TUV America, Inc.; Application for Expansion of Recognition, 7325-7328 [E8-2200]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 26 / Thursday, February 7, 2008 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:02 Feb 06, 2008 Jkt 214001 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] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 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 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7325 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 E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM 07FEN1 7326 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 26 / Thursday, February 7, 2008 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES notice that TUV America, Inc., (TUVAM) has applied for expansion of its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). TUVAM’s expansion request covers the use of additional test standards. OSHA’s current scope of recognition for TUVAM may be found in the following informational Web page: https:// www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ tuvam.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 UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL UL 48 ......................... 69 ......................... 82 ......................... 201 ....................... 325 ....................... 399 ....................... 474 ....................... 482 ....................... 497A .................... 506 ....................... 561 ....................... 563 ....................... 588 ....................... 676 ....................... 696 ....................... 697 ....................... 745–1 ................... 745–2–1 ............... 745–2–2 ............... 745–2–3 ............... 745–2–4 ............... 745–2–5 ............... 745–2–6 ............... 745–2–8 ............... 745–2–9 ............... 745–2–11 ............. 745–2–12 ............. 745–2–14 ............. 745–2–17 ............. 745–2–30 ............. 745–2–31 ............. 745–2–32 ............. 745–2–33 ............. 745–2–34 ............. 745–2–35 ............. 745–2–36 ............. 745–2–37 ............. 749 ....................... 775 ....................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 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. The most recent application processed by OSHA specifically related to TUVAM’s recognition granted an expansion, and the final notice for this expansion was published on August 30, 2005 (70 FR 51373). The current addresses of the TUVAM facilities already recognized by OSHA are: TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 5 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 10040 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, CA 92121; and TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 1775 Old Highway 8, NW., Suite 104, New Brighton (Minneapolis), MN 55112. General Background on the Application TUVAM submitted an application, dated October 6, 2005 (see Exhibit 11– 1), to expand its recognition to include 142 additional test standards. It amended its application on February 17, 2006, to add two more test standards, and then in June 2006 and July 2007 further amended its application to reduce its request to 89 test standards (see Exhibits 11–2 through 11–4), one of which, however, has been withdrawn by the standards developing organization. Thus, TUVAM’s request includes 88 standards. The NRTL Program staff has determined that each of the remaining standards is an ‘‘appropriate test standard’’ within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). In connection with this request, NRTL Program assessment staff performed an on-site review of TUVAM’s Massachusetts testing facility and recommended that TUVAM’s recognition be expanded to include the additional test standards listed below (see Exhibit 11–5). As a result, the Agency would approve the 88 test standards for the expansion. TUVAM seeks recognition for testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the following test standards: Electric Signs. Electric-Fence Controllers. Electric Gardening Appliances. Garage Equipment. Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems. Drinking-Water Coolers. Dehumidifiers. Portable Sun/Heat Lamps. Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits. Specialty Transformers. Floor-Finishing Machines. Ice Makers. Seasonal and Holiday Decorative Products. Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes. Electric Toys. Toy Transformers. Portable Electric Tools. Particular Requirements for Drills. Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches. Particular Requirements for Grinders, Polishers, and Disk-Type Sanders. Particular Requirements for Sanders. Particular Requirements for Circular Saws and Circular Knives. Particular Requirements for Hammers. Particular Requirements for Shears and Nibblers. Particular Requirements for Tappers. Particular Requirements for Reciprocating Saws. Particular Requirements for Concrete Vibrators. Particular Requirements for Planers. Particular Requirements for Routers and Trimmers. Particular Requirements for Staplers. Particular Requirements for Diamond Core Drills. Particular Requirements for Magnetic Drill Presses. Particular Requirements for Portable Bandsaws. Particular Requirements for Strapping Tools. Particular Requirements for Drain Cleaners. Particular Requirements for Hand Motor Tools. Particular Requirements for Plate Jointers. Household Dishwashers. 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Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical Equipment. Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment. Amateur Movie Lights. Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment. Transformers and Motor Transformers for Use In Audio-, Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances. Professional Video and Audio Equipment. Personal Hygiene and Health Care Appliances. Surge Protective Devices. Residential Gas Detectors. Insect-Control Equipment—Electrocution Type. Dry-Type General Purpose and Power Transformers. Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment. Stage and Studio Luminaires and Connector Strips. Track Lighting Systems. Sewing and Cutting Machines. Luminaires. Inverters, Converters, and Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources. Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment. Direct Plug-In Nightlights. Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Systems. Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling Equipment. Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters. Commercial Closed-Circuit Television Equipment. Overheating Protection for Motors. Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors. Electric Clothes Dryers. Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electric Irons. Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools—Safety—Part 1: General Requirements. Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Laboratory Centrifuges. Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Laboratory Atomic Spectrometers with Thermal Atomization and Ionization. Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Probe Assemblies for Electrical Measurement and Test. The designations and titles of the above test standards were current at the time of the preparation of this notice. 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, 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 also be approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for convenience, we use the designation of VerDate Aug<31>2005 7327 17:02 Feb 06, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 TUVAM has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its recognition as an NRTL. Our review of the application file, the assessor’s recommendation, and other pertinent documents indicate that TUVAM can meet the requirements, as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for the expansion for the PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM 07FEN1 7328 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 26 / Thursday, February 7, 2008 / Notices the requester justifies a longer period. You may obtain or review copies of TUVAM’s requests, the assessor’s recommendation, 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. OSHA–2007–0043 (formerly, 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 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 Section 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in the Federal Register. Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of February, 2008. Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E8–2200 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Status of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation’s Electronic Distribution Initiative The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is implementing an electronic distribution initiative (EDI) that will modify the method of distributing selected categories (e.g., operating reactor license amendments) of operating reactor licensing correspondence. Specifically, this initiative involves replacing distribution of paper copies with electronic distribution to the plant mailing list for documents generated by NRR’s Division of Operating Reactor Licensing. This initiative does not affect the availability of official agency records in NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which are publicly available on the NRC’s Web page https://www.nrc.gov. When this initiative is implemented, addressees will continue to receive the original correspondence, while those on the plant mailing list will receive electronic mail (e-mail). The distribution of safeguards information, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:02 Feb 06, 2008 Jkt 214001 proprietary or security-related information, or other information that is withheld from public disclosure will not be affected by this initiative. The NRC staff will protect the e-mail address from disclosure to others for privacy concerns. In order to evaluate the feasibility of electronic distribution, the staff engaged in a pilot program with Exelon Generation Company, LLC (West). The pilot program began July 1, 2007, and ended September 30, 2007. A Federal Register Notice announcing the pilot program was issued on June 28, 2007 (72 FR 35520). During the pilot program, the method used for distribution was e-mail. The email contained an electronic link to ADAMS providing direct access to the correspondence. In addition, addressees received an Adobe AcrobatTM (pdf) version of the correspondence. Several lessons were learned from the pilot program. For example, the use of emails with a direct link into ADAMS provides an effective communication of correspondence. However, it generally takes 5 business days for a document to become publicly available in ADAMS. Unless action is taken to make the document publicly available sooner or action taken to delay sending the e-mail until the document becomes publicly available, the direct link resulted in the document not being available when the e-mail was received. As another example, some licensees and organizations that have multiple recipients on the plant mailing list have determined that it is beneficial to provide one email address for the plant mailing list. This allows these entities to perform additional distribution of the documents through automatic forwarding features of their e-mail systems. Furthermore, this allows easy and rapid updating of changes to these additional distribution addresses without incurring the additional cost of developing and approving communications to the NRC to make changes to the plant mailing list. To obtain information to enhance the EDI, steps were taken to engage stakeholders. In the initial Federal Register notice (72 FR 35520) announcing the pilot program and in our letter dated October 11, 2007, (ADAMS Accession No. ML072820307) the NRC staff requested comments on the EDI. The NRC staff also sent an email on October 24, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML080160089) to all who participated in the pilot program to get their feedback. The comments (ADAMS Accession No. ML080170254) were overwhelmingly supportive of electronic distribution, generally PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 because of the reduced need for copies and reduced handling costs. A few responders were concerned with e-mail box overloads and size limits. Such concerns can be eventually eliminated as individuals and organizations upgrade their electronic mail systems and will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. Because the pilot program demonstrated feasibility and the feedback received was overwhelmingly favorable, the NRC is taking additional steps to pursue implementation of electronic distribution of correspondence. Recognizing the potential to provide a more effective and efficient method of distributing correspondence, the NRC intends to implement this initiative in 2008. If you have specific comments regarding this initiative, please contact Mr. Russell Gibbs at 301–415–7198, or rag1@nrc.gov. Comments received within 30 days of this notice will be considered for implementation in the EDI. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of February 2008. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Russell Gibbs, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch III–2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E8–2243 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Investment Company Act Release No. 28140; 812–13386] PowerShares Capital Management LLC, et al.; Notice of Application February 1, 2008. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1) and 22(d) of the Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act, and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Act, and under section 12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act. AGENCY: Applicants: PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the ‘‘Advisor’’), AER Advisors, Inc. (‘‘AER’’), AIM Distributors, Inc. (the ‘‘Distributor’’), and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’). E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM 07FEN1

