[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54806-54807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22582]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0007]


Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH)

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

ACTION: Notice of MACOSH Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and 
Health (MACOSH) was established under Section 7 of the Occupational 
Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 to advise the Secretary of Labor, 
through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
Health, on issues relating to occupational safety and health in the 
maritime industries. The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to 
announce that the Committee and workgroups will meet on September 20-
21, 2011, in Portland, ME.

DATES: MACOSH meeting: MACOSH will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 
September 20 and 21, 2011.
    Submission of written statements, requests to speak, and requests 
for special accommodations: Written statements, requests to speak at 
the Committee meeting, and requests for special accommodations for the 
Committee and workgroup meetings must be submitted (postmarked, sent, 
transmitted) by September 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: MACOSH meeting: MACOSH will meet at the Eastland Park Hotel, 
157 High Street, Portland, ME 04101-2814. http://www.eastlandparkhotel.com/.
    Submissions of written statements and requests to speak: You may 
submit written statements and requests to speak at the full Committee 
meeting, identified by the docket number for this Federal Register 
notice (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0007), by one of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting 
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer 
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: 
When using one of these methods, you must submit a copy of your 
comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-
2011-0007, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier 
service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and Docket 
Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
    Requests for special accommodations: Submit requests for special 
accommodations to attend the MACOSH and its workgroup meetings by hard 
copy, telephone, or e-mail to: Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of 
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999; e-mail 
[email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No. OSHA-2011-
0007). Because of security-related procedures, submissions by regular 
mail may result in a significant delay in receipt. Please contact the 
OSHA Docket Office for information about security procedures for making 
submissions by hand delivery, express delivery, messenger, or courier 
service.
    Written statements and requests to speak, including personal 
information provided, will be placed in the public docket and may be 
available online. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about 
submitting personal information such as Social Security numbers and 
birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download documents in the public docket for this 
MACOSH meeting, go to http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in the 
public docket are listed in the index; however, some documents (e.g., 
copyrighted material) are not publicly available to read or download 
through http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions are available for 
inspection and, where permitted, copying at the OSHA Docket Office at 
the address above. For information on using http://www.regulations.gov 
to make submissions or to access the docket, click on the ``Help'' tab 
at the top of the Home page. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for 
information about materials not available through that 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 the OSHA Web page at http://www.osha.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Frank Meilinger, 
OSHA's Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3647, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone:(202) 
693-1999.
    For general information about MACOSH and this meeting: Mr. Joseph 
V. Daddura, Director of the Office of Maritime Standards and Guidance, 
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2080; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    All MACOSH Committee and workgroup meetings are open to the public. 
All interested persons are invited to attend the full MACOSH Committee 
and its workgroup meetings at the time and place listed above. The 
tentative agenda will include discussions on: person in water (man 
overboard); cargo-handling equipment; confined space ventilation; 
selection of welding-shade protection; safe entry and cleaning 
practices in vessel sewage tanks; best practices for eye injury 
reduction; toxic materials; and injury and illness prevention programs.
    The workgroups will meet from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on September 20, 
2011 (rooms to be determined upon arrival). The workgroups will discuss 
topics on which they may focus for the duration of the current 
Committee charter. The full MACOSH Committee will meet September 21, 
2011 (room to be determined upon arrival).
    Public Participation: Interested parties may submit a request to 
make an oral presentation to MACOSH by any 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 
MACOSH may be granted as time permits and at the discretion of the 
MACOSH Chair.

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    Interested parties may also submit written statements, including 
data and other information, using any one of the methods listed in the 
ADDRESSES section above. OSHA will provide all submissions to MACOSH 
members prior to the meeting. Individuals who need special 
accommodations to attend the MACOSH meeting should contact Ms. Chatmon 
by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section.

Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice 
under the authority granted by Sections 6(b)(1) and 7(b) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 656), the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), Secretary of Labor's 
Order No. 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), and 29 CFR part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on August 30, 2011.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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