[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33678]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health: 
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. 
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health; 
notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and 
Health, (MACOSH), 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 on matters relating to occupational safety and health 
programs, policies, and standards in the maritime industries of the 
United States, is holding a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 28 and 29, 1998, beginning at 
9:00 a.m. and ending at approximately 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Hotel, Old Town, 901 
North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
    Any written comments in response to this notice should be sent to 
the following address: OSHA, Office of Maritime Standards, Room N-3621, 
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Phone (202) 219-
7234, fax (202) 219-7477.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Larry Liberatore, Office of 
Maritime Standards, OSHA, (202) 219-7234, extension 141.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting, the Committee will (1) 
advise OSHA on the development of an Operating Plan to meet its 
Strategic Goal of achieving a 15% reduction in injuries and illnesses 
in the Shipyard Industry; (2) explore innovative outreach and training 
partnerships; (3) discuss maritime applications of cooperative 
compliance programs; and (4) receive an update of major Fiscal Year 98 
OSHA initiatives.
    All interested persons are invited to attend the public meetings of 
MACOSH, including this one at the time and place indicated above. 
Seating will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact 
Theda Kenney at 202-219-8061, no later than January 15, 1998, to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.
    MACOSH will meet as a whole and also in small focus groups. Written 
data, views or comments for consideration by the Committee may be 
submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to Larry Liberatore 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. Members of the general public 
may request an opportunity to make oral presentations at the meeting. 
Oral presentations will be limited to statements of fact and views, and 
will not include any questioning of the committee members or other 
participants unless these questions have been specifically approved by 
the chairperson. Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation should 
notify Larry Liberatore 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 Chair of 
the Advisory Committee.

    Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of section 
6(b)(1) and 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
(19 U.S.C. 655,666), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App. 2), and 29 CFR Part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of December 1997.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-33678 Filed 12-24-97; 8:45 am]
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