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Alto, California. The complaint, as
supplemented, alleged violations of
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the importation into the United States,
the sale for importation, and the sale
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infringement of claims 1, 2, 5, and 10 of
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Issued: May 15, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
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United
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STATUS: Open to the public.
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following meeting.
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Marilyn R. Abbott,
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In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, 38
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United States v. Metropolitan District of
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the co-plaintiff State of Connecticut and
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perform injunctive relief to achieve
compliance with the Clean Water Act.
The Department of Justice will receive
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(30) days from the date of this
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Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044, and should refer to United States
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The proposed consent decree may be
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Haven, Connecticut, 06510, and at the
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Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. NRTL2–98]
NSF International; Application for
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
application of NSF International for
expansion of its recognition to use
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additional test standards, and presents
the Agency’s preliminary finding to
grant this request for expansion. 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: postmarked or sent by
June 2, 2006.
• Electronic transmission or
facsimile: sent by June 2, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
information or comments to this
notice—identified by docket number
NRTL2–98—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. NRTL2–98,
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., EST.
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
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 the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, Room N–3655, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Or, fax to (202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Technical Programs and
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Coordination Activities, NRTL Program,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210,
or phone (202) 693–2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
notice that NSF International has
applied for expansion of its current
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL). NSF’s
expansion request covers the use of
additional test standards. OSHA’s
current scope of recognition for NSF
may be found in the following
informational Web page: https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nsf.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’’ 1 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.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
The most recent notice published by
OSHA specifically related to NSF’s
recognition granted a renewal of its
NRTL status, which became effective on
August 30, 2005 (70 FR 51371).
1 Properly certified means, in part, that the
product is labeled or marked with the NRTL’s
‘‘registered’’ certification mark (i.e., the mark the
NRTL uses for its NRTL work) and that the product
certification falls within the scope of recognition of
the NRTL.
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The current address of the NSF
facility already recognized by OSHA is:
NSF International, 789 Dixboro Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
General Background on the Application
NSF has submitted an application,
dated May 10, 2005 (see Exhibit 16–1),
to expand its recognition to include 19
additional test standards. The NRTL
then amended the original application
to request two additional test standards
(see Exhibit 16–2). 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). However, one standard was
already included in NSF’s scope.
Therefore, OSHA would approve twenty
test standards for the expansion.
NSF seeks recognition for testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
following test standards:
UL 48 ...........
UL 65 ...........
UL 174 .........
UL 250 .........
UL
UL
UL
UL
412
430
499
778
.........
.........
.........
.........
UL 858 .........
UL 873 .........
UL 979 .........
UL 1026 .......
UL 1082 .......
UL 1083 .......
UL 1261 .......
UL 1598 .......
UL 1889 .......
UL 1951 .......
UL 2157 .......
UL 2158 .......
Electric Signs.
Wired Cabinets.
Household Electric StorageTank Water Heaters.
Household Refrigerators and
Freezers.
Refrigeration Unit Coolers.
Waste Disposers.
Electric Heating Appliances.
Motor-Operated Water
Pumps.
Household Electric Ranges.
Temperature-Indicating and
-Regulating Equipment.
Water Treatment Appliances.
Electric Household Cooking
and Food Serving Appliances.
Household Electric Coffee
Makers and Brewing-Type
Appliances.
Household Electric Skillets
and Frying-Type Appliances.
Electric Water Heaters for
Pools and Tubs.
Luminaries.
Commercial Filters for Cooking Oil.
Electric Plumbing Accessories.
Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors.
Electric Clothes Dryers.
The designations and titles of the
above test standards were current at the
time of the preparation of this notice.
OSHA’s recognition of NSF, 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
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testing and certification, an NRTL’s
scope of recognition does not include
that product(s).
