Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal, 51006 [E8-20054]

Download as PDF 51006 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 169 / Friday, August 29, 2008 / Notices Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of August 2008. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E8–20038 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–63,618] Whirlpool Corporation, Fort Smith, AR; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on June 30, 2008 in response to a worker petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of workers of Whirlpool Corporation, Fort Smith, Arkansas. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. The Committee examines the Agencies’ programs and provides advice on statistical methodology, research needed, and other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of Federal economic statistics. Balanced Membership Plan: The Committee is a technical committee that is balanced in terms of the professional expertise required. It consists of approximately 14 members, appointed by the Agencies. Its members are economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists who are recognized for their attainments and objectivity in their respective fields. Duration: Continuing. Agency Contact: Cheryl Kerr, 202– 691–7808. Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of August 2008. Philip L. Rones, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. E8–20054 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of August 2008. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E8–20044 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.; Expansion of Recognition DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. II, the Secretary of Labor has determined that reestablishment of the charter of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by 29 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. Name of Committee: Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee. Purpose and Objective: The Committee presents advice and makes recommendations to the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of the Census (the Agencies) from the perspective of the professional economics and statistics community. 17:32 Aug 28, 2008 [Docket No. OSHA–2007–0039] Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. Bureau of Labor Statistics VerDate Aug<31>2005 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Jkt 214001 SUMMARY: This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s final decision expanding the recognition of Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., (ITSNA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7. DATES: The expansion of recognition becomes effective on August 29, 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 that it is expanding recognition of Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., (ITSNA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). ITSNA’s PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 expansion covers the use of additional test standards. OSHA’s current scope of recognition for ITSNA may be found in the following informational Web page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ its.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 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. OSHA maintains an informational Web page for each NRTL that details its scope of recognition. These pages can be accessed from the Web site at https:// www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ index.html. In an earlier action involving ITSNA, OSHA issued a Federal Register notice modifying its recognition, along with the recognition of other NRTLs, by replacing or deleting test standards that standards-developing organizations previously revised or withdrew (70 FR 11273, March 8, 2005). In a subsequent Federal Register notice, OSHA granted ITSNA’s most recent application, which was for an expansion of recognition (68 FR 62479, November 4, 2003). ITSNA submitted an application, dated August 25, 2005, (see Exhibit 48– 1, as cited in the preliminary notice) to expand its recognition to include 56 additional test standards. One standard, however, is already included in ITSNA’s scope and another has been withdrawn by the standards-developing organization. The NRTL Program staff has determined that the remaining 54 standards are ‘‘appropriate test standards’’ within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). In connection with the expansion, OSHA staff performed an onsite visit of the NRTL’s Cortland site E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 
App. II, the Secretary of Labor has determined that reestablishment of 
the charter of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee 
(FESAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics 
by 29 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. This determination follows 
consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General 
Services Administration.
    Name of Committee: Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee.
    Purpose and Objective: The Committee presents advice and makes 
recommendations to the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 
and the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau 
of the Census (the Agencies) from the perspective of the professional 
economics and statistics community. The Committee examines the 
Agencies' programs and provides advice on statistical methodology, 
research needed, and other technical matters related to the collection, 
tabulation, and analysis of Federal economic statistics.
    Balanced Membership Plan: The Committee is a technical committee 
that is balanced in terms of the professional expertise required. It 
consists of approximately 14 members, appointed by the Agencies. Its 
members are economists, statisticians, and behavioral scientists who 
are recognized for their attainments and objectivity in their 
respective fields.
    Duration: Continuing.
    Agency Contact: Cheryl Kerr, 202-691-7808.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of August 2008.
Philip L. Rones,
Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E8-20054 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
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