[Federal Register: December 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 241)][Notices] [Page 71447-71448]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0082]
Meeting Notice, Work Group Meetings and Appointment of Committee
Members for the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
(ACCSH)
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Meeting notice, work group meetings and appointment of
committee members for the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and
Health (ACCSH).
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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces
ACCSH membership, including representation categories and terms; work
group meetings January 23, 2008; and a full committee meeting on
January 24-25, 2008. ACCSH is meeting to address construction safety
and health issues.
DATES: ACCSH work groups will meet Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
ACCSH will meet Thursday and Friday, January 24-25, 2008.
Submit written materials for ACCSH or make requests to speak to
ACCSH on or before January 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: ACCSH Meeting Locations: ACCSH and ACCSH Work Groups will
meet in Room N3437-B/C/D of the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances
Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Submission of comments and requests to speak: Comments and requests
to speak, must be submitted to Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA, Office of
Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999; e-mail
Chatmon.veneta@dol.gov. OSHA requests that interested parties submit 20
copies of their comments, which OSHA will provide to ACCSH members and
put into the official record of the meeting.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name, OSHA
and the docket number for this Federal Register notice (Docket No.
OSHA-2007-0082). Submissions in response to this Federal Register
notice, including personal information, will be posted without change
at: http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested
parties about submitting personal information such as social security
numbers and birth dates. For additional information on submitting
comments and requests to speak, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
Docket: To read or download submissions or the official record of
this ACCSH meeting, go to http://www.regulations.gov All documents in
the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov. index. Although
listed in the index, some documents (e.g., copyrighted materials) are
not publicly available to read or download through http://www.regulations.gov.
The official record and all submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA
Docket Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY number
(877) 889-5627). The Department of Labor's and the OSHA Docket Office's
normal business hours are 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about ACCSH
and ACCSH meetings: Mr. Michael Buchet, OSHA, Directorate of
Construction, Room N-3468, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)-693-2020; e-mail
Buchet.michael@dol.gov.
For information about submitting comments or requests to speak, and
for special accommodations for the meeting: Ms. Veneta Chatmon, OSHA,
Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-
1999; e-mail Chatmon.veneta@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACCSH Meeting: ACCSH will meet January 24-25, 2008. The proposed
agenda for this meeting includes:
Welcoming and Remarks--OSHA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary
Remarks--OSHA, Directorate of Construction.
Standards Update--OSHA, Directorates of Construction.
Standards Update--OSHA, Directorate of Standards and
Guidance.
Committee governance, work group assignments and reports.
OSHA's role in the National Response Plan--Overview.
OSHA's Structural Collapse Response.
Minnesota's I-35W Highway Bridge Collapse and OSHA's Role.
Construction Cooperative Programs Update.
Post-Frame Construction presentation--National Frame
Builders Association.
Concrete Masonry Unit Construction Safety presentation--
Stonesmith Patented Systems, Inc.
Public Comment.
Requests to Present or Speak to ACCSH: Interested parties may
request to make oral presentations to ACCSH by notifying Ms. Veneta
Chatmon at the address above on or before January 14, 2008. Requests
must state the amount of time desired, the interests represented by the
presenters (e.g., businesses, organizations, themselves, affiliations,
etc., if any), and briefly outline the presentation. Alternately, at
the Committee meeting, attendees may request to address ACCSH by
signing the public comment request sheet and listing the interests they
represent (e.g., businesses, organizations, themselves, affiliations,
etc., if any) and the topics to be addressed. All requests to present
to or address the committee may be granted at the ACCSH Chair's
discretion and as time permits. Time permitting OSHA will provide
speaker submissions to ACCSH members. OSHA will include all submissions
in the record of the meeting.
Access to meeting record: For access to the official record of
ACCSH committee meetings and copies of this Federal Register notice, go
to http://www.regulations.gov and find Docket No. OSHA-2007-0082.
Although all documents in the record will be listed in Docket No. OSHA-
2007-0082 at http://www.regulations.gov index, some documents (e.g.,
copyrighted materials) are not publicly available to read or download.
The official record, including these materials, is available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY number (877) 899-5627). Electronic
copies of this Federal Register notice, as well as information about
ACCSH work groups and other relevant documents, are available on OSHA's
Web page at http://www.osha.gov.
ACCSH Work Group Meetings: The following ACCSH Work Groups will
meet on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in Room N 3437 B/C/D of the Frances
Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210:
The Residential Fall Protection Work Group will meet from
9 to 11:30 a.m.;
The Diversity and Multilingual Work Group will meet from
12:30 to 3 p.m.
Building Access, Department of Labor Security: Members of the
public attending the ACCSH or ACCSH Work Group meetings in the
Department of Labor's Frances Perkins Building will be required to
enter and exit through Building Security at the 3rd and C Streets, NW.,
``Visitors' Entrance.'' Attendees must present valid government-issued
photo identification and sign the log to enter the building. They
should proceed to the North elevator banks and go to the third floor.
Rooms N3437-B/C/D are behind the elevator bank. Attendees should allow
extra time for the security procedures and reaching the meeting rooms.
Special Accommodations: Individuals needing special accommodations
for ACCSH or ACCSH Work Group meetings should contact Ms. Chatmon by
January 14, 2008.
ACCSH Member Appointments and Continuing Membership:
New Appointments:
Representatives of Employer Viewpoints:
Thomas R. Shanahan, Assistant Executive Director, National
Association of Roofing Contractors, Term Expires November 30, 2009.
Daniel D. Zarletti, Vice President/Chief Risk Officer, Kenny
Construction Company, Term Expires November 30, 2009.
Representative of the Public Interests:
Ms. Elizabeth Arioto, Elizabeth Arioto Safety and Health Consulting
Services, Term Expires November 30, 2009.
Reappointment:
Representatives of Employee Viewpoints:
Thomas L. Kavicky, Safety Director/Assistant to the President,
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, Term Expires November 30, 2009.
Frank L. Migliaccio, Jr., Executive Director, Safety and Health,
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and
Reinforcing Iron Workers, Term Expires November 30, 2009.
Representatives of State Safety and Health Agencies:
Kevin D. Beauregard, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Assistant
Director, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, North Carolina
Department of Labor, Term Expires November 30, 2009.
Steven D. Hawkins, Assistant Administrator, Tennessee Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, Term Expires November 30, 2009.
Continuing ACCSH Members:
Representatives of Employee Viewpoints:
Emmett M. Russell, Director--Department of Safety and Health,
International Union of Operating Engineers, Term Expires July 3, 2008.
Robert Krul, Director of Safety & Health, United Union of Roofers,
Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Term Expires July 3, 2008.
David Dale Haggerty, MOST Representative--Safety, International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers
and Helpers, Term Expires July 3, 2008.
Representatives of Employer Viewpoints:
Daniel J. Murphy, Vice President of Construction Services, Zurich
North America, Term Expires July 3, 2008.
Linwood O. Smith, Vice President of Risk Management and Safety,
T.A. Loving Company, Term Expires July 3, 2008.
Michael J. Thibodeaux, Consultant, National Association of Home
Builders, Term Expires July 3, 2008.
Representative of the Public Interests:
Thomas A. Broderick, Executive Director, Construction Safety
Council and Chicagoland Construction Safety Council, Term Expires July
3, 2008.
Designee of the Secretary of Health and Human Services:
Matt Gillen, Senior Scientist and Construction Program Coordinator,
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Term Expiration,
Indefinite.
Authority and Signature
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice under the
authority granted by section 7 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and
Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et
seq.), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31159).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of December, 2007.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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