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ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
The Committee's official designation:
Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee
The Committee's objectives and the scope of its activity:
The Committee will function as an integral part of the Department's rulemaking
on revising safety standards for steel and other structural erection. It will attempt,
via face-to-face negotiations, to reach consensus on the coverage and the substance
of these rules, which can be used as the basis of a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking.
The period of time necessary for the Committee to carry out its purpose:
For a period of two years or until the promulgation of the final standard.
The department to whom the Committee reports:
The Department of Labor.
The Department's agency responsible for providing the necessary support for the
Committee:
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
A description of the duties for which the Committee is responsible:
The Committee is responsible for identifying the key issues, gauging their
importance, analyzing the information necessary to resolve the issues, arriving at
a consensus, and submitting to the Secretary of Labor the proposed regulatory text
and supporting rationale and documentation for an occupational safety standard
governing worker safety during steel and other structural erection.
Membership:
The committee is composed of no more than 25 members including a facilitator,
appointed by the Secretary of Labor, unless the Secretary of Labor determines that
a greater number of members is necessary for the functioning of the committee or
to achieve balanced membership. Members may represent the following interests
in appropriate balance:
Architectural, design, and engineering firms; developers, property owners
and general contractors; erection contractors using steel and erection
contractors using materials other than steel; fabricators of structural steel
and non-steel metal products; insurance organizations and public interest
groups; labor organizations representing employees who perform erection
work; manufacturers and suppliers of fall protection safety equipment;
manufacturers and suppliers of structural members and pre-engineered
components; and government entities.
The estimated annual operating costs in dollars and staff-years for such Committee:
$250,000 and six staff years.
The estimated number and frequency of Committee meetings:
Meetings shall be held, as necessary, at the discretion of the Chairperson,
however, no fewer than six meetings shall be held over a two year period.
The Committee's termination date:
Two years from the date of this Charter or until the promulgation of the final
standard, whichever is later.
Filing date: This Charter is filed on the date indicated below.
Robert B. Reich
Secretary of Labor
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