83_FR_22617 83 FR 22523 - FM Approvals LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards

83 FR 22523 - FM Approvals LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed 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)

Page Range22523-22525
FR Document2018-10331

In this notice, OSHA announces the application of FM Approvals, LLC, for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application. Additionally, OSHA proposes to add four test standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0041]


FM Approvals LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and 
Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test 
Standards

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of FM 
Approvals, LLC, for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's 
preliminary finding to grant the application. Additionally, OSHA 
proposes to add four test standards to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards.

DATES: Submit comments, information, and documents in response to this 
notice, or requests for an extension of time to make a submission, on 
or before May 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments 
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting 
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer 
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: 
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and 
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2007-0041, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. 
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are 
accepted during the Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. 
to 3:00 p.m., E.T.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA 
docket number (OSHA-2007-0041) for the Information Collection Request 
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide, 
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made 
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information 
on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the 
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the 
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at 
the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal 
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index; 
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly 
available to read or download through the website. All submissions, 
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection at the 
OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Kevin Robinson at the address 
below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
    Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of 
the comment period on or before May 30, 2018 to the Office of Technical 
Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of Technical Support 
and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-1644.

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, 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, telephone: (202) 693-2110 or email: 
robinson.kevin@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Notice of the Application for Expansion

    OSHA is providing notice that FM Approvals, LLC, (FM), is applying 
for expansion of its current recognition as a NRTL. FM requests the 
addition of 28 test standards to its NRTL scope of recognition.
    OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets 
the requirements specified in 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. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the 
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its 
applicable test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have 
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope. 
Recognition is not a delegation or grant of government authority; 
however, recognition enables employers to use products approved by the 
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and 
certification.
    The Agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial recognition 
and for an 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. 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, 
including FM, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These 
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    FM currently has two facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for 
product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at: FM 
Approvals, LLC, 1151

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Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062. A complete 
list of FM's scope of recognition is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/fm.html.

II. General Background on the Application

    FM submitted an application, dated July 15, 2016 (OSHA-2007-0041-
0008), to expand its recognition to include 28 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. In reviewing the 
application, OSHA determined that three of the requested standards had 
been withdrawn by a standards development organization; therefore, OSHA 
is not proposing to add those three standards to FM's NRTL scope of 
recognition.\1\
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    \1\ OSHA is simultaneously publishing a Federal Register notice 
that will remove those three standards from the NRTL List of 
Appropriate Standards.
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    Table 1 lists the appropriate test standards found in FM's 
application for expansion for testing and certification of products 
under the NRTL Program.

  Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
                     FM's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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          Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 50...........................  Enclosures for Electrical Equipment,
                                   Non-Environmental Considerations.
UL 50E..........................  Enclosures for Electrical Equipment,
                                   Environmental Considerations.
UL 60079-0......................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
                                   Equipment--General Requirements.
ISA 60079-0.....................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
                                   Equipment--General Requirements.
UL 60079-1......................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 1: Equipment Protection by
                                   Flameproof Enclosures ``d''.
ISA 60079-1.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 1: Equipment Protection by
                                   Flameproof Enclosures ``d''.
UL 60079-2......................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 2: Equipment Protection by
                                   Pressurized Enclosures ``p''.
UL 60079-5......................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 5: Equipment Protection by
                                   Powder Filling ``q''.
UL 60079-6......................  Standard for Explosive Atmosphere--
                                   Part 6: Equipment Protection Liquid
                                   Immersion ``o''.
ISA 60079-6.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmosphere--
                                   Part 6: Equipment Protection Liquid
                                   Immersion ``o''.
UL 60079-7......................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 7: Equipment Protection by
                                   Increased Safety ``e''.
ISA 60079-7.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 7: Equipment Protection by
                                   Increased Safety ``e''.
UL 60079-11.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 11: Equipment Protection by
                                   Intrinsic Safety ``i''.
ISA 60079-11....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 11: Equipment Protection by
                                   Intrinsic Safety ``i''.
UL 60079-15.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 15: Equipment Protection by Type
                                   of Protection ``n''.
ISA 60079-15....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 15: Equipment Protection by Type
                                   of Protection ``n''.
UL 60079-18.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 18: Equipment Protection by
                                   Encapsulation ``m''.
UL 60079-25.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 25: Intrinsically Safe
                                   Electrical Systems.
ISA 60079-25*...................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 25: Intrinsically Safe
                                   Electrical Systems.
UL 60079-26*....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 26: Equipment with Equipment
                                   Protection Level (EPL) Ga.
ISA 60079-26....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 26: Equipment with Equipment
                                   Protection Level (EPL) Ga.
UL 60079-28*....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 28: Protection of Equipment and
                                   Transmission Systems Using Optical
                                   Radiation.
ISA 60079-28....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 28: Protection of Equipment and
                                   Transmission Systems Using Optical
                                   Radiation, Edition 1.1.
UL 60079-31*....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition
                                   Protection by Enclosure ``t''.
ISA 60079-31....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition
                                   Protection by Enclosure ``t''.
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* Represents the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL
  Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.

