[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 23227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9571]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) is part 
of the Secretary's comprehensive approach for reducing ergonomics-
related injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The committee was 
convened for the first time on January 22, 2003. This notice schedules 
the fifth NACE meeting. The public is encouraged to attend.

DATES: The Committee workgroups will meet on Tuesday, May 11, 2004, 
from 1 p.m. until approximately 5 p.m. The full committee will meet on 
Wednesday, May 12, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The committee will meet at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 
New Jersey Avenue., NW, Washington, DC 20001; Telephone: (202) 638-
1616. Submit 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: OSHA, Office of Communications, Room 
N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACE was chartered for a two-year term on 
November 27, 2002, to provide advice and recommendations on ergonomic 
guidelines, research, and outreach and assistance. The committee has 
met on January 22, 2003, May 6-7, 2003, and January 27-28, 2004 in 
Washington, DC, and on September 23-24, 2003 in Arlington, VA. This 
notice announces the fifth meeting of the committee, which will take 
place in Washington, DC, on May 11-12, 2004.

I. Meeting Agenda

    The Committee's working groups on Research, Guidelines, and 
Outreach and Assistance will meet on the afternoon of May 11. The 
working groups will report back to the full Committee on May 12th and 
lead discussions about their respective topics. On the morning of May 
12, representatives of OSHA, will address the committee.

II. Public Participation

    Written data, views, or comments for consideration by NACE on the 
various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with 
copies for the NACE members, to MaryAnn Garrahan at the address listed 
above. Submissions received by May 4, 2004, 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 
who request an oral presentation may be allowed to speak, as time 
permits, at the discretion of the Chair of the Advisory committee.
    Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should 
contact Veneta Chatmon (Phone: (202) 693-1912; Fax (202) 693-1635) by 
April 30, 2004.
    A transcript of the meeting will be available for inspection and 
copying in the OSHA Technical Data Center, Room N-2625 (see ADDRESSES 
section above) Phone: (202) 693-2350. Transcripts of NACE meetings will 
also be available online on OSHA's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/nat_advis_comm.html.

    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 22nd day of April, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-9571 Filed 4-27-04; 8:45 am]
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