Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice, 18086 [2018-08810]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[USITC SE–18–021]
Government in the Sunshine Act
Meeting Notice
United
States International Trade Commission.
TIME AND DATE: May 3, 2018 at 11:00
a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Agendas for future meetings: None.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–487 and
731–TA–1197–1198 (Review)(Steel Wire
Garment Hangers from Taiwan and
Vietnam). The Commission is currently
scheduled to complete and file its
determinations and views of the
Commission by May 15, 2018.
5. Outstanding action jackets: None.
In accordance with Commission
policy, subject matter listed above, not
disposed of at the scheduled meeting,
may be carried over to the agenda of the
following meeting.
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 23, 2018.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–08810 Filed 4–23–18; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0083]
Applied Research Laboratories of
South Florida, LLC: 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 Applied Research
Laboratories of South Florida, LLC, as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: Recognition as a NRTL becomes
effective on April 25, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
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Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, 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, 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. 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 capabilities to perform
independent safety testing and
certification of the specific products
covered within the NRTL’s scope of
recognition. 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
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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 Applied Research Laboratories of
South Florida, LLC (ARL), as a NRTL.
According to its public information (see
https://www.arl-test.com), ARL states
that it is an internationally accredited
testing laboratory. In its application,
ARL lists the current address of its
headquarters as: Applied Research
Laboratories of South Florida, LLC, 5371
SW 161 Street, Miami, Florida 33014.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition has
three elements: (1) The type of products
the NRTL may test, with each type
specified by its applicable test standard;
(2) the recognized site(s) that have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for the applicable
test standards within the NRTL’s scope
of recognition; and (3) the supplemental
program(s) that the NRTL may use, each
of which allows the NRTL to rely on
other parties to perform activities
necessary for testing and certification.
ARL applied on March 5, 2014, for
initial recognition as a NRTL. In its
initial application, ARL requested
recognition for two test standards, one
site, and two supplemental programs
(OSHA–2007–0083–0050). This
application was amended on December
1, 2014, to add one additional test
standard (OSHA–2007–0083–0051).1
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing ARL’s application for
recognition in the Federal Register on
February 23, 2018 (83 FR 8113). The
Agency requested comments by March
26, 2018, but it received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant recognition to ARL as a NRTL.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to ARL’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–2007–0083 contains
all materials in the record concerning
ARL’s recognition.
1 ARL requested recognition for UL 1995, UL
1996, and UL 96. OSHA denies ARL’s UL 96
application. OSHA is, on the date of publication of
the current notice in the Federal Register, also
issuing a Federal Register Notice removing UL 96
from OSHA’s List of Appropriate Test Standards
because UL 96 is not an appropriate test standard.
That notice can be accessed via
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID OSHA–2013–
0012.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[USITC SE-18-021]
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Agency Holding the Meeting: United States International Trade
Commission.
Time and Date: May 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
Place: Room 101, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205-2000.
Status: Open to the public.
Matters to be Considered:
1. Agendas for future meetings: None.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-487 and 731-TA-1197-1198 (Review)(Steel
Wire Garment Hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam). The Commission is
currently scheduled to complete and file its determinations and views
of the Commission by May 15, 2018.
5. Outstanding action jackets: None.
In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above,
not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the
agenda of the following meeting.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 23, 2018.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-08810 Filed 4-23-18; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P