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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2016–0006]
Whistleblower Protection Advisory
Committee (WPAC) Charter Renewal
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of WPAC
charter renewal.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), and after
consultation with the General Services
Administration, the Secretary of Labor
is renewing the charter for the
Whistleblower Protection Advisory
Committee (WPAC or the Committee).
The Committee will better enable OSHA
to perform its duties under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (the
OSH Act) of 1970, and help to improve
the fairness, efficiency, and
transparency of OSHA’s whistleblower
investigations.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Rosa, OSHA, Directorate of
Whistleblower Protection Programs,
Room N–4618, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–2199; email osha.dwpp@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: WPAC
operates in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), its
implementing regulations (41 CFR part
102–3), and OSHA’s regulations on
advisory committees (29 CFR part 1912).
Pursuant to Section 14 of FACA,
WPAC’s charter must be renewed every
two years.
WPAC’s duties are solely advisory
and consultative. WPAC advises,
consults with, and makes
recommendations to the Secretary and
the Assistant Secretary on matters
relating to whistleblower complaints
filed under the whistleblower statutes
that the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) enforces. The
Committee is diverse and balanced, both
in terms of categories of stakeholders
(e.g., subject matter experts, labor,
management, and state plans), and in
the views and interests represented by
the members.
Authority to establish this Committee
is at Section 11(c) of the OSH Act, 29
U.S.C. 660(c); the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act, 49
U.S.C. 31105; the Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act, 15 U.S.C.
2651; the International Safe Container
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Act, 46 U.S.C. 80507; the Safe Drinking
Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300j–9(i); the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33
U.S.C. 1367; the Toxic Substances
Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2622; the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6971; the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7622; the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, 42 U.S.C. 9610; the Energy
Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. 5851; the
Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment
and Reform Act for the 21st Century, 49
U.S.C. 42121; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
18 U.S.C. 1514A; the Pipeline Safety
Improvement Act, 49 U.S.C. 60129; the
Federal Railroad Safety Act, 49 U.S.C.
20109; the National Transit Systems
Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 1142; the
Consumer Product Safety Improvement
Act, 15 U.S.C. 2087; the Affordable Care
Act, 29 U.S.C. 218C; the Consumer
Financial Protection Act of 2010, 12
U.S.C. 5567; the Seaman’s Protection
Act, 46 U.S.C. 2114; the FDA Food
Safety Modernization Act, 21 U.S.C.
399d; and the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act, 49
U.S.C. 30171.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health,
authorized the preparation of this notice
under the authority granted by 5 U.S.C.
App. 2, 41 CFR part 102–3, chapter 1600
of Department of Labor Management
Series 3 (Aug. 15, 2013), 77 FR 3912
(Jan. 25, 2012), and the Secretary of
Labor’s authority to administer the
whistleblower provisions found in 29
U.S.C. 660(c), 49 U.S.C. 31105, 15
U.S.C. 2651, 46 U.S.C. 80507, 42 U.S.C.
300j–9(i), 33 U.S.C. 1367, 15 U.S.C.
2622, 42 U.S.C. 6971, 42 U.S.C. 7622, 42
U.S.C. 9610, 42 U.S.C. 5851, 49 U.S.C.
42121, 18 U.S.C. 1514A, 49 U.S.C.
60129, 49 U.S.C. 20109, 6 U.S.C. 1142,
15 U.S.C. 2087, 29 U.S.C. 218c, 12
U.S.C. 5567, 46 U.S.C. 2114, 21 U.S.C.
399d, and 49 U.S.C. 30171.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 19,
2016.
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–2010–0046]
QPS Evaluation Services: 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 QPS
Evaluation Services Inc. as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on April
25, 2016.
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/
index.html).
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
QPS Evaluation Services Inc. (QPS) as
an NRTL. QPS’s expansion covers the
addition of one test standard 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
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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.
QPS submitted an application, dated
July 28, 2014, (OSHA–2010–0046–0005)
to expand its recognition to include one
additional test standard. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of the
application packet and reviewed other
pertinent information. OSHA performed
an on-site review in relation to this
application on July 16–17, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing QPS’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
January 22, 2016 (81 FR 3832). The
Agency requested comments by
February 8, 2016, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of QPS’s scope
of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to QPS’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.
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Docket No. OSHA–2010–0046 contains
all materials in the record concerning
QPS’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QPS’s
expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test
standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that QPS 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 QPS’s scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of QPS’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standard listed
in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
ANSI/AAMI
(R)2012.
ES
60601–1:
Test standard title
2005/
Medical Electrical Equipment—Part 1: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance.
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.
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A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, QPS
must abide by the following conditions
of the recognition:
1. QPS 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. QPS must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. QPS must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
QPS’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 QPS, subject to the
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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 April 20,
2016.
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–2010–0046]
QPS Evaluation Services Inc.: Grant of
Renewal and Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s final decision granting
renewal and expansion of recognition of
QPS Evaluation Services Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The renewal and expansion of
recognition become effective on April
25, 2016.
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://
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0046]
QPS Evaluation Services: 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 QPS Evaluation Services Inc. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
April 25, 2016.
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 QPS Evaluation Services Inc. (QPS) as an NRTL. QPS's
expansion covers the addition of one test standard 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
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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/.
QPS submitted an application, dated July 28, 2014, (OSHA-2010-0046-
0005) to expand its recognition to include one additional test
standard. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-
site review in relation to this application on July 16-17, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing QPS's expansion
application in the Federal Register on January 22, 2016 (81 FR 3832).
The Agency requested comments by February 8, 2016, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of QPS's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
QPS'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-2010-0046 contains all materials in the record
concerning QPS's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QPS's expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that QPS
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
QPS's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of QPS's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standard listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in QPS's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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ANSI/AAMI ES 60601-1: 2005/(R)2012 Medical Electrical Equipment--Part
1: General Requirements for Basic
Safety and Essential Performance.
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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.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
QPS must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. QPS 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. QPS must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. QPS must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on QPS'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 QPS, 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 April 20, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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