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at both the top and bottom of the belt/
return slope so that the belt and return
will be one slope for the purpose of
return air and coal haulage; (3) a carbon
monoxide monitoring system will be
used on the belt at the top and bottom
of the slope with monitoring via
computer in the mine office and the
mine dispatcher station on the surface;
and (4) return air coursed up the slope
will be routed to the return at the top
of the slope and will not mix with belt
air. The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee the same measure of
protection and safety afforded the
miners by the mandatory standard.
Docket Number: M–2008–001–C.
Petitioner: S & M Coal Company, 1744
E. Grand Avenue, Tower City,
Pennsylvania 17980.
Mine: Buck Mountain Slope, MSHA
I.D. No. 36–02022, located in Daupin
County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1400
(Hoisting equipment; general).
Modification Request: The petitioner
proposes to use the slope (gunboat) to
transport persons in shafts and slopes
using an increased rope strength/safety
factor and secondary safety rope
connection instead of using safety
catches or other no less effective
devices. The petitioner asserts that a
functional safety catch capable of
working properly in slopes with
knuckles and curves has not been
developed and that the proposed
alternative method will not provide less
than the same measure of protection
afforded the miners under the current
standard.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
Jack Powasnik,
Deputy Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040]
SGS U.S. Testing Company, 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 SGS U.S.
Testing Company, Inc., (SGSUS) as a
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Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The expansion of recognition
becomes effective on February 7, 2008.
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
SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.,
(SGSUS) as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL). The
expansion covers the use of additional
test standards. OSHA’s current scope of
recognition for SGSUS may be found in
the following informational Web page:
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
sgs.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.
SGSUS applied on September 28,
2005, for expansion of its recognition to
add seven test standards to its scope
(see Exhibit 18–2, as cited in the
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preliminary notice). The NRTL Program
staff determined that each of these
standards is an ‘‘appropriate test
standard’’ within the meaning of 29 CFR
1910.7(c). OSHA staff performed an onsite visit of the NRTL’s Fairfield site in
September 2005. Based on this visit, in
February 2006, the staff recommended
the expansion to include the seven
additional test standards (see Exhibit
18–4, as cited in the preliminary notice).
Therefore, OSHA is approving these test
standards for the expansion.
The preliminary notice announcing
the expansion application and the
SGSUS renewal application was
published in the Federal Register on
October 6, 2006 (71 FR 59131).
Comments were requested by October
23, 2006, but no comments were
received in response to this notice.
However, publication of the final notice
has been delayed to address matters
unrelated to the expansion, which
OSHA is now granting through this final
notice. The renewal application will be
the subject of a future notice.
The most recent application
processed by OSHA specifically related
to the recognition of SGSUS granted an
expansion, and the final notice for this
expansion was published on May 12,
2000 (65 FR 30638).
You may obtain or review copies of
all public documents pertaining to the
SGSUS 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. OSHA–2006–0040
(formerly NRTL2–90) contains all
materials in the record concerning the
recognition of SGSUS.
The current address of the SGSUS
facility (site) already recognized by
OSHA is: SGS U.S. Testing Company,
Inc., 291 Fairfield Avenue, Fairfield,
New Jersey 07004.
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
SGSUS 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
SGSUS, subject to this limitation and
these conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of
recognition of SGSUS to testing and
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certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
following test standards, each of which
OSHA has determined is an appropriate
test standard, within the meaning of 29
CFR 1910.7(c):
UL 62 Flexible Cords and Cables
UL 355 Cord Reels
UL 498 Attachment Plugs and
Receptacles
UL 498A Current Taps and Adapters
UL 817 Cord Sets and Power-Supply
Cords
UL 1363 Relocatable Power Taps
UL 1581 Electrical Wires, Cables, and
Flexible Cords
The designations and titles of the
above test standards were current at the
time of the preparation of this final
notice.
OSHA’s recognition of SGSUS, 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).
