[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34098-34099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13755]


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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 July 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 July 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2004. The meeting 
will begin at 1 p.m. on July 6th and 8:30 a.m. on July 7, 8, and 9. The 
meeting is expected to last three 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, June 25, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The July meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 and will be 
in conference room N-3437 A, B, C.
    Written comments to the Committee may be submitted in any of three 
ways: by mail, by fax, or by email. 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 Webpage at 
http://ecomments.osha.gov. Please 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 
(Volume 67 of the Federal Register, page 46612). In subsequent notices 
the Department of Labor announced the establishment of the Committee 
(Volume 68 of the Federal Register, page 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 July meeting, the Committee will primarily review draft 
materials 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 2,000 pounds or less
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 Area 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 July 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, June 25, 2004. The 
meeting is expected to last three 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 
webpage: http://dockets.osha.gov/.

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    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 at Washington, DC, this 14th day of June, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 04-13755 Filed 6-17-04; 8:45 am]
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