[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34282-34283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14171]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: July 16, 2014 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT.

PLACE: Four Points Sheraton, Ballroom, 600 Kanawha Blvd. E, Charleston, 
WV 25301.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board (CSB) will convene a public meeting on July 16, 2014, starting at 
12:00 p.m. in the Ballroom at the Four Points Sheraton located at 600 
Kanawha Blvd. E, Charleston, WV 25301.
    At the public meeting, the board will hear findings and 
recommendations from the CSB's investigation team into the December 9, 
2010, explosion and fire which occurred at AL Solutions located in New 
Cumberland, WV. An explosion ripped through the New Cumberland AL 
Solutions titanium plant in West Virginia on December 9, 2010, fatally 
injuring three workers. The workers were processing titanium powder, 
which is highly combustible, at the time of the explosion. The meeting 
will also provide an update on the CSB's investigation into the January 
9, 2014, tank leak at Freedom Industries that contaminated the local 
water supply leaving hundreds of thousands of West Virginia residents 
without clean drinking water.
    This public meeting is intended to provide members of the public 
with information into how this incident occurred and how similar future 
incidents can be prevented or mitigated.

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    Following the staff presentation the Board will hear comments from 
the public. 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 until approved 
by a vote of the Board.

Additional Information

    The meeting is 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 chemical accidents. The agency's board members are appointed 
by the President and confirmed by the Senate. CSB investigations look 
into all aspects of chemical accidents, including physical causes such 
as equipment failure as well as inadequacies in regulations, industry 
standards, and safety management systems.
    The Board does not issue citations or fines but does make safety 
recommendations to plants, industry organizations, labor groups, and 
regulatory agencies such as OSHA and EPA.

Public Comment

    Members of the public are invited to make brief statements to the 
Board at the conclusion of the staff presentation. The time provided 
for public statements will depend upon the number of people who wish to 
speak. Speakers should assume that their presentations will be limited 
to five minutes or less, but commenters may submit written statements 
for the record.

Contact Person for Further Information

    Hillary J. Cohen, Communications Manager, [email protected] or 
(202) 446-8094. General information about the CSB can be found on the 
agency Web site at: www.csb.gov.

    Dated: June 12, 2014.
Rafael Moure-Eraso,
Chairperson.
[FR Doc. 2014-14171 Filed 6-12-14; 4:15 pm]
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