3056 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 1996 / Notices

Secretary’s Task Force on Excellence

in State and Local Government

Through Labor-Management

Cooperation: Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Secretary’s Task Force on

Excellence in State and Local

Government Through LaborManagement Cooperation was

established in accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA) (Pub. L. 82–463)). Pursuant to

Section 10(a) of FACA, this is to

announce that the Task Force will meet

at the time and place shown below.

TIME AND PLACE: The meeting will be

held on Monday, February 12, 1996,

from approximately 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in

Conference Room N–3437 B–D in the

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

AGENDA: At the meeting, the Task Force

will review final issues and any

submitted comments.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will

be open to the public. Seating will be

available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Individuals with disabilities

wishing to attend should contact the

Task Force if special accommodations

are necessary. Individuals or

organizations wishing to submit written

statements should send 20 copies on or

before February 5 to Mr. Charles A.

Richards, Designated Federal Official,

Secretary of Labor’s Task Force on

Excellence in State and Local

Government through Labor-Management

Cooperation, U.S. Department of labor,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

S–2203, Washington, DC 20210. These

statements will be thoroughly reviewed

and become part of the record.

For the purposes of this meeting, the

Task Force is primarily interested in

statements that address the topics

mentioned above under the heading

‘‘Agenda.’’ However, the Task Force

continues to welcome submissions that

address the questions in the mission

statement and the following eight

general areas: (1) Finding Models,

Ingredients, and Barriers to Service

Excellence and Labor-Management

Cooperation and, as the following relate

to promoting workplace cooperation

and excellence; (2) Bargaining and

Related Institutions and Practices; (3)

Conflict Resolution Skills, Practices,

and Institutions; (4) Legal and

Regulatory Issues; (5) Effects of Civil

Service; (6) Ensuring a HighPerformance Work Environment; (7)

Political and Electoral Considerations

and Relationships; and (8) Financial

Background, Financial Security, and

Budget Systems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Charles A. Richards, Designated Federal

Official, Secretary of Labor’s Task Force

on Excellence in State and Local

Government through Labor-Management

Cooperation, U.S. Department of Labor,

Room S–2203, Washington, DC 20210,

(202) 219–6045.

Signed at Washington, DC this 24th day of

January 1996.

Robert B. Reich,

Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 96–1606 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

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Labor Advisory Committee for Trade

Negotiations and Trade Policy;

Meeting Notice

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463 as amended), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the Labor Advisory

Committee for Trade Negotiations and

Trade Policy.

DATE TIME AND PLACE: February 15, 1996,

10 pm–12 noon, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room S–1011, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210.

PURPOSE: The meeting will include a

review and discussion of current issues

which influence U.S. trade policy.

Potential U.S. negotiating objectives and

bargaining positions in current and

anticipated trade negotiations will be

discussed. Pursuant to section 9(B) of

the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) it has been

determined that the meeting will be

concerned with matters the disclosure

of which would seriously compromise

the Government’s negotiating objectives

or bargaining positions. Accordingly,

the meeting will be closed to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Fernand Lavallee, Director, Trade

Advisory Group, Phone: (202) 219–

4752.

Signed at Washington, DC this 24th day of

January, 1996.

Andrew Samet,

Acting Deputy Under Secretary, International

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–1684 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

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Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Maritime Committee; Renewal

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Department of

Labor.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the

Maritime Advisory Committee for

Occupational Safety and Health

(MACOSH).

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor has

determined that it is in the public

interest to renew the Maritime Advisory

Committee for Occupational Safety and

Health (MACOSH); an advisory

committee to advise the Assistant

Secretary for the Occupational Safety

and Health Administration (OSHA) on

issues relating to the delivery of

occupational safety and health

programs, policies, and standards in the

maritime industries of the United States.

The committee will continue to provide

a collective expertise not otherwise

available to the Secretary to address the

complex and sensitive issues involved.

The committee is being renewed for two

years, beginning January 1, 1996.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 14, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Any written comments in

response to this notice should be sent to

the following address: OSHA, Office of

Maritime Standards, Room N–3621, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210. Phone (202) 219–7234, fax

(202) 219–7477.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Larry Liberatore, Office of Maritime

Standards, OSHA (202) 219–7234.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MACOSH

addresses the concerns of the entire

maritime community, focusing on the

shipyard and marine cargo (longshoring)

handling industries. The specific

objectives of this committee continue to

be to make recommendations on issues

related to: (1) Reducing injuries and

illnesses in the maritime industries, (2)

expanding OSHA’s outreach and

training programs through the use of

innovative partnerships, and (3)

expediting the development and

promulgation of OSHA standards.

Background

Renewal of the Maritime Advisory

Committee for Occupational Safety and

Health (MACOSH) will enable OSHA to

continue to be responsive to the

uniqueness of industries that have

suffered economically as a result of

changes in the global market. This

committee will continue a focused

forum for ongoing discussions with the

marine cargo handling community. This

action is consistent with the President’s

initiative to make the U.S. shipyard

industry competitive in the worldwide

community. This committee addresses

the maritime community’s concerns,

and its efforts will result in streamlined

standards promulgation, better focused