[Federal Register: June 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 115)]
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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: 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 Washington, DC on Wednesday, July 
7, Thursday, July 8 and Friday, July 9, 1999.

DATES: The meeting will be held July 7, 1999 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; on 
July 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on July 9 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th & 
K Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: 202-393-1000.
    Mail comments, views, or 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, NW, Washington, DC 
20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of 
Public Affairs, OSHA, (202) 693-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested persons are invited to attend 
the public meetings of the MWFSAC at the times and location indicated 
above. Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact 
Theresa Berry at (202) 693-1999 (Fax: 202-693-1634) no later than June 
28, 1999, to obtain appropriate accommodations.

Meeting Agenda

    The MWFSAC will discuss its draft final report to OSHA. The report 
is expected to include the Committee's recommendations for OSHA action 
and best practices for working in the metalworking fluid environment, 
including medical surveillance, training, and exposure monitoring. The 
Committee intends to complete and ratify its final report to OSHA at 
the meeting. OSHA will present a risk assessment update and report on 
data collected by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (MIOSHA).

Public Participation

    Written data, views, or comments for consideration by the MWFSAC on 
the various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with 
25 copies, to Dr. Peter Infante. Submissions received by June 28, 1999, 
will be provided to the members of the Committee. Anyone wishing to 
make an oral presentation to the Committee on any of the agenda items 
listed above should notify Dr. Peter Infante at the address listed 
above. The request to speak 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 10th day of June, 1999.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 99-15239 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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