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Mine Safety and Health Administration

MSHA Proposed Rule

Measuring and Controlling Asbestos Exposure [04/18/2002]

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Volume 67, Number 75, Page 19140-19141

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Parts 58 and 72

RIN 1219-AB24

 
Measuring and Controlling Asbestos Exposure

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of change to public meetings.

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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@msha.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.

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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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