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(m) Based on chemical laboratory
analysis, the belt has been confirmed to
be Part 18 compliant. The belt, however,
has not been tested for Part 14
compliance due to Rockwell Mining’s
difficulty in finding an appropriate
testing facility.
(5) Rockwell Mining has investigated
and determined an alternative method
of achieving the desired result of Part
14, which is the reduction of potential
belt fires and exposure to fire hazards.
The petitioner proposes the following
alternative method:
—Prior to a qualified person entering
the mine, the CO system will be
monitored for two hours for any sign
of combustion. At the end of coal
transport each day, the CO system
will be monitored for 4 hours for any
signs of combustion (e.g., CO or
smoke detection by CO monitors on
the belt).
—A daily functional (bump) test of at
least one sensor will be conducted for
CO in addition to the weekly
functional test required under 30 CFR
75.1103–8. A different sensor will be
bump tested each day. In addition, CO
monitors will be installed every 300
feet, instead of the 1,000 feet required
by current law.
—Training for miners on location of Part
18 belt and interim safety measures
being taken herein and revised
training on the requirements of 30
CFR 75.1502, as appropriate.
—An immediate functional test of the
fire suppression system along with
additional tests conducted weekly. A
daily visual inspection of all fire
suppression systems will be
conducted by a qualified person.
—Install a ‘‘waterwall system’’ every
900 feet, which will be tapped into
the CO monitoring system. The
waterwall will activate at 50 ppm of
CO. The waterwall will provide 50 psi
and 45 GPM of water curtain from
roof to floor and rib to rib.
—Cameras will be installed every 1,000
feet to allow continuous visual
monitoring of the belt configuration
including before examiners enter the
mine.
—Existing heat sensors will be utilized
every 125 feet to continually monitor
the beltline to detect potential heat
sources.
—The belt will be cleared of coal and
during examination will run empty.
Examinations generally take less than
1 hour with the belt running
approximately 8 to 9 hours a day.
—All examiners are trained and will
continue to be trained monthly on the
locations and use of escapeways,
mandoors, SCSR caches, lifelines, and
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fire suppression and fire-fighting
equipment in the mine.
—No motors or electrical equipment
will be added and no changes will be
made to the belt configuration or
layout that would add motors or belt
drives underground while this
petition for modification is in effect.
—The examiner will enter the mine
from the Harris Portal, the downwind
side so that the examiner is traveling
towards the fan. From entries 75 to
11, the examiner will be traveling into
fresh air. From crosscut No. 11 to the
Rocklick Portal, fresh air will come
from behind the examiner for those 11
breaks.
—The examiners will be trained to
immediately notify the dispatcher in
the event of CO detection. Radio
contact is established throughout the
Tunnel Mine. Should a fire be
encountered and not extinguished
according to applicable law, the
examiner will withdraw from the
Tunnel Mine and notify MSHA as
required under applicable law.
—If the CO system is down, the belt will
not operate until necessary repairs
have been made to the CO system.
—As the belt is repaired and sections
replaced, Part 14 belt will be used. In
2019, about 2,000 feet of the belt are
expected to be replaced.
—While rock-dusting and most
maintenance is conducted on the
beltline, the belt will not be in
operation.
—Petitioner will continue annual x-ray
examinations.
—All necessary repair and replacement
belt will be Part 14 compliant.
The petitioner asserts that these
alternative methods will guarantee no
less than the same measure of protection
from the potential hazards for which 30
CFR 75.1108(c) was intended to guard
against.
Sheila McConnell,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
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BILLING CODE 4520–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: 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.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of MET
Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add one additional
test standard 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
March 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at: https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
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–2006–0028, 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., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2006–0028). 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.
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
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before March 27,
2019 to the Office of Technical
SUMMARY:
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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–3653,
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
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, phone: (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, phone: (202) 693–2110 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is providing notice that
MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), is
applying for expansion to the current
recognition as a NRTL. MET requests
the addition of one test standard to the
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 a scope of recognition.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by the 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 a preliminary
finding. In the second notice, the agency
provides a 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 MET, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
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MET currently has one facility (site)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
and certification, with headquarters
located at: MET Laboratories, Inc., 914
West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230. A complete list of
MET’s scope of recognition is available
at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
met.html.
II. General Background on the
Application
MET submitted an application, dated
November 8, 2016 (OSHA–2006–0028–
0041), to expand recognition to include
four 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 a
Federal Register notice (83 FR 5813)
announcing this application, but
referenced one standard as being
recognized by OSHA when that
standard is not currently included in the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. OSHA further published
a Federal Register notice (83 FR 22291)
granting recognition for the three
additional standards requested in the
application. This notice revises the
previous Federal Register notice for the
one remaining standard.
Table 1, below, lists the appropriate
test standard found in MET’s
application for expansion for testing and
certification of products under the
NRTL Program.
TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 61010–2–020 * ..........................
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use—Part 2–020:
Particular Requirements for Laboratory Centrifuges.
* Represents the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test
Standard to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to
add new test standards to the NRTL list
of appropriate test standards following
an evaluation of the test standard
document. To qualify as an appropriate
test standard, the agency evaluates the
document to (1) verify it represents a
product category for which OSHA
requires certification by a NRTL, (2)
verify the document represents an end
product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test
specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
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OSHA becomes aware of new test
standards through various avenues. For
example, OSHA may become aware of
new test standards by: (1) Monitoring
notifications issued by certain
Standards Development Organizations;
(2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to
include new test standards in their
scope of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties.
