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                              July 23, 1986
                                                   RELEASED

The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum
United States Senate

Dear Senator Metzenbaum:

     This responds to your letter of June 25, 1986, also
signed by Senators Hatch and Kennedy, which poses a number
of legal questions concerning the Task Force on Termina-
tions in connection with the nomination of Mr. George R.
Salem to be Solicitor of Labor.

     The enclosed detailed analysis presents the results of
our review and answers each of the specific questions you
posed. By way of summary, we conclude that the Task Force
on Terminations was not subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. Therefore, the Task Force was not required
to comply with the balance and public access provisions of
the Act. We also conclude that once the Department decided
to treat the Task Force members as special Government
employees, its actions, including the granting of waivers
under 18 U.S.C. § 208, were appropriate. The Department,
however, should have resolved the status of the Task Force
members and addressed conflict-of-interest issues before
the Task Force began to conduct business.

     We hope that our response will be useful to you in
considering Mr. Salem's nomination.

                              Sincerely you s,



                              Comptroller keneral
                              of the United States


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