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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 the 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 BACL, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
BACL currently has one facility (site)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
and certification, with headquarters
located at: Bay Area Compliance
Laboratories Corp., 1274 Anvilwood
Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94089. A
complete list of BACL’s scope of
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recognition is available at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/bacl.html.
II. General Background on the
Application
BACL submitted an application, dated
December 4, 2017 (OSHA–2016–0022–
0006), to expand 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.
Table 1 lists the appropriate test
standard found in BACL’s application to
expand for testing and certification of
products under the NRTL Program.
TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN BACL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
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III. Preliminary Findings on the
Application
BACL submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file, and pertinent
documentation, indicates BACL can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to
include the addition of these two test
standards for NRTL testing and
certification in Table 1. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
BACL’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether BACL meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of recognition as a NRTL.
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. Commenters must submit the
written request for an extension by the
due date for comments. OSHA will limit
any extension to 10 days unless the
requester justifies a longer 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,
Room N–3655, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, at the above address. These
materials also are available online at
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https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2016–0022.
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 whether to grant
BACL’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, Acting 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 7, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Notice of Opportunity To Submit Ideas
for Merit Systems Studies
AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
Board.
ACTION:
Notice.
The U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board (MSPB) is updating its
research agenda and seeks suggestions
about possible topics of study.
DATES: Submissions are due July 1,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit ideas by mail to
Research Agenda, U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board, Room 520, 1615 M
Street NW, Washington, DC 20419; by
fax to (202) 653–7211; or by email to
researchagenda2020@mspb.gov; or via
the feedback form at www.mspb.gov
under ‘‘MSPB Studies,’’ which is the
preferred method.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Nierle at (202) 254–4516; or James
Tsugawa at (202) 254–4506; or email
researchagenda2020@mspb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSPB
conducts studies of the executive
branch workforce to ensure that Federal
personnel management is implemented
consistent with the merit system
principles and free from prohibited
personnel practices. Most of those
studies are drawn from a multi-year
research agenda that MSPB develops
after reviewing suggested topics from
the public. For more information about
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MSPB studies, see www.mspb.gov/
studies.
The public is invited to submit ideas
to be considered for inclusion in
MSPB’s research agenda by responding
to one or more of the following
questions or submitting other pertinent
ideas.
1. In your opinion, what is the most
important issue affecting the
management of the Federal workforce?
2. In your opinion, what is one thing
in the Federal workplace that should be
done more fairly?
3. In your opinion, what is one thing
in the Federal workplace that should be
done more efficiently or effectively?
4. There are several agencies and
organizations involved in Federal
workforce issues and policy, such as the
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
the U.S. Government Accountability
Office, the National Academy of Public
Administration, and the Partnership for
Public Service. In your opinion, what
research could MSPB’s Office of Policy
and Evaluation conduct that would be
distinct from the work of these and
other agencies and organizations?
All submissions received may be
posted, without change, to MSPB’s
website (www.mspb.gov) and may
include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. There is no
requirement to include any personal
information with your submission.
Jennifer Everling,
Acting Clerk of the Board.
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SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: (19–031)]
NASA Advisory Council; Meeting
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
announces a meeting of the NASA
Advisory Council (NAC).
DATES: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 10:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m.; and Friday, May 31,
2019, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 noon, Eastern
Time.
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SUMMARY:
NASA Headquarters,
Program Review Center (PRC), Room
9H40, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20546.
ADDRESSES:
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Ms.
Marcia Joseph, NAC Administrative
Officer, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4717
or marcia.joseph@nasa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This
meeting will be open to the public up
to the capacity of the meeting room.
This meeting is also available
telephonically and by WebEx. You must
use a touch-tone phone to participate in
this meeting. Any interested person may
dial the toll number 1–630–395–0091 or
toll free number 1–888–935–0264 and
then the numeric passcode 2976219,
followed by the # sign, on both days.
Note: If dialing in, please ‘‘mute’’ your
phone. To join via WebEx, the link is
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/. The
meeting number on May 30 is 906 649
874 and the meeting password is
MayNAC#530 (case sensitive); the
meeting number on May 31 is 908 431
452 and the meeting password is
MayNAC#531 (case sensitive).
