[Federal Register: August 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 158)]
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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 September 21 
and 22, 1999, in Room N 3437 A-D 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, September 21. On September 22, 
the meeting will begin at 9:00 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 
standards development process. The Committee plans to continue this 
study at its September meeting by studying the role of professional 
associations and consensus standards setting organizations in the 
standards development process. NACOSH has invited five consensus 
standards setting organizations and five professional associations 
related to occupational safety and health to participate in panel 
discussions on OASHA's standards development process. Members of the 
public are invited to submit written comments.
    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), a 
discussion of NIOSH surveillance activities and a discussion of OSHA 
training, in addition to 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 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: 202-693-1634) 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 N-3641, 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 11th day of August, 1999.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 99-21291 Filed 8-16-99; 8:45 am]
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