Many UL test standards 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
NSF has submitted an acceptable
request for expansion of its recognition
as an NRTL. In connection with this
request, OSHA did not perform an onsite review of NSF’s NRTL testing
facilities. However, NRTL Program
assessment staff reviewed information
pertinent to the request and
recommended that NSF’s recognition be
expanded to include the twenty
additional test standards listed above
(see Exhibit 16–3). Our review of the
application file, the assessor’s
recommendation, and other pertinent
documents indicate that NSF can meet
the requirements, as prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7, for the expansion for the
twenty 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 NSF 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 NSF’s
requests, the on-site review report, other
pertinent documents, and all submitted
comments, as received, by contacting
the Docket Office, Room N–2625,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, at the above address. Docket No.
NRTL2–98 contains all materials in the
record concerning NSF’s application.
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The NRTL Program staff will review
all timely comments and, after
resolution of issues raised by these
comments, will recommend whether to
grant NSF’s expansion request. The
Assistant Secretary 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 1910.7. OSHA
will publish a public notice of this final
decision in the Federal Register.
STATUS:
Open.
The
Commission will consider and act upon
the following in open session: Secretary
of Labor v. Cumberland Coal Resources,
LP, Docket Nos. PENN 2004–73–R,
PENN 2004–74–R, PENN 2004–75–R,
PENN 2004–85–R, PENN 2004–86–R,
PENN 2004–87–R, PENN 2004–88–R,
PENN 2004–104–R, PENN 2004–105–R,
PENN 2004–181, and PENN 2005–8.
(Issues include whether substantial
evidence supports the judge’s findings
Signed at Washington, DC this 29th day of
March, 2006.
that Cumberland violated 30 CFR
75.334(b)(1) on three occasions because
Jonathan L. Snare,
its bleeder system failed to effectively
Acting Assistant Secretary.
dilute and carry away methane; whether
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judge’s finding that Cumberland had
notice that its bleeder system violated
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 30 CFR 75.334(b)(1); and whether the
judge correctly found that MSHA acted
REVIEW COMMISSION
within its discretion in issuing
imminent danger withdrawal orders on
Sunshine Act Meetings
two occasions.)
May 11, 2006.
The Commission heard oral argument
in this matter on May 11, 2006.
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
Any person attending this meeting
ANNOUNCEMENT: Vol. 71, No. 84, at
who requires special accessibility
25860, May 2, 2006.
features and/or auxiliary aids, such as
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE:
sign language interpreters, must inform
10 a.m., Thursday, May 18, 2006.
the Commission in advance of those
PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
needs, subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3)
Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey
and 2706.160(d).
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
STATUS: Open.
CHANGE IN MEETING: The Commission has Ellen, (202) 434–9950/(202) 708–9300
for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll
postponed the meeting to consider and
free.
act upon Secretary of Labor v.
Cumberland Coal Resources, LP, Docket Jean H. Ellen,
Nos. PENN 2004–73–R, PENN 2004–74– Chief Docket Clerk.
R, 2004–75–R, PENN 2004–85–R, PENN [FR Doc. 06–4680 Filed 5–16–06; 11:15 am]
2004–86–R, PENN 2004–87–R, PENN
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2004–88–R, PENN 2004–104–R, PENN
2004–105–R, PENN 2004–181, and
PENN 2005–8. No earlier announcement
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of the change in meeting was possible.
COMMISSION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
[Docket No. 50–416]
Ellen, (202) 434–9950/(202) 708–9300
for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll
Entergy Operations, Inc., System
free.
Energy Resources, Inc., South
Jean H. Ellen,
Mississippi Electric Power
Chief Docket Clerk.
Association, and Entergy Mississippi,
[FR Doc. 06–4676 Filed 5–16–06; 11:15 am]
Inc., Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit
1; Notice of Withdrawal of Application
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for Amendment to Facility Operating
License
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
REVIEW COMMISSION
Commission (the Commission) has
granted the request of Entergy
Sunshine Act Meeting
Operations, Inc., et al. (the licensee) to
DATE: May 11, 2006.
withdraw its application for proposed
TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, May
amendment to Facility Operating
25, 2006.
