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The Department of Justice,
Office on Violence Against Women
(OVW) will be submitting the following
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Office of Management and Budget
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accordance with the Paperwork
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8, 2017.
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regarding the items contained in this
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) 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
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Annual Progress Report for the STOP
Formula Grants Program
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: 1122–0003.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
Violence Against Women.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: The affected public includes
the 56 STOP state administrators (from
50 states, the District of Columbia and
five territories and commonwealths
(Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa,
Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana
Islands)) and their subgrantees. The
STOP Violence Against Women
Formula Grants Program was authorized
through the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized
and amended in 2000, 2005, and 2013.
Its purpose is to promote a coordinated,
multi-disciplinary approach to
improving the criminal justice system’s
response to violence against women.
The STOP Formula Grants Program
envisions a partnership among law
enforcement, prosecution, courts, and
victim advocacy organizations to
enhance victim safety and hold
offenders accountable for their crimes of
violence against women. OVW
administers the STOP Formula Grants
Program. The grant funds must be
distributed by STOP state
administrators to subgrantees according
to a statutory formula (as amended).
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will
take the 56 respondents (STOP
administrators) approximately one hour
to complete an annual progress report.
It is estimated that it will take
approximately one hour for roughly
2500 subgrantees 1 to complete the
relevant portion of the annual progress
report. The Annual Progress Report for
the STOP Formula Grants Program is
divided into sections that pertain to the
different types of activities that
subgrantees may engage in and the
different types of subgrantees that
receive funds, i.e. law enforcement
1 Each year the number of STOP subgrantees
changes. The number 2,500 is based on the number
of reports that OVW has received in the past from
STOP subgrantees.
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agencies, prosecutors offices, courts,
victim services agencies, etc.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total annual hour burden
to complete the annual progress report
is 2,556 hours.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Deputy
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 3, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2016–0022]
Bay Area Compliance Laboratories
Corp.: Grant of Recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to grant
recognition to Bay Area Compliance
Laboratories Corp. as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) .
DATES: Recognition as a NRTL becomes
effective on April 6, 2017.
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://
SUMMARY:
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www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Many of OSHA’s workplace standards
require that a NRTL test and certify
certain types of equipment as safe for
use in the workplace. NRTLs are
independent laboratories that meet
OSHA’s requirements for performing
safety testing and certification of
products used in the workplace. To
obtain and retain OSHA recognition, the
NRTLs must meet the requirements in
the NRTL Program regulations at 29 CFR
1910.7. More specifically, to be
recognized by OSHA, an organization
must: (1) Have the appropriate
capability to test, evaluate, and approve
products to assure their safe use in the
workplace; (2) be completely
independent of employers subject to the
tested equipment requirements, and
manufacturers and vendors of products
for which OSHA requires certification;
(3) have internal programs that ensure
proper control of the testing and
certification process; and (4) have
effective reporting and complaint
handling procedures. Recognition is an
acknowledgement by OSHA that the
NRTL has the capability to perform
independent safety testing and
certification of the specific products
covered within the NRTL’s scope of
recognition, and is not a delegation or
grant of government authority.
Recognition of a NRTL by OSHA also
allows employers to use products
certified by that NRTL to meet those
OSHA standards that require product
testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications for
initial recognition following
requirements in Appendix A of 29 CFR
1910.7. This appendix requires OSHA to
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application, provides its preliminary
finding, and solicits comments on its
preliminary findings. In the second
notice, the Agency provides its final
decision on the application. These
notices set forth the NRTL’s scope of
recognition.
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II. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
Agency’s decision to grant recognition
to Bay Area Compliance Laboratories
Corp. (BACL), as a NRTL. According to
its application, BACL was incorporated
in 1996 to provide product compliance
testing services to customers in the areas
of Product Safety, Electromagnetic
Compatibility and Telecommunications,
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testing for Emissions, Immunity, Radio,
Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure and
Telecommunications. The non-profit,
third-party, non-governmental
accreditation body A2LA accredited
BACL for UL 60950–1, the standard for
which BACL requests NRTL
recognition. In its application, BACL
lists the current address of its
headquarters as: Bay Area Compliance
Laboratories Corp., 1274 Anvilwood
Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94089.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes: (1) The type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by its applicable test standard; and (2)
the recognized site(s) that have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for the applicable
test standards within the NRTL’s scope
of recognition. BACL applied for initial
recognition as a NRTL on April 30,
2015, and revised its application on
May 12, 2016. In its application, BACL
requested recognition for one test
standard and one site (OSHA–2016–
0022–0003 and 0004). OSHA published
the preliminary notice announcing
BACL’s application for recognition in
the Federal Register on December 16,
2016 (81 FR 91201). The Agency
requested comments by January 17,
2017, but it received no comments in
response to this notice. OSHA now is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant recognition to BACL as a NRTL.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to BACL’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–2016–0022 contains
all materials in the record concerning
BACL’s recognition.
III. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff performed a detailed
analysis of BACL’s application packet
and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA staff also performed
a comprehensive on-site assessment of
BACL’s testing facilities on May 9–11,
2016. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that BACL meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
recognition as a NRTL, subject to the
limitations and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with
this final notice to grant recognition to
BACL as a NRTL. The following
sections set forth the scope of
recognition included in BACL’s grant of
recognition.
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A. Standards Requested for Recognition
OSHA limits BACL’s scope of
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standard listed
in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN BACL’S
NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
UL 60950–1 .......
Test standard title
Information Technology
Equipment-Safety-Part
1: General Requirement.
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.
B. Sites Requested for Recognition
OSHA limits BACL’s scope of
recognition to include the site at Bay
Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.,
1274 Anvilwood Avenue, Sunnyvale,
California 94089. OSHA’s recognition of
this site limits BACL to performing
product testing and certifications only
to the test standards for which the site
has the proper capability and programs,
and for the test standard in BACL’s
scope of recognition. This limitation is
consistent with the recognition that
OSHA grants to other NRTLs that
operate multiple sites.
C. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
BACL also must abide by the following
conditions of the recognition:
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1. BACL 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 a NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. BACL must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. BACL must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
BACL’s scope of recognition, in all areas
for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR
1910.7, OSHA hereby grants recognition
to BACL as an NRTL, subject to these
limitations and conditions specified
above.
IV. Authority and Signature
Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy 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 March 31,
2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy 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
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. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
June 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Ms Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354–
9647, Email Ferguson.Yoon@dol.gov.
Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail, fax, or
Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
Division of Federal Employees’
Compensation; Proposed Revision to
Existing Approved Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:
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
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Claim for
Compensation (CA–7); Authorization for
Examination and/or Treatment (CA–16);
Duty Status Report (CA–17); Attending
Physician’s Report (CA–20); Request for
the Services of an Attendant (CA–1090);
Referral to a Medical Specialist (CA–
1305); OWCP Requirements for
Audiological Examination (CA–1087);
Referral for a Complete Audiologic and
Otologic Examination (CA–1331);
Outline for Audiologic Examination
(CA–1332); Work Capacity Evaluation,
Psychiatric/Psychological Conditions
(OWCP–5a); Work Capacity Evaluation,
Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Conditions
(OWCP–5b); and Work Capacity
Evaluation, Musculoskeletal Conditions
(OWCP–5c). A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this
Notice.
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP) administers the
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
(FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. The statute
provides for the payment of benefits for
wage loss and/or for permanent
impairment to a scheduled member,
arising out of a work related injury or
disease. The Act outlines the elements
of pay which are to be included in an
individual’s pay rate, and sets forth
various other criteria for determining
eligibility to and the amount of benefits,
including: Augmentation of basic
compensation for individuals with
qualifying dependents; a requirement to
report any earnings during a period that
compensation is claimed; a prohibition
against concurrent receipt of FECA
benefits and benefits from OPM or
certain VA benefits; a mandate that
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money collected from a liable third
party found responsible for the injury
for which compensation has been paid
is applied to benefits paid or payable.
This information collection is currently
approved for use through January 31,
2018. This ICR has been classified as a
revision, because of a change to the CA–
1332, which will include additional
questions for the physician to respond
to as whether a condition of tinnitus has
been diagnosed, has impacted a
claimant’s daily living and whether
such diagnosis is or isn’t due to federal
employment.
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
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks a
revision in order to carry out its
statutory responsibility to compensate
injured employees under the provisions
of the Act.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: FECA medical Reports, Claim
for Compensation.
OMB Number: 1240–0046.
