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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Docket ID: [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0082]

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Meetings:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Meeting notice, work group meetings and appointment of committee members for the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH).

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Meeting Notice, Work Group Meetings and Appointment of Committee Members for the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)

DATES: ACCSH work groups will meet Wednesday, January 23, 2008.

ACCSH will meet Thursday and Friday, January 2425, 2008.

Submit written materials for ACCSH or make requests to speak to ACCSH on or before January 14, 2008.

DOCUMENT 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 2425, 2008. ACCSH is meeting to address construction safety and health issues.

SUMMARY: Construction Safety and Health Advisory Committee,


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

ACCSH Meeting: ACCSH will meet January 2425, 2008. The proposed agenda for this meeting includes:

  • Welcoming and RemarksOSHA, Office of the Assistant Secretary
  • RemarksOSHA, Directorate of Construction.
  • Standards UpdateOSHA, Directorates of Construction.
  • Standards UpdateOSHA, Directorate of Standards and Guidance.
  • Committee governance, work group assignments and reports.
  • OSHA's role in the National Response PlanOverview.
  • OSHA's Structural Collapse Response.
  • Minnesota's I35W Highway Bridge Collapse and OSHA's Role.
  • Construction Cooperative Programs Update.
  • PostFrame Construction presentationNational 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. OSHA20070082. Although all documents in the record will be listed in Docket No. OSHA 20070082 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 N2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 6932350 (TTY number (877) 8995627). 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. [[Page 71448]]

    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 governmentissued 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 N3437B/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, DirectorDepartment 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 RepresentativeSafety, 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. 52007 (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. [FR Doc. E724256 Filed 121407; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 451026P

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For general information about ACCSH and ACCSH meetings: Mr. Michael Buchet, OSHA, Directorate of Construction, Room N3468, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)6932020; email
    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 N3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693 1999; email Chatmon.veneta@dol.gov.


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