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UL 1585 Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers.
UL 164 Motor-Operated Massage and
Exercise Machines.
UL 1662 Electric Chain Saws.
UL 1740 Industrial Robots and Robotic
Equipment.
UL 1995 Heating and Cooling
Equipment.
UL 2200 Stationary Engine Generator
Assemblies.
UL 60335–1 Safety of Household and
Similar Electrical Appliances, Part
1: General Requirements.
UL 60335–2–8 Household and Similar
Electrical Appliances, Part 2;
Particular Requirements for Electric
Shavers, Hair Clippers, and Similar
Appliances.
UL 60335–2–34 Household and
Similar Electrical Appliances, Part
2; Particular Requirements for
Motor-Compressors.
UL 61010A–2–010 Electrical
Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part
2: Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for the
Heating of Materials.
UL 61010A–2–041 Electrical
Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part
2: Particular Requirements for
Autoclaves Using Steam for the
Treatment of Medical Materials for
Laboratory Processes.
UL 61010A–2–051 Electrical
Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part
2: Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for Mixing
and Stirring.
OSHA’s recognition of TUVAM, 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, any NRTL’s
scope of recognition excludes any
product(s) that fall within the scope of
a test standard, but for which OSHA
standards do not require NRTL testing
and certification.
Many of the UL test standards listed
above also are approved as American
National Standards by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI).
However, for convenience, we use the
designation of the standards developing
organization for the standard as opposed
to the ANSI designation. Under our
procedures, any NRTL recognized for an
ANSI-approved test standard may use
either the latest proprietary version of
the test standard or the latest ANSI
version of that standard. You may
contact ANSI to find out whether or not
a test standard is currently ANSIapproved.
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Preliminary Finding on the Application
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
TUVAM has submitted an acceptable
request for expansion of its recognition
as an NRTL. In connection with this
request, OSHA performed an on-site
review of TUVAM’s NRTL Danvers
facility and, in the on-site review report,
the assessor recommended the
expansion for the additional standards
(see Exhibit 8). Our review of the
application file, the on-site review
report, and other pertinent documents
indicate that TUVAM can meet the
requirements, as prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7, for the expansion for the
additional test standards listed above.
This preliminary finding does not
constitute an interim or temporary
approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in
sufficient detail, as to whether TUVAM
has met the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition
as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory. Your comments should
consist of pertinent written documents
and exhibits. Should you need more
time to comment, you must request it in
writing, including reasons for the
request. OSHA must receive your
written request for extension at the
address provided above no later than
the last date for comments. OSHA will
limit any extension to 30 days, unless
the requester justifies a longer period.
We may deny a request for extension if
it is not adequately justified. You may
obtain or review copies of TUVAM’s
requests, the on-site review report, and
all submitted comments, as received, by
contacting the Docket Office, Room
N2625, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, at the above address. Docket No.
NRTL2–2001 contains all materials in
the record concerning TUVAM’s
application.
The NRTL Program staff will review
all timely comments and, after
resolution of issues raised by these
comments, will recommend whether to
grant TUVAM’s expansion request. The
Agency will make the final decision on
granting the expansion and, in making
this decision, may undertake other
proceedings that are prescribed in
Appendix A to 29 CFR Section 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
this final decision in the Federal
Register.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Signed at Washington, DC this 9th day of
May, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary.
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TUV Product Services GmbH,
Application for Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
application of TUV Product Services
GmbH (TUVPSG) for expansion of its
recognition to use additional test
standards, and presents the Agency’s
preliminary finding. This preliminary
finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of this application.
DATES: You must submit information or
comments, or any request for extension
of the time to comment, by the
following dates:
• Hard copy: Your information or
comments must be submitted
(postmarked or sent) by June 2, 2005.
• Electronic transmission or
facsimile: Your comments must be sent
by June 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
information or comments to this
notice—identified by docket number
NRTL1–2001—by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• OSHA Web site: https://
ecomments.osha.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on OSHA’s Web page.
• Fax: If your written comments are
10 pages or fewer, you may fax them to
the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–
1648.
• Regular mail, express delivery,
hand delivery and courier service:
Submit three copies to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. NRTL1–2001,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–
2625, Washington, DC 20210; telephone
(202) 693–2350. (OSHA’s TTY number
is (877) 889–5627). OSHA Docket Office
hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45
p.m., e.s.t.
Instructions: All comments received
will be posted without change to
https://dockets.osha.gov, including any
personal information provided. OSHA
cautions you about submitting personal
information such as social security
numbers and birth dates.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
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comments received, go to https://
dockets.osha.gov. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
materials not available through the
OSHA Web page and for assistance in
using the Web page to locate docket
submissions.
