[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-11391]
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[Federal Register: May 11, 1994]
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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.
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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 May 27, 1994.
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., NW., Washington, DC 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, NW., Washington, DC 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., NW., Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone (202) 219-7894.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of May 1994.
Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-11391 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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