[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13435-13436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7173]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. H-372]
RIN 1218-AB58
Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee: Notice of
Meeting
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee: Notice of
meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Metalworking Fluids Standards
Advisory Committee (MWFSAC), established under section 7 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the Secretary of
Labor on appropriate actions to protect workers from the hazards
associated with occupational exposure to metalworking fluids, will meet
in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday, April 8, 1998, at the Sheraton
Airport Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3196, (1-
800-362-2244).
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 8, 1998. The meeting will
begin at 8:30 A.M. and adjourn at approximately 5:00 P.M.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Cleveland Sheraton
Airport Hotel, 5300 Riverside Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3196. Mail
comments, views or
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statements in response to this notice to Dr. Peter Infante, U.S.
Department of Labor, OSHA, Directorate of Health Standards Programs,
Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee, Room N-3718, 200
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of Information and Consumer Affairs,
OSHA, (202) 219-8151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested persons are invited to attend
the April 8th public meeting of the Metalworking Fluids Standards
Advisory Committee at the time and place indicated above. Individuals
with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Theresa Berry at
(202) 219-8615 ext. 106 (Fax: 202-219-5986) no later than March 31,
1998, to obtain appropriate accommodations.
Meeting Agenda
This meeting will focus on the need for reducing exposure to
metalworking fluids in small businesses, and the economic and
technological feasibility of reducing such exposures in these
industries. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will introduce
their small business study. Investigative strategies for obtaining
health effects data and exposure data for a wide range of industries
will be discussed. Concerns unique to small businesses will be
explored.
Public Participation
Written data, views or comments for consideration by the MWFSAC on
the various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with
20 copies, to Dr. Peter Infante at the address provided above.
Submissions received by March 31, 1998 may be provided to the members
of the committee and will be included in the record of the meeting. At
this meeting it is unlikely that there will be any time for oral
presentations by members of the public. However, anyone wishing to make
a presentation to the committee should notify Dr. Peter Infante of this
fact at the address listed above. The request should state the amount
of time desired, the capacity in which the person will appear and a
brief outline of the content of the presentation. Requests to make oral
presentations to the Committee may be granted if time permits.
Authority
This notice is issued under the authority of sections 6(b)(1) and
7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655,
656), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and 29 CFR
part 1912.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 16th day of March 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-7173 Filed 3-18-98; 8:45 am]
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