Extension of Comment Period: Submit
requests for extensions concerning this
notice to: Office of Technical Programs
and Coordination Activities, NRTL
Program, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, Room N3653, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Or fax to (202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N3653, Washington, DC
20210, or phone (202) 693–2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
notice that TUV Product Services GmbH
(TUVPSG) has applied for expansion of
its current recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
TUVPSG’s expansion request covers the
use of additional test standards. OSHA’s
current scope of recognition for
TUVPSG may be found in the following
informational Web page: https://
www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
tuvpsg.html.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL
signifies that the organization has met
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7
of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations
(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 certified’’ by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications by
an 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
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the NRTL’s scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. We
maintain an informational Web page for
each NRTL, which details its scope of
recognition. These pages can be
accessed from our Web site at https://
www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
The most recent notice published by
OSHA for TUVPSG’s recognition
covered an expansion of recognition,
which became effective on April 22,
2003 (68 FR 19856).
The current address of the TUVPSG
facility already recognized by OSHA is:
TUV Product Services GmbH,
Ridlerstrasse 65, D–80339, Munich,
Germany.
General Background on the Application
TUVPSG has submitted an
application, dated September 18, 2003
(see Exhibit 10) to expand its
recognition to include 5 additional test
standards. The NRTL Program staff has
determined that each of these standards
is an ‘‘appropriate test standard’’ within
the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
Therefore, OSHA would approve these
five test standards for the expansion.
Following review of the application,
OSHA requested certain additional
information from TUVPSG and deferred
action on the application pending
receipt of this information. The NRTL
adequately responded recently to that
request, permitting OSHA to resume
processing of the application.
TUVPSG seeks recognition for testing
and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
following five test standards:
UL 201 Garage Equipment
UL 325 Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver
and Window Operator and Systems
UL 696 Electric Toys
UL 697 Toy Transformers
UL 1029 High-Intensity-Discharge
Lamp Ballasts
OSHA’s recognition of TUVPSG, 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, any NRTL’s
scope of recognition excludes any
product(s) that fall within the scope of
a test standard, but for which OSHA
standards do not require NRTL testing
and certification.
A few of the UL test standards listed
above also are approved as American
National Standards by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI).
However, for convenience, we use the
designation of the standards developing
organization for the standard as opposed
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to the ANSI designation. Under our
procedures, any NRTL recognized for an
ANSI-approved test standard may use
either the latest proprietary version of
the test standard or the latest ANSI
version of that standard. You may
contact ANSI to find out whether or not
a test standard is currently ANSIapproved.
Preliminary Finding on the Application
TUVPSG has submitted an acceptable
request for expansion of its recognition
as an NRTL. In connection with this
request, OSHA evaluated the NRTL’s
capability for the standards during an
on-site review of TUVPSG’s NRTL
facilities, and the assessor has
recommended the expansion for the
additional standards (see Exhibit 11).
Our review of the application file, the
assessor’s recommendation, and other
pertinent documents indicate that
TUVPSG can meet the requirements, as
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for the
expansion for the additional test
standards listed above. This preliminary
finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in
sufficient detail, as to whether TUVPSG
has met the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition
as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory. Your comments should
consist of pertinent written documents
and exhibits. Should you need more
time to comment, you must request it in
writing, including reasons for the
request. OSHA must receive your
written request for extension at the
address provided above no later than
the last date for comments. OSHA will
limit any extension to 30 days, unless
the requester justifies a longer period.
We may deny a request for extension if
it is not adequately justified. You may
obtain or review copies of TUVPSG’s
requests, the on-site review report, and
all submitted comments, as received, by
contacting the Docket Office, Room
N2625, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, at the above address. Docket No.
NRTL1–2001 contains all materials in
the record concerning TUVPSG’s
application.
The NRTL Program staff will review
all timely comments and, after
resolution of issues raised by these
comments, will recommend whether to
grant TUVPSG’s expansion request. The
Agency will make the final decision on
granting the expansion and, in making
this decision, may undertake other
proceedings that are prescribed in
Appendix A to 29 CFR Section 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
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this final decision in the Federal
Register.
Signed in Washington, DC this 9th day of
May, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary.
