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MSHA News Release: [11/19/2004]
Contact Name:
Eryn Witcher
or
Suzy Bohnert
Phone Number:
(202) 693-4647 or x9420
David G. Dye Appointed Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor
For Mine Safety and Health
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
announced today that deputy assistant secretary David G. Dye will be the
acting assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health effective
Nov. 20, 2004.
“David is a seasoned leader who will ensure that MSHA continues to put the
safety and well-being of our nation's miners first,” said Chao. “We look
forward to working with him during this transition period to build upon this
Administration's strong safety record, which includes the lowest number of
industry fatalities and injuries—and the highest number of proactive safety
initiatives—in years.”
The Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) mission is to protect
the health and safety of America's miners. The agency develops and distributes
mandatory safety and health standards, ensures compliance with such standards,
assesses civil penalties for violations, and investigates accidents.
Dye came to the U.S. Department of Labor in June 2001, where he served as
deputy assistant secretary for the Employment and Training Administration.
He later served at MSHA as its deputy assistant secretary for policy beginning
in May 2004.
Previously, he worked in separate assignments as chief counsel to the House
Resources Committee, the House Agriculture Committee, and the Senate Energy
and Natural Resources Committee. Before that, Dye served as counsel to the
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Later, he worked as
director of external affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation's
Maritime Administration and as counsel to the chairman of the Federal Maritime
Commission.
Before coming to Washington, Dye served as the professional staff to two
committees of the Alaska Senate—as special assistant to Alaska's lieutenant
governor and as a regional and urban planner with the Alaska Department of
Community and Regional Affairs.
Dye received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at
Austin in 1970. He graduated from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord,
N.H., in 1979.
He resides in Bethesda, Md., with his wife and daughter.
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