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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1926

 

Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. 
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of meetings and agendas.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), notice is hereby given of the agenda for the Steel Erection 
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (SENRAC) meeting scheduled for 
September 20-22, 1994 in Washington, DC. Notice is also given to 
interested parties that may be affected by the agenda to attend this 
meeting. Also, notice is given of the location and agenda for two 
additional Committee meetings. All of the meetings are open to the 
public. Information on room numbers will be available in the lobby of 
the designated building. A schedule of additional meetings will be 
provided in a future notice.

DATES: (1) Washington, DC: September 20-22, 1994. The meeting will 
begin at 10:00 a.m. on September 20, 1994.
    (2) St. Louis: November 8-10, 1994.
    (3) Washington, DC: December 6-8, 1994.

ADDRESSES: (1) Washington, DC: Quality Hotel--Capitol Hill, 415 New 
Jersey Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20001, (202) 638-1616.
    (2) St. Louis: Embassy Suites, 901 North First Street, St. Louis, 
Missouri 63102, (800) 241-5151.
    (3) Washington, DC: Quality Hotel--Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20001, (202) 638-1616.

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: On May 11, 1994, OSHA announced that it had 
established the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee 
(SENRAC) (59 FR 24389) in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (NRA) and 
section 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) to 
resolve issues associated with the development of a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking on Steel Erection. Appointees to the Committee include 
representatives from labor, industry, public interests and government 
agencies.
    The first two SENRAC meetings were held in Bethesda, Maryland on 
June 14-16, 1994 and in Denver, Colorado on July 11-13, 1994. The 
Committee established workgroups to address issues on fall protection, 
allocation of responsibility, construction specifications, and scope of 
the standard. Also, the Committee groundrules were formally adopted. At 
the third meeting, held in Boston, Massachusetts on August 16-18, 1994, 
the Committee determined that the proper allocation of responsibility 
for safety should be evaluated for all construction activities, not 
just for steel erection, and that any Committee recommendation to OSHA 
on this issue will be independent of its consensus recommendations for 
subpart R. Also, the Committee addressed the scope of subpart R to 
determine whether it will apply to erection activities other than steel 
buildings. These issues will be addressed again at the September 20-22 
meeting in Washington, DC and the Committee acknowledged that all 
affected interests should actively participate in these discussions.
    Agendas for the meetings are as follows:
    Washington, DC (September 20-22): On September 20th, OSHA will make 
a presentation to the full Committee regarding the economic 
considerations involved in this rulemaking followed by a meeting of the 
Fall Protection workgroup. The September 21st meeting will begin with a 
full Committee discussion of the scope of the standard, addressing 
whether certain erection activities should be covered (i.e., precast 
concrete, towers and bridges). A meeting of the Allocation of 
Responsibility workgroup will follow. This workgroup session will 
include discussions with representatives of building owners and general 
contractors to determine the proper allocation of safety responsibility 
among all parties involved in the construction process. The afternoon 
session will consist of a meeting of the Construction Specifications 
workgroup and presentations on this subject. The Construction 
Specifications discussions will continue on the morning of September 
22nd and will be followed by a full Committee meeting.
    St. Louis (November 8-10): To be determined at the September 20-22 
meeting in Washington.
    Washingtion, DC (December 6-8): To be determined at the November 8-
10 meeting in St. Louis.
    All interested parties are invited to attend both the workgroup and 
full Committee meetings at the times and places indicated above. No 
advanced registration is required. Seating will be available to the 
public on a first-come, first-served basis. Individuals with 
disabilities wishing to attend should contact the Facilitator to obtain 
appropriate accommodations.
    During the meeting, members of the general public may request 
permission to informally address the full Committee and workgroups.
    Minutes of the meetings and materials prepared for the Committee 
will be available for public inspection at the OSHA Docket Office, N-
2625, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210; Telephone 
(202) 219-7894. Copies of these materials may also be obtained by 
sending a written request to the Facilitator. Also, certain materials 
including meeting minutes, issues for resolution and notices can be 
obtained through the use of the OSHARULE Forum in the Department of 
Labor Electronic Bulletin Board System (Labor News). The Labor News can 
be accessed via modem at (202) 219-4784. Modem settings should be: 8 
Data-Bit Words, 1 Stop Bit, Parity = None, and BAUD speeds up to 
14,400.
    The Facilitator, Philip J. Harter, can be reached at Suite 404, 
2301 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037; Telephone (202) 887-1033, 
FAX (202) 833-1036.

Authority

    This document was prepared under the direction of Joseph A. Dear, 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210, pursuant to section 3 of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990, 
104 Stat. 4969, Title 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq.; and Section 7(b) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 84 Stat. 1597, Title 29 
U.S.C. 656.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of August 1994.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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