III. Proposal To Add New Test Standard to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards

    Periodically, OSHA will propose to add new test standards to the 
NRTL List of Appropriate Test Standards following an evaluation of the 
test standard document. To qualify as an appropriate test standard, the 
Agency evaluates the document to (1) verify it represents a product 
category for which OSHA requires certification by a NRTL, (2) verify 
the document represents an end product and not a component, and (3) 
verify the document defines safety test specifications (not 
installation or operational performance specifications).
    In this notice, OSHA proposes to add four new test standards to the 
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2, lists the 
test standards that are new to the NRTL Program. OSHA preliminarily 
determined that these test standards are appropriate test standards and 
proposes to include them in the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test 
Standards. OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination.

 Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Is Proposing To Add to the NRTL Program's
                   List of Appropriate Test Standards
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          Test standard                     Test standard title
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ISA 60079-25....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 25: Intrinsically Safe
                                   Electrical Systems.
UL 60079-28.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 28: Protection of Equipment and
                                   Transmission Systems Using Optical
                                   Radiation.
UL 60079-26.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 26: Equipment with Equipment
                                   Protection Level (EPL) Ga.
UL 60079-31.....................  Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
                                   Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition
                                   Protection Enclosure ``t''.
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IV. Preliminary Findings on the Application

    FM submitted an acceptable application for expansion of its scope 
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file, and pertinent 
documentation, indicate that FM can meet the requirements prescribed by 
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of 
these 25 test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed 
above, including 4 standards that will be added to OSHA's list of 
Appropriate Test Standards. This preliminary finding does not 
constitute an interim or temporary approval of FM's application.
    OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether FM meets the 
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition as a 
NRTL. Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and 
exhibits. Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request 
in writing, stating the reasons for the request. Commenters must submit 
the written request for an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA 
will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester justifies a 
longer period. OSHA may deny a request for an extension if the request 
is not adequately justified. To obtain or review copies of the exhibits 
identified in this notice, as well as comments submitted to the docket, 
contact the Docket Office, Room N-3653, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. These 
materials also are available online at http://www.regulations.gov under 
Docket No. OSHA-2007-0041.
    OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a 
timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these 
comments, will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for 
Occupational Safety and Health regarding the application for 
recognition. The Assistant Secretary will make the final decision on 
granting the application. In making this decision, the Assistant 
Secretary may undertake other proceedings prescribed in Appendix A to 
29 CFR 1910.7.
    OSHA will publish a public notice of its final decision in the 
Federal Register.

