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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. NRTL1–88]
MET Laboratories, Inc.; Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s final decision
expanding the recognition of MET
Laboratories, Inc., (MET) as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29
CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The expansion of recognition
becomes effective on February 27, 2007.
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, or phone (202)
693–2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
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notice of the expansion of recognition of
MET Laboratories, Inc., (MET) as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). MET’s expansion
covers the use of additional test
standards. OSHA’s current scope of
recognition for MET may be found in
the following informational Web page:
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
met.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 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
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 that details its scope of
recognition. These pages can be
accessed from our Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
MET submitted an application, dated
August 23, 2005, (see Exhibit 39–1) to
expand its recognition to include 10
additional test standards. MET later
amended its application through a
follow-up request to add 10 more test
standards (see Exhibit 39–2). The NRTL
Program staff determined that each of
these standards is an ‘‘appropriate test
standard’’ within the meaning of 29 CFR
1910.7(c). However, one of these
standards is already included in MET’s
scope. Therefore, OSHA is approving 19
test standards for the expansion. In
connection with this request, OSHA did
not perform an on-site review of MET’s
NRTL testing facilities. However, NRTL
Program assessment staff reviewed
information pertinent to the request and
recommended that MET’s recognition be
expanded to include the 19 additional
test standards listed below (see Exhibit
39–3).
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The preliminary notice announcing
the expansion application was
published in the Federal Register on
August 17, 2006 (71 FR 47532).
Comments were requested by September
1, but no comments were received in
response to this notice.
The most recent application
processed by OSHA specifically related
to MET’s recognition granted an
expansion, and the final notice for this
expansion was published on December
5, 2005 (70 FR 72470).
You may obtain or review copies of
all public documents pertaining to the
MET application by contacting the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N–2625, Washington, DC,
20210. Docket No. NRTL1–88 contains
all materials in the record concerning
MET’s recognition.
The current address of the MET
facility already recognized by OSHA is:
MET Laboratories, Inc., 914 West
Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230.
Final Decision and Order
NRTL Program staff has examined the
application, the assessor’s
recommendation, and other pertinent
information. Based upon this
examination and the assessor’s
recommendation, OSHA finds that MET
has met the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitation and conditions
listed below. Pursuant to the authority
in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby
expands the recognition of MET, subject
to the following limitation and
conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of MET’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standards listed
below. OSHA has determined that each
of these standards meets the
requirements for an appropriate test
standard, within the meaning of 29 CFR
1910.7(c).
UL 82 .................
UL 234 ...............
UL 298 ...............
UL 588 ...............
UL 867 ...............
UL 917 ...............
UL 987 ...............
UL 1081 .............
UL
UL
UL
UL
1090
1363
1447
1448
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.............
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Electric Gardening Appliances.
Low Voltage Lighting Fixtures
for Use in Recreational Vehicles.
Portable Electric Hand Lamps.
Seasonal and Holiday Decorative Products.
Electrostatic Air Cleaners.
Clock-Operated Switches.
Stationary and Fixed Electric
Tools.
Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters,
and Chlorinators.
Electric Snow Movers.
Relocatable Power Taps.
Electric Lawn Mowers.
Electric Hedge Trimmers.
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UL 1450 ............. Motor-Operated Air Compressors, Vacuum Pumps, and
Painting Equipment.
UL 1559 ............. Insect-Control
Equipment—
Electrocution Type.
UL 1563 ............. Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated
Equipment.
UL 1662 ............. Electric Chain Saws.
UL 1776 ............. High-Pressure Cleaning Machines.
UL 1994 ............. Luminous Egress Path Marking
Systems.
UL 2089 ............. Vehicle Battery Adapters
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The designation and title of the above
test standards were current at the time
of the preparation of the notice of the
preliminary finding.
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).
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.
Conditions
MET must also abide by the following
conditions of the recognition, in
addition to those already required by 29
CFR 1910.7:
OSHA must be allowed access to
MET’s facilities and records for
purposes of ascertaining continuing
compliance with the terms of its
recognition and to investigate as OSHA
deems necessary;
If MET has reason to doubt the
efficacy of any test standard it is using
under this program, it must promptly
inform the test standard developing
organization of this fact and provide
that organization with appropriate
relevant information upon which its
concerns are based;
MET must not engage in or permit
others to engage in any
misrepresentation of the scope or
conditions of its recognition. As part of
this condition, MET agrees that it will
allow no representation that it is either
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a recognized or an accredited Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
without clearly indicating the specific
equipment or material to which this
recognition is tied, or that its
recognition is limited to certain
products;
MET must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major changes in its
operations as an NRTL, including
details;
MET will meet all the terms of its
recognition and will always comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to
this recognition; and
MET will continue to meet the
requirements for recognition in all areas
where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of
February, 2007.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comment
Request
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
The NCUA intends to submit
the following information collection to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
This information collection is published
to obtain comments from the public.
DATES: Comments will be accepted until
March 29, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
NCUA Clearance Officer or OMB
Reviewer listed below:
Clearance Officer: Mr. Neil
McNamara, National Credit Union
Administration, 1775 Duke Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314–3428, Fax
No. 703–837–2861, E-mail:
OCIOmail@ncua.gov.
OMB Reviewer: NCUA Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10226, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or a
copy of the information collection
request, should be directed to Tracy
Sumpter at the National Credit Union
Administration, 1775 Duke Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314–3428 or at (703)
518–6444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal
for the following collection of
information:
OMB Number: 3133–0155.
