[Federal Register: April 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 82)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) is part
of the Secretary's comprehensive approach for reducing ergonomics-
related injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The committee was
convened for the first time on January 22, 2003. This notice schedules
the fifth NACE meeting. The public is encouraged to attend.
DATES: The Committee workgroups will meet on Tuesday, May 11, 2004,
from 1 p.m. until approximately 5 p.m. The full committee will meet on
Wednesday, May 12, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The committee will meet at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415
New Jersey Avenue., NW, Washington, DC 20001; Telephone: (202) 638-
1616. Submit comments, views, or statements in response to this notice
to MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3655,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Phone: (202) 693-
2144; Fax: (202) 693-1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OSHA, Office of Communications, Room
N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-1999.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACE was chartered for a two-year term on
November 27, 2002, to provide advice and recommendations on ergonomic
guidelines, research, and outreach and assistance. The committee has
met on January 22, 2003, May 6-7, 2003, and January 27-28, 2004 in
Washington, DC, and on September 23-24, 2003 in Arlington, VA. This
notice announces the fifth meeting of the committee, which will take
place in Washington, DC, on May 11-12, 2004.
I. Meeting Agenda
The Committee's working groups on Research, Guidelines, and
Outreach and Assistance will meet on the afternoon of May 11. The
working groups will report back to the full Committee on May 12th and
lead discussions about their respective topics. On the morning of May
12, representatives of OSHA, will address the committee.
II. Public Participation
Written data, views, or comments for consideration by NACE on the
various agenda items listed above may be submitted, preferably with
copies for the NACE members, to MaryAnn Garrahan at the address listed
above. Submissions received by May 4, 2004, will be provided to the
committee members for consideration. Requests to make oral
presentations to the committee may be granted if time permits. Anyone
wishing to make an oral presentation to the committee should notify
MaryAnn Garrahan at the address noted above. The request should state
the amount of time desired, the capacity in which the person will
appear, and a brief outline of the content of the presentation. Persons
who request an oral presentation may be allowed to speak, as time
permits, at the discretion of the Chair of the Advisory committee.
Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should
contact Veneta Chatmon (Phone: (202) 693-1912; Fax (202) 693-1635) by
April 30, 2004.
A transcript of the meeting will be available for inspection and
copying in the OSHA Technical Data Center, Room N-2625 (see ADDRESSES
section above) Phone: (202) 693-2350. Transcripts of NACE meetings will
also be available online on OSHA's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/nat_advis_comm.html
.
Authority: This notice was prepared under the direction of John
L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
It is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App. 2), GSA's FACA Regulations (41 CFR part 102-3), and DLMS
3 Chapter 1600.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of April, 2004.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-9571 Filed 4-27-04; 8:45 am]
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