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resumed. Any well casing will be
removed and no open flame will be
permitted in the area until adequate
ventilation has been established around
the well. After the well cut-through is
complete and the area is determined
safe, the miners may enter the affected
area.
(14) The mining-through operation
will be under the direct supervision of
the mine foreman or a certified person
designated by the mine foreman.
Instructions concerning the miningthrough operation will be issued only by
the mine foreman or the certified person
designated by the mine foreman to be in
charge.
(15) The MSHA field office will be
notified in sufficient time prior to
mining-through, to have a representative
present during the actual miningthrough if necessary.
(16) The mining procedures and a
drawing of the area will be reviewed
with all personnel involved in the
mining-through operation prior to the
intersection of the plugged well.
The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure or protection afforded by the
existing standard.
Docket Number: M–2014–014–C.
Petitioner: Sebastian Management,
LLC, 1100 South Pine Street, P.O. Box
339, Hartford, Arizona 72938.
Mine: Sebastian Mine, MSHA I.D. No.
03–01736, located in Sebastian County,
Arizona.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.380(d)(3) (Escapeways; bituminous
and lignite mines).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard to permit an alternative
method of compliance for a secondary
escapeway in lieu of the existing
standard. The petitioner states that:
(1) The Sebastian Mine’s secondary
escapeway at crosscut 14 above the #3
intake entry of Main South over the
overcast located there currently
measures 33 inches high (at its lowest
point on an incline with increasing
height for clearance) with 20 feet of
width.
(2) The coal seam’s thickness, plus
additional height taken for support,
averages 60 inches.
(3) The stable roof and related support
in the area have been in place since
2007.
(4) Both the roof and floor is solid
sandstone in the area and require
inadvisable drilling and shooting that
could destabilize conditions if
additional height was sought for the
reference safety standards compliance
by those methods.
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(5) Shooting would require shutting
down ventilation, short-circuiting
almost the entire mine, killing power,
not pumping, and placing the whole
mine in potential distress and jeopardy.
(6) Relocating the mines secondary
escapeway is not a reasonable option at
this time.
(7) Based on the experience of a 5man stretcher test conducted in this
specific area, as well as over the
subsequent three overcasts at the
request and under the timed observation
of an MSHA inspector, the petitioner
proposes an alternative method of
compliance.
(a) A successful test of the proposed
alternative method occurred on
February 27, 2014, when four Sebastian
miners carried a fifth miner across all
four overcasts in a timely manner
approximately six and one-half minutes.
(b) To negotiate the 33 inch overcast
space at crosscut 14 above the #3 intake
entry of the Main South, the miner
strapped on the stretcher was placed on
two (2) four wheeled dollies and
efficiently, and effectively transported
by the other 4 miners across the area of
concern in a very safe and timely
manner. Most, if not all, mine rescue
stretchers are wheeled.
(c) The stretchers are routinely slid
through man-doors and otherwise used
to transport, or train for transporting,
injured miners without any requirement
of 100 percent ‘‘carrying’’ as a
misreading of the referenced standard
might imply.
(d) Moving someone on a stretcher
carefully on wheels can be much safer,
quicker, more efficient and effective
under difficult conditions or
circumstances than manually carrying
an injured person on a stretcher.
The petitioner further states that:
(1) The operator will at all times
maintain two (2) low profile fourwheeled dollies in good working order
and leave them at that location for
potential use if required. The dollies
will be checked monthly during mine
rescue practices to confirm continual
suitability for use as contingently
intended.
(2) Additionally, a clear travelway
will be maintained at all times for
miners’ regular use and for their
potential use in transporting anyone
injured through this area of the
secondary escapeway.
The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure or protection afforded by the
existing standard.
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Dated: May 16, 2014.
Sheila McConnell,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances.
