UL LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards, 15738-15740 [2023-05147]

Download as PDF 15738 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 / Notices The Commission has further determined that the public interest factors enumerated in subsections (d)(l) and (f)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(l), (f)(1)) do not preclude issuance of the abovereferenced remedial orders. Additionally, the Commission has determined to impose a bond of zero (0%) (i.e., no bond) of entered value of the covered products during the period of Presidential review (19 U.S.C. 1337(j)). This investigation is terminated. The Commission vote for this determination took place on March 8, 2023. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: March 8, 2023. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. conservation and recreational use. Further, Defendants will grant public access to a hiking and climbing-access trail on Wild Rock property. Finally, NPS will be given access to Wild Rock property for five years to conduct restoration activities near the sites of the tree-cutting. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Wild Rock West Virginia, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3– 12073. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail: To submit comments: Send them to: By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. By mail ......... [FR Doc. 2023–05144 Filed 3–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the System Unit Resource Protection Act On March 8, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Wild Rock West Virginia, et al., Civil Action No. 2:21–cv–00341. The United States filed this lawsuit under the System Unit Resource Protection Act and common law trespass and conversion. The complaint alleges that defendants Wild Rock West Virginia; Optima Properties WV, LLC; and William Frischkorn, Administrator of the Estate of Carl F. Frischkorn, (collectively ‘‘Defendants’’) unlawfully cut trees and removed vegetation at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (the ‘‘Park’’), near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The complaint seeks recovery of damages and response costs and injunctive relief. Under the Consent Decree, Defendants will pay $152,000 to the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (‘‘NPS’’), for response costs and damages, with interest. In addition, Defendants will transfer an undeveloped 40-acre parcel of property adjacent to the Park to a local non-profit land trust for permanent VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:09 Mar 13, 2023 Jkt 259001 During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $13.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Jeffrey Sands, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2023–05130 Filed 3–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025] UL 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. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice. In this notice, OSHA announces the application of UL LLC, for expansion of the scope 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 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 29, 2023. 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 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. Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the docket, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. Documents in the docket 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 through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for assistance in locating docket submissions. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (OSHA–2009–0025). OSHA will place comments, attachments and other information and requests, including personal information, in the public docket without revision, and these materials will be available online at https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the agency cautions commenters about submitting statements they do not want made available to the public, or submitting comments that contain personal information (either about themselves or others) such as Social Security numbers, birth dates, and medical data. Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of the comment period on or before March 29, 2023 to the Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 15739 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 / Notices Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; 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, 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, phone: (202) 693–2110 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 I. Notice of the Application for Expansion OSHA is providing notice that UL LLC, (UL) is applying to expand the current recognition as a NRTL. UL 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 the 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 NRTLs or applicant organizations for initial recognition, as well as for expansion or renewal of 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:09 Mar 13, 2023 Jkt 259001 NRTL’s scope of recognition or modifications of that scope. OSHA maintains an informational web page for each NRTL, including UL, which details that NRTL’s scope of recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/ otpca/nrtl/. UL currently has thirteen facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for product testing and certification, with headquarters located at: UL LLC, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062. A complete list of UL sites recognized by OSHA is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ ul.html. II. General Background on the Application UL submitted an application, dated October 4, 2020 (OSHA–2009–0025– 0047), to expand recognition to include one additional test standard. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packet and other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in relation to this application. Table 1, below, lists the test standard found in UL’s application for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL Program. TABLE 1—PROPOSED TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN UL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION Test standard * UL 2525 Test standard title Standard for Two-Way Emergency Communications Systems for Rescue Assistance. * In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add this test standard to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards III. Proposal To Add a 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 a 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 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notifications issued by certain Standards Development Organizations; (2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or applicants seeking recognition to include new test standards in their scopes 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 determines that this test standard is an appropriate test standard. OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination. TABLE 2—STANDARD OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS Test standard Test standard title UL 2525 ... Standard for Two-Way Emergency Communications Systems for Rescue Assistance. IV. Preliminary Findings on the Application UL submitted an acceptable application for expansion of the scope of recognition. OSHA’s review of the application files and related material preliminarily indicates that UL can meet the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to include the addition of the test standard listed above for NRTL testing and certification. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of UL’s application. OSHA also preliminarily determined that the test standard listed above is an appropriate test standard. OSHA seeks public comment on these preliminary determinations. V. Public Participation OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL and whether the test standard listed above is an appropriate test standard that should be included in the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards. Comments E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 15740 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 / Notices 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 it is not adequately justified. To review copies of the exhibits identified in this notice, as well as comments submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. These materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025 (for further information, see the ‘‘Docket’’ heading in the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES), OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a timely manner and after addressing the issues raised by these comments, make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant UL’s application for expansion of its scope of recognition and to add the test standard listed above to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards. The Assistant Secretary will make the final decision on granting the application and on adding the test standard listed above to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards. In making these decisions, the Assistant Secretary may undertake other proceedings prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of its final decision in the Federal Register. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 VI. Authority and Signature James S. Frederick, 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. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020)), and 29 CFR 1910.7. Signed at Washington, DC, on March 8, 2023. James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2023–05147 Filed 3–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:09 Mar 13, 2023 Jkt 259001 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Notice of Funding Availability and Request for Proposals for Calendar Year 2024 Basic Field Grant Awards Legal Services Corporation. Notice of funding availability. AGENCY: ACTION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federally established and funded organization that funds civil legal aid organizations across the country and in the U.S. territories. Its mission is to expand access to justice by funding high-quality legal representation for low-income people in civil matters. In anticipation of a congressional appropriation to LSC for Fiscal Year 2024, LSC hereby announces the availability of funding for basic field grants with terms commencing in January 2024. LSC will publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) and seeks applications from interested parties who are qualified to provide effective, efficient, and high-quality civil legal services to eligible clients in the service area(s) of the states and territories identified below. The availability and the exact amount of congressionally appropriated funds, as well as the date, terms, and conditions of funds available for grants for calendar year 2024 have not yet been determined. 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After approval by LSC of the Pre-Application, an applicant can submit an application in response to the RFP, which contains the grant proposal guidelines, proposal content requirements, and selection criteria. The ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pre-Application and RFP will open in GrantEase, LSC’s grants management system, on or around April 14, 2023. Additional information will be available at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basicfield-grant. The listing of all key dates for the LSC 2024 basic field grants process, including the deadlines for filing grant proposals, is available at https:// www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/ how-apply-basic-field-grant/basic-fieldgrant-key-dates. LSC seeks proposals from: (1) nonprofit organizations that have as a purpose the provision of legal assistance to eligible clients; (2) private attorneys; (3) groups of private attorneys or law firms; (4) state or local governments; and (5) sub-state regional planning and coordination agencies that are composed of sub-state areas and whose governing boards are controlled by locally elected officials. The service areas for which LSC is requesting grant proposals for 2024 are listed below. LSC provides grants for three types of service areas: Basic FieldGeneral, Basic Field-Native American, and Basic Field-Agricultural Worker. For example, the state of Idaho has three basic field service areas: ID–1 (General), NID–1 (Native American), and MID (Agricultural Worker). Service area descriptions are available at https:// www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-field-grant/ lsc-service-areas. LSC will post all updates and changes to this notice at https://www.lsc.gov/grants/basic-fieldgrant. 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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]


