[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 94 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26896-26897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11006]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health; 
Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH); notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and 
Health (MACOSH) was established to advise the Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for OSHA on issues relating to occupational safety and health in 
the maritime industries. The purpose of this

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Federal Register notice is to announce the June 2004 meeting of the 
committee.

DATES: The committee will meet on June 30 through July 1, 2004. On June 
29, the MACOSH work groups will meet from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.; on June 
30, the full committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.; on July 
1, the full committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The committee will meet at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001; phone (202) 638-1616; 
fax: (202) 638-0707.
    Mail comments, views, or statements in response to this notice to 
Jim Maddux, Director, Office of Maritime, OSHA, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; 
phone: (202) 693-2086; FAX: (202) 693-1663.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about MACOSH 
and this meeting: Jim Maddux, Director, Office of Maritime, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; phone: (202) 693-2086. For information about the 
submission of comments, and requests to speak: Vanessa L. Welch, Office 
of Maritime, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; Phone: (202) 693-2086. 
Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend the meeting should 
contact Vanessa L. Welch at (202) 693-2086 no later than June 17, 2004 
to obtain appropriate accommodations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All MACOSH meetings are open to the public. 
All interested persons are invited to attend MACOSH at the times and 
places listed above. This meeting will include presentations and 
discussions of OSHA's standard and guidance activities (including the 
proposed standard for chromium VI), maritime enforcement, alliances and 
partnerships, outreach activities, OSHA's homeland security/emergency 
preparedness efforts, and MACOSH work group reports. MACOSH has formed 
five work groups to deal with health issues, container safety, traffic 
safety, outreach, and safety culture. Each workgroup will meet on June 
29, following separate meetings for the shipyard and longshoring 
industries.
    Public Participation: Written data, views or comments for 
consideration by MACOSH on the various agenda items listed above may be 
submitted to Vanessa Welch at the address listed above. Submissions 
received by June 17, 2004, will be provided to committee members and 
will be included in the record of the meeting. Requests to make oral 
presentations to the Committee may be granted as time permits. Anyone 
wishing to make an oral presentation to the Committee on any of the 
agenda items listed above should notify Vanessa Welch by June 4, 2004. 
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.

    Authority: John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this 
notice under the authority granted by 6(b)(1) and 7(b) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 656) the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and 29 CFR part 
1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of May, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 04-11006 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
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