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[Docket No. 030–33802, License No. 50–
23220–02, and EA–05–023]
In the Matter of R&M Engineering
Consultants, Fairbanks, AK;
Confirmatory Order Modifying License
(Effective Immediately)
R&M Engineering Consultants (R&M
or Licensee) is the holder of NRC
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC
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30. The license authorizes the Licensee
to possess portable nuclear density
gauges containing sealed sources of
byproduct material and maintain them
in storage until termination of the
license. The possession and storage-only
license was originally issued March 24,
1995, was last modified on September
21, 1999, with an expiration date of
February 28, 2005.
An inspection conducted by NRC
Region IV in June 2004 identified an
apparent failure on the part of R&M to
leak-test two portable nuclear density
gauges in accordance with the
conditions of the license. License
Condition 12.D. requires, in part, that no
sealed source or detector cell shall be
stored for a period of more than three
(3) years without being tested for
leakage and/or contamination. This
requirement was proposed by R&M in
information submitted to the NRC with
the 1995 license amendment request to
modify the license to possess and store
byproduct material. In addition, the
inspection identified an apparent failure
on the part of R&M to provide accurate
information to the NRC in accordance
with the requirements of 10 CFR 30.9.
Specifically, Mr. James Wellman,
R&M’s President, informed the NRC in
a September 17, 2002, e-mail that he
had performed leak tests of the gauges
and had sent swabs to Radiation
Detection Company in Sunnyvale,
California for evaluation. The inspection
found no evidence that R&M’s portable
nuclear gauges had been leak-tested
since the possession and storage-only
license was issued in 1995. A follow-up
investigation by the NRC’s Office of
Investigations (OI) concluded in
December 2004 that Mr. Wellman
willfully failed to leak-test the portable
gauges in accordance with the
requirements of the license. In addition,
based on a review of the information in
the investigation report, it appears that
Mr. Wellman willfully failed to provide
NRC accurate information in his
September 2002 e-mail.
On February 8, 2005, representatives
of NRC Region IV contacted Mr.
Wellman by telephone to discuss the
results of the inspection and
investigation. NRC Region IV informed
Mr. Wellman that the NRC was
considering escalated enforcement
action, including possible monetary
civil penalties for the apparent
violations described above. Mr.
Wellman has previously stated his
intent to transfer the gauges and
terminate the license. During the
telephonic discussion, NRC Region IV
asked Mr. Wellman if he would agree to
take prompt action to transfer the gauges
and request termination of R&M’s NRC
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license in lieu of NRC pursuing
escalated enforcement action. Mr.
Wellman agreed to these actions during
the telephone call, and subsequently
consented to these actions in response
to a letter and a copy of the
Confirmatory Order containing the
proposed conditions that the NRC sent
to Mr. Wellman on February 25, 2005.
In a consent form signed on March 16,
2005, R&M Engineering Consultants
agreed to all of the commitments
described in Section IV below. The
Licensee further agreed that this Order
would be effective upon issuance and
that R&M waived its right to a hearing
on this Order. Implementation of these
commitments will ensure that licensed
material is appropriately handled and
disposed of.
I find that the Licensee’s
commitments as described in Section IV
below are acceptable and necessary and
conclude that with these commitments
the public health and safety are
reasonably assured. In view of the
foregoing, I have determined that the
public health and safety require that the
Licensee’s commitments be confirmed
by this Order. Based on the above and
Licensee’s consent, this Order is
immediately effective upon issuance.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b,
161i, 161o, 182 and 186 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR
2.202 and 10 CFR Part 30, it is hereby
ordered, effective immediately, that
license No. 50–23220–02 is modified as
follows:
1. Within 30 days of the date of the
Confirmatory Order, leak test and obtain
the results of leak tests for all sealed
sources contained in portable nuclear
gauging devices possessed under the
authority of License No. 50–23220–02.
2. Within 35 days of the date of the
Confirmatory Order, provide the
Director, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, NRC Region IV, 611 Ryan Plaza
Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas
76011, with a copy of the results of the
leak tests.
3. Within 45 days of the date of the
Confirmatory Order, complete the
transfer of all portable nuclear gauging
devices possessed under the authority of
License No. 50–23220–02 to an
authorized recipient.
4. Within 50 days of the date of the
Confirmatory Order, provide the
Director, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, NRC Region IV, 611 Ryan Plaza
Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas
76011, with copies of documents
demonstrating that the transfer has
taken place.
5. Within 60 days of the date of the
Confirmatory Order, submit to the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL1-2001]
TUV Product Services GmbH, 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 TUV Product Services
GmbH (TUVPSG) for expansion of its recognition to use additional test
standards, and presents the Agency's preliminary finding. This
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of this application.
