99-14586. Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31019-31020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14586]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health; 
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); Labor.

ACTION: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health: 
Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and 
Health (MACOSH), established under Section 7 of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 to advise the Secretary of Labor on issues 
relating to occupational safety and health programs, policies, and 
standards in the maritime industries in the United States, will meet in 
San Francisco, California.

DATES: The Committee will meet:

--On June 29, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m.; and
--On June 30, 1999, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel on 
Union Square at 450 Powell Street, San Francisco, California; telephone 
[phone].
    Mail comments, views, or statements in response to this notice to 
Chap Pierce, Director of Fire Protection Engineering and Systems Safety 
Standards, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. Phone: [phone]; 
fax: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of 
Information and Consumer Affairs, OSHA. Phone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested persons are invited to attend 
the public meetings of MACOSH at the time and place indicated above. 
Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Theda 
Kenney at [phone] no later than June 18, 1999, to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.
    Meeting Agenda: This meeting will include discussion of the 
following subjects: vertical tandem lifts in the marine cargo handling 
environment; an update on At Risk Assessment Guidelines; training 
partnerships; an update on ergonomics projects; a general OSHA 
standards update (including a standards update and a discussion on the 
draft safety and health program regulation and on Personal Protective 
Equipment (PPE)); and an OSHA compliance update. MACOSH subgroups will 
also report on their activities.
    Public Participation: Written data, views, or comments for 
consideration by MACOSH on the various agenda items listed above may be 
submitted, preferable with copies, to Chap Pierce. Submissions received 
by June 18, 1999, will be provided to the members of the Committee and 
will be included in the record of the meeting. Requests to make oral 
presentations to the Committee may be granted if time permits. Anyone 
wishing to make an oral presentation to the Committee on any of the 
agenda items noted above should notify Chap Pierce by June 22, 1999. 
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.

    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

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(29 U.S.C. 655, 656), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App. 2), and 29 CFR part 1912.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 99-14586 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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