A test standard listed above may be
approved as an American National
Standard 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
SGSUS 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
SGSUS’s facilities and records for
purposes of ascertaining continuing
compliance with the terms of its
recognition and to investigate as OSHA
deems necessary;
If SGSUS 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;
SGSUS must not engage in or permit
others to engage in any
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misrepresentation of the scope or
conditions of its recognition. As part of
this condition, SGSUS 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;
SGSUS 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;
SGSUS will meet all the terms of its
recognition and will always comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to
this recognition; and
SGSUS will continue to meet the
requirements for recognition in all areas
where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of
January, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043]
TUV America, Inc.; Application for
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
application of TUV America, Inc.,
(TUVAM) 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: 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
February 22, 2008.
• Electronic transmission or
facsimile: sent by February 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
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Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
Fax: If your submissions, 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: You must
submit three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043
(formerly, NRTL2–2001), U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–2625,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, 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 for this notice (OSHA
Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043).
Submissions, including any personal
information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: To read or download
submissions or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
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 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, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N–3655, Washington, DC
20210. Or 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 N3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202)
693–2110. Our Web page includes
information about the NRTL Program
(see https://www.osha.gov and select ‘‘N’’
in the site index).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040]
SGS U.S. Testing Company, 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 SGS U.S.
Testing Company, Inc., (SGSUS) as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The expansion of recognition becomes effective on February 7,
2008.
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 SGS U.S. Testing
Company, Inc., (SGSUS) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
(NRTL). The expansion covers the use of additional test standards.
OSHA's current scope of recognition for SGSUS may be found in the
following informational Web page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
sgs.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.
SGSUS applied on September 28, 2005, for expansion of its
recognition to add seven test standards to its scope (see Exhibit 18-2,
as cited in the preliminary notice). The NRTL Program staff determined
that each of these standards is an ``appropriate test standard'' within
the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). OSHA staff performed an on-site visit
of the NRTL's Fairfield site in September 2005. Based on this visit, in
February 2006, the staff recommended the expansion to include the seven
additional test standards (see Exhibit 18-4, as cited in the
preliminary notice). Therefore, OSHA is approving these test standards
for the expansion.
The preliminary notice announcing the expansion application and the
SGSUS renewal application was published in the Federal Register on
October 6, 2006 (71 FR 59131). Comments were requested by October 23,
2006, but no comments were received in response to this notice.
However, publication of the final notice has been delayed to address
matters unrelated to the expansion, which OSHA is now granting through
this final notice. The renewal application will be the subject of a
future notice.
The most recent application processed by OSHA specifically related
to the recognition of SGSUS granted an expansion, and the final notice
for this expansion was published on May 12, 2000 (65 FR 30638).
You may obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining
to the SGSUS 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.
OSHA-2006-0040 (formerly NRTL2-90) contains all materials in the record
concerning the recognition of SGSUS.
The current address of the SGSUS facility (site) already recognized
by OSHA is: SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc., 291 Fairfield Avenue,
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004.
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 SGSUS
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 SGSUS, subject to this limitation and these conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of recognition of SGSUS to testing and
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certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the
following test standards, each of which OSHA has determined is an
appropriate test standard, within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c):
UL 62 Flexible Cords and Cables
UL 355 Cord Reels
UL 498 Attachment Plugs and Receptacles
UL 498A Current Taps and Adapters
UL 817 Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords
UL 1363 Relocatable Power Taps
UL 1581 Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible Cords
The designations and titles of the above test standards were
current at the time of the preparation of this final notice.
OSHA's recognition of SGSUS, 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).
A test standard listed above may be approved as an American
National Standard 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
SGSUS 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 SGSUS's facilities and records for
purposes of ascertaining continuing compliance with the terms of its
recognition and to investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
If SGSUS 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;
SGSUS 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, SGSUS 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;
SGSUS 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;
SGSUS will meet all the terms of its recognition and will always
comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
SGSUS will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all
areas where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of January, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-2199 Filed 2-6-08; 8:45 am]
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