OSHA may determine to include a new
test standard in the list, for example, if
the test standard is for a particular type
of product that another test standard
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also covers or it covers a type of product
that no standard previously covered.
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add
one 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 preliminarily
determined that this test standard is an
appropriate test standard and proposes
to include it in the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA
seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
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TABLE 2—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 61010–2–020 ............................
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use—Part 2–020:
Particular Requirements for Laboratory Centrifuges.
IV. Preliminary Findings on the
Application
MET submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that MET can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to
include the addition of the test standard
for NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does
not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of MET’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether MET meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of NRTL
recognition. OSHA additionally
welcomes comment on the proposal to
add one additional test standard to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. Comments should
consist of pertinent written documents
and exhibits. Commenters needing more
time to comment must submit a request
in writing, stating the reasons for the
request, by the due date for comments.
OSHA will limit any extension to 10
days unless the requester justifies a
longer time period. OSHA may deny a
request for an extension if the request is
not adequately justified. To obtain or
review copies of the exhibits identified
in this notice, as well as comments
submitted to the docket, contact the
Docket Office, at the above address.
These materials also are available online
at https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner. After addressing the issues
raised by these comments, the agency
will make a recommendation to the
Assistant Secretary for Occupational
Safety and Health regarding MET’s
application for expansion of the scope
of recognition. The Assistant Secretary
will make the final decision on granting
the application. In making this decision,
the Assistant Secretary may undertake
other proceedings prescribed in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
the final decision in the Federal
Register.
IV. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
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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 March 4,
2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Proposed Extension; Information
Collections: Employment Information
Form
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed extension of the
information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Employment Information
Form.’’ This comment request is part of
continuing Departmental efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. A copy of the
proposed information request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
May 13, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0021, by either one of the following
methods: Email: WHDPRAComments@
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Division of Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy
of your comments by only one method.
All submissions received must include
the agency name and Control Number
identified above for this information
collection. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in
the Washington, DC area, commenters
are strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via email or to
submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Waterman, Compliance
Specialist, Division of Regulations,
Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage
and Hour Division, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room S–3502, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–0406 (this is not a
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5627 to obtain information or request
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seq., which sets the Federal minimum
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
and Proposed 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 the application of MET
Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's
preliminary finding to grant the application. Additionally, OSHA
proposes to add one additional test standard 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 March 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at: https://www.regulations.gov, which is the 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-2006-0028,
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., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2006-0028). 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.
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 and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before March 27, 2019 to the Office of
Technical
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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-3653, 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 Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, phone: (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, phone:
(202) 693-2110 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing
notice that MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), is applying for expansion to
the current recognition as a NRTL. MET requests the addition of one
test standard to the 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 a
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the
applicable test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification 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 a preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides a 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 MET, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
MET currently has one facility (site) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with headquarters located at: MET
Laboratories, Inc., 914 West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
21230. A complete list of MET's scope of recognition is available at
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/met.html.
II. General Background on the Application
MET submitted an application, dated November 8, 2016 (OSHA-2006-
0028-0041), to expand recognition to include four 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 a
Federal Register notice (83 FR 5813) announcing this application, but
referenced one standard as being recognized by OSHA when that standard
is not currently included in the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate
Test Standards. OSHA further published a Federal Register notice (83 FR
22291) granting recognition for the three additional standards
requested in the application. This notice revises the previous Federal
Register notice for the one remaining standard.
Table 1, below, lists the appropriate test standard found in MET's
application for expansion for testing and certification of products
under the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
MET's NRTL Scope of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 61010-2-020 *.................. Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control,
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-020:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Centrifuges.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Represents the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test Standard to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to add new test standards to the
NRTL list of appropriate test standards following an evaluation of the
test standard document. To qualify as an appropriate test standard, the
agency evaluates the document to (1) verify it represents a product
category for which OSHA requires certification by a NRTL, (2) verify
the document represents an end product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test specifications (not
installation or operational performance specifications). OSHA becomes
aware of new test standards through various avenues. For example, OSHA
may become aware of new test standards by: (1) Monitoring notifications
issued by certain Standards Development Organizations; (2) reviewing
applications by NRTLs or applicants seeking recognition to include new
test standards in their scope of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers, manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties. OSHA may determine to include a
new test standard in the list, for example, if the test standard is for
a particular type of product that another test standard also covers or
it covers a type of product that no standard previously covered.
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add one 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
preliminarily determined that this test standard is an appropriate test
standard and proposes to include it in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
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Table 2--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
MET's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 61010-2-020.................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control,
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-020:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Centrifuges.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
IV. Preliminary Findings on the Application
MET submitted an acceptable application for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that MET can meet the requirements prescribed
by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to include the addition of
the test standard for NRTL testing and certification listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of MET's application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether MET meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of NRTL recognition. OSHA
additionally welcomes comment on the proposal to add one additional
test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits.
Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request in
writing, stating the reasons for the request, by the due date for
comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester
justifies a longer time period. OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if the request is not adequately justified. To obtain or
review copies of the exhibits identified in this notice, as well as
comments submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office, at the
above address. These materials also are available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner. After addressing the issues raised by these comments,
the agency will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health regarding MET's application for
expansion of the scope of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will
make the final decision on granting the application. In making this
decision, the Assistant Secretary may undertake other proceedings
prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of the final decision in the
Federal Register.
IV. 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 March 4, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-04435 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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