[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42265-42266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20687]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health: Request for
Nominations
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S.
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Request for nominations of members to serve on the Advisory
Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH); withdrawal of June
25, 1997 request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: This notice withdraws an earlier request for nominations of
members published in the Federal Register of Wednesday, June 25, 1997
(62 FR 34313).
The Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and
Health invites and requests nominations of individuals for appointment
to the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH).
The terms of present OSHA-appointed members have expired or will soon
expire. OSHA will consider nominations received in response to this
notice for appointment to ACCSH, in addition to nominations already
received.
DATES: Please submit nominations on or before August 29, 1997. The
terms of present OSHA-appointed ACCSH members have expired or will
expire on September 15, 1998. Half of the new members will be appointed
for one-year terms that expire on September 15, 1998, and the other
half will be
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appointed for two-year terms that expire on September 15, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Greg Watchman, Acting Assistant
Secretary of OSHA, c/o Teresa M.B. Martinez, Office of the Assistant
Secretary, OSHA, Department of Labor, Room S-2315, 200 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie Friedman, Director, Office of Information and Consumer Affairs,
OSHA, 202-219-8151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The function of ACCSH is to advise the
Assistant Secretary ``with respect to the setting of construction
standards and policy matters affecting federally-financed or assisted
construction pursuant to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards
Act (40 U.S.C. 333) and the setting of construction standards pursuant
to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656).''
ACCSH is expected to meet two to six times per year for one or two
days per meeting. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1912.3 (b) and (c), ACCSH has 15
members categorized as follows:
Five representatives of employee interests;
Five representatives of employer interests;
Two representatives of State safety and health agencies;
Two representatives qualified by knowledge and experience
related to construction safety and health; and
One representative, designated by the U.S. Secretary of
Health and Human Services (HHS), from the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), an agency within HHS.
Nominations of new members or renominations of former or current
members will be accepted in all categories of membership, except for
the representative from NIOSH. Nominees should have specified
experience related to occupational safety or health in the construction
industry. The category of membership for which the candidate is
qualified should be specified in the nomination letter(s). Nominations
for a particular category of membership should come from organizations
or individuals within that category. A summary of the candidate's
qualifications should be included with the nomination. In addition,
each nomination letter should state that the person consents to the
nomination and acknowledges the responsibilities of serving on ACCSH.
The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks a broad-based and diverse ACCSH membership.
(Authority: 40 U.S.C. 333; 29 U.S.C. 656)
Signed at Washington, DC this 31st day of July, 1997.
Greg Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-20687 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]
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