[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 69100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9471]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

    The CSB will convene a public meeting concerning the fatal 
explosion that occurred on January 11, 2006, at the Bethune Point 
Wastewater Plant in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Board will take 
testimony from the investigation team and also from a panel of outside 
experts. The meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m. until approximately 
noon on December 14, 2006, in the Tides A room of the Daytona Beach 
Resort and Conference Center, 2700 North Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, 
FL 32118.
    Two municipal workers died and another was seriously injured while 
attempting to remove a steel roof over a storage tank containing highly 
flammable methyl alcohol at the plant, operated by the City of Daytona 
Beach. The blast was ignited by a cutting torch.
    The investigation team, led by Robert Hall, P.E., will present 
findings related to the safety programs and training at the plant, the 
use of plastic pipe in flammable liquid systems, and maintenance of 
specialized equipment used on flammable liquid tanks.
    The Board will hear testimony from experts discussing OSHA coverage 
for State and municipal employees and whether Florida should adopt OSHA 
coverage to protect public employees from chemical hazards in the 
workplace. The Board will also welcome any public comments on issues 
raised during the meeting.
    Pre-registration is not required, but to assure adequate seating 
attendees are encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing their names and 
affiliations to [email protected] by December 7, 2006.
    The CSB is an independent Federal agency charged with investigating 
industrial chemical accidents.
    The agency's board members are appointed by the president and 
confirmed by the Senate. CSB investigations look into all aspects of 
chemical accidents, including physical causes such as equipment failure 
as well as inadequacies in safety regulations, industry standards, and 
management systems.
    The Board does not issue citations or fines but does make safety 
recommendations to plants, industry organizations, labor groups, and 
government agencies. 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. 06-9471 Filed 11-27-06; 1:05 pm]
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