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BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2005–0022]
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¨
TUV SUD Product Services GmbH:
Application for Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
¨
¨
announces the application of TUV SUD
Product Services GmbH (TUVPSG) for
expansion of its recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
Agency’s preliminary finding to grant
the application.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
June 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments
and attachments electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax
them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger (courier) service:
Submit comments, requests, and any
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2005–0022,
Technical Data Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY
number: (877) 889–5627). Note that
security procedures may result in
significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials
by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
security procedures concerning delivery
of materials by express delivery, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The
hours of operation for the OSHA Docket
Office are 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
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4. Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2005–0022).
OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal
information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials
will be available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the
Agency cautions commenters about
submitting statements they do not want
made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain
personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social
Security numbers, birth dates, and
medical data.
5. 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.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
6. Extension of comment period:
Submit requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before June 11,
2014 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N–3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
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, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–1999; email:
Meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. David W. Johnson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
phone: (202) 693–2110 or email:
johnson.david.w@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
tuvpsg.html.
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is providing notice that
TUVPSG is applying for expansion of its
current recognition as an NRTL.
TUVPSG requests the addition of one
recognized testing and certification site
to its NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL
signifies that the organization meets the
requirements specified in Title 29, Code
of Federal Regulations, Section 1910.7
(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. Recognition
enables employers to use products
approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA
standards that require product testing
and certification.
The Agency processes applications by
an NRTL for initial recognition, and for
an 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. 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, including TUVPSG,
which details the NRTL’s scope of
recognition. These pages are available
from the OSHA Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition has
three elements: (1) The type of products
the NRTL may test, with each type
specified by its applicable test standard;
(2) the recognized site(s) that has/have
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.
TUVPSG currently has one facility
(site) recognized by OSHA for product
testing and certification, with its
¨
¨
headquarters located at: TUV SUD
Product Services GmbH, Ridlerstrasse
65, Munich, Germany D–80339. A
complete list of TUVPSG sites
recognized by OSHA is available at
II. General Background on the
Application
TUVPSG submitted an application,
dated March 27, 2013 (Exhibit 1), to
expand its recognition to include the
addition of one recognized testing and
¨
¨
certification site located at: TUV SUD
Product Services GmbH, Daimlerstrasse
11, Garching, Germany D–85748. OSHA
staff performed a detailed analysis of the
application and other pertinent
information. OSHA staff also performed
an on-site review of TUVPSG’s testing
facilities on April 26, 2013, in which the
assessors found some nonconformances
with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
TUVPSG addressed these issues
sufficiently, and OSHA staff
preliminarily determined that OSHA
should grant the application.
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III. Preliminary Finding on the
Application
TUVPSG submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file and its detailed on-site
assessment indicate that TUVPSG can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
the one site detailed above for NRTL
testing and certification. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
TUVPSG’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether TUVPSG meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition as an NRTL.
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
TUVPSG’s application, 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–2005–0022.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
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manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will
recommend to the Assistant Secretary
for Occupational Safety and Health
whether to grant TUVPSG’s application
for expansion of its scope of recognition.
The Assistant Secretary will make the
final decision on granting the
application. 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 21,
2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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BILLING CODE 4510–26– P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Rehabilitation
Action Report (OWCP–44). A copy of
the proposed information collection
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request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed below in the addresses
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
July 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0701,
fax (202) 693–1447, Email
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA) and the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA). These acts
provide vocational rehabilitation
services to eligible workers with
disabilities. Section 8104(a) of the FECA
and § 939(c) of the LHWCA provide that
eligible injured workers are to be
furnished vocational rehabilitation
services, and § 8111(b) of the FECA and
§ 908(g) of the LHWCA provide that
persons undergoing such vocational
rehabilitation receive maintenance
allowances as additional compensation.
Form OWCP–44 is used to collect
information necessary to decide if
maintenance allowances should
continue to be paid. Form OWCP–44 is
submitted to OWCP by contractors hired
to provide vocational rehabilitation
services. Form OWCP–44 gives prompt
notification of key events that may
require OWCP action in the vocational
rehabilitation process. This information
collection is currently approved for use
through September 30, 2014.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
* evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
* enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
* minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
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other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor seeks the approval for the
extension of this currently approved
information collection in order to
ascertain the status of a rehabilitation
case and to expedite adjudicatory claims
action based on events arising from a
rehabilitation effort.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Rehabilitation Action Report.
