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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
proposed revision of the Consumer
Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly
Interview and the Diary.
As part of an ongoing effort to
improve data quality, maintain or
increase response rates, and reduce data
collection costs, CE is seeking clearance
to make the changes outlined below. In
Interview (CEQ), several questions will
be modified including collapsing the
items codes for attachable campers and
unattached campers into a single item
code; regrouping the clothing sections
for easier understanding by the
respondent such as adding a swimwear
category, regrouping items previously
collected in the ‘‘Swimwear, swim
cover-ups, or swimwear accessories’’
category, and renaming the outerwear
section to ‘‘Coats and Jackets’’; replacing
questions on prepaid long distance
calling cards with a question on prepaid
cellular cards; deleting the
‘‘Miscellaneous expenses/souvenirs’’
question in the trip section as this has
led to duplicate reports. Additionally,
an extended recall section will be added
on the point of purchase of items for
consumer units (CUs) based on 1) the
PSU in which the consumer unit resides
(population group) and 2) whether the
item was not reported by the consumer
unit in the current reference period.
Only consumer units that did not report
an expenditure for the item and reside
in the PSU in which the extended recall
section is being asked will receive these
additional questions. In the Diary
survey (CED) a question will be added
on the veteran status of each member of
the consumer unit who is 17 and over.
Additionally the pick-up window, or
the time an FR is allowed to pick up the
completed Diary will be extended to 10
days from 7 days. Finally, an additional
column will be added to the Diary form
for the respondent to record the point of
purchase for the expenditure the
respondent has recorded.
A full list of the proposed changes to
the Quarterly Interview Survey are
available upon request.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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.
• 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.
Title of Collection: The Consumer
Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly
Interview and the Diary.
OMB Number: 1220–0050.
Type of Review: Revision, of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
TOTAL RESPONSE BURDEN FOR THE QUARTERLY INTERVIEW AND DIARY SURVEYS
Total
respondents
Frequency
Average
time per
response
(minutes)
Total
responses
Estimated
total
burden
Quarterly Interview Survey ..................................................
Diary Survey ........................................................................
5877
5,478
4.5413
4.2
26,689
23,008
62.7337
43.3336
27,905
16,617
Totals ............................................................................
11,355
........................
49,697
........................
44,522
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of
May 2018.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition and
Modification to the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]
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 MET
Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
In addition, OSHA announces the
addition of one test standard to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
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The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on May
15, 2018.
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; 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; 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).
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a
NRTL. MET’s expansion covers the
addition of two test standards 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 website at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
MET submitted an application, dated
July 27, 2016, (OSHA–2006–0028–0042)
to expand its recognition to include two
additional test standards. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of the
application packet and reviewed other
pertinent information. OSHA did not
perform any on-site reviews in relation
to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing MET’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
February 21, 2018 (83 FR 7496). The
Agency requested comments by March
8, 2018, but it received no comments in
response to this notice. OSHA now is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant expansion of MET’s scope of
recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to MET’s
application, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210.
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028 contains
all materials in the record concerning
MET’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined MET’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 MET 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 MET’s scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of MET’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standards listed,
below in Table 1.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 60947–1 .............................................
UL 60947–4–1 .........................................
Standard for Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear—Part 1: General Rules.
Standard for Safety Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear—Part 4–1: Contactors and Motor-Starters—Electromechanical Contactors and Motor-Starters.
In this notice, OSHA also announces
the addition of a new test standard to
the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. Table 2, below, lists the
test standard that is new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA has determined that
this test standard is an appropriate test
standard and will include it in the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
TABLE 2—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS ADDING TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Test standard title
UL 60947–4–1 .........................................
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Test standard
Standard for Safety Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear—Part 4–1: Contactors and Motor-Starters—Electromechanical Contactors and Motor-Starters.
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
standards listed above as American
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National Standards. However, for
convenience, the use of the designation
of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed
to the ANSI designation may occur.
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, MET
must abide by the following conditions
of the recognition:
1. MET 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. MET must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
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policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. MET must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
MET’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 MET, subject to the
limitation and conditions specified
above.
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 May 9, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0041]
FM Approvals LLC: Application for
Expansion of Recognition and
Proposed Modification to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of FM
Approvals, LLC, for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the Agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add four test
standards to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
May 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at: https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
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Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2007–0041, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
Docket Office’s normal business hours,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., E.T.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2007–0041) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. All documents in the docket
(including this Federal Register notice)
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection at
the OSHA Docket Office. You may also
contact Kevin Robinson at the address
below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before May 30,
2018 to the 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, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
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Communications, 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 or email: robinson.kevin@
dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that FM
Approvals, LLC, (FM), is applying for
expansion of its current recognition as
a NRTL. FM requests the addition of 28
test standards to its NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 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.
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 has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards
within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is
not a delegation or grant of government
authority; however, recognition enables
employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition and for an
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. 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, including FM, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
FM currently has two facilities (sites)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
and certification, with its headquarters
located at: FM Approvals, LLC, 1151
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and
Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
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 MET Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). In addition, OSHA announces the
addition of one test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
May 15, 2018.
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; 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; 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/).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a NRTL. MET's expansion
covers the addition of two test standards 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 website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
MET submitted an application, dated July 27, 2016, (OSHA-2006-0028-
0042) to expand its recognition to include two additional test
standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform
any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing MET's expansion
application in the Federal Register on February 21, 2018 (83 FR 7496).
The Agency requested comments by March 8, 2018, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of MET's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
MET's application, go to https://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3653,
Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028 contains all materials
in the record concerning MET's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined MET'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 MET
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
MET's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of MET's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards listed, below in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in MET's NRTL Scope of Recognition
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 60947-1.................................. Standard for Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--Part 1:
General Rules.
UL 60947-4-1................................ Standard for Safety Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--Part 4-
1: Contactors and Motor-Starters--Electromechanical Contactors
and Motor-Starters.
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In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of a new test
standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2, below, lists the test standard that is new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA has determined that this test standard is an appropriate
test standard and will include it in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 60947-4-1................................ Standard for Safety Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--Part 4-
1: Contactors and Motor-Starters--Electromechanical Contactors
and Motor-Starters.
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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, a
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, the use of the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may
occur. 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,
MET must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. MET 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. MET must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA
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policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. MET must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on MET'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 MET, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.
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 May 9, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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