[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40863-40864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19988]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; Full 
Committee Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Construction 
Safety and Health, established under section 107(e)(1) of the Contract 
Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333) and section 7(b) of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), will 
meet on August 27-28, 1996 at the Spokane Research Center of the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 315 East 
Montgomery Street, Spokane, Washington. The meetings of the full 
Committee are open to the public and will begin at 8:30 a.m. on both 
days. The meeting will conclude at approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 27 
and at approximately 12:00 p.m. on August 28, 1996.
    On August 27, OSHA will brief the ACCSH regarding the status of 
construction-related activities. In particular, the Agency will report 
on the status of rulemaking efforts regarding fall protection (subpart 
M). Also, State Plan State representatives will provide their 
perspectives regarding OSHA's construction-related rulemaking and 
enforcement activities.
    After a lunch break, the Committee will hear comments on OSHA's 
construction-related rulemaking and enforcement activities from the 
Agency's Construction Industry Partners. The Committee will also 
receive a briefing regarding the NIOSH research program and a tour of 
the Spokane Research Center.
    On August 28, the work groups on Fall Protection, Safety and Health 
Programs, Confined Spaces and Health and Safety for Women in 
Construction will report back to the full Advisory Committee and the 
full Committee will discuss the reports from the work

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groups. In addition, the Committee will discuss participation in the 
planning of a Musculoskeletal Disorders Best Practices Conference.
    Written data, views or comments may be submitted, preferably with 
20 copies, to the Division of Consumer Affairs, 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.
    Anyone who wishes to make an oral presentation should notify the 
Division of Consumer Affairs before the meeting. The request 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. Persons 
who request the opportunity to address the Advisory Committee may be 
allowed to speak, as time permits, at the discretion of the Chairman of 
the Advisory Committee. Individuals with disabilities who wish to 
attend the meeting should contact Tom Hall, at the address indicated 
below, if special accommodations are needed.
    For additional information contact: Tom Hall, Division of Consumer 
Affairs, Room N-3647, Telephone 202-219-8615, at the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC, 20210. An official record of the meeting will be 
available for public inspection at the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, 
Telephone 202-219-7894.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of July 1996.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 96-19988 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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