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 8, 1998, 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. lasting until approximately 4:30 p.m.

Agenda items will include: a brief overview of current activities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a presentation on occupational injury and illness statistics, an update on OSHA's ergonomic activity, a report on the 11(c) task force, a discussion on the coordination of federal agencies to address the problem of latex allergies, an update on the OSHA Performance Plan and possible reports from NACOSH's workgroups.

Written data, views or comments for consideration by the committee may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to Frank Frodyma 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 request will be considered by the Chair who will determine whether or not time permits. Any request to make a 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: 202-219-8615, 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: Frank Frodyma, Acting Director of Policy, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); Room N- 3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC., 20210 (phone 202-219-8021, extension 102; fax: 202-219-4384; e-mail frank.frodyma@osha.no.osha.gov).

Signed at Washington, DC., this 31st day of March 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

[FR Doc. 98-9057 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]

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