[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 18 (Friday, January 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1700]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

    In connection with its investigation into the cause of an dust 
explosion and fire that occurred at the CTA Acoustics manufacturing 
plant in Corbin, Kentucky, on February 20, 2003, the United States 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announces that it 
will convene a Public Meeting starting at: 7 p.m. on February 15, 2005 
at the London Community Center, 529 South Main Street, London, KY 
40741; Telephone: (606) 864-7777.
    At the meeting CSB staff will present to the Board the results of 
their investigation into this incident, including an analysis of the 
incident together with a discussion of the key findings, root and 
contributing causes, and draft recommendations. The CSB staff 
presentation will focus on four key safety issues: Combustible Dust 
Hazard Awareness, Work Practices, Building Design, and Product 
Stewardship.
    The 2003 incident damaged the CTA Acoustics manufacturing plant in 
Corbin, Kentucky, fatally injuring seven workers. The facility produced 
fiberglass insulation for the automotive industry. CSB investigators 
have found that the explosion was fueled by a phenolic resin dust 
accumulated in a production area, likely ignited by flames from a 
malfunctioning oven. The resin was used in producing fiberglass mats.
    After the staff presentation, the Board will allow a time for 
public comment. Following the conclusion of the public comment period, 
the Board will consider whether to vote to approve the final report and 
recommendations.
    All staff presentations are preliminary and are intended solely to 
allow the Board to consider in a public forum the issues and factors 
involved in this case. No factual analyses, conclusions or findings 
should be considered final. Only after the Board has considered the 
staff presentation and approved the staff report will there be an 
approved final record of this incident.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Please notify CSB if a 
translator or interpreter is needed, at least 5 business days prior to 
the public meeting. For more information, please contact the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board at (202) 261-7600, or visit our 
Web site at: http://www.csb.gov.

Christopher W. Warner,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-1700 Filed 1-26-05; 12:02 pm]
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