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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 656. Administration
(a) National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health;
establishment; membership; appointment; Chairman; functions;
meetings; compensation; secretarial and clerical personnel
(1) There is hereby established a National Advisory Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health consisting of twelve members
appointed by the Secretary, four of whom are to be designated by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, without regard to the
provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, and composed of representatives of management, labor,
occupational safety and occupational health professions, and of the
public. The Secretary shall designate one of the public members as
Chairman. The members shall be selected upon the basis of their
experience and competence in the field of occupational safety and
health.
(2) The Committee shall advise, consult with, and make
recommendations to the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services on matters relating to the administration of this
chapter. The Committee shall hold no fewer than two meetings during
each calendar year. All meetings of the Committee shall be open to
the public and a transcript shall be kept and made available for
public inspection.
(3) The members of the Committee shall be compensated in
accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5.
(4) The Secretary shall furnish to the Committee an executive
secretary and such secretarial, clerical, and other services as are
deemed necessary to the conduct of its business.
(b) Advisory committees; appointment; duties; membership;
compensation; reimbursement to member's employer; meetings;
availability of records; conflict of interest
An advisory committee may be appointed by the Secretary to assist
him in his standard-setting functions under section 655 of this
title. Each such committee shall consist of not more than fifteen
members and shall include as a member one or more designees of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and shall include among its
members an equal number of persons qualified by experience and
affiliation to present the viewpoint of the employers involved, and
of persons similarly qualified to present the viewpoint of the
workers involved, as well as one or more representatives of health
and safety agencies of the States. An advisory committee may also
include such other persons as the Secretary may appoint who are
qualified by knowledge and experience to make a useful contribution
to the work of such committee, including one or more
representatives of professional organizations of technicians or
professionals specializing in occupational safety or health, and
one or more representatives of nationally recognized
standards-producing organizations, but the number of persons so
appointed to any such advisory committee shall not exceed the
number appointed to such committee as representatives of Federal
and State agencies. Persons appointed to advisory committees from
private life shall be compensated in the same manner as consultants
or experts under section 3109 of title 5. The Secretary shall pay
to any State which is the employer of a member of such a committee
who is a representative of the health or safety agency of that
State, reimbursement sufficient to cover the actual cost to the
State resulting from such representative's membership on such
committee. Any meeting of such committee shall be open to the
public and an accurate record shall be kept and made available to
the public. No member of such committee (other than representatives
of employers and employees) shall have an economic interest in any
proposed rule.
(c) Use of services, facilities, and personnel of Federal, State,
and local agencies; reimbursement; employment of experts and
consultants or organizations; renewal of contracts; compensation;
travel expenses
In carrying out his responsibilities under this chapter, the
Secretary is authorized to -
(1) use, with the consent of any Federal agency, the services,
facilities, and personnel of such agency, with or without
reimbursement, and with the consent of any State or political
subdivision thereof, accept and use the services, facilities, and
personnel of any agency of such State or subdivision with
reimbursement; and
(2) employ experts and consultants or organizations thereof as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, except that contracts for
such employment may be renewed annually; compensate individuals
so employed at rates not in excess of the rate specified at the
time of service for grade GS-18 under section 5332 of title 5,
including traveltime, and allow them while away from their homes
or regular places of business, travel expenses (including per
diem in lieu of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of
title 5 for persons in the Government service employed
intermittently, while so employed.
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