involved in the process? How would you define our role? How would you
define OSHA's role in the process? What are/were the key issues in the
process (e.g., technical, economic and political feasibility); scope of
the standard; nature of the regulated community)? What are/were your
expectations for the process? What will you consider a successful
outcome? What are the strengths and limitations of the process? How
could the process be improved? What advice would you give OSHA if it
were to embark on another rulemaking using the same process?
Other agenda items will include: an overview of current activities
of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), work
group reports and a panel discussion of the use of partnerships both in
OSHA and NIOSH.
Written data, view or comments for consideration by the committee
may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to Joanne Goodell at the
address provided below. Any such submissions received prior to the
meeting will be provided to the members of the Committee and will be
included in the record of the meeting. Because of the need to cover a
wide variety of subjects in a short period of time, there is usually
insufficient time on the agenda for members of the public to address
the committee orally. However, any such requests will be considered by
the Chair who will determine whether or not time permits. Any request
to make an oral presentation should state the amount of time desired,
the capacity in which the person would appear, and a brief outline of
the content of the presentation. Individuals with disabilities who need
special accommodations should contact Theresa Berry (phone: 202-693-
1999; FAX: 202-293-1641) one week before the meeting.
An official record of the meeting will be available for public
inspection in the OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC) located in Room
N2625 of the Department of Labor Building (202-693-2350). For
additional information contact: Joanne Goodell, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA); Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, D.C., 20210 (phone: 202-693-2400; FAX 202-293-1641; e-mail
[email protected]; or at www.osha.gov).
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Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of April, 1999.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 99-8932 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45 am]
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