Name:           THORNTON JAMES R
Title:          
Organization:   NORTHROP GRUMMAN NEWPORT NEWS
Date:           20030317
Address1:       
Address2:       
City:           NEWPORT NEWS
State:          VA
Zip Code:       23607
Docket Number:  S030
Exhibit Number: 7-12
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Safety Standards for Cranes and Derricks
 
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is planning to establish a Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (C-DAC) under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The Committee will include representatives of parties who would be significantly affected by the final rule. 
 
On July 16, 2002, OSHA published a Federal Register notice of intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee (67 FR 46612) and requested nominations for membership. In the current Federal Register notice OSHA is asking for comments on the proposed list of fifty-five nominations.  The list can be found in the complete notice.
 
Please note that you may not attach materials such as studies or journal articles to your electronic comments. If you wish to include such materials, you must submit three copies to the OSHA Docket Office at the address listed above. When submitting such materials to the OSHA Docket Office, clearly identify your electronic comments by name, date, subject, and Docket Number, so that we can attach the materials to your electronic comments.
 
Online comments must be received by March 31, 2003 COB EST.  If you wish to commit online on the proposed list of Committee members, please enter your submission in the box below.  Thank you for your interest in worker safety and health. 
 
I would appreciate the Agencies  reconsideration of Thomas W. Chamberlin for membership on the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for Safety Standards and Cranes. By his absence, I strongly believe that the Agency is missing the input of a vital stakeholder that will ensure a quality standard. My review of the proposed committee members suggests that a participant from the Navy Nuclear Crane Progran, and furthermore, a representative from the Department of Defense is missing. These are extremely important stakeholders who must be included in the process. This necessary not only from a technical standpoint, but also with consideration for homeland security issues.Mr. Chamberlin is highly qualified to bring his expertise to the Committee in this reagrd. Since we are technically not able to append files to this correspondence, I request that you refer back to our original submission for a copy of his biograpical information.I thnak you in advance for your consideration. If you have any questions, please e-mail or contact me at 757-380-4651.
 