The agenda for the meeting will
include reports from the following:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
—Aeronautics Committee
—Human Exploration and Operations
Committee
—Regulatory and Policy Committee
—Science Committee
—STEM Engagement Committee
—Technology, Innovation and
Engineering Committee
Attendees will be requested to sign a
register and to comply with NASA
Headquarters security requirements,
including the presentation of a valid
picture ID to NASA Security before
access to NASA Headquarters. Foreign
nationals attending this meeting will be
required to provide a copy of their
passport and visa in addition to
providing the following information no
less than 10 days prior to the meeting:
Full name; gender; date/place of birth;
citizenship; passport information
(number, country, telephone); visa
information (number, type, expiration
date); employer/affiliation information
(name of institution, address, country,
telephone); title/position of attendee. To
expedite admittance, attendees that are
U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents
(green card holders) are requested to
provide full name and citizenship status
no less than 3 working days prior to the
meeting. Information should be sent to
Ms. Marcia Joseph via email at
marcia.joseph@nasa.gov. It is
imperative that the meeting be held on
these dates to accommodate the
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scheduling priorities of the key
participants.
Patricia Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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National Space-Based Positioning,
Navigation and Timing Advisory
Board; Meeting
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, and the President’s 2004 U.S.
Space-Based Positioning, Navigation
and Timing Policy, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) announces a meeting of the
National Space-Based Positioning,
Navigation and Timing (PNT) Advisory
Board.
DATES: Thursday, June 6, 2019, 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.; and Friday, June 7, 2019,
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The Westin Hotel,
Alexandria Old Town, 400 Courthouse
Square, Alexandria, VA 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
James J. Miller, Designated Federal
Officer, Human Exploration and
Operations Mission Directorate, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546,
(202) 358–4417, fax (202) 358–4297, or
jj.miller@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public up
to the seating capacity of the room.
Visitors will be requested to sign a
visitor’s register.
The agenda for the meeting includes
the following topics:
• Examine methods in which to
Protect, Toughen, and Augment (PTA)
access to Global Positioning System
(GPS)/Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS) services in key
domains for multiple user sectors.
• Examine emerging trends and
requirements for PNT services in U.S.
and international fora through PNT
Advisory Board technical assessments,
including back-up services for
terrestrial, maritime, aviation, and space
users.
• Update on U.S. Space-Based PNT
Policy and GPS modernization.
SUMMARY:
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Notice of Opportunity To Submit Ideas for Merit Systems Studies
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is updating its
research agenda and seeks suggestions about possible topics of study.
DATES: Submissions are due July 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit ideas by mail to Research Agenda, U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board, Room 520, 1615 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20419; by
fax to (202) 653-7211; or by email to [email protected]; or
via the feedback form at www.mspb.gov under ``MSPB Studies,'' which is
the preferred method.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Nierle at (202) 254-4516; or
James Tsugawa at (202) 254-4506; or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSPB conducts studies of the executive
branch workforce to ensure that Federal personnel management is
implemented consistent with the merit system principles and free from
prohibited personnel practices. Most of those studies are drawn from a
multi-year research agenda that MSPB develops after reviewing suggested
topics from the public. For more information about
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MSPB studies, see www.mspb.gov/studies.
The public is invited to submit ideas to be considered for
inclusion in MSPB's research agenda by responding to one or more of the
following questions or submitting other pertinent ideas.
1. In your opinion, what is the most important issue affecting the
management of the Federal workforce?
2. In your opinion, what is one thing in the Federal workplace that
should be done more fairly?
3. In your opinion, what is one thing in the Federal workplace that
should be done more efficiently or effectively?
4. There are several agencies and organizations involved in Federal
workforce issues and policy, such as the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the National
Academy of Public Administration, and the Partnership for Public
Service. In your opinion, what research could MSPB's Office of Policy
and Evaluation conduct that would be distinct from the work of these
and other agencies and organizations?
All submissions received may be posted, without change, to MSPB's
website (www.mspb.gov) and may include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. There
is no requirement to include any personal information with your
submission.
Jennifer Everling,
Acting Clerk of the Board.
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