UL LLC: 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 UL LLC, for 
expansion of the scope 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 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 29, 2023.

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 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.
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the 
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Documents in the docket 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 through the OSHA 
Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY 
(877) 889-5627) for assistance in locating docket submissions.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (OSHA-2009-0025). 
OSHA will place comments, attachments and other information and 
requests, including personal information, in the public docket without 
revision, and these materials will be available online at https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the agency cautions commenters about 
submitting statements they do not want made available to the public, or 
submitting comments that contain personal information (either about 
themselves or others) such as Social Security numbers, birth dates, and 
medical data.
    Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of 
the comment period on or before March 29, 2023 to the Office of 
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,

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Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; 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, 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, phone: 
(202) 693-2110 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for Expansion

    OSHA is providing notice that UL LLC, (UL) is applying to expand 
the current recognition as a NRTL. UL 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 the 
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 NRTLs or applicant 
organizations for initial recognition, as well as for expansion or 
renewal of 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 UL, which details that NRTL's scope of 
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
    UL currently has thirteen facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for 
product testing and certification, with headquarters located at: UL 
LLC, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062. A complete list of 
UL sites recognized by OSHA is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ul.html.

II. General Background on the Application

    UL submitted an application, dated October 4, 2020 (OSHA-2009-0025-
0047), to expand recognition to include one additional test standard. 
OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packet and 
other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews 
in relation to this application.
    Table 1, below, lists the test standard found in UL's application 
for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL 
Program.

   Table 1--Proposed Test Standard for Inclusion in UL's NRTL Scope of
                               Recognition
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              Test  standard                     Test standard title
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* UL 2525.................................  Standard for Two-Way
                                             Emergency Communications
                                             Systems for Rescue
                                             Assistance.
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* In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add this test standard to the
  NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards

III. Proposal To Add a 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 a 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 scopes 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 determines that this test standard is an appropriate test 
standard. OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination.

Table 2--Standard OSHA Is Proposing To Add to the NRTL Program's List of
                       Appropriate Test Standards
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Test  standard                     Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 2525...................................  Standard for Two-Way
                                             Emergency Communications
                                             Systems for Rescue
                                             Assistance.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

IV. Preliminary Findings on the Application

    UL submitted an acceptable application for expansion of the scope 
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and related 
material preliminarily indicates that UL can meet the requirements 
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to include the 
addition of the test standard listed above for NRTL testing and 
certification. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim 
or temporary approval of UL's application.
    OSHA also preliminarily determined that the test standard listed 
above is an appropriate test standard.
    OSHA seeks public comment on these preliminary determinations.

V. Public Participation

    OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL meets the 
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL 
and whether the test standard listed above is an appropriate test 
standard that should be included in the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards. Comments

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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 it is not adequately justified.
    To review copies of the exhibits identified in this notice, as well 
as comments submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor. These materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025 (for further 
information, see the ``Docket'' heading in the section of this notice 
titled ADDRESSES),
    OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a 
timely manner and after addressing the issues raised by these comments, 
make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational 
Safety and Health on whether to grant UL's application for expansion of 
its scope of recognition and to add the test standard listed above to 
the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. The Assistant 
Secretary will make the final decision on granting the application and 
on adding the test standard listed above to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards. In making these decisions, the Assistant 
Secretary may undertake other proceedings prescribed in Appendix A to 
29 CFR 1910.7.
    OSHA will publish a public notice of its final decision in the 
Federal Register.

VI. Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, 
Sept. 18, 2020)), and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on March 8, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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