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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

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 http:/
/www.regulations.gov index, however, some information (e.g., 
copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download 
through the Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, 
are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
    Extension of Comment Period: Submit requests for 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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notice that TUV America, Inc., (TUVAM) has applied for expansion of its 
current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory 
(NRTL). TUVAM's expansion request covers the use of additional test 
standards. OSHA's current scope of recognition for TUVAM may be found 
in the following informational Web page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/tuvam.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.
    The most recent application processed by OSHA specifically related 
to TUVAM's recognition granted an expansion, and the final notice for 
this expansion was published on August 30, 2005 (70 FR 51373).
    The current addresses of the TUVAM facilities already recognized by 
OSHA are: TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 5 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, 
MA 01923; TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 10040 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, 
CA 92121; and TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 1775 Old Highway 8, NW., 
Suite 104, New Brighton (Minneapolis), MN 55112.

General Background on the Application

    TUVAM submitted an application, dated October 6, 2005 (see Exhibit 
11-1), to expand its recognition to include 142 additional test 
standards. It amended its application on February 17, 2006, to add two 
more test standards, and then in June 2006 and July 2007 further 
amended its application to reduce its request to 89 test standards (see 
Exhibits 11-2 through 11-4), one of which, however, has been withdrawn 
by the standards developing organization. Thus, TUVAM's request 
includes 88 standards. The NRTL Program staff has determined that each 
of the remaining standards is an ``appropriate test standard'' within 
the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). In connection with this request, NRTL 
Program assessment staff performed an on-site review of TUVAM's 
Massachusetts testing facility and recommended that TUVAM's recognition 
be expanded to include the additional test standards listed below (see 
Exhibit 11-5). As a result, the Agency would approve the 88 test 
standards for the expansion.
    TUVAM seeks recognition for testing and certification of products 
for demonstration of conformance to the following test standards:

UL 48.................................  Electric Signs.
UL 69.................................  Electric-Fence Controllers.
UL 82.................................  Electric Gardening Appliances.
UL 201................................  Garage Equipment.
UL 325................................  Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and
                                         Window Operators and Systems.
UL 399................................  Drinking-Water Coolers.
UL 474................................  Dehumidifiers.
UL 482................................  Portable Sun/Heat Lamps.
UL 497A...............................  Secondary Protectors for
                                         Communication Circuits.
UL 506................................  Specialty Transformers.
UL 561................................  Floor-Finishing Machines.
UL 563................................  Ice Makers.
UL 588................................  Seasonal and Holiday Decorative
                                         Products.
UL 676................................  Underwater Luminaires and
                                         Submersible Junction Boxes.
UL 696................................  Electric Toys.
UL 697................................  Toy Transformers.
UL 745-1..............................  Portable Electric Tools.
UL 745-2-1............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Drills.
UL 745-2-2............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Screwdrivers and Impact
                                         Wrenches.
UL 745-2-3............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Grinders, Polishers, and Disk-
                                         Type Sanders.
UL 745-2-4............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Sanders.
UL 745-2-5............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Circular Saws and Circular
                                         Knives.
UL 745-2-6............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Hammers.
UL 745-2-8............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Shears and Nibblers.
UL 745-2-9............................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Tappers.
UL 745-2-11...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Reciprocating Saws.
UL 745-2-12...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Concrete Vibrators.
UL 745-2-14...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Planers.
UL 745-2-17...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Routers and Trimmers.
UL 745-2-30...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Staplers.
UL 745-2-31...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Diamond Core Drills.
UL 745-2-32...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Magnetic Drill Presses.
UL 745-2-33...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Portable Bandsaws.
UL 745-2-34...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Strapping Tools.
UL 745-2-35...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Drain Cleaners.
UL 745-2-36...........................  Particular Requirements for Hand
                                         Motor Tools.
UL 745-2-37...........................  Particular Requirements for
                                         Plate Jointers.
UL 749................................  Household Dishwashers.
UL 775................................  Graphic Arts Equipment.

