[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18193]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1926


Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (SENRAC)

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting and signing ceremony.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), notice is hereby given of a meeting of SENRAC. Notice is also 
hereby given of a signing ceremony which will take place if the members 
reach consensus on the text of a proposed rule. In addition, notice is 
given of the location of the meeting and signing ceremony. This meeting 
and signing ceremony will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting and signing ceremony will take place on July 24, 
1997. The meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the signing ceremony is 
scheduled to take place at 1:00 p.m. on July 24th.

ADDRESSES: The meeting and signing ceremony will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room S-2508, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Friedman, 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 (NPRM) 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 eleven 
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, Allocation 
of Responsibility, Construction Specifications and Scope. During 
subsequent meetings foundations for negotiations were established, and 
additional workgroups were formed.
    Considerable progress was made towards reaching a consensus on the 
first portion of a proposed steel erection standard by the December 
1995 meeting. Following that meeting, OSHA completed the preamble and 
prepared a NPRM for publication in the Federal Register. At this 
meeting SENRAC will consider the draft text. If it reaches a consensus 
on this draft, a signing ceremony will take place wherein SENRAC will 
present its recommended proposed rule on steel erection to OSHA.
    All interested parties are invited to attend the Committee meeting 
and the signing ceremony at the time and the place indicated above. 
Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations should 
contact OSHA by July 17, 1997.
    The SENRAC 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.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of July, 1997.
Greg Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-18193 Filed 7-10-97; 8:45 am]
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