[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21911]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


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

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

ACTION: Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 
(MACOSH); Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces a 
meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and 
Health (MACOSH). OSHA invites all interested persons to attend. The 
Secretary of Labor established MACOSH to advise the Assistant Secretary 
for OSHA on appropriate actions to protect workers from the hazards in 
the maritime industries.

DATES: The meeting dates are Wednesday, September 10, 1997, from 9:00 
a.m. to about 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, September 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 
about 5:00 p.m. Submit comments, requests for oral presentations, and 
requests for special disability accommodations by August 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Best Western, Tysons 
Westpark Hotel, 8401 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 (703-734-2800). 
Mail comments and requests for oral presentations to Theda Kenney, U.S. 
Department of Labor, OSHA, Directorate of Safety Standards Programs, 
MACOSH, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Liberatore, Director, Office of Maritime Standards, OSHA (202-
219-7234 ext. 141). For special disability accommodations, contact 
Theda Kenney (phone: 202-219-8061 ext. 100; FAX: 202-219-7477).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Meeting Agenda. At this meeting, MACOSH will continue its 
discussion on maritime enforcement initiatives, standards development, 
and outreach projects related to the maritime industries. MACOSH plans 
an extensive discussion of longshoring outreach, maritime training, and 
safety and health programs. OSHA will provide an update on Agency 
programs.
    Public Participation. Interested persons may file written comments, 
data, views or statements for consideration by MACOSH by submitting 
them to Theda Kenney. Interested persons may also request to make an 
oral presentation by providing Mrs. Kenney with a summary of the 
proposed presentation, an estimate of the time desired, and a statement 
of the interest that the person represents. The Chair may allow 
presentations at his discretion and as time permits.

    Authority. The following laws authorize OSHA to issue this 
notice: Sections 6(b)(1) and 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 666), the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and 29 CFR part 1912.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 13th day of August 1997.
Greg Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-21911 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am]
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