[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 794-795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-277]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics

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

ACTION: Establishment of the National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics 
(NACE); notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics is being 
established and chartered for a two year term. This committee is part 
of the Secretary's comprehensive approach for reducing ergonomics-
related injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The

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Secretary may ask NACE to advise her on such matters as ergonomic 
guidelines, research, and outreach and assistance. This notice 
announces the selection of 15 persons to serve as members of NACE and 
schedules the first NACE meeting. The public is encouraged to attend.

DATES: The Committee will meet in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 
22, 2003 from 9 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Washington Court Hotel, 525 
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001; Telephone (202) 628-2100.
    Mail comments, views, or statements in response to this notice to 
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of Technical Programs and 
Coordination Activities, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3655, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone: (202) 693-
2144; Fax: (202) 693-1644.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Friedman, OSHA, Office of 
Public Affairs, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    On April 4, 2002, the Secretary of Labor announced her intention to 
establish a National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics to advise her in 
the following areas: (1) Various industry or task-specific guidelines; 
(2) identification of gaps in research applying ergonomic principles to 
the workplace; (3) current and projected research needs; (4) methods of 
providing outreach and assistance that will communicate the value of 
ergonomics to employers and employees; and (5) ways to increase 
communication among stakeholders on the issue of ergonomics. On May 2, 
2002, OSHA published a notice in the Federal Register requesting 
nominations for membership on NACE (67 FR 22121).

II. Establishment

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and after consultation with 
the General Services Administration (GSA), the Secretary of Labor has 
determined that the establishment of the National Advisory Committee on 
Ergonomics (NACE) is in the public interest, to advise the Secretary as 
to the performance of Departmental duties under the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. Notice is 
hereby given that NACE is established for a period of two years and 
that the charter has been filed in accordance with 41 CFR 102-3.70.

III. Appointment of Committee Members

    Over two hundred nominations of highly qualified individuals were 
received in response to the Agency's request for nominations. 
Ergonomics involves a wide range of complex issues.
    For that reason, the Secretary has selected the following 
individuals who have a wide range of experience concerning the issues 
to be examined by the Committee. The NACE members are:

Edward Bernacki, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor and Director, Johns 
Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lisa M Brooks, C.I.E., Health and Safety Program Manager for 
International Paper, Memphis, Tennessee.
Paul A. Fontana, President/CEO for Work Rehabilitation, Inc., 
Lafayette, Louisiana.
Willis J. Goldsmith,. Esq., Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC.
Morton L Kasdan,. M.D., Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of 
Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
Carter J. Kerk, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering, 
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.
James L. Koskan, MS, CSP, Corporate Director of Risk Control, SUPERVALU 
INC., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
George P. LaPorte, Ergonomics Manager, NATLSCO Loss Control Services, 
Division of Kemper Insurance Companies, Lake Zurich, Illinois.
Barbara McCabe, Program Manager, Operating Engineers National Hazmat 
Program, Operating Engineers, Beaver, West Virginia.
J. Dan McCausland, Consultant and Director, Worker Safety and Human 
Resources, American Meat Institute, Madison, Wisconsin.
Audrey Nelson, Ph.D., RN, Center Director for VHA Patient Safety Center 
of Inquiry, Suncoast Development Research Evaluation Research Center on 
Safe Patient Transitions, Tampa, Florida.
Lida Orta-Anes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public 
Health, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Roxanne Rivera, President and CEO, PMR Construction Services, Inc., 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
W. Corey Thompson, National Safety and Health Specialist, American 
Postal Workers Union, Washington, DC.
Richard Wyatt, Ph.D., Associate Director, Aon Ergonomic Services, 
Huntsville, Alabama.

    These individuals represent a broad range of interests, knowledge, 
and experience in the field of ergonomics, and the breadth of 
membership will assure that the Committee will be fairly balanced in 
terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be 
performed.

III. Meeting Agenda

    The first meeting of NACE on January 22, 2003, will include an 
introduction of the Committee members and an overview and brief history 
of OSHA's activities related to ergonomics. The meeting will also 
include a discussion of OSHA's efforts to develop ergonomic guidelines, 
and presentations on enforcement, outreach, and research issues.

IV. Public Participation

    Written data, views, or comments for consideration by NACE on the 
various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with 
copies, to MaryAnn Garrahan at the address listed above. Submissions 
received by January 14, 2003 will be provided to the committee members 
for consideration. Requests to make oral presentations to the Committee 
may be granted if time permits. Anyone wishing to make an oral 
presentation to the Committee should notify MaryAnn Garrahan at the 
address noted 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.
    Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should 
contact Veneta Chatman (telephone: (202) 693-1912; FAX (202) 693-1635) 
by January 14, 2003.
    A transcript of the meeting will be available for inspection and 
copying in the OSHA Technical Data Center, Room N-2625 (see address 
section above) telephone: (202) 693-2350.

    Authority: This notice was prepared under the direction of John 
L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. 
It is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), GSA's FACA Regulations (41 CFR part 102-3), and DLMS 
3 Chapter 1600.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of December 2002.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 03-277 Filed 1-6-03; 8:45 am]
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