[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22121-22122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10961]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. NACE-2002-1]


National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish a National Advisory Committee on 
Ergonomics; request for nominations

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor intends to establish a Committee to 
advise the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
Health (Assistant Secretary) on ergonomic guidelines, research, and 
outreach, and assistance. The Committee will consist of not more than 
15 members who will be selected based upon their expertise or 
experience with ergonomic issues. OSHA invites interested parties to 
submit nominations for membership on the Committee.

DATES: Nominations for membership (whether hard copy, electronic mail, 
or facsimile) must be received by June 17, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted in hard copy, electronic mail, 
or facsimile.
    Submitting nominations in hard copy: Nominations for membership on 
the Committee may be hand-delivered, or sent by Express Mail or other 
overnight delivery service, to: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Docket 
Office, Docket NACE-2002-1, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: (202) 693-2350.
    Submitting nominations electronically: Nominations for membership 
on the Committee may be sent electronically from the OSHA website at 
http://ecomments.osha.gov. Nominations may also be faxed to the OSHA 
Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bonnie Friedman, OSHA, Office of 
Public Affairs, Rm. N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On April 4, 2002, the Secretary of Labor announced a comprehensive 
approach to ergonomics. This approach consists of four prongs: 
Guidelines; Enforcement; Outreach and Assistance; and Research. In 
order for this comprehensive approach to be successful, the Secretary 
believes it is necessary and in the public interest to establish a 
National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics. The Committee will advise 
the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health 
(Assistant Secretary) on ergonomic guidelines, research, and outreach 
and assistance. Specifically, the Assistant Secretary intends to seek 
advice from the Committee in the following areas: (1) Information 
related to various industry or task-specific guidelines; (2) 
identification of gaps in the existing research based related to 
applying ergonomic principles to the

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workplace; (3) current and projected research needs and efforts; (4) 
methods of providing outreach and assistance that will communicate the 
value of ergonomics to employers and employees, and (5) ways to 
increase communication among stakeholders on the issue of ergonomics. 
The Committee will be expected to report periodically to the Assistant 
Secretary on its findings and recommendations. Where Committee 
recommendations involve research efforts, the Assistant Secretary will 
forward such recommendations to NIOSH.

II. Committee Formation

    The Committee will consist of not more than 15 members. The 
Assistant Secretary recognizes that ergonomics involves a wide range of 
complex issues. For that reason, the Agency encourages the nomination 
of a broad range of individuals as possible Committee members, 
including those with specialized scientific or medical expertise 
related to ergonomics, or others who have knowledge or experience 
concerning the issues to be examined by the Committee. The Committee 
will be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and 
the functions to be performed. OSHA is requesting that the Committee be 
chartered for a two year period. OSHA anticipates that during its two-
year term, the Committee will meet between 2 and 4 times per year.
    The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), 41 CFR Part 102-3, and DLMS 3 Chapter 1600.

III. Public Participation

    Nominees for committee membership should be qualified by 
experience, knowledge, and expertise. Interested persons may nominate 
themselves or others for membership on the Committee. Each nomination 
must include: (1) The name of the nominee; (2) the address, phone 
number, title, position, experience, qualifications and resume of the 
nominee; and (3) a written commitment from the nominee that he/she can 
and will attend regular meetings of the Committee and participate in 
good faith. In addition, please include an e-mail address or fax 
number, so that the Agency may acknowledge that it has received your 
nomination. (For information on dates and addresses for submitting 
nominations, see the DATES and ADDRESSES section of this notice, 
above.) Because of security-related problems in receiving regular mail 
service in a timely manner, OSHA requests that nominations be hand-
delivered to the Docket Office, or sent by Express Mail or other 
overnight delivery service, electronic mail, or facsimile. Please do 
not send nominations by more than one of these media.
    Consistent with the Department's recently-issued procedural rule on 
OSHA Advisory Committees (67 FR 658, January 7, 2002), appointment of a 
member to this Advisory Committee for a fixed time period shall not 
affect the authority of the Assistant Secretary to remove, in his 
discretion, any member at any time. If a member resigns or is removed 
before his or her term expires, the Assistant Secretary may appoint for 
the remainder of the unexpired term a new member who shall represent 
the same interest as his or her predecessor.

    Authority: This notice was prepared under the direction of John 
L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. 
It is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), GSA's FACA Regulations (41 CFR Part 102-3, and DLMS 
3 Chapter 1600.

    Issued at Washington, DC, this 29th day of April, 2002.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 02-10961 Filed 4-30-02; 10:00 am]
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