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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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