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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 104 / Thursday, May 30, 2013 / Notices TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the technical capability to perform the product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards within the NRTL’s scope; and (3) the supplemental program(s) that the NRTL may use. Each of these elements allows the NRTL to rely on other parties to perform activities necessary for product testing and certification. ITSNA currently has 14 facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at: Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., 3933 U.S. Route 11, Cortland, New York 13045. A complete list of ITSNA sites recognized by OSHA is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/ otpca/nrtl/its.html. II. General Background on the Application and Request ITSNA submitted an application, dated June 8, 2007 (Ex. 1: ITSNA Application), to expand its recognition to include three additional facilities (sites) located at: 545 East Algonquin Road, Suite F, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (ITSNA Chicago); 420 North Dorothy Drive, Richardson, TX 75081 (ITSNA Dallas); and 2307 East Aurora Road, Suite B7, Twinsburg, OH 44087 (ITSNA Cleveland). ITSNA later amended its application to remove the ITSNA Cleveland site from the application, and to change the address for the ITSNA Dallas site to 1809 10th Street, Suite A, Plano, TX 75074 (Ex. 2: ITSNA Amended Applications dated 7/ 22/2009 and 10/20/2009). On November 6, 2009, ITSNA submitted a letter seeking to relax or remove a special condition of its recognition which states: ‘‘All safety test reports for hazardous location products must undergo a documented review and approval at the Cortland testing facility by a test engineer qualified in hazardous location safety testing, prior to ITSNA’s initial or continued authorization of the certifications covered by these reports. The above limitations apply solely to ITSNA’s operations as an NRTL’’ (Ex. 3: ITSNA Hazardous Location Letter). In connection with these requests, NRTL Program staff performed on-site reviews of ITSNA’s testing facilities in January 2010 (ITSNA Chicago) and February 2010 (ITSNA Dallas), and recommended expansion of ITSNA’s recognition to include these two sites (Ex. 4: ITSNA On-site Review Reports). Additionally, audits of these and other ITSNA NRTL sites determined that ITSNA has the appropriate training programs and controls in place to remove the special condition for testing hazardous-location equipment (Ex. 5: Memorandum Regarding Removal of Hazardous Location Restriction). As a VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:46 May 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 result, the Agency preliminarily determined that it should (1) expand ITSNA’s scope of recognition to include the ITSNA Chicago and ITSNA Dallas sites, and (2) remove the special condition stated above from ITSNA’s scope of recognition. III. Preliminary Finding on the Application and Request ITSNA submitted an acceptable application for expansion of its scope of recognition. OSHA’s review of the application file, and the results of the Agency’s on-site reviews and other audits, indicate that ITSNA can meet the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to use the facilities at the ITSNA Chicago and ITSNA Dallas sites for NRTL testing and certification. The on-site reviews and audits also indicate that the special condition of ITSNA’s recognition is no longer necessary. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of ITSNA’s application and request. ITSNA corrected the discrepancies noted by OSHA during the on-site reviews, and the on-site review reports describes these corrections (Ex. 4: ITSNA On-site Review Reports). OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether ITSNA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition as an NRTL and removal of the special condition of recognition. Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits. Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request in writing, stating the reasons for the request. Commenters must submit the written request for an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester justifies a longer period. OSHA may deny a request for an extension if it is not adequately justified. To obtain or review copies of the publicly available information in ITSNA’s application and request, including pertinent documents (e.g., exhibits) and all submitted comments, contact the Docket Office, Room N– 2625, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address; these materials also are available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA–2007–0039. The NRTL Program staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these comments, will recommend to the Assistant Secretary whether to grant ITSNA’s application for expansion and its request to remove the special condition PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32473 of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will make the final decision on granting the application and request. In making this decision, the Assistant Secretary may undertake other proceedings prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in the Federal Register. IV. Authority and Signature David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7. Signed at Washington, DC, on May 23, 2013. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2013–12810 Filed 5–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2006–0041] Southwest Research Institute: Modification of Scope of Recognition Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this notice, OSHA is issuing a determination deleting a test standard from the scope of recognition of a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), Southwest Research Institute, based on that NRTL’s voluntary request that OSHA reduce its scope of recognition. DATES: This modification of scope is effective on May 30, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is available from the following sources: Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, Room N–3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–1999; email Meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. General and technical information: Contact David Johnson, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N–3655, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30MYN1.SGM 30MYN1 32474 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 104 / Thursday, May 30, 2013 / Notices Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2110. OSHA’s Web page includes information about the NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov and select ‘‘N’’ in the ‘‘A to Z Index’’ located at the top of the Web page). Copies of this Federal Register notice: Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available under Docket No. OSHA–2006–0041 at https:// www.regulations.gov. This Federal Register notice is also available on OSHA’s Web page at https:// www.osha.gov. Access the Federal Register notice on this Web page by selecting ‘‘F’’ under the ‘‘A to Z Index’’ at the top of the page. Signed at Washington, DC, on May 23, 2013. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Determination Regarding Southwest Research Institute Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) requested OSHA to delete a test standard, UL 60950—Information Technology Equipment (see Exhibit OSHA–2006–0041–003), from its scope of recognition. Subsection II.D of Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7 provides that OSHA must inform the public of such a reduction in scope. Accordingly, OSHA hereby notifies the public that it is deleting UL 60950 from SWRI’s scope of recognition as of May 30, 2013. As of May 30, 2013, OSHA will no longer accept certifications by SWRI that products conform to UL 60950, and OSHA will delete UL 60950 from SWRI’s scope of recognition on the OSHA Web page. SWRI must notify those NRTL clients for which SWRI certified that products conformed to UL 60950 that SWRI’s scope of recognition no longer includes UL 60950. SWRI’s notification to each affected client also must inform the client that it must now obtain its product certification services, with respect to UL 60950, from an NRTL with a scope of recognition that continues to include UL 60950. SWRI’s notification to each affected client must be in writing and received by the client within two weeks of the date of this Notice. TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Authority and Signature David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2)), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:25 May 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 [FR Doc. 2013–12809 Filed 5–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Request for Comments: LSC Appropriations Request for FY 2015 Legal Services Corporation. Request for Comments: LSC Appropriations Request for FY 2015. AGENCY: ACTION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is developing its FY 2015 appropriations request to Congress and is seeking public comment and testimony on what the amount of its request should be. DATES: Written comments must be received no later than 12 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on June 10, 2013. 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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0041]


