[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7088]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; 
Notice of Meeting

    Notice is hereby given of the date and location of the next meeting 
of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 
(NACOSH), established under section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656) to advise the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to the 
administration of the Act. NACOSH will hold a meeting on April 9-10, 
1997, in Room N3437 A-D of the Department of Labor Building located at 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the 
public and will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day, lasting until 
approximately 4:00 p.m. the first day and 3:30 p.m. the second day.
    Agenda items will include: a brief overview of current activities 
in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); 
regulatory and legislative updates; a discussion of performance 
measurement with consultants Scott Geller and Dan Peterson; a 
discussion of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) in 
relation to NIOSH; as well as reports from NACOSH workgroups on 
performance measurement and ergonomics.
    Dr. Michael L. Tapper, Section of Infectious Diseases and Hospital 
Epidemiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, has accepted 
appointment to the committee to fill the vacant Public Representative 
position. He was nominated by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology 
of America (SHEA) and selected by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to fill one of their four positions on the committee.
    Written data, views or comments for consideration by the committee 
may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to Joanne Goodell at the 
address provided below. Any such submissions received prior to the 
meeting will be provided to the members of the Committee and will be 
included in the record of the meeting. Anyone wishing to make an oral 
presentation should notify Ms. Goodell before the meeting. 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 the opportunity to address the 
Advisory Committee may be allowed to speak to the extent time permits, 
at the discretion of the Chair. Individuals with disabilities who need 
special accommodations should contact Theresa Berry (phone: 202-219-
8615, extension 106; FAX: 202-219-5986) one week before the meeting.
    An official record of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection in the OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC) located in Room 
N2625 of the Department of Labor Building (202-219-7500). For 
additional information contact: Joanne Goodell, Directorate of Policy, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); Room N3641, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20210 (phone: 202-219-8021, 
extension 107: FAX: 202-219-4383).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of March, 1997.
Gregory R. Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 97-7088 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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