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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 PROPOSES TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS
Test standard
Test standard title
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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
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test standard listed above is an
appropriate test standard that should be
included in 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 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
standards 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 May 20,
2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0016]
Nemko North America, Inc.:
Application for Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of Nemko
North America, Inc. (NNA) for
expansion of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
and presents the agency’s preliminary
finding to grant the application.
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
June 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit
comments, including attachments,
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency’s name and the
docket number for this rulemaking
(Docket No. OSHA–2013–0016). 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. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
information they do not want made
available to the public, or submitting
materials that contain personal
information (either about themselves or
others), such as Social Security numbers
and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. 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
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
SUMMARY:
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comment period on or before June 12,
2024 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N–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 by phone: (202) 693–1999 or
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 by phone: (202) 693–1911 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that Nemko
North America, Inc. (NNA) is applying
for expansion of the current recognition
as a NRTL. NNA requests the addition
of nineteen recognized testing standards
and one recognized testing site 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 its scope of recognition.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by its applicable test standard; and (2)
the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards
within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is
not a delegation or grant of government
authority; however, recognition enables
employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes an application
by a NRTL for initial recognition and for
an expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
Appendix A, 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary
finding. In the second notice, the agency
provides 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 NNA, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at: https://
www.osha.gov/nationally-recognizedtesting-laboratory-program.
NNA currently has two facilities
(sites) recognized by OSHA for product
testing and certification, with its
headquarters located at: Nemko North
America, Inc., 2210 Faraday Avenue,
Suite 150, Carlsbad, California 92008. A
complete list of NNA’s scope of
recognition (including sites recognized
by OSHA) is available at: https://
www.osha.gov/nationally-recognizedtesting-laboratory-program.
II. General Background on the
Application
NNA submitted an application to
OSHA for expansion of the NRTL scope
of recognition. The application, dated
October 24, 2023 (OSHA–2013–0016–
0026), requested the expansion of the
NRTL scope of recognition to include
one additional test site located at: 1601
N A.W. Grimes Blvd., Suite B, Round
Rock, Texas 78665 and nineteen
additional test standards. OSHA staff
performed an on-site review of NNA’s
testing facilities at NNA Austin, Texas
on January 23–24, 2024, in which
assessors found some nonconformances
with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
NNA has addressed these issues
sufficiently, and OSHA staff has
preliminarily determined that OSHA
should grant the application.
Table 1 below lists the appropriate
test standards found in NNA’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 NNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
Test standard title
60079–0. ...................................
60079–1 ....................................
60079–2 ....................................
60079–5 ....................................
60079–6 ....................................
60079–7 ....................................
60079–11 ..................................
60079–15 ..................................
60079–18 ..................................
60079–25 ..................................
60079–28 ..................................
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UL 60079–31 ..................................
NFPA 496 .......................................
UL 913 ............................................
UL 121201 ......................................
TIA 4950 .........................................
UL 1203 ..........................................
UL 674 ............................................
UL 698A ..........................................
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Explosive Atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof Enclosures ‘‘d’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 2: Equipment Protection by Pressurized Enclosures ‘‘p’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 5: Equipment Protection by Powder Filling ‘‘q’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 6: Equipment Protection by Oil Immersion ‘‘o’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment Protection by Increased Safety ‘‘e’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment Protection by Intrinsic Safety ‘‘i’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment Protection by Type of Protection ‘‘n’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment Protection by Encapsulation ‘‘m’’.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems.
Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using
Optical Radiation.
Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection Enclosure ‘‘t’’.
Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment.
Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II and III, Division I, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Division 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
Requirements for Battery-Powered, Portable Land Mobile Radio Applications in Class I, II, and III, Division
I, Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
Electric Motors and Generators for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
Industrial Control Panels Relating to Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the
Application
NNA submitted acceptable
application for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition. OSHA’s review of
the application files, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that NNA can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding their
recognition to include the addition of
nineteen additional testing standards
and one additional testing site for NRTL
testing and certification. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
NNA’s application. OSHA seeks
comment on this preliminary
determination.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether NNA 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 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–2013–0016 (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. After addressing the issues
raised by these comments, staff will
make a recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health on whether to grant
NNA’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.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
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Safety and Health, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
authorized the preparation of this
notice. Accordingly, the agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to Section
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 May 20,
2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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[Emergency Core Cooling Systems]
Evaluation Models,’’ for Millstone 3.
