[Federal Register: December 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 231)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

 
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; 
Notice of Meeting

    Notice is hereby given of the date and location and the next 
meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and 
Health (NACOSH), 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 and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters 
relating to the administration of the Act. NACOSH will hold a meeting 
on January 18 and 19, 2000, in Room N3437 A-D of the Department of 
Labor Building located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 
The meeting is open to the public and will begin at 1 p.m. lasting 
until approximately 5 p.m. the first day, January 18. On January 19, 
the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until approximately 4 p.m.
    During its November 1998 meeting, NACOSH decided that one of its 
areas of activity over the next two years would be to study OSHA's 
standards development process. The Committee plans to complete this 
study at its January meeting by talking with regulators from other 
federal agencies to discuss their standards setting processes and any 
simplification they may have developed that might have applicability 
for OSHA. Representatives of the Customer Products Safety Commission, 
Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration have been 
invited to participate in a panel discussion on Tuesday, January 18.
    Other agenda items will include: an overview of current activities 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (OIOSH), a 
discussion of the validation of a form to evaluate safety and health 
programs, a discussion of OSHA's training institute, and workgroup 
reports.
    Written data, views or comments for consideration by the committee 
may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to Joanne Goodell at the 
address provided below. 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. Because of the need to cover a 
wide variety of subjects in a short period of time, there is usually 
insufficient time on the agenda for members of the public to address 
the committee orally. However, any such requests will be considered by 
the Chair who will determine whether or not time permits. Any requests 
to make an oral presentation should state the amount of time desired, 
the capacity in which the person would appear, and a brief outline of 
the content of the presentation. Individuals with disabilities who need 
special accommodations should contact Theresa Berry (phone: 202-693-
1999; FAX; 202-693-1634) one week before the meeting.
    An official record of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection in the OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC) located in Room 
N2625 of the Department of Labor Building (202-693-2350). For 
additional information contact: Joanne Goodell, Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration (OSHA); Room N3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210 (phone: 202-693-2400; FAX: 202-693-1641; e-mail 
joanne.goodell@osha.gov; or at www.osha.gov).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of November, 1999.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 99-31303 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]
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