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 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 May 11 and 12,

1999, in Room S 4215 A-C of the Department of Labor Building located at

200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the

public and will begin at 1:00 p.m. lasting until approximately 5:00

p.m. the first day, May 11. On May 12, the meeting will begin at 8:30

a.m. and last until approximately 4:00 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

standard-setting and regulatory process. The Committee plans to

continue this study at its May meeting by studying the use of advisory

committees in addition to the 6(b) process. As examples, the committee

will discuss both the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

and the current Standards Advisory Committee on Metalworking Fluids.

NACOSH will invite key players who were or are involved in the

activities of each of these committees to participate in a panel

discussion on the morning of May 12th. These include representatives

from industry, labor and the public, as well as the involved government

officials from OSHA and NIOSH. Members of the public are invited to

submit written comments. Presenters will be asked to address issues/

questions similar to those that were used in discussing the development

of the methylene chloride standard under the standard 6(b) process at

the February 10-11 meeting. Some of these are: How did you become

involved in the process? How would you define our role? How would you

define OSHA's role in the process? What are/were the key issues in the

process (e.g., technical, economic and political feasibility); scope of

the standard; nature of the regulated community)? What are/were your

expectations for the process? What will you consider a successful

outcome? What are the strengths and limitations of the process? How

could the process be improved? What advice would you give OSHA if it

were to embark on another rulemaking using the same process?

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 (NIOSH), work

group reports and a panel discussion of the use of partnerships both in

OSHA and NIOSH.

Written data, view 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 request

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: 202-293-1641) 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 N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, D.C., 20210 (phone: 202-693-2400; FAX 202-293-1641; e-mail

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

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Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of April, 1999.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

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