[Federal Register: January 25, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 15)][Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1910
RIN 1218-AC41
Combustible Dust
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of stakeholder meetings.
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SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested parties to participate in informal
stakeholder meetings on the workplace hazards of combustible dust. OSHA
plans to use the information gathered at these meetings in developing a
proposed standard for combustible dust.
DATES: Dates and locations for the stakeholder meetings are:
February 17, 2010, at 9 a.m., in Atlanta, GA;
February 17, 2010, at 1:30 p.m., in Atlanta, GA;
Additional meetings are planned for 2010, and will be
announced in one or more subsequent notices.
Deadline for confirmed registration at the meetings is February 3,
2010.
ADDRESSES:
Registration
Submit your notice of intent to participate in one of the
stakeholder meetings by one of the following:
Electronic. Register at https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/
conferences/osha/register-osha-stakeholder.htm (follow the instructions
online).
Facsimile. Fax your request to: (781) 674-2906, and label
it "Attention: OSHA Combustible Dust Stakeholder Meeting
Registration."
Regular mail, express delivery, hand (courier) delivery,
and messenger service. Send your request to: ERG, Inc., 110 Hartwell
Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421; Attention: OSHA Combustible Dust
Stakeholder Meeting Registration.
Meetings
The February 17, 2010, meetings will be held at the Marriott
Perimeter Center, 246 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30346.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries. Contact Jennifer Ashley, Director, OSHA
Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
1999.
General and technical information. Contact David Wallis,
Director, Office of Engineering Safety, OSHA Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, Room N-3609, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2277.
Copies of this Federal Register notice. Electronic copies
are available at http://www.regulations.gov. This Federal Register
notice, as well as news releases and other relevant information, also
are available on the OSHA Web page at http://www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The hazards of combustible dust encompass a wide array of
materials, industries, and processes. Any combustible material can burn
rapidly when in a finely divided form. Materials that may form
combustible dust include, but are not limited to, wood, coal, plastics,
biosolids, candy, sugar, spice, starch, flour, feed, grain, fertilizer,
tobacco, paper, soap, rubber, drugs, dried blood, dyes, certain
textiles, and metals (such as aluminum and magnesium). Industries that
may have combustible dust hazards include, among others: Animal food
manufacturing, grain handling, food manufacturing, wood product
manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, textile manufacturing, furniture
manufacturing, metal processing, fabricated metal products and
machinery manufacturing, pesticide manufacturing, pharmaceutical
manufacturing, tire manufacturing, production of rubber and plastics,
plastics and rubber products manufacturing, recycling, wastewater
treatment, and coal handling.
OSHA is developing a standard that will comprehensively address the
fire and explosion hazards of combustible dust. The Agency has issued
an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) (74 FR 54334)
requesting comments, including data and other information, on issues
related to the hazards of combustible dust in the workplace. OSHA plans
to use the information received in response to the ANPR and at the
stakeholder meetings in developing a proposed standard for combustible
dust.
II. Stakeholder Meetings
OSHA conducted two stakeholder meetings in Washington, DC, on
December 14, 2009. This notice announces two additional stakeholder
meetings. The stakeholder meetings will be conducted as a group
discussion on views, concerns, and issues surrounding the hazards of
combustible dust. To facilitate as much group interaction as possible,
formal presentations will not be permitted. Formal input should be
submitted as indicated in the ANPR referenced earlier in this notice.
The stakeholder meeting discussion will center on major issues such as:
Scope.
Organization of a prospective standard.
The role of consensus standards.
Economic impacts.
Additional topics as time permits.
III. Public Participation
Approximately 25 participants will be accommodated in each meeting,
and three hours will be allotted for each meeting. Members of the
general public may observe, but not participate in, the meetings as
space permits. OSHA staff will be present to take part in the
discussions. Logistics for the meetings are being managed by Eastern
Research Group (ERG), which will provide a facilitator and compile
notes summarizing the discussion; these notes will not identify
individual speakers. ERG also will make an audio recording of each
session to ensure that the summary notes are accurate; these recordings
will not be transcribed. The summary notes will be posted on the docket
for the Combustible Dust ANPR, Docket ID: OSHA2009-0023, available at
the Web site http://www.regulations.gov.
The meetings are as follows:
February 17, 2010, at 9 a.m., at the Marriott Perimeter
Center, 246 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30346;
February 17, 2010, at 1:30 p.m., at the Marriott Perimeter
Center, 246 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30346;
The additional 2010 meeting dates and locations will be
announced in one or more subsequent notices.
To participate in one of the February 17, 2009 stakeholder
meetings, or be a nonparticipating observer, you may submit notice of
intent electronically, by facsimile, or by hard copy. To encourage as
wide a range of viewpoints as possible, OSHA intends to limit
participation to organizations that have not participated in previous
stakeholder meetings. OSHA will confirm participants as necessary to
ensure a fair representation of interests and to facilitate gathering
diverse viewpoints. To receive a confirmation of your participation 1
week before the meeting, register by the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice. However, registration will remain open until
the meetings are full. Additional nonparticipating observers that do
not register for the meeting will be accommodated as space permits. See
the ADDRESSES section of this notice for the registration Web site,
facsimile number, and address. To register electronically, follow the
instructions provided on the Web site. To register by mail or
facsimile, please indicate the following:
Name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail.
First and second preferences of meeting time.
Organization for which you work.
Organization you represent (if different).
Stakeholder category: Government, industry, standards-
developing organization, research or testing agency, union, trade
association, insurance, fire protection equipment manufacturer,
consultant, or other (if other, please specify).
Industry sector (if applicable): Metals, wood products,
grain or wet corn milling, food (including sugar), pharmaceutical or
chemical manufacturing, paper products, rubber or plastics, coal, or
other (if other, please specify).
Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice, as well as news
releases and other relevant documents, are available on the OSHA Web
page at: http://www.osha.gov.
Authority and Signature
This document was prepared under the direction of David Michaels,
PhD, MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health, U.S. Department of Labor, pursuant to sections 4, 6, and 8 of
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655,
657), 29 CFR part 1911, and Secretary's Order 5-2007 (72 FR 31160).
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 19, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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