[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20500-20501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2064]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting--May 9, 2007--7 p.m.

    In connection with its investigation into the cause of a November 
22, 2006, explosion and fire at the CAI/Arnel manufacturing facility in 
Danvers, Massachusetts, the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board (CSB) announces that it will convene a community 
meeting on May 9, 2007 starting at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the 
Sheraton Ferncroft Resort, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923.
    At the meeting CSB staff will present to the Board the preliminary 
results of their investigation into this incident. There will be a 
public comment period after the investigators' presentation.
    During the early morning hours of November 22, a powerful explosion 
destroyed the CAI/Arnel manufacturing facility in Danvers, 
Massachusetts. Scores of nearby homes and businesses were damaged, some 
beyond repair. A number of residents were hospitalized. There were no 
injuries in the plant, which was unoccupied at the time.
    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 the preliminary facts presented 
necessitate any recommendations prior to the final completion of the 
Board's investigative report.
    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.

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Only after the Board has considered a final staff presentation and 
approved the staff report next year 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. 07-2064 Filed 4-23-07; 2:56 pm]
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