[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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