IV. 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 9, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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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
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–10330 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       placed in the public docket without                   and certification of the specific products
                                                                                                       change, and may be made available                     covered within its scope of recognition.
                                               BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
                                                                                                       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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                                               Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood,                        to expand its recognition to include 28               been withdrawn by a standards
                                               Massachusetts 02062. A complete list of                     additional test standards. OSHA staff                 development organization; therefore,
                                               FM’s scope of recognition is available at                   performed a detailed analysis of the                  OSHA is not proposing to add those
                                               https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/                        application packet and reviewed other                 three standards to FM’s NRTL scope of
                                               fm.html.                                                    pertinent information. OSHA did not                   recognition.1
                                               II. General Background on the                               perform any on-site reviews in relation                 Table 1 lists the appropriate test
                                               Application                                                 to this application. In reviewing the                 standards found in FM’s application for
                                                                                                           application, OSHA determined that                     expansion for testing and certification of
                                                  FM submitted an application, dated
                                               July 15, 2016 (OSHA–2007–0041–0008),                        three of the requested standards had                  products under the NRTL Program.

                                                 TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN FM’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
                                                   Test standard                                                                        Test standard title

                                               UL 50 .....................   Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, Non-Environmental Considerations.
                                               UL 50E ..................     Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, Environmental Considerations.
                                               UL 60079–0 ...........        Explosive Atmospheres—Part 0: Equipment—General Requirements.
                                               ISA 60079–0 ..........        Explosive Atmospheres—Part 0: Equipment—General Requirements.
                                               UL 60079–1 ...........        Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof Enclosures ‘‘d’’.
                                               ISA 60079–1 ..........        Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof Enclosures ‘‘d’’.
                                               UL 60079–2 ...........        Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 2: Equipment Protection by Pressurized Enclosures ‘‘p’’.
                                               UL 60079–5 ...........        Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 5: Equipment Protection by Powder Filling ‘‘q’’.
                                               UL 60079–6 ...........        Standard for Explosive Atmosphere—Part 6: Equipment Protection Liquid Immersion ‘‘o’’.
                                               ISA 60079–6 ..........        Standard for Explosive Atmosphere—Part 6: Equipment Protection Liquid Immersion ‘‘o’’.
                                               UL 60079–7 ...........        Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment Protection by Increased Safety ‘‘e’’.
                                               ISA 60079–7 ..........        Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment Protection by Increased Safety ‘‘e’’.
                                               UL 60079–11 .........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment Protection by Intrinsic Safety ‘‘i’’.
                                               ISA 60079–11 ........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment Protection by Intrinsic Safety ‘‘i’’.
                                               UL 60079–15 .........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment Protection by Type of Protection ‘‘n’’.
                                               ISA 60079–15 ........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment Protection by Type of Protection ‘‘n’’.
                                               UL 60079–18 .........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment Protection by Encapsulation ‘‘m’’.
                                               UL 60079–25 .........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems.
                                               ISA 60079–25* ......          Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems.
                                               UL 60079–26* .......          Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga.
                                               ISA 60079–26 ........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga.
                                               UL 60079–28* .......          Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radi-
                                                                               ation.
                                               ISA 60079–28 ........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radi-
                                                                               ation, Edition 1.1.
                                               UL 60079–31* .......          Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection by Enclosure ‘‘t’’.
                                               ISA 60079–31 ........         Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection by Enclosure ‘‘t’’.
                                                  * Represents the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards.


                                               III. Proposal To Add New Test                               document to (1) verify it represents a                Program’s List of Appropriate Test
                                               Standard to the NRTL Program’s List of                      product category for which OSHA                       Standards. Table 2, lists the test
                                               Appropriate Test Standards                                  requires certification by a NRTL, (2)                 standards that are new to the NRTL
                                                                                                           verify the document represents an end                 Program. OSHA preliminarily
                                                 Periodically, OSHA will propose to                        product and not a component, and (3)                  determined that these test standards are
                                               add new test standards to the NRTL List                     verify the document defines safety test               appropriate test standards and proposes
                                               of Appropriate Test Standards following                     specifications (not installation or                   to include them in the NRTL Program’s
                                               an evaluation of the test standard                          operational performance specifications).              List of Appropriate Test Standards.
                                               document. To qualify as an appropriate                        In this notice, OSHA proposes to add                OSHA seeks public comment on this
                                               test standard, the Agency evaluates the                     four new test standards to the NRTL                   preliminary determination.
                                                    TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
                                                                                             STANDARDS
                                                   Test standard                                                                        Test standard title

                                               ISA 60079–25 ........         Standard   for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems.
                                               UL 60079–28 .........         Standard   for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radi-
                                                                               ation.
                                               UL 60079–26 .........         Standard   for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga.
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                                               UL 60079–31 .........         Standard   for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection Enclosure ‘‘t’’.