Southwest Research Institute: Modification of Scope of 
Recognition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA is issuing a determination deleting a 
test standard from the scope of recognition of a Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory (NRTL), Southwest Research Institute, based on that 
NRTL's voluntary request that OSHA reduce its scope of recognition.

DATES: This modification of scope is effective on May 30, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is 
available from the following sources:
    Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office 
of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
1999; email Meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
    General and technical information: Contact David Johnson, NRTL 
Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3655, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

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Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2110. OSHA's Web 
page includes information about the NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov and select ``N'' in the ``A to Z Index'' located at the 
top of the Web page).
    Copies of this Federal Register notice: Electronic copies of this 
Federal Register notice are available under Docket No. OSHA-2006-0041 
at https://www.regulations.gov. This Federal Register notice is also 
available on OSHA's Web page at https://www.osha.gov. Access the Federal 
Register notice on this Web page by selecting ``F'' under the ``A to Z 
Index'' at the top of the page.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Determination Regarding Southwest Research Institute

    Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) requested OSHA to delete a test 
standard, UL 60950--Information Technology Equipment (see Exhibit OSHA-
2006-0041-003), from its scope of recognition. Subsection II.D of 
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7 provides that OSHA must inform the public 
of such a reduction in scope. Accordingly, OSHA hereby notifies the 
public that it is deleting UL 60950 from SWRI's scope of recognition as 
of May 30, 2013. As of May 30, 2013, OSHA will no longer accept 
certifications by SWRI that products conform to UL 60950, and OSHA will 
delete UL 60950 from SWRI's scope of recognition on the OSHA Web page.
    SWRI must notify those NRTL clients for which SWRI certified that 
products conformed to UL 60950 that SWRI's scope of recognition no 
longer includes UL 60950. SWRI's notification to each affected client 
also must inform the client that it must now obtain its product 
certification services, with respect to UL 60950, from an NRTL with a 
scope of recognition that continues to include UL 60950. SWRI's 
notification to each affected client must be in writing and received by 
the client within two weeks of the date of this Notice.

II. Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this notice. 
Accordingly, the Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 
657(g)(2)), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 23, 2013.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-12809 Filed 5-29-13; 8:45 am]
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