83 FR 22521 - MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 94 (May 15, 2018)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 94 (May 15, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10330 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 22521-22523] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10330] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028] MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand the scope of recognition for MET Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). In addition, OSHA announces the addition of one test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on May 15, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is available from the following sources: Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's web page includes information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html). [[Page 22522]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Notice of Final Decision OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of recognition of MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a NRTL. MET's expansion covers the addition of two test standards to its scope of recognition. OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets the requirements specified by 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety testing and certification of the specific products covered within its scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of government authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification of the products. The Agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial recognition, or for expansion or renewal of this recognition, following requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires that the Agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the application and provides its preliminary finding and, in the second notice, the Agency provides its final decision on the application. These notices set forth the NRTL's scope of recognition or modifications of that scope. OSHA maintains an informational web page for each NRTL that details its scope of recognition. These pages are available from the Agency's website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. MET submitted an application, dated July 27, 2016, (OSHA-2006-0028- 0042) to expand its recognition to include two additional test standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in relation to this application. OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing MET's expansion application in the Federal Register on February 21, 2018 (83 FR 7496). The Agency requested comments by March 8, 2018, but it received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of MET's scope of recognition. To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to MET's application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3653, Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028 contains all materials in the record concerning MET's recognition. II. Final Decision and Order OSHA staff examined MET's expansion application, its capability to meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that MET meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition, subject to the specified limitation and conditions listed below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant MET's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of MET's recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed, below in Table 1. Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in MET's NRTL Scope of Recognition ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Test standard Test standard title ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UL 60947-1.................................. Standard for Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--Part 1: General Rules. UL 60947-4-1................................ Standard for Safety Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--Part 4- 1: Contactors and Motor-Starters--Electromechanical Contactors and Motor-Starters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of a new test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2, below, lists the test standard that is new to the NRTL Program. OSHA has determined that this test standard is an appropriate test standard and will include it in the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Test standard Test standard title ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UL 60947-4-1................................ Standard for Safety Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--Part 4- 1: Contactors and Motor-Starters--Electromechanical Contactors and Motor-Starters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require third-party testing and certification before using them in the workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the test standards listed above as American National Standards. However, for convenience, the use of the designation of the standards-developing organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may occur. Under the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 1-0.3, Appendix C, paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized for a particular test standard may use either the proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test standard is currently ANSI-approved. A. Conditions In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, MET must abide by the following conditions of the recognition: 1. MET must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the change(s); 2. MET must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with all OSHA [[Page 22523]] policies pertaining to this recognition; and 3. MET must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, including all previously published conditions on MET's scope of recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition. Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope of recognition of MET, subject to the limitation and conditions specified above. III. Authority and Signature Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7. 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II. Current Action consumer units (CUs) based on 1) the for the proper performance of the
Office of Management and Budget PSU in which the consumer unit resides functions of the agency, including
clearance is being sought for the (population group) and 2) whether the whether the information will have
proposed revision of the Consumer item was not reported by the consumer practical utility.
Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly unit in the current reference period. • Evaluate the accuracy of the
Interview and the Diary. Only consumer units that did not report agency’s estimate of the burden of the
As part of an ongoing effort to an expenditure for the item and reside proposed collection of information,
improve data quality, maintain or in the PSU in which the extended recall including the validity of the
increase response rates, and reduce data section is being asked will receive these methodology and assumptions used.
collection costs, CE is seeking clearance additional questions. In the Diary
survey (CED) a question will be added • Enhance the quality, utility, and
to make the changes outlined below. In clarity of the information to be
Interview (CEQ), several questions will on the veteran status of each member of
the consumer unit who is 17 and over. collected.
be modified including collapsing the
items codes for attachable campers and Additionally the pick-up window, or • Minimize the burden of the
unattached campers into a single item the time an FR is allowed to pick up the collection of information on those who
code; regrouping the clothing sections completed Diary will be extended to 10 are to respond, including through the
for easier understanding by the days from 7 days. Finally, an additional use of appropriate automated,
respondent such as adding a swimwear column will be added to the Diary form electronic, mechanical, or other
category, regrouping items previously for the respondent to record the point of technological collection techniques or
collected in the ‘‘Swimwear, swim purchase for the expenditure the other forms of information technology,
cover-ups, or swimwear accessories’’ respondent has recorded. e.g., permitting electronic submissions
category, and renaming the outerwear A full list of the proposed changes to of responses.
section to ‘‘Coats and Jackets’’; replacing the Quarterly Interview Survey are Title of Collection: The Consumer
questions on prepaid long distance available upon request. Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly
calling cards with a question on prepaid Interview and the Diary.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
cellular cards; deleting the OMB Number: 1220–0050.
‘‘Miscellaneous expenses/souvenirs’’ The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
question in the trip section as this has particularly interested in comments Type of Review: Revision, of a
led to duplicate reports. Additionally, that: currently approved collection.
an extended recall section will be added • Evaluate whether the proposed Affected Public: Individuals or
on the point of purchase of items for collection of information is necessary Households.
TOTAL RESPONSE BURDEN FOR THE QUARTERLY INTERVIEW AND DIARY SURVEYS
Average Estimated
Total Total time per
Frequency total
respondents responses response burden
(minutes)
Quarterly Interview Survey .................................................. 5877 4.5413 26,689 62.7337 27,905
Diary Survey ........................................................................ 5,478 4.2 23,008 43.3336 16,617
Totals ............................................................................ 11,355 ........................ 49,697 ........................ 44,522
Comments submitted in response to DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DATES: The expansion of the scope of
this notice will be summarized and/or recognition becomes effective on May
included in the request for Office of Occupational Safety and Health 15, 2018.
