DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; Request for Nomination of Members.

The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health requests nominations for individuals to be appointed to the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The Committee is established under section 107(e)(1) of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333) and section 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656). The function of the Committee is to advise the Assistant Secretary on occupational safety and health matters in the construction industry.

The Committee meets approximately four to six times per year for one or two days per meeting. The Committee has 15 members, categorized as follows:

_Five representatives of employee interests;

_Five representatives 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 representatives from the National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health. Nominations of new members and renominations of current members will be accepted in all categories of membership.

The terms of the present members of the Committee will expire March 23, 1994. The term of office for the new and reappointed members is two years and will end on March 23, 1996.

Nominees must have specific experience and be actively engaged in work related to occupational safety or health in the construction industry. No member of the Committee (other than representatives of employers and employees) shall have an economic interest in any proposed rule. The category of membership for which the candidate is qualified should be specified in the nomination letter(s). Nominations for particular category of membership should come from organizations or individuals within that category.

A summary of the nominee's background, experience and qualifications with date of birth, current address, telephone number and Social Security number should be included with the nomination. In addition, each nomination letter shall state that the person nominated is:

_Aware of the nomination;

_Willing to serve as a Committee member;

_Able to be present at meetings; and

_Free of apparent conflicts of interest that would preclude unbiased service on the Committee.

Nominations should be submitted to Tom Hall, Division of Consumer Affairs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, room N-3647, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, no later than January 15, 1994. For further information, contact Tom Hall at (202) 219-8615.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of November 1993.

Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 93-28276 Filed 11-16-93; 8:45 am]]