[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33578-33579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15841]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. S-777A]


Public Forums on Ergonomics

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

ACTION: Notice; dates, times, and locations of public forums; 
additional information on procedures for public forums.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor is providing additional information on 
the dates, times, locations, and procedures for the public forums on 
ergonomics announced in the Federal Register on June 12, 2001 (66 FR 
31694).

DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS: Public Forums: Washington, D.C. area. The 
public forum in the Washington, D.C. area will take place at George 
Mason University, Arlington Campus Professional Center, Room 329, 3401 
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The Professional Center is at 
the Virginia Square/GMU stop on the Metro orange line. The Department 
of Labor is changing the start time for this public forum. The forum is 
now scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m., July 16, 2001. It will continue on 
July 17, 2001, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
    Chicago, Illinois. The forum in Chicago, Illinois will take place 
at the University of Chicago, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street, on 
July 20, 2001, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
    Stanford, California. The forum in California will take place at 
the Kresge Auditorium of Stanford Law School, on the campus of Stanford 
University in Stanford, California on July 24, 2001, beginning at 9:00 
a.m.
    Written Forum Statements. Interested persons who file notices of 
intention to speak at the public forums on ergonomics must submit their 
written statements in advance. OSHA must receive the statements by July 
9, 2001, one week before the first public forum.

ADDRESSES: Written statements may be submitted by mail, facsimile, or

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electronic means. If your statement includes documentary evidence that 
has been previously submitted in the OSHA ergonomics rulemaking docket 
(Docket S-777), please reference the Exhibit Number rather than 
providing an additional copy.
    Mail: Submit three copies of your written statement to: OSHA Docket 
Office, Docket No. S-777A, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Room N-2625, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-
2350. Please note that statements must be mailed early enough to be 
received by OSHA by July 9, 2001.
    Facsimile: If your written statement is 10 pages or fewer, you may 
fax it to the OSHA Docket Office. The OSHA Docket Office fax number is 
(202) 693-1648.
    Electronic: You may submit your written statement electronically 
through OSHA's Homepage at www.osha.gov. Please note that you may not 
attach materials such as studies or journal articles to your electronic 
statement. If you wish to include such materials, you must submit three 
copies to the OSHA Docket Office at the address listed above. When 
submitting such materials to the OSHA Docket Office, you must clearly 
identify your electronic statement by name, date, and subject, so that 
we can attach the materials to your electronically submitted statement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula White, Director, Directorate of 
Federal/State Operations, telephone (202) 693-2200, or visit the OSHA 
Homepage at www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to allow maximum public 
participation, the Department has determined that individuals should 
speak for no more than 10 minutes. As noted above, individuals may 
submit more lengthy written statements and comments. As appropriate, 
the Department may schedule a larger amount of time for presentations 
by selected groups of knowledgeable persons. Participants are 
encouraged to use their oral presentation to summarize and clarify 
their written submissions. Use of electronic media such as slides or 
overhead projections will not be permitted, but charts and graphs may 
be included with the submission of written statements. Following each 
presentation, a panel may question the presenter on relevant issues.
    Persons who file a timely notice of intention to speak by June 29, 
as described in the June 12, 2001, Federal Register notice (66 FR 
31694), will be scheduled to appear to the extent that the allotted 
time permits. It may not be possible to schedule all interested 
persons. The statements of those persons not scheduled to speak will be 
included in the docket. The Department of Labor will notify persons who 
submit timely notices of intention to speak at a particular forum of 
the schedule of speakers at that forum. Each participant should plan to 
be present at the start of the day he or she is scheduled to speak. An 
Administrative Law Judge will assure that the forums proceed in a fair 
and orderly manner.
    Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend the forums who need 
special accommodations should contact Veneta Chatmon at (202) 693-1999, 
or at (877) 889-5627 TTY.

    Authority: This notice was prepared under the direction of R. 
Davis Layne, Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and 
Health. It is issued under sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657).

    Issued at Washington, DC, this 20th day of June, 2001.
R. Davis Layne,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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