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

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 and 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 January 18 and 19, 2000, 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 1 p.m. lasting

until approximately 5 p.m. the first day, January 18. On January 19,

the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last until approximately 4 p.m.

During its November 1998 meeting, NACOSH decided that one of its

areas of activity over the next two years would be to study OSHA's

standards development process. The Committee plans to complete this

study at its January meeting by talking with regulators from other

federal agencies to discuss their standards setting processes and any

simplification they may have developed that might have applicability

for OSHA. Representatives of the Customer Products Safety Commission,

Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental

Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration have been

invited to participate in a panel discussion on Tuesday, January 18.

Other agenda items will include: an overview of current activities

of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (OIOSH), a

discussion of the validation of a form to evaluate safety and health

programs, a discussion of OSHA's training institute, and workgroup

reports.

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. Because of the need to cover a

wide variety of subjects in a short period of time, there is usually

insufficient time on the agenda for members of the public to address

the committee orally. However, any such requests will be considered by

the Chair who will determine whether or not time permits. Any requests

to make an oral presentation should state the amount of time desired,

the capacity in which the person would appear, and a brief outline of

the content of the presentation. Individuals with disabilities who need

special accommodations should contact Theresa Berry (phone: 202-693-

1999; FAX; 202-693-1634) 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 (202-693-2350). For

additional information contact: Joanne Goodell, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA); Room N3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, DC 20210 (phone: 202-693-2400; FAX: 202-693-1641; e-mail

[email protected]; or at www.osha.gov).

Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of November, 1999.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

[FR Doc. 99-31303 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]

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