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1997), a 55 percent reduction in

lockout/tagout-related fatalities

occurred at the 10 basic steel-producing

companies represented in the data base.

The third study involved an

epidemiological analysis of wood

product industry workers in Maine and

included 157 cases involving injured

workers (‘‘cases’’) and 251 cases

involving uninjured workers

(‘‘controls’’). This study showed that

injured workers were three times less

likely than uninjured workers to work

in an establishment having a lockout/

tagout program. Although the data from

this epidemiological study do not

establish a direct link between injuries

and the absence of lockout/tagout

programs, they do suggest an association

between these factors.

In addition to these analyses,

commenters (including companies like

Bell Atlantic and Kodak), unions (such

as the UAW, USWA, and the

International Brotherhood of Electrical

Workers), employer groups (such as the

Organization Resources Counselors),

and professional societies, such as the

American Society of Safety Engineers,

stated that the standard had been

effective in saving lives and preventing

injuries. Overall, most comments

supported continuation of the standard

because it had been effective in

achieving its worker protection goal.

Some participants suggested that OSHA

revise certain provisions of the rule they

felt were complex. However, most

commenters urged OSHA to address

these issues by providing compliance

assistance materials rather than by

reopening the rulemaking.

Those commenters to the docket who

represented small businesses, such as

the National Association of

Manufacturers, the Society of the

Plastics Industry, and the Synthetic

Organic Chemical Manufacturers

Association, also generally agreed. They

stated that additional compliance

assistance, rather than a reopening of

the rulemaking, was an appropriate way

for OSHA to address these commenters’

concerns.

In response to these suggestions,

OSHA has decided to provide

additional compliance assistance

materials. Specifically, OSHA intends

to:

• Review and update the Lockout/Tagout

compliance directive, STD 1–7.3;

• Review existing interpretations relating

to the standard and develop interpretations

to address questions raised by review

participants; and

• Develop, in conjunction with the

National Automobile Dealers Association,

compliance assistance materials for

industries engaged in vehicle maintenance

and repair.

OSHA has already completed several

documents related to the Lockout/

Tagout standard in response to

comments made during this lookback

review. These include:

•–The Lockout/Tagout Interactive Training

Program, which consists of three major

components: a Tutorial, a group of abstracts

called ‘‘Hot Topics,’’ and a group of

Interactive Case Studies. The Tutorial

explains the standard in a question/answer

format. The ‘‘Hot Topics’’ consist of five

abstracts containing a detailed discussion of

major issues in which relevant highlighted

sections of the all-inclusive documents are

linked together. In the Interactive Case

Studies, seven simulated Lockout/Tagout

inspections are presented.

•–The Integrated Preamble, which

combines the final rule preamble published

in the September 1, 1989 Federal Register

and the final rule corrections and technical

amendments document published in the

September 20, 1990 Federal Register.

•–The Lockout/Tagout Plus Advisor, which

is interactive, expert, diagnostic software. It

allows users to be interviewed about their

activities to determine whether workers

might be exposed to hazards from moving

machinery or electricity or other sources of

energy. It asks questions to determine

whether the work is covered by the Lockout/

Tagout Standard or other standards

concerned with hazardous energy. The

software responds to the users’ facts to

provide expert guidance, explanations, and

assistance.

These materials may be obtained from

the OSHA Publications Office, Room N–

2101, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20210, or the OSHA

web page at www.osha.dol.gov.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of

June, 2000.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 00–15490 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of

Directors Finance Committee

TIME AND DATE: The Finance Committee

of the Legal Services Corporation Board

of Directors will meet on June 25, 2000.

The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and

continue until the Committee concludes

its agenda.

LOCATION: Radisson Plaza Hotel

Minneapolis, 35 South 7th Street,

Minneapolis, MN 55402.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Approval of agenda.

2. Review of the Legal Services

Corporation’s Consolidated Operating

Budget, Expenses, and Other Funds

available through April 30, 2000.

3. Review the projected operating

expenses for fiscal year 2000 based on

operating experience through March 31,

2000 and the required internal

budgetary adjustments due to shifting

priorities.

4. Consider and act on the President’s

recommendations for consolidated

operating budget reallocations.

5. Report on internal budgetary

adjustments by the President and

Inspector General.

6. Report on budgetary needs for

Fiscal Year 2002.

7. Consider and act on other business.

8. Public comment.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President for

Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and

Corporate Secretary, at (202) 336–8800.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting

notices will be made available in

alternate formats to accommodate visual

and hearing impairments. Individuals

who have a disability and need an

accommodation to attend the meeting

may notify Shannon Nicko Adaway, at

(202) 336–8800.

Dated: June 15, 2000.

Victor M. Fortuno,

Vice President for Legal Affairs, General

Counsel, and Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15708 Filed 6–16–00; 3:30 pm]

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of

Directors

TIME AND DATE: The Board of Directors

of the Legal Services Corporation will

meet on June 26, 2000. The meeting will

begin at 9:15 a.m. and continue until

conclusion of the Board’s agenda.

LOCATION: Radisson Plaza Hotel

Minneapolis, 35 South 7th Street,

Minneapolis, MN 55402.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except that a

portion of the meeting may be closed

pursuant to a vote of the Board of

Directors to hold an executive session.

At the closed session, the Corporation’s

General Counsel will report to the Board

on litigation to which the Corporation is

or may become a party, and the Board

may act on the matters reported. The

closing is authorized by the relevant

provisions of the Government in the

Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (10)] and

the corresponding provisions of the

Legal Services Corporation’s

implementing regulation [45 CFR