[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-236]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. H-372]
RIN 1218-AB58


Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee: Notice of 
Meeting

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee: Notice of 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee (MWFSAC), 
established under section 7 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 to advise the Secretary of Labor on appropriate actions to 
protect workers from the hazards associated with occupational exposure 
to metalworking fluids, will meet in Washington, DC, on Monday through 
Wednesday, February 8, through February 10, 1999.

DATES: The meeting will be held February 8, 1999, from 10 a.m. to 
approximately 6 p.m.; on February 9, from 8 a.m. to approximately 5 
p.m.; and on February 10, from 9 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Governor's House Hotel, 1615 
Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 296-
2100.
    Mail comments, views, or statements in response to this notice to 
Dr. Peter Infante, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, Directorate of 
Health Standards Programs, Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory 
Committee, Room N-3718, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of 
Information and Consumer Affairs, OSHA, (202) 693-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested persons are invited to attend 
the public meetings of the Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory 
Committee at the times and location indicated above. Individuals with 
disabilities wishing to attend should contact Theresa Berry at (202) 
693-1999 (Fax: 202-693-1634) no later than February 1, 1999, to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.

Meeting Agenda

    The Committee will discuss effective industrial hygiene practices 
that will lessen or prevent worker exposure to metalworking fluids. 
Discussions will focus on fluid management, mist control, medical exams 
and medical surveillance, along with related issues.

Public Participation

    Written data, views, or comments for consideration by the MWFSAC on 
the various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with 
25 copies, to Dr. Peter Infante. Submissions received by January 28, 
1999, will be provided to the members of the Committee. Anyone wishing 
to make an oral presentation to the Committee on any of the agenda 
items noted above should notify Dr. Peter Infante at the address listed 
above. 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. Requests to make oral presentations to the 
Committee may be granted if time permits.

    Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of sections 
6(b)(1) and 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
(29 U.S.C. 655, 656), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App. 2), and 29 CFR part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of December, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 99-236 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]
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