[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44289-44291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18438]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.; Application for Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of MET Laboratories,
Inc., (MET) for expansion of its recognition, and presents the Agency's
preliminary finding to grant this request. This preliminary finding
does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of this
application.
DATES: Submit information or comments, or any request for extension of
the time to comment, on or before August 12, 2010. All submissions must
bear a postmark or provide other evidence of the submission date.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronically: Submit comments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow
the instructions online for making electronic submissions.
Fax: If submissions, including attachments, are no longer than 10
pages, commenters may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, or messenger or courier service:
Submit one copy of the comments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA-2006-0028, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, and
messenger and courier service) are accepted during the Department of
Labor's and Docket Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and the
OSHA docket number (i.e., OSHA-2006-0028).
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OSHA will place all submissions, including any personal information
provided, in the public docket without revision, and these submissions
will be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: To read or download submissions or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket 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 Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material,
are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before August 12, 2010 to the Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program,
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: MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693-2110. For information about the NRTL Program, go
to http://www.osha.gov, and select ``N'' in the site index.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Expansion Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
providing notice that MET Laboratories, Inc., (MET) applied for
expansion of its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). MET's expansion request covers the use of additional
test standards.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the legal 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, and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products
approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and
certification.
The Agency processes applications by an NRTL for initial
recognition, or 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, 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 can be
accessed from the Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. Each NRTL's scope of recognition has three elements: (1)
The type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its
applicable test standard; (2) the recognized site(s) that have the
technical capability to perform the testing and certification
activities for the applicable test standards within the NRTL's scope of
recognition; and (3) the supplemental program(s) that the NRTL may use,
each of which allows the NRTL to rely on other parties to perform
activities necessary for testing and certification.
General Background on the Application
MET submitted two applications, dated October 6 and November 3,
2008, to expand its recognition to include 18 additional test
standards. The NRTL Program staff determined that these standards are
``appropriate test standards'' within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
In connection with this request, NRTL Program staff did not perform an
on-site review of MET's recognized sites. However, the staff analyzed
other information pertinent to the request and determined that MET has
the capabilities to perform the testing to 12 of the standards, which
are listed below. As a result, the Agency would approve these 12 test
standards for the expansion.
MET seeks expansion of its recognition for testing and
certification of products to the following test standards:\1\
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\1\ The designations and titles of these test standards were
current at the time of the preparation of this notice.
UL 244A Solid State Controls for Appliances
UL 412 Refrigeration Unit Coolers
UL 458* Power Converters/Inverters and Power Converter/Inverter Systems
for Land Vehicles and Marine Crafts
UL 466 Electric Scales
UL 561 Floor-Finishing Machines
UL 1230 Amateur Movie Lights
UL 1278 Movable and Wall or Ceiling Hung Electric Room Heaters
UL 1594 Sewing and Cutting Machines
UL 1795 Hydromassage Bathtubs
UL 1951 Electric Plumbing Accessories
UL 1996 Electric Duct Heaters
UL 2021 Fixed and Location Dedicated Electric Room Heaters
* This standard is approved for testing and certification of
products for use within recreational vehicles and mobile homes.
OSHA's recognition of MET, or any NRTL, for a particular test
standard is limited to equipment or materials (i.e., products) for
which OSHA standards require third-party testing and certification
before use in the workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also
covers any product(s) for which OSHA does not require such testing and
certification, an NRTL's scope of recognition does not include that
product(s).
The test standards listed above may be approved as American
National Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
However, for convenience, we may use the designation of the standards-
developing organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI
designation. Under the program's policy, any NRTL recognized for a
particular test standard may use either the latest proprietary version
of the test standard or the latest ANSI version of that standard.
Contact ANSI to determine whether a test standard is currently ANSI
approved.
Preliminary Finding on the Application
MET submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its
recognition as an NRTL. OSHA's review of the application file and other
pertinent documents indicates that MET can meet the requirements, as
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for an expansion of its recognition to
include the additional test standards listed above. This preliminary
finding does not constitute interim or temporary approval of the
application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether
MET meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. 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. OSHA must receive the written request for
an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA will limit any
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extension to 30 days unless the requester justifies a longer period.
OSHA may deny a request for an extension if it is not adequately
justified. You may obtain or review copies of MET's request and other
pertinent documents, and all submitted comments, online at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028; or you may contact
the Docket Office, Room N-2625, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. Docket
No. OSHA-2006-0028 contains all materials in the record concerning
MET's application.
The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments and, after
addressing the issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether
to grant MET's expansion request. The Assistant Secretary will make the
final decision on granting the request, and, in making this decision,
may undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29
CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in
the Federal Register.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
directed the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to Sections 6(b) and 8(g) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655 and 657),
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), and 29 CFR part
1911.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 22, 2010.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-18438 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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