SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration is announcing a
change in the date of one of our public meetings concerning the
measurement and control of miners' exposure to asbestos. These meetings
were announced March 29, 2002 in the Federal Register (67 FR 15134) in
conjunction with an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Close of
Record Notice. We are changing the date of the Charlottesville,
Virginia meeting and adding a seventh public meeting in Phoenix,
Arizona.
DATES: The public meeting in Phoenix, Arizona will be held on June 5,
2002. The public meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia will be held on
June 20, 2002. The dates and locations of the other public meetings are
listed in the Public Meetings section below under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the convenience of the public.
You do not have to submit a written request to speak. There will be
a sign-up sheet at each of the meeting locations. Speakers will speak
in the order that they sign in. Speakers may also present information
to the MSHA panel for inclusion in the rulemaking record.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting in Phoenix, Arizona will be held at the
Hampton Inn Phoenix Midtown, 160 West Catalina Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85013
((602) 200-0990). The public meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia will
be held at the Holiday Inn, 1901 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA
22901 ((434) 977-7700). The public meeting dates and locations of the
other five public meetings are listed in the Public Meetings section
below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the convenience of the
public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin W. Nichols, Jr., Director;
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances; MSHA, 4015 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1984. Mr. Nichols can be reached
at Nichols-Marvin@dol.gov (E-mail), (703) 235-1910 (Voice), or 703-235-5551 (Fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Meetings
The public meetings will be held on the following dates and at
these locations:
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Date Location Phone
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May 2nd....................... Ramada Inn, 164 Fort (412) 833-5300.
Couch Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15241.
May 14th...................... Days Inn, 4212 W (509) 747-2021.
Sunset Blvd, Spokane,
WA 99224.
May 16th...................... Hampton Inn & Suites, (707) 469-6200.
800 Mason Street,
Vacaville, CA 95687.
May 29th...................... Best Western, 90 E (315) 386-8522.
Main Street, Canton,
NY 13617.
June 5th...................... Hampton Inn Phoenix (602) 200-0990.
Midtown, 160 West
Catalina Drive,
Phoenix, AZ 85013.
June 12th..................... Days Inn, 701 Hattrick (218) 744-2703.
Ave, Virginia, MN
55734.
June 20th..................... Holiday Inn, 1901 (434) 977-7700.
Emmet Street
Charlottesville, VA
22901.
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The public meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and end after the last
speaker appears; and in any event, not later than 5 p.m. each day.
Dated: April 12, 2002.
John R. Caylor,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 02-9482 Filed 4-17-02; 8:45 am]
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