[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 26713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12293]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1926
[Docket No. S-775]
RIN 1218-AA65
Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Re-establishment
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Re-establishment of the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking
Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor has determined that it is in the public
interest to re-establish the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking
Advisory Committee (SENRAC) so that the Committee can complete its
charge to make recommendations to OSHA on a proposed rule for steel
erection activities in construction. The re-establishment of the
charter will allow SENRAC to continue its work for a period of two
years or until the promulgation of the final standard, whichever occurs
first.
DATES: The Charter will be filed on June 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office
of Information and Consumer Affairs, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693-1999.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act, 5
U.S.C. 561 et seq., the Secretary of Labor has determined that the re-
establishment of SENRAC is in the public interest, to assist in the
development of workplace standards under the Occupational Safety and
Health Act (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
SENRAC is composed of 20 members including representatives from
labor, industry, small business, public interests and government
agencies appointed by the Secretary of Labor.
The Committee is still considering an issue that was a part of its
original mandate involving the standards governing slippery metal deck
surfaces. The Committee will seek information, data, studies, and views
from the public to assist in developing a recommendation on this issue.
Meetings of this committee will be announced in the Federal
Register and are open to the public.
Interested parties are invited to submit comments, in
quadruplicate, regarding the re-establishment of the committee to the
Docket Officer, Docket S-775, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, Room N2624, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20210; (202) 219-7894.
Signed at Washington, DC this 29th day of April, 1999.
Alexis M. Herman,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 99-12293 Filed 5-14-99; 8:45 am]
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