[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58223-58224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29064]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


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

    Notice is hereby given of the dates and locations of the next two 
meetings 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 meetings on 
December 10-11, 1996, in Room S4215 A-C, and January 15-16, 1997, in 
Room N3437 A-D of the Department of Labor Building located at 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Both meetings are open to the 
public and will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day lasting until approximately 
4:00 p.m. the first day and 3:00 p.m. the second day of each meeting.
    Agenda items for December 10 will include: a brief overview of 
current activities in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
(OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH); a description of a NIOSH Cooperative Research Agreement on 
hearing loss prevention; a regulatory update; and a discussion of the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GIPRA) in relation to OSHA as 
well as performance measurement and program evaluation within OSHA. On 
December 11 there will be a panel presentation on ergonomics including 
an update on the planned conference; enforcement activities; the 
development of a regulation; OSHA's ergonomics capability; and NIOSH 
research relating to ergonomics. The remainder of the day will be 
devoted to planning future NACOSH meetings and activities.
    The January 15-16 meeting will be devoted to the subject of 
developing performance measurements and evaluating programs in addition 
to the regular updates on OSHA and NIOSH activities. Several panels 
will be formed to discuss the indicators and measures OSHA might use, 
as well as the data and mechanisms that would be needed for such 
measurement. The committee is interested in exploring what other 
organizations and groups are doing in terms of measuring performance 
and evaluating safety programs,

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interventions and related issues such as employee participation. In 
this respect, the committee requests that members of the public who 
have participated in studies or programs related to performance 
measurement and evaluation of occupational safety and health programs 
share their findings and/or experiences with NACOSH either in written 
form or in oral presentations before the committee to the extent time 
permits. Those who are interested in making presentations on January 15 
or 16 should notify, no later than December 9, Joanne Goodell, OSHA, 
Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, 
telephone (202) 219-8021, ext. 107, or FAX (202) 219-4383. Presenters 
must provide their name, the capacity in which the person will appear, 
a brief outline of the content of the presentation, preference of 
appearance date if there is one, mail address, telephone and FAX 
numbers. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes with time allowed 
for questions from committee members.
    Written data, views or comments for consideration by the committee 
may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies to Joanne Goodell at the 
address provided above. 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. Individuals with disabilities 
who need special accommodations should contact Tom Hall (phone: 202-
219-8615; FAX: 202-219-5986) 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 (202-219-7500). For 
additional information contact Joanne Goodell (phone, FAX and address 
provided above.)

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 6th day of November, 1996.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 96-29064 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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