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TABLE 2—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 962 ............................................
Standard for Household and Commercial Furnishings.
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IV. Preliminary Findings on QAI’s
Application
QAI submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file and pertinent
information indicate that QAI can meet
the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for expanding its recognition to
include the addition of these sixteen test
standards for NRTL testing and
certification listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
QAI’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether QAI 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 the request is
not adequately justified. To obtain or
review copies of the exhibits identified
in this notice, as well as comments
submitted to the docket, 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–2013–0017.
OSHA 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
for Occupational Safety and Health
whether to grant QAI’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
its final decision in the Federal
Register.
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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 December 2,
2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0026]
Curtis-Strauss LLC: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for CurtisStrauss LLC, as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
December 7, 2015.
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. Kevin Robinson, 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;
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telephone: (202) 693–2110; email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s Web
page includes information about the
NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.
gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
Curtis-Strauss LLC (CSL), as an NRTL.
CSL’s expansion covers the addition of
five test standards to its scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL
signifies that the organization meets the
requirements specified by 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 of the
products.
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 are available
from the Agency’s Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
CSL submitted an application, dated
November 3, 2014 (OSHA–2009–0026–
0058), to expand its recognition to
include five additional test standards.
OSHA staff performed a comparability
analysis and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA performed an onsite review in relation to this
application on January 27–28, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing CSL’s expansion
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application in the Federal Register on
September 22, 2015 (80 FR 57232). The
Agency requested comments by October
7, 2015, but it received no comments in
response to this notice. OSHA now is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant expansion of CSL’s scope of
recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to the
CSL’s application, go to
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210.
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0026 contains
all materials in the record concerning
CSL’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSL’s
expansion application, conducted a
detailed on-site assessment, and
examined other pertinent information.
Based on its review of this evidence,
OSHA finds that CSL meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition, subject to
the specified limitation and conditions
listed below. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant CSL’s scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of CSL’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standards listed
in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN CSL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
Test standard title
507 ............................................
1026 ..........................................
1082 ..........................................
60335–1 ....................................
60335–2–8 ................................
Standard for Electric Fans.
Standard for Electric Household Cooking and Food-Serving Appliances.
Standard for Household Electric Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances.
Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 1: General Requirements.
Standard for Safety for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2: Particular Requirements for
Electric Shavers, Hair Clippers and Similar Appliances.
OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for
a particular test standard is limited to
equipment or materials for which OSHA
standards require third-party testing and
certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test
standard also covers any products for
which OSHA does not require such
testing and certification, an NRTL’s
scope of recognition does not include
these products.
The American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test
standards listed above as American
National Standards. However, for
convenience, we may use the
designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed
to the ANSI designation. Under the
NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA
Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix C,
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized
for a particular test standard may use
either the proprietary version of the test
standard or the ANSI version of that
standard. Contact ANSI to determine
whether a test standard is currently
ANSI-approved.
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A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, CSL
must abide by the following conditions
of the recognition:
1. CSL must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major change in its
operations as an NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. CSL must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
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policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. CSL must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
CSL’s scope of recognition, in all areas
for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope
of recognition of CSL, subject to the
limitation and conditions specified
above.
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 December 2,
2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the
Humanities
Federal Council on the Arts and the
Humanities; Arts and Artifacts
Indemnity Panel Advisory Committee
National Endowment for the
Humanities, National Foundation On
the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal for
Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 9(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) and its implementing
regulations, 41 CFR 102–3.65, the
Federal Council on the Arts and the
Humanities (the Council) gives notice
that the Charter for the Arts and
Artifacts Indemnity Panel advisory
committee was renewed for an
additional two-year period on
November 25, 2015. The Council
determined that renewing the advisory
committee is in the public interest in
connection with the duties imposed on
the Council by the Arts and Artifacts
Indemnity Act, 20 U.S.C. 971 et seq., as
amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee
Management Officer, 400 Seventh Street
SW., Washington, DC 20506. Telephone:
(202) 606–8322, facsimile (202) 606–
8600, or email at gencounsel@neh.gov.
Hearing-impaired individuals are
advised that information on this matter
may be obtained by contacting the
National Endowment for the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026]
Curtis-Strauss LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for Curtis-Strauss LLC, as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
December 7, 2015.
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. Kevin Robinson,
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; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's Web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of Curtis-Strauss LLC (CSL), as an NRTL. CSL's expansion
covers the addition of five test standards to its scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified by 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 of the products.
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 are
available from the Agency's Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
CSL submitted an application, dated November 3, 2014 (OSHA-2009-
0026-0058), to expand its recognition to include five additional test
standards. OSHA staff performed a comparability analysis and reviewed
other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-site review in
relation to this application on January 27-28, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing CSL's expansion
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application in the Federal Register on September 22, 2015 (80 FR
57232). The Agency requested comments by October 7, 2015, but it
received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding
with this final notice to grant expansion of CSL's scope of
recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the CSL's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-2625, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026 contains all materials in the record
concerning CSL's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSL's expansion application, conducted a
detailed on-site assessment, and examined other pertinent information.
Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that CSL meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition, subject
to the specified limitation and conditions listed below. OSHA,
therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant CSL's scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of CSL's recognition to testing
and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in CSL's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 507............................ Standard for Electric Fans.
UL 1026........................... Standard for Electric Household
Cooking and Food-Serving
Appliances.
UL 1082........................... Standard for Household Electric
Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type
Appliances.
UL 60335-1........................ Safety of Household and Similar
Electrical Appliances, Part 1:
General Requirements.
UL 60335-2-8...................... Standard for Safety for Household
and Similar Electrical Appliances,
Part 2: Particular Requirements for
Electric Shavers, Hair Clippers and
Similar Appliances.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, an
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standards listed above as American National Standards. However,
for convenience, we may use the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under
the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 1-0.3, Appendix C,
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized for a particular test standard may
use either the proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI
version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test
standard is currently ANSI-approved.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
CSL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. CSL must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as an NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. CSL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. CSL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on CSL's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
scope of recognition of CSL, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.
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 December 2, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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