Agency Number: CA–7; CA–16; CA–
17; CA–20; CA–1090; CA–1305; CA–
1087; CA–1331; CA–1332; OWCP–5a;
OWCP–5b; and OWCP–5c.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Federal Government previously
approved.
Total Respondents: 282,353.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0022]
Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.: Grant of Recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to grant
recognition to Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) .
DATES: Recognition as a NRTL becomes effective on April 6, 2017.
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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www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Many of OSHA's workplace standards require that a NRTL test and
certify certain types of equipment as safe for use in the workplace.
NRTLs are independent laboratories that meet OSHA's requirements for
performing safety testing and certification of products used in the
workplace. To obtain and retain OSHA recognition, the NRTLs must meet
the requirements in the NRTL Program regulations at 29 CFR 1910.7. More
specifically, to be recognized by OSHA, an organization must: (1) Have
the appropriate capability to test, evaluate, and approve products to
assure their safe use in the workplace; (2) be completely independent
of employers subject to the tested equipment requirements, and
manufacturers and vendors of products for which OSHA requires
certification; (3) have internal programs that ensure proper control of
the testing and certification process; and (4) have effective reporting
and complaint handling procedures. Recognition is an acknowledgement by
OSHA that the NRTL has the capability to perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within the
NRTL's scope of recognition, and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. Recognition of a NRTL by OSHA also allows
employers to use products certified by that NRTL to meet those OSHA
standards that require product testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications for initial recognition following
requirements in Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires
OSHA to publish two notices in the Federal Register in processing an
application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the application,
provides its preliminary finding, and solicits comments on its
preliminary findings. In the second notice, the Agency provides its
final decision on the application. These notices set forth the NRTL's
scope of recognition.
II. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the Agency's decision to grant
recognition to Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. (BACL), as a
NRTL. According to its application, BACL was incorporated in 1996 to
provide product compliance testing services to customers in the areas
of Product Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibility and
Telecommunications, testing for Emissions, Immunity, Radio, Radio
Frequency (RF) Exposure and Telecommunications. The non-profit, third-
party, non-governmental accreditation body A2LA accredited BACL for UL
60950-1, the standard for which BACL requests NRTL recognition. In its
application, BACL lists the current address of its headquarters as: Bay
Area Compliance Laboratories Corp., 1274 Anvilwood Avenue, Sunnyvale,
California 94089.
Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes: (1) The type of products
the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its applicable test
standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that have the technical
capability to perform the product-testing and product-certification
activities for the applicable test standards within the NRTL's scope of
recognition. BACL applied for initial recognition as a NRTL on April
30, 2015, and revised its application on May 12, 2016. In its
application, BACL requested recognition for one test standard and one
site (OSHA-2016-0022-0003 and 0004). OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing BACL's application for recognition in the Federal
Register on December 16, 2016 (81 FR 91201). The Agency requested
comments by January 17, 2017, but it received no comments in response
to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final notice to grant
recognition to BACL as a NRTL.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
BACL'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-2016-0022 contains all materials in the record
concerning BACL's recognition.
III. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of BACL's application
packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA staff also
performed a comprehensive on-site assessment of BACL's testing
facilities on May 9-11, 2016. Based on its review of this evidence,
OSHA finds that BACL meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
recognition as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and conditions listed
below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
recognition to BACL as a NRTL. The following sections set forth the
scope of recognition included in BACL's grant of recognition.
A. Standards Requested for Recognition
OSHA limits BACL's scope of recognition to testing and
certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the test
standard listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in BACL's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 60950-1................................ Information Technology
Equipment-Safety-Part 1:
General Requirement.
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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.
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.
B. Sites Requested for Recognition
OSHA limits BACL's scope of recognition to include the site at Bay
Area Compliance Laboratories Corp., 1274 Anvilwood Avenue, Sunnyvale,
California 94089. OSHA's recognition of this site limits BACL to
performing product testing and certifications only to the test
standards for which the site has the proper capability and programs,
and for the test standard in BACL's scope of recognition. This
limitation is consistent with the recognition that OSHA grants to other
NRTLs that operate multiple sites.
C. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
BACL also must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
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1. BACL 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 a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. BACL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. BACL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on BACL's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby grants
recognition to BACL as an NRTL, subject to these limitations and
conditions specified above.
IV. Authority and Signature
Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy 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 March 31, 2017.
Dorothy Dougherty,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-06870 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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