[Federal Register: June 22, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 121)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. S-777A]
Public Forums on Ergonomics
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice; dates, times, and locations of public forums;
additional information on procedures for public forums.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor is providing additional information on
the dates, times, locations, and procedures for the public forums on
ergonomics announced in the Federal Register on June 12, 2001 (66 FR
31694).
DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS: Public Forums: Washington, D.C. area. The
public forum in the Washington, D.C. area will take place at George
Mason University, Arlington Campus Professional Center, Room 329, 3401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The Professional Center is at
the Virginia Square/GMU stop on the Metro orange line. The Department
of Labor is changing the start time for this public forum. The forum is
now scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m., July 16, 2001. It will continue on
July 17, 2001, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Chicago, Illinois. The forum in Chicago, Illinois will take place
at the University of Chicago, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street, on
July 20, 2001, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Stanford, California. The forum in California will take place at
the Kresge Auditorium of Stanford Law School, on the campus of Stanford
University in Stanford, California on July 24, 2001, beginning at 9:00
a.m.
Written Forum Statements. Interested persons who file notices of
intention to speak at the public forums on ergonomics must submit their
written statements in advance. OSHA must receive the statements by July
9, 2001, one week before the first public forum.
ADDRESSES: Written statements may be submitted by mail, facsimile, or
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electronic means. If your statement includes documentary evidence that
has been previously submitted in the OSHA ergonomics rulemaking docket
(Docket S-777), please reference the Exhibit Number rather than
providing an additional copy.
Mail: Submit three copies of your written statement to: OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. S-777A, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Room N-2625, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-
2350. Please note that statements must be mailed early enough to be
received by OSHA by July 9, 2001.
Facsimile: If your written statement is 10 pages or fewer, you may
fax it to the OSHA Docket Office. The OSHA Docket Office fax number is
(202) 693-1648.
Electronic: You may submit your written statement electronically
through OSHA's Homepage at www.osha.gov. Please note that you may not
attach materials such as studies or journal articles to your electronic
statement. If you wish to include such materials, you must submit three
copies to the OSHA Docket Office at the address listed above. When
submitting such materials to the OSHA Docket Office, you must clearly
identify your electronic statement by name, date, and subject, so that
we can attach the materials to your electronically submitted statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula White, Director, Directorate of
Federal/State Operations, telephone (202) 693-2200, or visit the OSHA
Homepage at www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to allow maximum public
participation, the Department has determined that individuals should
speak for no more than 10 minutes. As noted above, individuals may
submit more lengthy written statements and comments. As appropriate,
the Department may schedule a larger amount of time for presentations
by selected groups of knowledgeable persons. Participants are
encouraged to use their oral presentation to summarize and clarify
their written submissions. Use of electronic media such as slides or
overhead projections will not be permitted, but charts and graphs may
be included with the submission of written statements. Following each
presentation, a panel may question the presenter on relevant issues.
Persons who file a timely notice of intention to speak by June 29,
as described in the June 12, 2001, Federal Register notice (66 FR
31694), will be scheduled to appear to the extent that the allotted
time permits. It may not be possible to schedule all interested
persons. The statements of those persons not scheduled to speak will be
included in the docket. The Department of Labor will notify persons who
submit timely notices of intention to speak at a particular forum of
the schedule of speakers at that forum. Each participant should plan to
be present at the start of the day he or she is scheduled to speak. An
Administrative Law Judge will assure that the forums proceed in a fair
and orderly manner.
Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend the forums who need
special accommodations should contact Veneta Chatmon at (202) 693-1999,
or at (877) 889-5627 TTY.
Authority: This notice was prepared under the direction of R.
Davis Layne, Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Health. It is issued under sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657).
Issued at Washington, DC, this 20th day of June, 2001.
R. Davis Layne,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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