[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 226 (Monday, November 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65987-65988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22914]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0013]


National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH); Announcement of Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and 
Health (NACOSH) will meet December 12, 2007, in Washington, DC.

DATES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Wednesday, December 12, 2007.
    Submission of comments and requests to speak: Comments and requests 
to speak at the NACOSH meeting must be received by December 5, 2007.

ADDRESSES: NACOSH meeting: NACOSH will meet in Room N-3437 A/B/C, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210.
    Submission of comments and requests to speak: Comments and requests 
to speak at the NACOSH meeting, identified by docket number for this 
Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2007-0013), may be submitted 
by any of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit materials, including attachments, 
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal. Follow the online instructions for making submissions.
    Facsimile: If your submission, including attachments, does not 
exceed 10 pages, you may fax it to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger or courier 
service: Submit three copies of your submissions to the OSHA Docket 
Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-
5627). Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger and courier service) 
are accepted during the Department of Labor's and OSHA Docket Office's 
normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2007-
0013). Submissions in response to this notice, including personal 
information provided, will be posted without change at 
http:www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties 
about submitting personal information such as Social Security numbers 
and birth dates. Because of security-related procedures, submissions by 
regular mail may result in a significant delay in their receipt. Please 
contact the OSHA Docket Office, at the address above, for information 
about security procedures submitting materials by hand delivery, 
express delivery, and messenger or courier service. For additional 
information on submitting comments and requests to speak, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
    Docket: To read or download submission, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some documents 
(e.g., copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or 
download through http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions, including 
copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the 
OSHA Docket Office at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information: Deborah 
Crawford, OSHA, Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis, U.S. Department 
of Labor, Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210; telephone (202) 693-1932; fax (202) 693-1641; e-mail 
[email protected].
    For special accommodations for the NACOSH meeting: Veneta Chatmon, 
OSHA, Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of

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Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone 
(202) 693-1999; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACOSH will meet Wednesday, December 12, 
2007, in Washington, DC. All NACOSH meetings are open to the public.
    NACOSH is authorized by section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 656) to advise the Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters 
relating to the administration of the OSH Act. NACOSH is a continuing 
advisory body and operates in compliance with provisions in the OSH 
Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and 
regulations issued pursuant to those laws (29 CFR part 1912a, 41 CFR 
parts 101-6 and 102-3).
    The tentative agenda for the NACOSH meeting includes:
     Standards and guidance update including diacetyl, 
beryllium and pandemic flu,
     Presentation on OSHA's Operating Plan,
     Presentation on current activities of the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
     Presentation on the NIOSH National Occupational Research 
Agenda (NORA), and
     NACOSH work groups.
    NACOSH meetings are transcribed and detailed minutes of the 
meetings are prepared. Meeting transcripts and minutes are included in 
the official record of NACOSH meetings (Docket No OSHA-20070013).
    Interested parties may submit a request to make an oral 
presentation to NACOSH by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES 
section above. The request must state the amount of time requested to 
speak, the interest represented (e.g., organization name), if any, and 
a brief outline of the presentation. Requests to address NACOSH may be 
granted as time permits and at the discretion of the NACOSH chair.
    Interested parties also may submit comments, including data and 
other information using any of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES 
section above. OSHA will provide all submissions to NACOSH members.
    Individuals who need special accommodation to attend the NACOSH 
meeting should contact Veneta Chatmon, at the address above, at least 
seven days before the meeting.

Public Participation--Submisions and Access to Official Meeting Record

    You may submit comments and requests to speak (1) electronically, 
(2) by facsimile, or (3) by hard copy. All submissions, including 
attachments and other materials, must identify the Agency name and the 
docket number for this notice (Docket No. OSHA-2007-0013). You may 
supplement electronic submissions by uploading documents 
electronically. If, instead, you wish to submit hard copies of 
supplementary documents, you must submit three copies to the OSHA 
Docket Office using the instructions in the ADDRESSES section above. 
The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic 
submission by name, date and docket number.
    Because of security-related procedures, the use of regular mail may 
cause a significant delay in the receipt of submissions. For 
information about security procedures concerning submissions by hand, 
express delivery, messenger or courier service, please contact the OSHA 
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627).
    Meeting transcripts and minutes as well as submissions in response 
to this Federal Register notice are included in the official record of 
the NACOSH meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2007-0013). Submissions are posted 
without change at http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions 
interested parties about submitting personal information such as Social 
Security numbers and birth dates. Although all submissions are listed 
in the http://www.regulations.gov index, some documents (e.g., 
copyrighted materials) are not publicly available to read or download 
through http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions, including 
copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the 
OSHA Docket Office.
    Information on using the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to 
make submissions and to access the docket and exhibits is available at 
the Web site's User Tips link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for 
information about materials not available through the Web site and for 
assistance in using the Internet to locate submissions and other 
documents in the docket. Electronic copies of this Federal Register 
notice are available at http://www.regulations.gov. This notice, as 
well as news releases and other relevant information, is also available 
on OSHA Webpage at http://www.osha.gov.

Authority and Signature

    Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice under the 
authority granted by section 7 of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), 29 CFR 1912a, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-
2007 (72 FR 31160).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of November, 2007.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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