[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21127]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting--September 24, 2009--6:30 pm

    In connection with its investigation into the cause of a February 
7, 2008, an explosion and fire at the Imperial Sugar refinery northwest 
of Savannah, Georgia, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board announces that it will convene a public meeting on September 24, 
2009, starting at 6:30 pm at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto--15 East 
Liberty Street, Savannah, Georgia.
    At the meeting CSB staff will present to the Board the results of 
their investigation into this incident. Key issues involved in the 
investigation concern combustible dust hazard recognition, minimizing 
combustible dust accumulation in the workplace, and equipment design 
and maintenance. This will be followed by a public comment period prior 
to a Board vote on the report.
    Incident: On February 7, 2008, at about 7:15 p.m., a series of 
sugar dust explosions at the Imperial Sugar manufacturing facility in 
Port Wentworth, Georgia, resulted in 14 worker fatalities and 36 
injuries. Eight workers died at the scene and six eventually succumbed 
to their injuries at the Augusta Burn Center. The explosions and 
subsequent fires destroyed the sugar packing buildings, palletizer 
room, and silos, and severely damaged the bulk train car loading area 
and parts of the sugar refinery.
    Following the staff presentation and the conclusion of the public 
comment period, the Board will consider whether 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 presented by staff should be considered final. 
Only after the Board has considered the final staff presentation, 
listened to the witnesses and the public comments 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: www.csb.gov.

Christopher W. Warner,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E9-21127 Filed 8-28-09; 11:15 am]
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