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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 71, No. 210 

Tuesday, October 31, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eastern Washington Cascades 

Provincial Advisory Committee and the 

Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Eastern Washington 

Cascades Provincial Advisory 

Committee and the Yakima Provincial 

Advisory Committee meeting that had 

been set for November 8, 2006 has been 

cancelled. The new date that the Eastern 

Washington Cascades Provincial 

Advisory Committee and the Yakima 

Provincial Advisory Committee will 

meet is Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 

the Okanogan and Wenatchee National 

Forests Headquarters office, 215 Melody 

Lane, Wenatchee, WA. This meeting 

will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue 

until 4 p.m. During this meeting 

Provincial Advisory Committee 

members will continue the collaboration 

process on forest plan issues relating to 

the preparation of a revised forest plan 

for the Okanogan and Wenatchee 

National Forests. All Eastern 

Washington Cascades and Yakima 

Province Advisory Committee meetings 

are open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct questions regarding this meeting 

to Paul Hart, Designated Federal 

Official, USDA, Wenatchee National 

Forest, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, 

Washington 98801, 509–664–9200. 

Dated: October 25, 2006. 

Paul Hart, 

Designated Federal Official, Okanogan and 

Wenatchee National Forests. 

[FR Doc. 06–8976 Filed 10–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Public Meeting: 

Combustible Dust Hazards 

AGENCY: U.S. Chemical Safety and 

Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). 

ACTION: Notice announcing Sunshine 

Act public meeting and requesting 

public comment and participation. 

SUMMARY: The CSB is planning to hold 

a public meeting to share findings and 

recommendations of the draft 

combustible dust hazards investigation 

report. This notice provides information 

regarding the purpose, date, time, 

location and format for the public 

meeting. 

DATES: The Public Meeting will be held 

on Thursday, November 9, 2006 

beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Diplomat/ 

Consulate Room, Embassy Suites 

Downtown Washington, 1250 22nd St., 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. Meeting 

will end at 12:30 p.m. 

Pre-registration: The event is open to 

the public and there is no fee for 

attendance or pre-registration required. 

However, attendees are strongly 

encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing 

your name and affiliation by November 

2, 2006 to dust@csb.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Horowitz, Ph.D, Office of 

Congressional, Public, and Board 

Affairs, (202) 261–7613 or e-mail 

dust@csb.gov. Detailed information on 

the meeting agenda will be posted soon 

at http://www.csb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background. 

B. CSB Hazard Investigation Study. 

C. Board presentation. 

A. Background 

In 2003 the CSB investigated 3 

combustible dust explosions. A total of 

14 individuals were killed and 81 

injured in these events. In January 2003, 

an explosion and fire at the West 

Pharmaceutical Services facility in 

Kinston, North Carolina resulted in the 

deaths of six workers and injuries to 38 

others. CSB investigated this accident 

and concluded that the explosion was 

the result of the deflagration of 

polyethylene powder that had 

accumulated above a suspended ceiling 

in the processing area of the facility. In 

February 2003, a combustible dust 

explosion occurred at the CTA 

Acoustics facility in Corbin, Kentucky, 

killing 7 workers and injuring 37. CSB 

found that the fuel for the explosion was 

phenolic resin used to produce 

insulation materials for the automotive 

industry. The explosion began near a 

curing oven, where routine cleaning 

lofted accumulated resin dust that was 

ignited by fire in an oven on which the 

doors were left open. Numerous 

secondary deflagrations caused damage 

and injuries throughout the facility. The 

third incident occurred in October 2003 

where one worker was killed and six 

others injured by an aluminum dust 

explosion at Hayes Lemmerz 

International in Huntington, Indiana. 

The occurrence of three fatal 

combustible dust explosions within one 

calendar year prompted the Board to 

commence a broader study of the extent, 

nature and prevention of combustible 

dust fire and explosion hazards. 

B. CSB Hazard Investigation Study 

The objectives of CSB’s dust study 

investigation include: 

1. Determining the number and effects 

of combustible dust fires and explosions 

in the United States during the twenty 

five year period beginning in 1980. CSB 

is excluding the following types of 

incidents for the purposes of this study: 

(a) Those occurring in grain-handling or 

other facilities that are currently regulated by 

OSHA’s grain handling standard. 

(b) Those occurring in coal mines or other 

facilities covered by MSHA regulations. 

Incidents involving coal dust at power 

generation plants and other facilities not 

covered by MSHA regulations are not 

excluded. 

(c) Incidents occurring in nonmanufacturing facilities such as hospitals, 

military installations and research institutes. 

(d) Incidents involving transportation or 

transportation vehicles. 

(e) Incidents occurring outside the United 

States or U.S. territories. 

2. Evaluating the extent and 

effectiveness of efforts by state and local 

officials to prevent combustible dust 

fires and explosions. 

3. Evaluating the effectiveness of 

existing hazard communication 

programs and regulations in making 

facility managers and workers aware of 

the fire and explosion hazards of 

combustible dusts. 

4. Determining what additional state, 

federal or private sector activities may 

be necessary to prevent future incidents. 


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