[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 128 (Monday, July 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41099-41100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16823]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health: 
Appointment of Members; Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health: 
Appointment of members; Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and 
Health (MACOSH), which was established to advise the Secretary of Labor 
on issues relating to occupational safety and health programs, 
policies, and standards in the maritime industries in the United Sates, 
has been re-chartered. This Notice announces the selection of 15 
persons to serve as members of the MACOSH Committee and schedules the 
first meeting of the re-chartered committee.

DATES: The Committee will meet:

--On July 19, 2000 from 9:30 A.M. until approximately 5 P.M.; and
--On July 20, 2000 from 8:30 A.M. until approximately 4 P.M.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 
300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, New York 11024; telephone: (516) 773-
5000. Mail comments, views, or statements in response to this notice to 
Chappell Pierce, Acting Director, Officer of Maritime Standards, OSHA, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-2086; FAX; (202) 693-1663.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chappell Pierce, Acting Director, 
Officer of Maritime Standards, OSHA; Phone (202) 693-2086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested persons are invited to attend 
the public meetings of MACOSH at the time and place listed above. 
Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Theda 
Kenney at (202) 693-2222 no later than July 11, 2000, to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.

Background

    MACOSH was established pursuant to the authority in Section 7 of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on issues 
relating to occupational safety and health for workers involved in 
shipbuilding, shipbreaking, ship repair, and longshoring in the 
maritime industries in the United States. Since its establishment in 
1995, the committee, using its unique and collective expertise, has 
provided invaluable assistance and advice to the Assistant Secretary on 
maritime matters.
    On January 24, 2000, OSHA announced its intention to renew the 
charter of MACOSH for another two-year term and requested nominations 
of interested persons to serve on the advisory committee (65 FR 3740). 
The Agency received the nominations of many highly qualified person. 
Unfortunately, the Occupational Safety and Health Act limits the number 
of members that can be on an advisory committee to 15. The following 15 
persons were selected to represent the diverse interests of the 
maritime community on MACOSH.

Employee Representatives

Albert Cernadas, International Longshore Association (ILA)
Jeff Vigna, International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU)
Chico McGill, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Mike Flynn, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace 
Workers (IAM)
Robert Scott, United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Edwin Lant, Federal Employees Metal Trades Council (Tidewater Virginia)

Employer Representatives

John McNeill, National Maritime Safety Association
Charles Thompson, American Association of Port Authorities
James Thornton, American Shipbuilding Association
Steve Morris, Shipbuilders Council of America
Iona Evans, U.S. Navy
Teresa Preston, Alabama Shipyard

Government Representatives

Laurence Reed, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH)
Peter Schmidt, Washington State Department of labor and Industry
Lt. Emile Benard, U.S. Coast Guard

Meeting Agenda

    This meeting will include discussion of the following subjects: 
goals and objectives for the next two years, the Maritime ergonomics 
project, OSHA Standards update, partnership and training initiatives 
(including OSHA's Electronic Compliance Assistance Tool), vertical 
tandem lifting of containers, and MACOSH workgroup reports.

Public Participation

    Written data, views, or comments for consideration by MACOSH on the 
various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with 
copies, to Chappell Pierce at the address listed above. Submissions 
received by July 5, 2000 will be provided to the members of the 
committee prior to the meeting. Requests to make an oral presentation 
to the Committee may be granted if time permits. Anyone wishing to make 
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oral presentation to the Committee may be granted if time permits. 
Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation to the Committee on any of 
the agenda items noted above should notify Chappell Pierce by July 5, 
2000. 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.

    Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of 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), and 29 CFR part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 21st day of June 2000.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 00-16823 Filed 6-28-00; 4:35 pm]
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