OMB Number: 1240–0008.
Agency Number: OWCP–44.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Total Respondents: 4,775.
Total Annual Responses: 4,775.
Average Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 797.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 20, 2014.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, US Department of
Labor.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
[NARA–2014–031]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
NARA is giving public notice
that the agency proposes to request use
of a voluntary survey of visitors to the
National Archives Experience (NAE) in
Washington, DC. NARA will use the
information to determine how the
various components of the NAE affect
visitors’ level of satisfaction with the
NAE and how effectively the venues
communicate that records matter. The
information will support adjustments in
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2005-0022]
T[Uuml]V S[Uuml]D Product Services GmbH: Application for
Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of T[Uuml]V
S[Uuml]D Product Services GmbH (TUVPSG) for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and
presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
DATES: Submit comments, information, and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of time to make a submission, on
or before June 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments and attachments electronically
at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Follow the instructions online for making electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693-1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand delivery, or messenger (courier)
service: Submit comments, requests, and any attachments to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2005-0022, Technical Data Center, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-2625,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2350 (TTY number: (877) 889-
5627). Note that security procedures may result in significant delays
in receiving comments and other written materials by regular mail.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security
procedures concerning delivery of materials by express delivery, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The hours of operation for the OSHA
Docket Office are 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t.
[[Page 30182]]
4. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2005-0022). OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials will be available online at
https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the Agency cautions commenters
about submitting statements they do not want made available to the
public, or submitting comments that contain personal information
(either about themselves or others) such as Social Security numbers,
birth dates, and medical data.
5. 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.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in locating docket
submissions.
6. Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before June 11, 2014 to the Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-
1644.
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, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room N-3647, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: Meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information: Contact Mr. David W. Johnson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; phone:
(202) 693-2110 or email: johnson.david.w@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing
notice that TUVPSG is applying for expansion of its current recognition
as an NRTL. TUVPSG requests the addition of one recognized testing and
certification site to its NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations,
Section 1910.7 (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.
Recognition enables employers to use products approved by the NRTL to
meet OSHA standards that require product testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications by an NRTL for initial
recognition, and for an 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. 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,
including TUVPSG, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
Each NRTL's scope of recognition has three elements: (1) The type
of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its
applicable test standard; (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification 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.
TUVPSG currently has one facility (site) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at:
T[Uuml]V S[Uuml]D Product Services GmbH, Ridlerstrasse 65, Munich,
Germany D-80339. A complete list of TUVPSG sites recognized by OSHA is
available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuvpsg.html.
II. General Background on the Application
TUVPSG submitted an application, dated March 27, 2013 (Exhibit 1),
to expand its recognition to include the addition of one recognized
testing and certification site located at: T[Uuml]V S[Uuml]D Product
Services GmbH, Daimlerstrasse 11, Garching, Germany D-85748. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of the application and other pertinent
information. OSHA staff also performed an on-site review of TUVPSG's
testing facilities on April 26, 2013, in which the assessors found some
nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVPSG
addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff preliminarily
determined that OSHA should grant the application.
III. Preliminary Finding on the Application
TUVPSG submitted an acceptable application for expansion of its
scope of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file and its
detailed on-site assessment indicate that TUVPSG can meet the
requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition
to include the addition of the one site detailed above for NRTL testing
and certification. This preliminary finding does not constitute an
interim or temporary approval of TUVPSG's application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether TUVPSG meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition as an
NRTL. 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 TUVPSG's application, 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-2005-0022.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely
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manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these comments, will
recommend to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health
whether to grant TUVPSG's application for expansion of its scope of
recognition. The Assistant Secretary will make the final decision on
granting the application. 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 21, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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