                                                 1 OSHA is simultaneously publishing a Federal             standards from the NRTL List of Appropriate
                                               Register notice that will remove those three                Standards.



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                                               IV. Preliminary Findings on the                         (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR               encouraged to use electronic
                                               Application                                             1910.7.                                               communications.
                                                  FM submitted an acceptable                             Signed at Washington, DC, on May 9, 2018.           John Mulvaney,
                                               application for expansion of its scope of               Loren Sweatt,                                         Director.
                                               recognition. OSHA’s review of the                       Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for               TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED
                                               application file, and pertinent                         Occupational Safety and Health.                       STATES:
                                               documentation, indicate that FM can                     [FR Doc. 2018–10331 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                               In accordance with section 1012 of the
                                               meet the requirements prescribed by 29                  BILLING CODE 4510–26–P                                Congressional Budget and Impoundment
                                               CFR 1910.7 for expanding its                                                                                  Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683), I herewith
                                               recognition to include the addition of                                                                        report 38 rescissions of budget authority,
                                               these 25 test standards for NRTL testing                OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND                              totaling $15.4 billion.
                                               and certification listed above, including               BUDGET                                                  The proposed rescissions affect programs
                                               4 standards that will be added to                                                                             of the Departments of Agriculture,
                                               OSHA’s list of Appropriate Test                                                                               Commerce, Energy, Health and Human
                                                                                                       Rescissions Proposals Pursuant to the
                                                                                                                                                             Services, Housing and Urban Development,
                                               Standards. This preliminary finding                     Congressional Budget and                              Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and the
                                               does not constitute an interim or                       Impoundment Control Act of 1974                       Treasury, as well as of the Corporation for
                                               temporary approval of FM’s application.                                                                       National and Community Service,
                                                  OSHA welcomes public comment as                      AGENCY: Executive Office of the
                                                                                                                                                             Environmental Protection Agency, Railroad
                                               to whether FM meets the requirements                    President, Office of Management and                   Retirement Board, the Millennium Challenge
                                               of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its                   Budget.                                               Corporation, and the U.S. Agency for
                                               recognition as a NRTL. Comments                         ACTION: Notice of rescissions proposed                International Development.
                                               should consist of pertinent written                     pursuant to the Congressional Budget                  The details of these rescissions are set forth
                                               documents and exhibits. Commenters                      and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.                  in the enclosed letter from the Director of the
                                                                                                                                                             Office of Management and Budget.
                                               needing more time to comment must
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:   Pursuant to section 1014(d) of             Donald J. Trump
                                               submit a request in writing, stating the
                                                                                                       the Congressional Budget and                          The White House,
                                               reasons for the request. Commenters
                                                                                                       Impoundment Control Act of 1974,                        May 8, 2018.
                                               must submit the written request for an
                                                                                                       enclosed for publication in the Federal               The President
                                               extension by the due date for comments.
                                                                                                       Register is a special message from the                The White House
                                               OSHA will limit any extension to 10
                                                                                                       President reflecting the proposals for                Dear Mr. President:
                                               days unless the requester justifies a
                                                                                                       rescission under section 1012 of that
                                               longer period. OSHA may deny a                                                                                   Submitted for your consideration are
                                                                                                       Act that were transmitted to the                      proposals for rescission under section 1012
                                               request for an extension if the request is
                                                                                                       Congress for consideration on May 8,                  of the Congressional Budget and
                                               not adequately justified. To obtain or
                                                                                                       2018. In total, these proposals would                 Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) (2
                                               review copies of the exhibits identified
                                                                                                       rescind $15.4 billion in budget                       U.S.C. 683) for the Departments of
                                               in this notice, as well as comments
                                                                                                       authority. These proposed rescissions                 Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Health and
                                               submitted to the docket, contact the                                                                          Human Services, Housing and Urban
                                                                                                       affect programs of the Departments of
