[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20926]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1915


Fire Protection for Shipyard Employment Negotiated Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee; Meeting

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

ACTION: Fire Protection for Shipyard Employment Negotiated Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee; notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces a 
meeting of the Fire Protection for Shipyard Employment Negotiated 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee. OSHA invites all interested persons to 
attend. The committee members represent groups interested in, or 
significantly affected by, the outcome of the rulemaking. They include 
representatives of shipyards, labor unions, professional associations, 
and government agencies. The committee will continue its discussions on 
a proposed standard to protect workers from fire hazards in shipyard 
employment, including the following areas: scope and application; 
administrative, engineering, and work practice controls; fire brigades; 
written fire plans; technological advances; cost of fire protection; 
and the content of appendices. The committee's goal is to reach 
consensus on a draft proposed standard and explanatory preamble that it 
will recommend to OSHA.

DATES: The meeting will take place Wednesday, Thursday, and, if 
necessary Friday, September 9-11, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. to about 4:00 
p.m. daily. Submit comments, requests for oral presentations, and 
requests for disability accommodations by August 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 151 Beach 
Blvd., Biloxi, Mississippi, telephone (601) 435-5400. Mail comments and 
requests for oral presentations to Mr. Joseph V. Daddura, U.S. 
Department of Labor, OSHA, Office of Maritime Standards, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-3621, Washington, D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph V. Daddura, Project 
Officer, Office of Maritime Standards, OSHA (202-219-7234, ext. 123). 
For disability accommodations, contact Ms. Theda Kenney (202-219-8061, 
ext. 100).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Agenda

    The committee will focus its discussions on definitions, paperwork 
burdens, costs and benefits, and the current draft of the 
recommendation. The committee will also discuss how a proposed rule 
could impact small employers.

Public Participation

    Send written comments, data, views, or statements for the 
Committee's consideration to Mr. Joseph V. Daddura. You may also 
request the opportunity to make an oral presentation to the committee 
by providing Mr. Daddura with a summary of the proposed presentation, 
an estimate of the time desired, and a statement of the interest you 
represent. The committee's facilitator will allow such presentations if 
there is adequate time in the meeting schedule.

    Authority: This document is issued pursuant to the Negotiated 
Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) and Section 7(b) of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of July 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 98-20926 Filed 8-4-98; 8:45 am]
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