of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in HEW and the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Labor. Labor has representation on the HEW task forces and HEW has representation on the Labor task forces. We have been exchanging and reviewing proposals where there are interfaces or mutual responsibilities and laying plans for cooperative programs in eight areas: (1) training and employee education, (2) technical assistance to States, (3) standards development, (4) technical information systems, (5) requests for toxicity determinations and annual toxicity lists, (6) hazard and disease reporting systems, (7) industry studies of chronic exposures, (8) compliance systems.

FINALIZATION OF RULES AND PROCEDURES

Mr. CONTE. How soon can we expect rules and procedures for appeal actions to be finalized?

Mr. SILBERMAN. Drafts of the rules and procedures have already been prepared. However, they cannot be formally adopted until the Commission has been sworn into office. It is expected that they will be finalized within 2 weeks from that time.

ANNUAL SALARIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS

Mr. CONTE. What will the annual salary of each of the three Commissioners be?

Mr. SILBERMAN. The Chairman, $38,000 and the other two members $36,000.

Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Casey?

Mr. CASEY. No questions.

Mr. FLOOD. Thank you, gentlemen.

Mr. SILBERMAN. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.