[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44104-44105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18959]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. GE2003-2]


Draft Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: 
Guidelines for Poultry Processing

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

ACTION: Extension of comment period, announcement of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is 
extending the comment period for its draft Ergonomics for the 
Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Guidelines for Poultry 
Processing (draft guidelines) an additional forty-five (45) days, until 
September 18, 2003, OSHA is also announcing that a public stakeholder 
meeting will be held on October 2, 2003, in Washington, DC.

DATES: Written Comments: Comments must be submitted by the following 
dates:
    Hard Copy: You must submit your comments (postmarked or sent) by 
September 18, 2003.
    Facsimile and electronic transmission: You must submit your 
comments by September 18, 2003. (Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below for additional information on submitting comments.)
    Stakeholder meeting: OSHA will hold a half-day stakeholder meeting 
to discuss the draft guidelines. The meeting will be held on Thursday, 
October 2, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Washington, DC. 
Interested persons must submit their intention to participate in the 
stakeholder meeting through express delivery, hand delivery, messenger 
service, fax, or electronic means by September 18, 2003.

ADDRESSES: 

I. Submission of Comments and Intention To Participate in Stakeholder 
Meeting

    Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger 
service: You must submit three copies of your comments and attachments 
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. GE2003-2,

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Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (OSHA's TTY number is 
(877) 889-5627). The OSHA Docket Office and the Department of Labor 
hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., E.S.T. You need only 
submit one copy of your intention to participate in the stakeholder 
meeting by express delivery, hand delivery, or messenger service to the 
above address.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including any attachments, are 10 
pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 
693-1648. You must include the docket number of this document, Docket 
No. GE2003-2, in your comments. You may also fax your intention to 
participate in the stakeholder meeting.
    Electronic: You may submit comments and your intention to 
participate in the stakeholder meeting through the Internet at http://ecomments.osha.gov/. (Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below 
for additional information on submitting comments.)

II. Obtaining Copies of the Draft Guidelines

    You can download the draft guidelines from OSHA's Web page at 
http://www.osha.gov. A printed copy of the draft guidelines is 
available from the OSHA Office of Publications, Room N-3101, U.S., 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210; or by telephone at (800) 321-OSHA (6742). You may fax your 
request for a copy of the draft guidelines to (202) 693-2498.

III. Stakeholder Meeting

    The stakeholder meeting will be held at the Washington Court Hotel, 
525 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 628-
2100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven F. Witt, OSHA Directorate of 
Standards and Guidance, Room N-3718, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
1950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Extension of Comment Period

    OSHA announced publication of its draft Ergonomics for the 
Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Guidelines for Poultry 
Processing in the Federal Register on June 4, 2003 (68 FR 33536). In 
that notice, the Agency provided the public with sixty (60) days to 
submit written comments, until August 4, 2003. Several interested 
persons requested that OSHA provide additional time to submit written 
comments on the draft guidelines. In light of the interest expressed by 
the public, and to provide a similar extension to that previously 
provided on OSHA's draft ergonomics guidelines for the retail grocery 
industry, OSHA is providing an additional forty-five (45) days for 
comment. Accordingly, written comments must now be submitted by 
September 18, 2003.

II. Submission of Comments and Internet Access to Comments

    You may submit comments in response to this document by (1) hard 
copy, (2) fax transmission (facsimile), or (3) electronically through 
the OSHA Web page. You may supplement electronic submissions by 
uploading document files electronically. If you wish to mail additional 
materials in reference to an electronic submission, you must submit 
three copies of them to the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. 
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments 
by name, date, subject and docket number so we can attach them to your 
comments. Because of security-related procedures the use of regular 
mail may cause a significant delay in the receipt of comments. Please 
contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) 
for information about security procedures concerning the delivery of 
materials by express delivery, hand delivery and messenger service.
    All comments and submissions will be available for inspection and 
copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. Comments and 
submissions will be posted on OSHA's Web page at www.osha.gov. OSHA 
cautions you about submitting personal information such as social 
security numbers, date of birth, etc. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at 
(202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about materials not 
available through the OSHA Web page and for assistance in using the 
internet to locate docket submissions.

III. Stakeholder Meeting

    Following the close of the comment period, OSHA will hold a 
stakeholder meeting in Washington, DC, at the Washington Court Hotel on 
Thursday, October 2, 2003 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interested 
parties must submit their intention to participate in the stakeholder 
meeting by September 18, 2003 to allow the Agency to make appropriate 
plans for the meeting.
    This notice was prepared under the direction of John L. Henshaw, 
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. It is issued 
under sections 4 and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 657).

    Issued at Washington, DC, this 18 day of July, 2003
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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