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[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23804]

[[Page 62303]]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) is part 
of the Secretary's comprehensive approach for reducing ergonomics-
related injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The Committee was 
convened for the first time on January 22, 2003. This notice schedules 
the sixth NACE meeting. The public is encouraged to attend.

DATES: The Committee workgroups will meet on Tuesday, November 16, 
2004, from 1 p.m. until approximately 5 p.m. The full Committee will 
meet on Wednesday, November 17, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. until 
approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee and workgroups will meet at the Holiday Inn on 
the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001; Telephone: 
(202) 638-1616. Submit comments, views, or statements in response to 
this notice to MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of Technical Programs 
and Coordination Activities, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-
3655, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone: (202) 
693-2144; Fax: (202) 693-1644.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OSHA, Office of Communications, Room 
N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACE was chartered for a two-year term on 
November 27, 2002, to provide advice and recommendations on ergonomic 
guidelines, research, and outreach and assistance. The Committee has 
met in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2003; May 6-7, 2003; January 27-
28, 2004; and May 11-12, 2004, and in Arlington, VA, on September 23-
24, 2003. This notice announces the sixth meeting of the Committee, 
which will take place in Washington, DC, on November 16-17, 2004.

I. Meeting Agenda

    The Committee's working groups on Research, Guidelines, and 
Outreach and Assistance will meet on the afternoon of November 16. The 
working groups will report back to the full Committee on November 17th 
and lead discussions about their respective topics. On November 17th, 
John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Occupational Safety and Health, 
will address the Committee. NACE will review the working group reports 
and consider whether to issue any further recommendations to the 
Agency.

II. Public Participation

    Written data, views, or comments for consideration by NACE on the 
various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with 15 
copies for the NACE members, to MaryAnn Garrahan at the address listed 
above. Submissions received by November 9, 2004, will be provided to 
the Committee members for consideration. Requests to make oral 
presentations to the Committee may be granted if time permits. Anyone 
wishing to make an oral presentation to the Committee should notify 
MaryAnn Garrahan at the address noted above. The request should state 
the amount of time desired, the capacity in which the person will 
appear, and a brief outline of the content of the presentation. Persons 
who request an oral presentation may be allowed to speak, as time 
permits, at the discretion of the NACE Chair.
    Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should 
contact Veneta Chatmon (Phone: (202) 693-1912; Fax (202) 693-1635) by 
November 5, 2004.
    A transcript of the meeting will be available for inspection and 
copying in the OSHA Technical Data Center, Room N-2625 (see ADDRESSES 
section above) Phone: (202) 693-2350. The minutes of NACE meetings will 
also be available online on OSHA's Web site at www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/nat_advis_comm.html.

    Authority: This notice was prepared under the direction of John 
L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. 
It is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), GSA's FACA Regulations (41 CFR part 102-3), and DLMS 
3 chapter 1600.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of October, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-23804 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]
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