[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 56279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27700]



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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), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Steel Erection 
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (SENRAC). Notice is also given 
of the location of the meeting. This meeting will be open to the 
public.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for November 27-December 1, 1995. The 
meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on November 27th.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Labor, DOL Academy, Room C-5320, Seminar 
Room 6, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Cyr, Acting Director, Office of 
Information and Consumer Affairs, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 
N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 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.
    SENRAC began negotiations in mid June, 1994, and has met nine times 
since. Initial meetings dealt with procedural matters, including 
schedules, agendas and the establishment of workgroups. The Committee 
established workgroups to address issues on Fall Protection, 
Construction Specifications and Scope. During subsequent meetings, 
foundations for negotiations were established and additional workgroups 
were formed to address more specific issues and develop a draft 
revision of subpart R.
    The Committee last met on June 27-29, 1995, where consensus was 
expected to be reached on a proposed revision of subpart R. The 
Committee did reach agreement on major issues and most of the elements 
of the draft revision, however, after much deliberation, they could not 
come to an agreement on fall protection. OSHA determined that since the 
Committee made significant progress on the fall protection issue and 
agreed to other very important improvements to the existing standard, 
it would allow the Committee to convene a workgroup to resolve the fall 
protection issue. On July 26, 1995, a workgroup met in Philadelphia and 
developed recommended fall protection requirements for steel erection. 
Also, on September 19-21, 1995, workgroups met to address Slippery 
Surfaces, Scope, Training and Site-Specific Erection Plans. These 
workgroup recommendations will be presented to the full SENRAC 
Committee at the November meeting where it is expected that consensus 
will be reached on the complete draft proposal and an agreement in 
principle will be signed by each member. OSHA will then complete the 
preamble and prepare the document in the proper Federal Register format 
for publication as a proposed rule.
    All interested parties are invited to attend the Committee meetings 
at the time and place indicated above. No advanced registration is 
required. Seating will be available to the public on a first-come, 
first-served basis. Persons with disabilities, who need special 
accommodations, should contact the Facilitator by November 20, 1995. 
During the meeting, members of the general public may informally 
request permission to address the Committee.
    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 be obtained by sending a 
written request to the Facilitator.
    The Facilitator, Philip J. Harter, can be reached at Suite 404, 
2301 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037; telephone (202) 887-1033, 
FAX (202) 887-1036.
    For an electronic copy of this Federal Register notice, contact the 
Labor News Bulletin Board, (202) 219-4784 (callers must pay any toll-
call charges. 300, 1200, 2400, 9600 or 14,400 BAUD; Parity: None; Data 
Bits=8; Stop Bit=1 Voice phone (202) 219-8831); or OSHA's Webpage on 
Internet at http://www.osha.gov/ and http://www.osha-slc.gov/. For news 
releases, fact sheets, and other documents, contact OSHA FAX at (900) 
555-3400 at $1.50 per minute.

    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, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 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, D.C., this 2 day of November, 1995.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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