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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Refuse
Piles and Impoundment Structures—
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA)
sponsored information collection
request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Refuse Piles and
Impoundment Structures—
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use,
without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 22, 2017.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201708-1219-001
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
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Submit comments about this request
by mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
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OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Commenters are encouraged, but not
required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor—OASAM, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
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This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Refuse Piles and Impoundment
Structures—Recordkeeping and
Reporting Requirements information
collection requirements codified in
regulations 30 CFR 77.215 and 77.216.
These regulations require a coal mine
operator to submit an annual report and
certification on refuse piles and
impoundments to the MSHA and to
develop and maintain a record of the
results of each weekly examination and
instrumentation monitoring. Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
sections 101(a) and 103(h) authorize this
information collection. See 30 U.S.C.
811(a) and 813(h).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1219–0015.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
October 31, 2017. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
June 16, 2017 (82 FR 27730).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1219–0015. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
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• 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 submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Refuse Piles and
Impoundment Structures—
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0015.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 632.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 31,414.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
76,863 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $2,034,585.
Dated: October 13, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.:
Grant of Expansion of Recognition and
Notice of Voluntary Reduction in
Scope
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 TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA
announces the voluntary removal of a
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test standard from TUV Rheinland of
North America, Inc.’s scope of
recognition.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
October 23, 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://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
(TUVRNA) as a NRTL. TUVRNA’s
expansion covers the addition of one
test standard to its scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a 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
a 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
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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.
TUVRNA submitted an application,
dated September 30, 2015, (OSHA–
2007–0042–0022) to expand its
recognition to include one additional
test standard. OSHA staff performed a
comparability analysis and reviewed
other pertinent information. OSHA did
not perform any on-site reviews in
relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing TUVRNA’s
expansion application in the Federal
Register on July 27, 2017 (82 FR 34980).
The Agency requested comments by
August 11, 2017, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA’s
scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to
TUVRNA’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–3655, Washington, DC 20210.
Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042 contains
all materials in the record concerning
TUVRNA’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA’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 TUVRNA
meets the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitation and conditions
listed below. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant TUVRNA’s scope of recognition.
OSHA limits the expansion of
TUVRNA’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standard listed in Table 1 below.
Additionally, TUVRNA submitted a
voluntary withdrawal letter on April 7,
2017, (OSHA–2007–0042–0025) to
reduce its scope of recognition by one
test standard. Table 2 below lists the
recognized test standard that will be
removed from TUVRNA’s scope of
recognition.
TABLE 2—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD
FOR
REMOVAL
FROM
TUVRNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test
standard
UL 913
Test standard title
Standard for Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II, III,
Division 1, Hazardous (Classified) Location.
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, a NRTL’s scope
of recognition does not include these
products.
The American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test
standard listed above in Table 1 as an
American National Standard. 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,
TUVRNA must abide by the following
conditions of the recognition:
1. TUVRNA must inform OSHA as
soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key
TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STAND- personnel, and of any major change in
ARD FOR INCLUSION IN TUVRNA’S its operations as a NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
2. TUVRNA must meet all the terms
of its recognition and comply with all
Test
Test standard title
standard
OSHA policies pertaining to this
recognition; and
UL 2202 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet
System Equipment.
the requirements for recognition,
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including all previously published
conditions on TUVRNA’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 TUVRNA, subject to
the limitation and conditions specified
above. Additionally, pursuant to the
authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA
further reduces the scope of recognition
of TUVRNA per its request of voluntary
withdrawal by removing the standard
outlined in Table 2 above. TUVRNA has
notified the NRTL clients for which
TUVRNA certified products conforming
to UL 913 of this reduction in NRTL
scope.
Award; and subcommittee Chair’s
closing remarks.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Point of contact for this meeting is:
Nadine Lymn, 2415 Eisenhower Ave.,
Alexandria, VA 22314, nlymn@nsf.gov,
(703) 292–7000. Meeting information
and updates may be found at https://
www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/
notices.jsp#sunshine. Please refer to the
National Science Board Web site
www.nsf.gov/nsb for general
information.
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the NSB Office.
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III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 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 October 12,
2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
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Sunshine Act Meeting; National
Science Board
The National Science Board’s
Committee on Honorary Awards,
pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR
part 614), the National Science
Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1862n–5), and the Government in the
Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby
gives notice of the scheduling of a
teleconference for the transaction of
National Science Board business, as
follows:
TIME AND DATE: October 30, 2017 from
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT.