DATES: You must submit information or comments, or any request for
extension of the time to comment, by the following dates:
Hard copy: Your information or comments must be submitted
(postmarked or sent) by June 2, 2005.
Electronic transmission or facsimile: Your comments must
be sent by June 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information or comments to this notice--
identified by docket number NRTL1-2001--by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
OSHA Web site: https://ecomments.osha.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on OSHA's Web page.
Fax: If your written comments are 10 pages or fewer, you
may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.
Regular mail, express delivery, hand delivery and courier
service: Submit three copies to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
NRTL1-2001, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N-2625, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350. (OSHA's
TTY number is (877) 889-5627). OSHA Docket Office hours of operation
are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.s.t.
Instructions: All comments received will be posted without change
to https://dockets.osha.gov, including any personal information
provided. OSHA cautions you about submitting personal information such
as social security numbers and birth dates.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
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comments received, go to https://dockets.osha.gov. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about materials not available through the
OSHA Web page and for assistance in using the Web page to locate docket
submissions.
Extension of Comment Period: Submit requests for extensions
concerning this notice to: Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3653, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Or fax to (202) 693-1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N3653, Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice that TUV Product Services GmbH (TUVPSG) has applied for
expansion of its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). TUVPSG's expansion request covers the use of
additional test standards. OSHA's current scope of recognition for
TUVPSG may be found in the following informational Web page: https://
www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuvpsg.html.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization has met
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (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 certified'' by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications by an 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. We maintain an informational Web page for
each NRTL, which details its scope of recognition. These pages can be
accessed from our Web site at https://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
The most recent notice published by OSHA for TUVPSG's recognition
covered an expansion of recognition, which became effective on April
22, 2003 (68 FR 19856).
The current address of the TUVPSG facility already recognized by
OSHA is: TUV Product Services GmbH, Ridlerstrasse 65, D-80339, Munich,
Germany.
General Background on the Application
TUVPSG has submitted an application, dated September 18, 2003 (see
Exhibit 10) to expand its recognition to include 5 additional test
standards. The NRTL Program staff has determined that each of these
standards is an ``appropriate test standard'' within the meaning of 29
CFR 1910.7(c). Therefore, OSHA would approve these five test standards
for the expansion. Following review of the application, OSHA requested
certain additional information from TUVPSG and deferred action on the
application pending receipt of this information. The NRTL adequately
responded recently to that request, permitting OSHA to resume
processing of the application.
TUVPSG seeks recognition for testing and certification of products
for demonstration of conformance to the following five test standards:
UL 201 Garage Equipment
UL 325 Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver and Window Operator and Systems
UL 696 Electric Toys
UL 697 Toy Transformers
UL 1029 High-Intensity-Discharge Lamp Ballasts
OSHA's recognition of TUVPSG, 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, any NRTL's scope of
recognition excludes any product(s) that fall within the scope of a
test standard, but for which OSHA standards do not require NRTL testing
and certification.
A few of the UL test standards listed above also are approved as
American National Standards by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI). However, for convenience, we use the designation of
the standards developing organization for the standard as opposed to
the ANSI designation. Under our procedures, any NRTL recognized for an
ANSI-approved test standard may use either the latest proprietary
version of the test standard or the latest ANSI version of that
standard. You may contact ANSI to find out whether or not a test
standard is currently ANSI-approved.
Preliminary Finding on the Application
TUVPSG has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its
recognition as an NRTL. In connection with this request, OSHA evaluated
the NRTL's capability for the standards during an on-site review of
TUVPSG's NRTL facilities, and the assessor has recommended the
expansion for the additional standards (see Exhibit 11). Our review of
the application file, the assessor's recommendation, and other
pertinent documents indicate that TUVPSG can meet the requirements, as
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for the expansion for the additional test
standards listed above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an
interim or temporary approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether
TUVPSG has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Your
comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits.
Should you need more time to comment, you must request it in writing,
including reasons for the request. OSHA must receive your written
request for extension at the address provided above no later than the
last date for comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 30 days,
unless the requester justifies a longer period. We may deny a request
for extension if it is not adequately justified. You may obtain or
review copies of TUVPSG's requests, the on-site review report, and all
submitted comments, as received, by contacting the Docket Office, Room
N2625, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, at the above address. Docket No. NRTL1-2001 contains all
materials in the record concerning TUVPSG's application.
The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments and, after
resolution of issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether
to grant TUVPSG's expansion request. The Agency will make the final
decision on granting the expansion and, in making this decision, may
undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR
Section 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of
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this final decision in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC this 9th day of May, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-9869 Filed 5-17-05; 8:45 am]
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