[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 27, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22748-22749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9510]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1926

[Docket No. S-030]
RIN 1218-AC01


Safety Standards for Cranes and Derricks

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

ACTION: Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 
announces the June meeting of the Crane and Derrick Negotiated 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee (C-DAC). The Committee will review 
summary notes of the prior meeting and review draft regulatory text. 
The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be on June 2, 3, and 4, 2004. The meeting will 
begin each day at 8:30 a.m. The meeting is expected to last two and a 
half days. Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should 
contact Luz Dela Cruz by telephone at 202-693-2020 or by fax at 202-
693-1689 to obtain appropriate accommodations no later than Friday, May 
21, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The June meeting will be held at the Home Builders 
Association of Central Arizona facility located at 3200 East Camelback 
Road, Suite 180, Phoenix, AZ 85018.
    Written comments to the Committee may be submitted in any of three 
ways: by mail, by fax, or by e-mail. Please include ``Docket No. S-
030'' on all submissions.
    By mail: submit three (3) copies to: OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 
S-030, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-
2625, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-2350. Note that receipt 
of comments submitted by mail may be delayed by several weeks.
    By fax: written comments that are 10 pages or fewer may be 
transmitted to the OSHA Docket Office at fax number (202) 693-1648.
    Electronically: comments may be submitted through OSHA's Web page 
at http://www.ecomments.osha.gov. Please

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note that you may not attach materials such as studies or journal 
articles to your electronic comments. 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, clearly identify your electronic comments by name, date, 
subject, and Docket Number, so that we can attach the materials to your 
electronic comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Rollor, Office of Construction 
Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3468, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On July 16, 2002, OSHA published a notice of intent to establish a 
negotiated rulemaking committee to improve crane and derrick safety in 
construction, requesting comments and nominations for membership (67 FR 
46612). In subsequent notices the Department of Labor announced the 
establishment of the Committee (68 FR 35172, June 12, 2003), requested 
comments on a list of proposed members (68 FR 9036, February 27, 2003), 
published a final membership list (68 FR 39877, July 3, 2003), and 
announced the first meeting, (68 FR 39880, July 3, 2003), which was 
held July 30-August 1, 2003. The Agency published notices announcing 
the subsequent meetings.

II. Agenda

    At the June meeting, the Committee will primarily review draft 
materials prepared by the Agency based on CDAC discussions at prior 
meetings. OSHA anticipates that CDAC will be reviewing draft regulatory 
text of items mentioned below on the ``Anticipated Key Issues for 
Negotiation'' list.

III. Anticipated Key Issues for Negotiation

    OSHA anticipates that CDAC will continue discussing key issues from 
the following list in upcoming meetings:

    1. Scope.
    2. General Requirements.
    3. Assembly/Disassembly.
    4. Operation--Procedures.
    5. Authority to Stop Operation.
    6. Signals.
    7. Requirements for equipment with a manufacturer-rated 
hoisting/lifting capacity below 2,000 pounds.
    8. Operational Aids/Safety Devices.
    9. Inspections.
    10. Equipment Modifications.
    11. Personnel Training.
    12. Wire Rope.
    13. Operator Qualifications.
    14. Keeping Clear of the Load.
    15. Fall Protection (ladder access and catwalks, fall arrest).
    16. Hoisting Personnel.
    17. Qualifications of Maintenance & Repair Workers.
    18. Machine Guarding.
    19. Responsibility for environmental considerations, site 
conditions, ground conditions.
    20. Work Zone Control (access/egress).
    21. Power line safety.
    22. Derricks.
    23. Verification criteria for structural adequacy of crane 
components and stability testing requirements.
    24. Floating Cranes & Cranes on Barges.
    25. Free Fall/Power Down.
    26. Multiple Crane Lifts.
    27. Tower Cranes.
    28. Operator Cab Criteria.
    29. Overhead & Gantry Cranes.
    30. Definitions.

IV. Public Participation

    All interested parties are invited to attend the June public 
meeting at the time and place indicated above. Seating will be 
available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Luz Dela 
Cruz by telephone at 202-693-2020 or by fax at 202-693-1689 to obtain 
appropriate accommodations no later than Friday, May 21, 2004. The 
meeting is expected to last two and a half days.
    In addition, members of the general public may request an 
opportunity to make oral presentations to the Committee. The 
Facilitator has the authority to decide to what extent oral 
presentations by members of the public may be permitted at the meeting. 
Oral presentations will be limited to statements of fact and views, and 
shall not include any questioning of the committee members or other 
participants.
    Minutes of the meetings and materials prepared for the Committee 
will be available for public inspection at the OSHA Docket Office, Room 
N-2625, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone 
(202) 693-2350. Minutes will also be available on the OSHA Docket Web 
page: http://www.dockets.osha.gov/.
    The Facilitator, Susan Podziba, can be reached at Susan Podziba and 
Associates, 21 Orchard Road, Brookline, MA 02445; telephone (617) 738-
5320, fax (617) 738-6911.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 21st day of April, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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