412/Maryland Manual

The Commission publishes the Annual Report of
the Workmen's Compensation Commission, and
Brochure of Questions and Answers about Mary-
land's Workmen's Compensation Law, both avail-
Defunct Independent Agencies

ANNAPOLIS BOUNDARY
COMMISSION

Chairperson: Ronald McGuirk

7970 Crownsway
Glen Burnie 21061 Telephone: 768-0585

The Commission concluded its work in 1984.

HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES
SITING BOARD

Chapter 388, Acts of 1983, altered the Board's
independent status. By that act the Board was
placed under the Department of Natural Re-
sources.

HAZARDS COMMUNICATION STUDY
COMMISSION

Chairperson: Dr. Edward A. Emmett
Vice-Chairperson: Anthony M. DiPietro, Jr.

John N. Bambacus; Edward L. Birkmire; Chief
Ward W. Caddington; Richard Duffy; James F.
Dutcher; Max Eisenberg, Ph.D.; Dominic N.
Fornaro; Battalion Chief John R. Prazier; L.
Stephen Guiland; John Kabler; Brigid E.
Kenny; Edward J. Kerns, Jr.; Irving I. Kessler,
M.D.; Lawrence A. LaMotte; A. E. Moffitt, Jr.,
Sc.D.; Martin F. Rouse, Jr.; Barbara Sattler;
Margaret Seminario; S. Frank Shore; Diana K.
Vincent; Leonard Wozny, Jr.

Staff contact: Dr. Georgia DufTee

c/o Division of Labor and Industry
501 St. Paul Place, 4th Floor
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 659-4164

Appointed by the Governor, the Hazards Com-
munication Study Commission, also known as the
Hazardous and Toxic Substances Study Commis-
sion—Employee Access to Information, was creat-
ed in 1983 (Chapter 134, Acts of 1983). It
developed and proposed legislation on standards
and requirements for employers to follow regard-
ing access to information on, and handling of,
hazardous and toxic substances in the workplace.

able free upon request. The Commission also issues
Workmen's Compensation Law of Maryland (anno-
tated), for which there is a charge.

The Commission reported to the Governor and
General Assembly in January 1984.

INJURED WORKERS'
REHABILITATION COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Douglas Macnab

6 N. Liberty St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 659^775

The Injured Workers' Rehabilitation Committee
completed its work in 1979.

ADVISORY BOARD ON LIABILITY

Chapter 46, Acts of 1983, repealed the legal
provisions for the Board, which disbanded in 1982.

MEDICAL BOARD OF THE
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
COMMISSION

This board, also known as the Medical Board for
Occupational Diseases, was abolished effective
June 1, 1983, in accordance with Chapter 521,
Acts of 1982.

INTERSTATE AGENCIES

ATLANTIC STATES MARINE
FISHERIES COMMISSION

Maryland Representatives:

Torrey C. Brown, Secretary of Natural Resources:
R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr., House of Delegates:
Albert P. Goetze, Governor's appointee, 1986.

Executive Director: Irwin M. Alperin

1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: (202) 387-5330

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commis-
sion is an outgrowth of the Eastern Conservation
Conference begun in 1937. Seven states, including
Maryland, drew up and ratified a compact in 1941.
Maryland ratified the compact by Chapter 435,
Acts of 1941. This compact, assented to by the
U.S. Congress and signed by the President in 1942,