[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4842-4843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2134]


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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 
Houston, Texas.

DATES: The Committee will meet:

--On February 29, 2000, from 9 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.; and
--On March 1, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 
West Alabama, Houston, Texas 77056; telephone (713) 960-8100. Mail 
comments, views, or statements in response to this notice to Chap 
Pierce, Director, Office 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: Chap Pierce, Acting Director, Office 
of Maritime Standards, OSHA; Phone (202) 693-2086.

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 February 18, 2000, to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.

Meeting Agenda

    This meeting will include discussion of the following subjects: 
OSHA Standards update, OSHA Compliance update, Training initiatives, 
Committee rechartering, NIOSH update on Ergonomics and other 
significant research, and MACOSH workgroup reports.

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 February 18, 2000, 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 
February 22, 2000. The request should state the amount of time desired, 
the capacity in which the person will appear, and a

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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 25th day of January, 2000.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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