[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16671]
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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1915
[Docket No. S-051]
RIN 1218-AB51
Fire Protection for Shipyard Employment Negotiated Rulemaking
Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S.
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces a
public meeting of the Fire Protection for Shipyard Employment
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee. The members represent groups
interested in, or significantly affected by, the outcome of the
rulemaking: they come from shipyards, labor unions, professional
associations, and government agencies. The committee will continue its
discussions on scope and application, controls and work practices, fire
brigades, written fire plans, technological advances, costs of fire
protection, and the content of appendices for a proposed standard to
protect workers from fires in ``shipyard employment.'' The committee's
goal is to draft a proposed rule and explanatory preamble that the
members support.
DATES: The meeting will be held July 15-17, 1997, starting at 9:00 a.m.
and ending about 4:00 p.m. daily. By June 30, 1997, make all requests
for oral presentations to the committee or requests for appropriate
accommodations for persons with disabilities.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room G-90-C, of the Fallon
Federal Building, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, Maryland. Send written
comments in response to this notice to: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
Docket Office, Docket S-051, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Room N-2625,
Washington, D.C. 20210. The telephone number is (202) 219-7894.
Send requests to make an oral presentation to: Ms. Odet Shaw, U.S.
Department of Labor, OSHA Office of Maritime Standards, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-3647, Washington, D.C. 20210. For
appropriate accommodations for persons with disabilities, call Ms.
Theda Kenney at (202) 219-8061.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Odet Shaw, U.S. Department of
Labor, OSHA Office of Maritime Standards, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Room N-3647, Washington, D.C. 20210. Also, you can reach Ms. Shaw at:
(202) 219-7234, ext. 121.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHA invites all interested persons to
attend the public meetings of this committee. Seating will be available
to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Ms. Kenney
for appropriate accommodations for persons with disabilities.
OSHA encourages the public to participate in the discussions
throughout the meeting, subject to time available. A public participant
may request to make an oral presentation, which must be limited to
statements of fact and opinion, to the Committee. The request should
state the time desired, the interest the party represents, and a brief
outline of the presentation so that the Committee facilitator can
determine the time needed and the point in the meeting for the
presentation.
Detailed minutes rather than verbatim transcripts are kept to
encourage the free exchange of information and ideas during the
negotiations. The minutes of past meetings and other relevant materials
are available for public inspection at the docket office.
For an explanation of negotiated rulemaking and why OSHA is using
this process to develop a proposed standard to protect employees from
fires in ``shipyard employment'' see OSHA's Notice of Intent to Form a
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to Develop a Proposed Rule on Fire
Protection in Shipyard Employment (61 FR 28824 (June 6, 1996)).
Agenda: The agenda for the meeting includes: review of the revised
``Scope and Application,'' reports on working group progress, and
working group meetings as needed.
Authority: OSHA prepared this document pursuant to Section 3 of
the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4969; Title 5
U.S.C. 561 et seq.) and Section 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1597; Title 29 U.S.C. 656).
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of June 1997.
Greg Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-16671 Filed 6-25-97; 8:45 am]
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