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Federal Boards Thin Out

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¿ Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Decides disputes over citations or penalties resulting from OSHA inspections of workplaces. The three-member commission is down to two members. Any action requires agreement of both members.

¿ Council of Economic Advisers. The president's three-member economic policy board has a single appointee, its chairman, Edward P. Lazear.

¿ Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Investigates industrial chemical accidents. The five-member board is down to three members. Two vacant positions include the chairmanship.

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Other nominations are pending for vacancies on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the National Credit Union Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Maritime Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, among others.

-- Madonna Lebling

SOURCE: White House

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