Form Numbers: CLF–8700 CLF–8705
CLF–8706 NCUA–7005 CLF–10.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Central Liquidity Facility group/
agent membership and loan activity
forms.
Description: Forms used in
conjunction with agent member’s
request for facility advances, to request
agent membership in the Central
Liquidity Facility and/or to establish
terms of relationship between credit
unions, agent members and agent group
representatives.
Respondents: Credit unions.
Estimated No. of Respondents/
Recordkeepers: 151.
Estimated Burden Hours per
Response: 36.55 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Reporting and
other (once).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 92.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: none.
By the National Credit Union
Administration Board on February 20, 2007.
Mary Rupp,
Secretary of the Board.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Reinstatement; Comment Request
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NCUA intends to submit
the following information collection to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
This information collection is published
to obtain comments from the public.
DATES: Comments will be accepted until
March 29, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
NCUA Clearance Officer listed below:
Clearance Officer: Mr. Neil
McNamara, National Credit Union
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL1-88]
MET Laboratories, Inc.; Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of MET
Laboratories, Inc., (MET) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
under 29 CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The expansion of recognition becomes effective on February 27,
2007.
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,
or phone (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice of the expansion of recognition of MET Laboratories, Inc.,
(MET) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). MET's
expansion covers the use of additional test standards. OSHA's current
scope of recognition for MET may be found in the following
informational Web page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/met.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 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 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 that details its scope of recognition. These pages can be
accessed from our Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
MET submitted an application, dated August 23, 2005, (see Exhibit
39-1) to expand its recognition to include 10 additional test
standards. MET later amended its application through a follow-up
request to add 10 more test standards (see Exhibit 39-2). The NRTL
Program staff determined that each of these standards is an
``appropriate test standard'' within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
However, one of these standards is already included in MET's scope.
Therefore, OSHA is approving 19 test standards for the expansion. In
connection with this request, OSHA did not perform an on-site review of
MET's NRTL testing facilities. However, NRTL Program assessment staff
reviewed information pertinent to the request and recommended that
MET's recognition be expanded to include the 19 additional test
standards listed below (see Exhibit 39-3).
The preliminary notice announcing the expansion application was
published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2006 (71 FR 47532).
Comments were requested by September 1, but no comments were received
in response to this notice.
The most recent application processed by OSHA specifically related
to MET's recognition granted an expansion, and the final notice for
this expansion was published on December 5, 2005 (70 FR 72470).
You may obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining
to the MET application by contacting the Docket Office, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC, 20210. Docket
No. NRTL1-88 contains all materials in the record concerning MET's
recognition.
The current address of the MET facility already recognized by OSHA
is: MET Laboratories, Inc., 914 West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD
21230.
Final Decision and Order
NRTL Program staff has examined the application, the assessor's
recommendation, and other pertinent information. Based upon this
examination and the assessor's recommendation, OSHA finds that MET has
met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitation and conditions listed below. Pursuant to the
authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the recognition of MET,
subject to the following limitation and conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of MET's recognition to testing and
certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the test
standards listed below. OSHA has determined that each of these
standards meets the requirements for an appropriate test standard,
within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
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UL 82..................................... Electric Gardening
Appliances.
UL 234.................................... Low Voltage Lighting
Fixtures for Use in
Recreational Vehicles.
UL 298.................................... Portable Electric Hand
Lamps.
UL 588.................................... Seasonal and Holiday
Decorative Products.
UL 867.................................... Electrostatic Air Cleaners.
UL 917.................................... Clock-Operated Switches.
UL 987.................................... Stationary and Fixed
Electric Tools.
UL 1081................................... Swimming Pool Pumps,
Filters, and Chlorinators.
UL 1090................................... Electric Snow Movers.
UL 1363................................... Relocatable Power Taps.
UL 1447................................... Electric Lawn Mowers.
UL 1448................................... Electric Hedge Trimmers.
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UL 1450................................... Motor-Operated Air
Compressors, Vacuum Pumps,
and Painting Equipment.
UL 1559................................... Insect-Control Equipment--
Electrocution Type.
UL 1563................................... Electric Spas, Equipment
Assemblies, and Associated
Equipment.
UL 1662................................... Electric Chain Saws.
UL 1776................................... High-Pressure Cleaning
Machines.
UL 1994................................... Luminous Egress Path Marking
Systems.
UL 2089................................... Vehicle Battery Adapters
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The designation and title of the above test standards were current
at the time of the preparation of the notice of the preliminary
finding.
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).
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.
Conditions
MET must also abide by the following conditions of the recognition,
in addition to those already required by 29 CFR 1910.7:
OSHA must be allowed access to MET's facilities and records for
purposes of ascertaining continuing compliance with the terms of its
recognition and to investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
If MET has reason to doubt the efficacy of any test standard it is
using under this program, it must promptly inform the test standard
developing organization of this fact and provide that organization with
appropriate relevant information upon which its concerns are based;
MET must not engage in or permit others to engage in any
misrepresentation of the scope or conditions of its recognition. As
part of this condition, MET agrees that it will allow no representation
that it is either a recognized or an accredited Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) without clearly indicating the specific
equipment or material to which this recognition is tied, or that its
recognition is limited to certain products;
MET must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any change
of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major changes in
its operations as an NRTL, including details;
MET will meet all the terms of its recognition and will always
comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
MET will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all
areas where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of February, 2007.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. E7-3294 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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