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Richard V. Guzman,
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Branch 1, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0016]
Nemko North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Nemko North
America, Inc. (NNA) for expansion of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's
preliminary finding to grant the application.
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 June 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments,
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2013-0016). 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. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting information they do not want made available to the public,
or submitting materials that contain personal information (either about
themselves or others), such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. 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 through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the
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comment period on or before June 12, 2024 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of Technical Support
and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room N-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 by phone: (202) 693-1999 or
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 by phone:
(202) 693-1911 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that Nemko North America, Inc. (NNA) is
applying for expansion of the current recognition as a NRTL. NNA
requests the addition of nineteen recognized testing standards and one
recognized testing site 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 its
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its
applicable test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and 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 an application by a NRTL for initial
recognition and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition,
following requirements in Appendix A, 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix
requires that the agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides 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 NNA, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at: https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program.
NNA currently has two facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at:
Nemko North America, Inc., 2210 Faraday Avenue, Suite 150, Carlsbad,
California 92008. A complete list of NNA's scope of recognition
(including sites recognized by OSHA) is available at: https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program.
II. General Background on the Application
NNA submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition. The application, dated October 24, 2023 (OSHA-
2013-0016-0026), requested the expansion of the NRTL scope of
recognition to include one additional test site located at: 1601 N A.W.
Grimes Blvd., Suite B, Round Rock, Texas 78665 and nineteen additional
test standards. OSHA staff performed an on-site review of NNA's testing
facilities at NNA Austin, Texas on January 23-24, 2024, in which
assessors found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7. NNA has addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff has
preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the application.
Table 1 below lists the appropriate test standards found in NNA'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
NNA's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60079-0........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
Equipment--General Requirements.
UL 60079-1........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1:
Equipment Protection by Flameproof
Enclosures ``d''.
UL 60079-2........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 2:
Equipment Protection by Pressurized
Enclosures ``p''.
UL 60079-5........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 5:
Equipment Protection by Powder
Filling ``q''.
UL 60079-6........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 6:
Equipment Protection by Oil
Immersion ``o''.
UL 60079-7........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 7:
Equipment Protection by Increased
Safety ``e''.
UL 60079-11....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11:
Equipment Protection by Intrinsic
Safety ``i''.
UL 60079-15....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 15:
Equipment Protection by Type of
Protection ``n''.
UL 60079-18....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 18:
Equipment Protection by
Encapsulation ``m''.
UL 60079-25....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 25:
Intrinsically Safe Electrical
Systems.
UL 60079-28....................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
Part 28: Protection of Equipment
and Transmission Systems Using
Optical Radiation.
UL 60079-31....................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition
Protection Enclosure ``t''.
NFPA 496.......................... Purged and Pressurized Enclosures
for Electrical Equipment.
UL 913............................ Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and
Associated Apparatus for Use in
Class I, II and III, Division I,
Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 121201......................... Nonincendive Electrical Equipment
for Use in Class I and II, Division
2 and Class III, Division 1 and 2
Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
TIA 4950.......................... Requirements for Battery-Powered,
Portable Land Mobile Radio
Applications in Class I, II, and
III, Division I, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
UL 1203........................... Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-
Proof Electrical Equipment for Use
in Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
UL 674............................ Electric Motors and Generators for
Use in Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
UL 698A........................... Industrial Control Panels Relating
to Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Application
NNA submitted acceptable application for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition. OSHA's review of the application files, and
pertinent documentation, indicate that NNA can meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding their recognition to include
the addition of nineteen additional testing standards and one
additional testing site for NRTL testing and certification. This
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of NNA's application. OSHA seeks comment on this preliminary
determination.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether NNA 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 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-2013-0016 (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. After addressing the issues raised by these comments,
staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant NNA'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.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the
agency is issuing this notice pursuant to Section 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 May 20, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-11557 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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