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Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1926
[Docket No. S-775]
[RIN No. 1218-AA65]
Safety Standards for Steel Erection
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
U.S. Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee.
SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is announcing its decision to establish a Steel Erection
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee under the Negotiated
Rulemaking Act (NRA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).
DATES: The Charter will be filed on [insert date 15 days after
the publication date].
ADDRESSES: Any written comments in response to this notice should
be sent, in quadruplicate, to the following address: Docket
Office, Docket S-775, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20210; Telephone (202) 219-7894.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James F. Foster, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, Office of Information and Consumer Affairs,
Room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20210; Telephone: (202) 219-8151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title
5 U.S.C. App. I), section 3 of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of
1990, Title 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq. and after consultation with the
General Services Administration (GSA), the Secretary of Labor has
determined that the establishment of the Steel Erection
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee is in the public
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on
the Department by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29
U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
The Committee will function as an integral part of the
Department's rulemaking on revising safety standards for steel
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 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 erection.
Meetings shall be held, as necessary, at the discretion of
the Chairperson, however, no fewer than six meetings shall be
held. The Committee will terminate two years from the date of
this Charter or until the promulgation of the final standard,
whichever is later.
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; fabricators of
structural steel 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 Committee will report to the Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health. It will function solely as an
advisory body and in compliance with the provisions of the FACA
and the NRA. Its Charter will be filed under the FACA fifteen
(15) days from the date of this publication.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
the establishment of the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking
Advisory Committee. Any written comments in response to this
notice should be sent, in quadruplicate, to the following
address: Docket Office, Docket S-775, Room N-2625, 200
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210; Telephone (202)
219-7894.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this ____ day of ________ 1994.
_______________________________
Robert B. Reich
Secretary of Labor