[Federal Register: April 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 68)]
[Notices]               
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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 of 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 May 11 and 12, 
1999, in Room S 4215 A-C of the Department of Labor Building located at 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the 
public and will begin at 1:00 p.m. lasting until approximately 5:00 
p.m. the first day, May 11. On May 12, the meeting will begin at 8:30 
a.m. and last until approximately 4:00 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 
standard-setting and regulatory process. The Committee plans to 
continue this study at its May meeting by studying the use of advisory 
committees in addition to the 6(b) process. As examples, the committee 
will discuss both the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 
and the current Standards Advisory Committee on Metalworking Fluids. 
NACOSH will invite key players who were or are involved in the 
activities of each of these committees to participate in a panel 
discussion on the morning of May 12th. These include representatives 
from industry, labor and the public, as well as the involved government 
officials from OSHA and NIOSH. Members of the public are invited to 
submit written comments. Presenters will be asked to address issues/
questions similar to those that were used in discussing the development 
of the methylene chloride standard under the standard 6(b) process at 
the February 10-11 meeting. Some of these are: How did you become 
involved in the process? How would you define our role? How would you 
define OSHA's role in the process? What are/were the key issues in the 
process (e.g., technical, economic and political feasibility); scope of 
the standard; nature of the regulated community)? What are/were your 
expectations for the process? What will you consider a successful 
outcome? What are the strengths and limitations of the process? How 
could the process be improved? What advice would you give OSHA if it 
were to embark on another rulemaking using the same process?
    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 (NIOSH), work 
group reports and a panel discussion of the use of partnerships both in 
OSHA and NIOSH.
    Written data, view 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 request 
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: 202-293-1641) 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 N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, D.C., 20210 (phone: 202-693-2400; FAX 202-293-1641; e-mail 
joanne.goodell@osha-no.osha.gov; or at www.osha.gov).


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    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of April, 1999.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 99-8932 Filed 4-8-99; 8:45 am]
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