Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards, 35887-35888 [2019-15812]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 143 / Thursday, July 25, 2019 / Notices • 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–ETA. Type of Review: Extension without Changes. Title of Collection: National Agricultural Workers Survey. Form: Primary Questionnaire. OMB Control Number: 1205–0453. Affected Public: Individuals, Farms. Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,090. Frequency: Annual. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,090. Estimated Average Time per Response: 45 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,615 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Molly E. Conway, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. [FR Doc. 2019–15814 Filed 7–24–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FM–P Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2013–0012] Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. jspears on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to add a new test standard to the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) Program’s list of appropriate test standards. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 247001 I. Background The NRTL Program recognizes organizations that provide productsafety testing and certification services to manufacturers. These organizations perform testing and certification for purposes of the program, to U.S. consensus-based product-safety test standards. The products covered by the NRTL Program consist of those items for which OSHA safety standards require ‘‘certification’’ by a NRTL. The requirements affect electrical products and 38 other types of products. OSHA does not develop or issue these test standards, but generally relies on standards development organizations (SDOs), which develop and maintain the standards using a method that provides input and consideration of views of industry groups, experts, users, consumers, governmental authorities and others having broad experience in the safety field involved. Addition of New Test Standards to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate Test Standards DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUMMARY: The actions contained in this notice will become effective on July 25, 2019. 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; 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. OSHA’s website includes information about the NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/ nrtl/). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Periodically, OSHA will 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 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35887 example, OSHA may become aware of new test standards by: (1) Monitoring notifications issued by certain SDOs; (2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or applicants seeking recognition to include a new test standard in their scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining notification from manufacturers, manufacturing organizations, government agencies, or other parties that a new test standard may be appropriate to add to the list of appropriate standards. 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, addresses a type of product that no standard previously covered, or is otherwise new to the NRTL Program. Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards In a March 14, 2019, Federal Register notice (84 FR 9384, referred to in this notice as ‘‘Proposed Modification,’’ and available at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID OSHA–2013–0012–0019), OSHA proposed adding one standard to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA received one comment on this proposed action (available at www.regulations.gov under Docket IDs OSHA–2013–0012–0022). OSHA fully considered this comment and determined that no action was necessary. II. Final Decision To Add a New Test Standard to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate Test Standards In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to add one new test standard, to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate Test Standards, as described in Table 1: TABLE 1—TEST STANDARDS OSHA DECIDED TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS Test standard ANSI/CPLSO 14–2016 ... Test standard title Crane Insulators. OSHA will add this test standard to the ‘‘Appropriate Test Standards’’ web page on OSHA’s website. Access to this web page is available at https:// www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ index.html. III. 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 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 35888 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 143 / Thursday, July 25, 2019 / Notices 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 July 19, 2019. Loren Sweatt, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2019–15812 Filed 7–24–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2013–0002] Walking and Working Surfaces Standard for General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. AGENCY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Walking and Working Surfaces Standard for General Industry. DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by September 23, 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–2013–0002, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N–3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are accepted during the OSHA 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 jspears on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Jul 24, 2019 Jkt 247001 docket number (OSHA–2013–0002) 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 from the website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may contact Theda Kenney at the phone number below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seleda Perryman, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Department of Labor, as part of a continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA’s estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to reduce to the extent possible unnecessary duplication of PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 efforts in obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). The collection of information contained in the Walking and Working Surfaces Standard for General Industry is necessary to protect workers from slip, trip, and fall hazards; increases compliance flexibility for employers; incorporates advances in industry best practices, national consensus standards, and technology since OSHA adopted the standard in 1971; and provides greater consistency between subpart D and construction standards. The following describes the information collection requirements in subpart D. Paragraph 1910.23(b)(10) requires that the employer ensure that any ladder with structural or other defects be immediately tagged with ‘‘Dangerous: Do Not Use’’ or with similar language in accordance with § 1910.145 and removed from service until ‘‘repaired . . . or replaced.’’ The information will alert employers and workers that the ladder is not safe and must not be used. Paragraph 1910.27(b)(1)(i) requires that before any rope descent system is used, the building owner inform the employer in writing that the building owner has identified, tested, certified, and maintained each anchorage so it is capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (268 kg), in any direction for each employee attached. The information must be based on an annual inspection by a qualified person and certification of each anchorage by a qualified person, as necessary, and at least every 10 years. The information will assure employers and workers that the building owner has inspected, tested and certified the anchorage, which the employer may not own or have any control over, as safe to use. Paragraph 1910.27(b)(1)(ii) requires that the employer ensure that no employee uses any anchorage before the employer has obtained written information from the building owner indicating that each anchorage meets the requirements of § 1910.27(b)(1)(i). The employer must keep the information for the duration of the job. The information will assure employers and workers that the anchorage, which the employer may not own or have any control over, is safe to use. Paragraph 1910.28(b)(1)(ii) that requires when the employer can demonstrate that it is not feasible or creates a greater hazard to use guardrail, safety net, or personal fall protection systems on residential roofs, the employer must develop and implement a fall protection plan that meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(k) and training that meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.503(a) and (c). E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15812]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0012]


Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test 
Standards

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to add a new 
test standard to the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) 
Program's list of appropriate test standards.

DATES: The actions contained in this notice will become effective on 
July 25, 2019.

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; 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; telephone: (202) 693-2110 or email: 
[email protected]. OSHA's website includes information about the 
NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The NRTL Program recognizes organizations that provide product-
safety testing and certification services to manufacturers. These 
organizations perform testing and certification for purposes of the 
program, to U.S. consensus-based product-safety test standards. The 
products covered by the NRTL Program consist of those items for which 
OSHA safety standards require ``certification'' by a NRTL. The 
requirements affect electrical products and 38 other types of products. 
OSHA does not develop or issue these test standards, but generally 
relies on standards development organizations (SDOs), which develop and 
maintain the standards using a method that provides input and 
consideration of views of industry groups, experts, users, consumers, 
governmental authorities and others having broad experience in the 
safety field involved.

Addition of New Test Standards to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate 
Test Standards

    Periodically, OSHA will 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 SDOs; (2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or applicants seeking 
recognition to include a new test standard in their scopes of 
recognition; and (3) obtaining notification from manufacturers, 
manufacturing organizations, government agencies, or other parties that 
a new test standard may be appropriate to add to the list of 
appropriate standards. 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, 
addresses a type of product that no standard previously covered, or is 
otherwise new to the NRTL Program.

Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate NRTL 
Program Test Standards

    In a March 14, 2019, Federal Register notice (84 FR 9384, referred 
to in this notice as ``Proposed Modification,'' and available at 
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID OSHA-2013-0012-0019), OSHA proposed 
adding one standard to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate Test 
Standards. OSHA received one comment on this proposed action (available 
at www.regulations.gov under Docket IDs OSHA-2013-0012-0022). OSHA 
fully considered this comment and determined that no action was 
necessary.

II. Final Decision To Add a New Test Standard to the NRTL Program List 
of Appropriate Test Standards

    In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to add one new 
test standard, to the NRTL Program List of Appropriate Test Standards, 
as described in Table 1:

 Table 1--Test Standards OSHA Decided To Add to the NRTL Program List of
                       Appropriate Test Standards
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               Test standard                     Test standard title
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ANSI/CPLSO 14-2016........................  Crane Insulators.
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    OSHA will add this test standard to the ``Appropriate Test 
Standards'' web page on OSHA's website. Access to this web page is 
available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.

III. 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

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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 July 19, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-15812 Filed 7-24-19; 8:45 am]
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