[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10869]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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


Metalworking Funds 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 At 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 the Baltimore area on Tuesday and 
Wednesday, May 18, and May 19, 1999.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 18, 1999, from 10 a.m. to 
approximately 6:00 p.m.; on May 19, from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 
4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Baltimore Marriott Hunt 
Valley Inn, 245 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031-1099. Telephone: 
(410) 785-7000.
    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, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
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 meeting 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 May 13, 1999, to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.

Meeting Agenda

    The Committee will discuss best practices related to using 
metalworking fluids and clarify criteria on systems management, medical 
surveillance, and training. The Committee may also consider the issues 
of health effects, regulatory versus voluntary approaches to limit 
exposure, and economic feasibility.

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 May 12, 1999, 
will be provided to the members of Committee. Anyone wishing to make an 
oral presentation to the Committee on any of the agenda items listed 
above should notify Dr. Peter Infante at the address listed above. The 
request to speak 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.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 99-10869 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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