                                               Docket Office, Room N–3653,                                                                                   Development, Justice, Labor, State,
                                                                                                       Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Health
                                               Occupational Safety and Health                                                                                Transportation, and the Treasury, as well as
                                                                                                       and Human Services, Housing and
                                               Administration, U.S. Department of                                                                            for the Corporation for National and
                                                                                                       Urban Development, Justice, Labor,
                                               Labor, at the above address. These                                                                            Community Service, Environmental
                                                                                                       State, Transportation, and the Treasury,              Protection Agency, Railroad Retirement
                                               materials also are available online at
                                                                                                       as well as the Corporation for National               Board, Millennium Challenge Corporation,
                                               http://www.regulations.gov under
                                                                                                       and Community Service, Environmental                  and the U.S. Agency for International
                                               Docket No. OSHA–2007–0041.
                                                                                                       Protection Agency, Railroad Retirement                Development.
                                                  OSHA staff will review all comments
                                                                                                       Board, Millennium Challenge                              As demonstrated in your first two Budgets,
                                               to the docket submitted in a timely                                                                           the Administration is committed to ensuring
                                                                                                       Corporation, and the U.S. Agency for
                                               manner and, after addressing the issues                                                                       the Federal Government spends precious
                                                                                                       International Development. If enacted,
                                               raised by these comments, will make a                                                                         taxpayer dollars in the most efficient,
                                                                                                       these rescissions would decrease
                                               recommendation to the Assistant                                                                               effective manner possible. Given the long-
                                                                                                       Federal outlays in the affected accounts
                                               Secretary for Occupational Safety and                                                                         term fiscal constraints facing our Nation, we
                                                                                                       by an estimated $3.0 billion; this would              must use all available means to put our fiscal
                                               Health regarding the application for
                                                                                                       have a commensurate effect on the                     house back in order.
                                               recognition. The Assistant Secretary
                                                                                                       Federal budget deficit and the national                  To that end, the Administration is utilizing
                                               will make the final decision on granting
                                                                                                       economy, and would result in less                     the authorities granted to the President under
                                               the application. In making this decision,
                                                                                                       borrowing from the Federal Treasury.                  the ICA to propose rescissions to enacted
                                               the Assistant Secretary may undertake                                                                         appropriations. The proposals included in
                                                                                                       DATES: Release Date: May 8, 2018.
                                               other proceedings prescribed in                                                                               this package would make it the largest single
                                               Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.                            ADDRESSES: The rescissions proposal
                                                                                                                                                             ICA rescissions package ever proposed.
                                                  OSHA will publish a public notice of                 package is available on-line on the OMB                  The attached rescission proposals include
                                               its final decision in the Federal                       home page at: https://                                unobligated balances from prior-year
                                               Register.                                               www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget-                        appropriations and reductions to budget
                                                                                                       rescissions-deferrals/.                               authority for mandatory programs. These
                                               IV. Authority and Signature                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      proposals include rescissions of funding that
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                                                 Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant                        Jessica Andreasen, 6001 New Executive                 is no longer needed for the purpose for which
                                                                                                                                                             it was appropriated by the Congress; in many
                                               Secretary of Labor for Occupational                     Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
                                                                                                                                                             cases, these funds have been left unspent by
                                               Safety and Health, authorized the                       email address: jandreasen@                            agencies for years. These proposals also
                                               preparation of this notice. Accordingly,                omb.eop.gov, telephone number: (202)                  include rescissions of low priority and
                                               the Agency is issuing this notice                       395–3645. Because of delays in the                    unnecessary Federal spending. We look
                                               pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2),                        receipt of regular mail related to                    forward to working with the Congress to
                                               Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012                   security screening, respondents are                   identify additional opportunities to reduce



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