[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57128-57129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27647]


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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), 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 of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 to advise the Secretary of Labor on issues 
relating to occupational safety and health programs, policies, and 
standards in the maritime industries in the United States, will meet in 
Annapolis, Maryland.

DATES: The Committee will meet:

--On November 17, 1999, from 9 A.M. until approximately 5 P.M;. and
--On November 18, 1999, from 8:30 A.M. until approximately 5 P.M.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront 
Hotel, 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401; telephone (410) 
268-7555. Mail comments, views, or statements in response to this 
notice to Chap Pierce, Director of Fire Protection Engineering and 
Systems Safety Standards, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. Phone: (202) 693-
2255; fax: (202) 693-1663.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of 
Public Affairs, OSHA; Phone (202) 693-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested persons are invited to attend 
the public meetings of MACOSH at the time and place indicated above. 
Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Theda 
Kenney at (202) 693-2222 no later than November 10, 1999, to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.

Meeting Agenda

    This meeting will include discussion of the following subjects: 
OSHA

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Strategic Plan initiatives; vertical tandem lifts in the marine cargo 
handling environment; ship scrapping; training partnerships; an update 
on ergonomics projects; a general OSHA standards update; and an OSHA 
compliance update. MACOSH subgroups will also present overviews of 
their activities, products, and future goals/initiatives.

Public Participation

    Written data, views, or comments for consideration by MACOSH on the 
various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with 
copies, to Chap Pierce at the address listed above. Submissions 
received by November 5, 1999 will be provided to the members of the 
committee and will be included in the record of the meeting. Requests 
to make oral presentations to the Committee may be granted if time 
permits. Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation to the Committee 
on any of the agenda items noted above should notify Chap Pierce by 
November 10, 1999. 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.

    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 18th day of October 1999.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 99-27647 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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