Management and Budget approval of the Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information collection request; they also Information regarding this notice is
will become a matter of public record. [Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028] available from the following sources:
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
May 2018. Expansion of Recognition and
Eric Molina, Communications, U.S. Department of
Modification to the NRTL Program’s Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999;
Acting Chief, Division of Management List of Appropriate Test Standards email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
Systems.
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health General and technical information:
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Administration (OSHA), Labor. Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
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ACTION: Notice. Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA Technical Support and Emergency
announces its final decision to expand Management, Occupational Safety and
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the scope of recognition for MET Health Administration, U.S. Department
Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–2110;
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s
In addition, OSHA announces the web page includes information about
addition of one test standard to the the NRTL Program (see http://
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
Test Standards. index.html).
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policies pertaining to this recognition; Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the Communications, telephone: (202) 693–
and instructions online for submitting 1999 email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
3. MET must continue to meet the comments. General and technical information:
requirements for recognition, including Facsimile: If your comments, Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
all previously published conditions on including attachments, are not longer Office of Technical Programs and
MET’s scope of recognition, in all areas than 10 pages, you may fax them to the Coordination Activities, Directorate of
for which it has recognition. OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. Technical Support and Emergency
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR Mail, hand delivery, express mail, Management, Occupational Safety and
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope messenger, or courier service: When Health Administration, telephone: (202)
of recognition of MET, subject to the using this method, you must submit a 693–2110 or email: robinson.kevin@
limitation and conditions specified copy of your comments and attachments dol.gov.
above. to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OSHA–2007–0041, Occupational Safety
III. Authority and Signature I. Notice of the Application for
and Health Administration, U.S.
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Department of Labor, Room N–3653, Expansion
Secretary of Labor for Occupational 200 Constitution Avenue NW, OSHA is providing notice that FM
Safety and Health, authorized the Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries Approvals, LLC, (FM), is applying for
preparation of this notice. Accordingly, (hand, express mail, messenger, and expansion of its current recognition as
the Agency is issuing this notice courier service) are accepted during the a NRTL. FM requests the addition of 28
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Docket Office’s normal business hours, test standards to its NRTL scope of
Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., E.T. recognition.
(77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR Instructions: All submissions must OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
1910.7. include the Agency name and OSHA that the organization meets the
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 9, 2018. docket number (OSHA–2007–0041) for requirements specified in 29 CFR
Loren Sweatt, the Information Collection Request 1910.7. Recognition is an
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for (ICR). All comments, including any acknowledgment that the organization
Occupational Safety and Health. personal information you provide, are can perform independent safety testing
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placed in the public docket without and certification of the specific products
change, and may be made available covered within its scope of recognition.
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online at http://www.regulations.gov. Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
For further information on submitting includes (1) the type of products the
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR comments, see the ‘‘Public NRTL may test, with each type specified
Participation’’ heading in the section of by its applicable test standard; and (2)
Occupational Safety and Health this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY the recognized site(s) that has/have the
Administration INFORMATION. technical capability to perform the
Docket: To read or download product-testing and product-
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0041]
comments or other material in the certification activities for test standards
FM Approvals LLC: Application for docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is
Expansion of Recognition and or the OSHA Docket Office at the above not a delegation or grant of government
Proposed Modification to the NRTL address. All documents in the docket authority; however, recognition enables
Program’s List of Appropriate Test (including this Federal Register notice) employers to use products approved by
Standards are listed in the http:// the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
www.regulations.gov index; however, require product testing and certification.
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health some information (e.g., copyrighted The Agency processes applications by
Administration (OSHA), Labor. material) is not publicly available to a NRTL for initial recognition and for an
ACTION: Notice. read or download through the website. expansion or renewal of this
All submissions, including copyrighted recognition, following requirements in
SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA material, are available for inspection at Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This
announces the application of FM the OSHA Docket Office. You may also appendix requires that the Agency
Approvals, LLC, for expansion of its contact Kevin Robinson at the address publish two notices in the Federal
recognition as a Nationally Recognized below to obtain a copy of the ICR. Register in processing an application. In
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents Extension of comment period: Submit the first notice, OSHA announces the
the Agency’s preliminary finding to requests for an extension of the application and provides its preliminary
grant the application. Additionally, comment period on or before May 30, finding. In the second notice, the
OSHA proposes to add four test 2018 to the Office of Technical Agency provides its final decision on
standards to the NRTL Program’s List of Programs and Coordination Activities, the application. These notices set forth
Appropriate Test Standards. Directorate of Technical Support and the NRTL’s scope of recognition or
DATES: Submit comments, information, Emergency Management, Occupational modifications of that scope. OSHA
and documents in response to this Safety and Health Administration, U.S. maintains an informational web page for
notice, or requests for an extension of Department of Labor, 200 Constitution each NRTL, including FM, which
time to make a submission, on or before Avenue NW, Room N–3655, details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
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May 30, 2018. Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to These pages are available from the
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of (202) 693–1644. OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/
the following methods: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
Electronically: You may submit Information regarding this notice is FM currently has two facilities (sites)
comments and attachments available from the following sources: recognized by OSHA for product testing
electronically at: http:// Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank and certification, with its headquarters
www.regulations.gov, which is the Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of located at: FM Approvals, LLC, 1151
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