DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

ACTION: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, 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 on matters relating to occupational safety and health programs, policies, and standards in the maritime industries of the United States will meet May 2 and 3, 1996 in Room C-5515, Seminar Room No. 1-A, of the Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

ADDRESSES: Any written comments in response to this notice should be sent to the following address: OSHA, Office of Maritime Standards, Room N-3621, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Phone (202) 219-7234, fax (202) 219-7477.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Larry Liberatore, Office of Maritime Standards, OSHA, (202) 219-7234.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting of the Marine Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will be held May 2 from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., and May 3 from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m., in Room C-5515, Seminar Room 1-A, of the Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. At this meeting the newly appointed member will be introduced and then the Committee will re-establish committee goals, plan for future meeting, discuss OSHA's compliance programs, outreach and training initiatives, and standards setting process, and hear about the current agenda and direction of OSHA.

All interested persons are invited to attend the public meetings of MACOSH, at the time and place indicated above. Seating will be available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Theda Kenney at 202-219-8016, no later than April 22, 1996, to obtain appropriate accommodations. Written data, views or comments for consideration by the Committee may be submitted, preferably with four copies, to Larry Liberatore at the address provided above. 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. Members of the general public may request an opportunity to make oral presentations at the meeting. Oral presentations will be limited to statements of fact and views, and shall not include any questioning of the committee members or other participants unless these questions have been specifically approved by the chairperson. Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation should notify Larry Liberatore before the meeting. 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. Persons who request the opportunity to address the Advisory Committee may be allowed to speak, as time permits, at the discretion of the Chair of the Advisory Committee.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of April 1996.

Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 96-8652 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]