License No. NPF–29 for the Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station, Unit 1, located in
PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
Claiborne County, Mississippi, dated
Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey
June 27, 2005.
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL2-98]
NSF International; 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 NSF International for
expansion of its recognition to use
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additional test standards, and presents the Agency's preliminary
finding to grant this request for expansion. 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: postmarked or sent by June 2, 2006.
Electronic transmission or facsimile: sent by June 2,
2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information or comments to this notice--
identified by docket number NRTL2-98--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.
NRTL2-98, 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., EST.
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
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 the Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3655, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Or, fax to (202) 693-1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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-3653, Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice that NSF International has applied for expansion of its
current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
(NRTL). NSF's expansion request covers the use of additional test
standards. OSHA's current scope of recognition for NSF may be found in
the following informational Web page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/nsf.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'' \1\ by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
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\1\ Properly certified means, in part, that the product is
labeled or marked with the NRTL's ``registered'' certification mark
(i.e., the mark the NRTL uses for its NRTL work) and that the
product certification falls within the scope of recognition of the
NRTL.
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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.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
The most recent notice published by OSHA specifically related to
NSF's recognition granted a renewal of its NRTL status, which became
effective on August 30, 2005 (70 FR 51371).
The current address of the NSF facility already recognized by OSHA
is: NSF International, 789 Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
General Background on the Application
NSF has submitted an application, dated May 10, 2005 (see Exhibit
16-1), to expand its recognition to include 19 additional test
standards. The NRTL then amended the original application to request
two additional test standards (see Exhibit 16-2). 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). However, one
standard was already included in NSF's scope. Therefore, OSHA would
approve twenty test standards for the expansion.
NSF seeks recognition for testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the following test standards:
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UL 48................................... Electric Signs.
UL 65................................... Wired Cabinets.
UL 174.................................. Household Electric Storage-
Tank Water Heaters.
UL 250.................................. Household Refrigerators and
Freezers.
UL 412.................................. Refrigeration Unit Coolers.
UL 430.................................. Waste Disposers.
UL 499.................................. Electric Heating Appliances.
UL 778.................................. Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
UL 858.................................. Household Electric Ranges.
UL 873.................................. Temperature-Indicating and -
Regulating Equipment.
UL 979.................................. Water Treatment Appliances.
UL 1026................................. Electric Household Cooking and
Food Serving Appliances.
UL 1082................................. Household Electric Coffee
Makers and Brewing-Type
Appliances.
UL 1083................................. Household Electric Skillets
and Frying-Type Appliances.
UL 1261................................. Electric Water Heaters for
Pools and Tubs.
UL 1598................................. Luminaries.
UL 1889................................. Commercial Filters for Cooking
Oil.
UL 1951................................. Electric Plumbing Accessories.
UL 2157................................. Electric Clothes Washing
Machines and Extractors.
UL 2158................................. Electric Clothes Dryers.
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The designations and titles of the above test standards were
current at the time of the preparation of this notice.
OSHA's recognition of NSF, 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
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testing and certification, an NRTL's scope of recognition does not
include that product(s).
Many UL test standards 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
NSF has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its
recognition as an NRTL. In connection with this request, OSHA did not
perform an on-site review of NSF's NRTL testing facilities. However,
NRTL Program assessment staff reviewed information pertinent to the
request and recommended that NSF's recognition be expanded to include
the twenty additional test standards listed above (see Exhibit 16-3).
Our review of the application file, the assessor's recommendation, and
other pertinent documents indicate that NSF can meet the requirements,
as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for the expansion for the twenty
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
NSF 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 NSF's requests, the on-site review report, other
pertinent documents, and all submitted comments, as received, by
contacting the Docket Office, Room N-2625, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address.
Docket No. NRTL2-98 contains all materials in the record concerning
NSF'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 NSF's expansion request. The Assistant Secretary 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 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in
the Federal Register.
Signed at Washington, DC this 29th day of March, 2006.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-7519 Filed 5-17-06; 8:45 am]
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