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UL 778................................  Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
UL 826................................  Household Electric Clocks.
UL 858................................  Household Electric Ranges.
UL 859................................  Household Electric Personal
                                         Grooming Appliances.
UL 867................................  Electrostatic Air Cleaners.
UL 875................................  Electric Dry-Bath Heaters.
UL 921................................  Commercial Dishwashers.
UL 935................................  Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts.
UL 969................................  Marking and Labeling Systems.
UL 977................................  Fused Power-Circuit Devices.
UL 979................................  Water Treatment Appliances.
UL 984................................  Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-
                                         Compressors.
UL 987................................  Stationary and Fixed Electric
                                         Tools.
UL 1018...............................  Electric Aquarium Equipment.
UL 1028...............................  Hair Clipping and Shaving
                                         Appliances.
UL 1030...............................  Sheathed Heating Elements.
UL 1086...............................  Household Trash Compactors.
UL 1088...............................  Temporary Lighting Strings.
UL 1097...............................  Double Insulation Systems for
                                         Use in Electrical Equipment.
UL 1206...............................  Electric Commercial Clothes-
                                         Washing Equipment.
UL 1230...............................  Amateur Movie Lights.
UL 1240...............................  Electric Commercial Clothes-
                                         Drying Equipment.
UL 1411...............................  Transformers and Motor
                                         Transformers for Use In Audio-,
                                         Radio-, and Television-Type
                                         Appliances.
UL 1419...............................  Professional Video and Audio
                                         Equipment.
UL 1431...............................  Personal Hygiene and Health Care
                                         Appliances.
UL 1449...............................  Surge Protective Devices.
UL 1484...............................  Residential Gas Detectors.
UL 1559...............................  Insect-Control Equipment--
                                         Electrocution Type.
UL 1561...............................  Dry-Type General Purpose and
                                         Power Transformers.
UL 1563...............................  Electric Spas, Equipment
                                         Assemblies, and Associated
                                         Equipment.
UL 1573...............................  Stage and Studio Luminaires and
                                         Connector Strips.
UL 1574...............................  Track Lighting Systems.
UL 1594...............................  Sewing and Cutting Machines.
UL 1598...............................  Luminaires.
UL 1741...............................  Inverters, Converters, and
                                         Controllers and Interconnection
                                         System Equipment for Use With
                                         Distributed Energy Resources.
UL 1778...............................  Uninterruptible Power Supply
                                         Equipment.
UL 1786...............................  Direct Plug-In Nightlights.
UL 1838...............................  Low Voltage Landscape Lighting
                                         Systems.
UL 1963...............................  Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling
                                         Equipment.
UL 1993...............................  Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp
                                         Adapters.
UL 2044...............................  Commercial Closed-Circuit
                                         Television Equipment.
UL 2111...............................  Overheating Protection for
                                         Motors.
UL 2157...............................  Electric Clothes Washing
                                         Machines and Extractors.
UL 2158...............................  Electric Clothes Dryers.
UL 60335-2-3..........................  Household and Similar Electrical
                                         Appliances, Part 2: Particular
                                         Requirements for Electric
                                         Irons.
UL 60745-1............................  Hand-Held Motor-Operated
                                         Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
                                         General Requirements.
UL 61010A-2-020.......................  Electrical Equipment for
                                         Laboratory Use; Part 2:
                                         Particular Requirements for
                                         Laboratory Centrifuges.
UL 61010A-2-061.......................  Electrical Equipment for
                                         Laboratory Use; Part 2:
                                         Particular Requirements for
                                         Laboratory Atomic Spectrometers
                                         with Thermal Atomization and
                                         Ionization.
UL 61010B-2-031.......................  Electrical Equipment for
                                         Measurement, Control, and
                                         Laboratory Use; Part 2:
                                         Particular Requirements for
                                         Hand-Held Probe Assemblies for
                                         Electrical Measurement and
                                         Test.
 

    The designations and titles of the above test standards were 
current at the time of the preparation of this notice.
    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, 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 also 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.

Preliminary Finding on the Application

    TUVAM has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its 
recognition as an NRTL. Our review of the application file, the 
assessor's recommendation, 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

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the requester justifies a longer period. You may obtain or review 
copies of TUVAM's requests, the assessor's recommendation, 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. OSHA-2007-0043 (formerly, 
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 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 Section 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice 
of this final decision in the Federal Register.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of February, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-2200 Filed 2-6-08; 8:45 am]
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