PLACE: This meeting will be held by
teleconference at the National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave.,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1)
Subcommittee Chair’s opening remarks;
(2) Review and discuss candidates for
the 2018 National Science Board
Honorary Awards—the Vannevar Bush
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permits Issued Under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permits issued.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permits issued under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978,
Public Law 95–541. This is the required
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer,
Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703–
292–8224; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 14, 2017, the National
Science Foundation published a notice
in the Federal Register of a permit
applications received. The permits were
issued on October 17, 2017 to:
1. Jill Mikucki, Permit No. 2018–008
2. Greg Neri, Permit No. 2018–006
3. Kirsten Carlson, Permit No. 2018–009
4. Kenneth Sims, Permit No. 2018–011
SUMMARY:
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar
Programs.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Modification Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit modification
AGENCY:
ACTION:
request.
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
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a notice of requests to modify permits
issued to conduct activities regulated
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978. This is the required notice of a
requested permit modification.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by November 22, 2017.
Permit applications may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Office of
Polar Programs, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703–292–8030, or
ACApermits@nsf.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
amended by the Antarctic Science,
Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
has developed regulations for the
establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
Description of Permit Modification
Requested: The Foundation issued a
permit (ACA 2016–020) to Laura K.O.
Smith, Owner, Operator Quixote
Expeditions, on December 23, 2015. The
issued permit allows the permit holder
to conduct waste management activities
associated with the operation of the
‘‘Ocean Tramp,’’ a reinforced ketch
rigged sailing yacht in the Antarctic
Peninsula region. Activities to be
conducted by Quixote include:
Passenger landings, hiking,
photography, wildlife viewing, and
possible station visits.
A recent modification to this permit,
dated November 9, 2016, permitted the
permit holder to continue permitted
activities, including minimization,
mitigation, and monitoring of waste, for
the 2016–2017 Antarctic season. The
Environmental Officer reviewed the
modification request and determined
that the amendment was not a material
change to the permit, and it will have
a less than a minor or transitory impact.
Now the permit holder proposes a
modification to the permit to continue
the permitted activities for the 2017–
2018 Antarctic season and add coastal
camping activities as well as resupply of
fresh food as part of Quixote’s new fly/
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition and Notice of Voluntary Reduction in Scope
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 TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA
announces the voluntary removal of a
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test standard from TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.'s scope of
recognition.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
October 23, 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: [email protected].
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: [email protected]. 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 TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA) as a NRTL.
TUVRNA's expansion covers the addition of one test standard to its
scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a 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 a 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/.
TUVRNA submitted an application, dated September 30, 2015, (OSHA-
2007-0042-0022) to expand its recognition to include one additional
test standard. OSHA staff performed a comparability analysis and
reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site
reviews in relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVRNA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on July 27, 2017 (82 FR 34980). The
Agency requested comments by August 11, 2017, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
TUVRNA'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-3655, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042 contains all materials in the record
concerning TUVRNA's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA'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
TUVRNA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant TUVRNA's
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVRNA's 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 TUVRNA's NRTL Scope
of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 2202................................ Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging
System Equipment.
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Additionally, TUVRNA submitted a voluntary withdrawal letter on
April 7, 2017, (OSHA-2007-0042-0025) to reduce its scope of recognition
by one test standard. Table 2 below lists the recognized test standard
that will be removed from TUVRNA's scope of recognition.
Table 2--Appropriate Test Standard for Removal From TUVRNA's NRTL Scope
of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 913................................. Standard for Intrinsically Safe
Apparatus and Associated
Apparatus for Use in Class I,
II, III, Division 1, Hazardous
(Classified) Location.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standard listed above in Table 1 as an American National Standard.
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,
TUVRNA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. TUVRNA 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. TUVRNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
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including all previously published conditions on TUVRNA'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 TUVRNA, subject to the limitation and
conditions specified above. Additionally, pursuant to the authority in
29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA further reduces the scope of recognition of TUVRNA
per its request of voluntary withdrawal by removing the standard
outlined in Table 2 above. TUVRNA has notified the NRTL clients for
which TUVRNA certified products conforming to UL 913 of this reduction
in NRTL scope.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 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 October 12, 2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-22866 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am]
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