Nomination of Otis M. Mader: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, on the Nomination of Otis M. Mader to be Chairman of the National Institute of Building Sciences, May 13, 1976

This official government publication records the proceedings of a United States Senate committee hearing held on May 13, 1976. The document serves as the formal transcript for the nomination of Otis M. Mader, who was selected by the executive branch to serve as the inaugural Chairman of the National Institute of Building Sciences. These hearings were conducted to assess the qualifications of the nominee and to align the new institute with its legislative mandate to bridge the gap between building research and the actual construction industry.

The publication was produced by the U.S. Government Printing Office as part of a standard series of congressional hearings. As a record of public record, the design is utilitarian, characterized by the formal, sober typographic standards used by the federal government during the mid-1970s. It was intended to serve as a transparent administrative account of legislative oversight, documenting the committee's verification process for an appointment that would influence national building standards and federal construction policy.