[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1832-1833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00321]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE:  January 17, 2013; 2:30 p.m. EST.

PLACE:  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Horizon 
Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.

STATUS:  Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board (CSB) announces that it will convene a public meeting on 
Thursday, January 17, 2013, starting at 2:30 p.m. EST (8:30 a.m. 
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) in the Horizon Room of the Ronald Reagan 
Building and International Trade Center at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    The agenda for the meeting includes the presentation of the 
findings from the CSB investigation of the April 8, 2011, explosion and 
fire that killed five workers at a storage facility used by Donaldson 
Enterprises Inc. (DEI) near Honolulu, Hawaii. The explosion occurred 
during the disposal of professional-grade fireworks, illegally labeled 
for consumer use by a Chinese manufacturer, that had been seized by 
U.S. customs agents upon importation. DEI was performing the disposal 
work as a subcontractor to VSE Corporation, which held a contract with 
the U.S. Treasury Department for the disposal of seized property.
    At the meeting, CSB staff will present to the Board the results of 
the investigation into this incident. Key issues identified in the 
investigation include the methods used to dispose of the fireworks, 
U.S. Government contracting standards for hazardous work, and the 
absence of a national standard or industry good practice for fireworks 
disposal. Following the staff presentation on proposed findings and 
safety recommendations, the Board will hear brief comments from the 
public.
    Following the conclusion of the public comment period, the Board 
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consider whether to approve the final investigation 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 staff presentations, listened 
to public comments, and adopted a final investigation report and 
recommendations will there be an approved final record of the CSB 
investigation of this incident.
    The meeting will be free and open to the public. If you require a 
translator or interpreter, please notify the individual listed below as 
the CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, at least five business days 
prior to the meeting.
    The CSB is an independent Federal agency charged with investigating 
industrial accidents that result in the release of extremely hazardous 
substances. The agency's Board Members are appointed by the President 
and confirmed by the Senate. CSB investigations look into all aspects 
of accidents, including physical causes such as equipment failure, as 
well as inadequacies in regulations, industry standards, and safety 
management systems.

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Hillary J. Cohen, 
Communications Manager, [email protected] or 202-261-7600. General 
information about the CSB can be found on the agency Web site at: 
www.csb.gov.

    Dated: January 7, 2013.
Rafael Moure-Eraso,
Chairperson.
[FR Doc. 2013-00321 Filed 1-7-13; 4:15 pm]
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