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Conclusion 

After careful review of the additional 

facts obtained on reconsideration, I 

determine that workers of the subject 

firm, who are engaged in employment 

related to the supply of forest product 

services, meet the worker group 

certification criteria under Section 

222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a). In 

accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 

19 U.S.C. 2273, I make the following 

certification: 

‘‘All workers of Sojitz Corporation of 

America, a subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, 

Forest Products Department, Seattle, 

Washington, who became totally or partially 

separated from employment on or after 

March 15, 2009, through two years from the 

date of this revised certification, and all 

workers in the group threatened with total or 

partial separation from employment on date 

of certification through two years from the 

date of certification, are eligible to apply for 

adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of 

Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended.’’ 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

December, 2010. 

Del Min Amy Chen, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31136 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket Nos. OSHA–2006–0028, OSHA– 

2007–0041] 

Expansion of the Scope of NRTL 

Recognition of MET Laboratories, Inc.; 

Correction of the Scope of NRTL 

Recognition of FM Approvals, LLC 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration’s final decision 

expanding the recognition of MET 

Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) 

under 29 CFR 1910.7. This notice also 

proposes a correction to the scope of 

recognition of FM Approvals, LLC. 

DATES: The expansion of recognition of 

MET Laboratories, Inc., becomes 

effective on December 13, 2010. For the 

FM Approvals, LLC, correction, submit 

information or comments, or any 

request for extension of the time to 

comment, on or before December 28, 

2010. All submissions must bear a 

postmark or provide other evidence of 

the submission date. Do not submit 

comments or other responses regarding 

the expansion of recognition of MET 

Laboratories, Inc. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for making 

electronic submissions. 

Fax: If submissions, including 

attachments, are no longer than 10 

pages, commenters may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, or 

messenger or courier service: Submit 

one copy of the comments to the OSHA 

Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2007– 

0041, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 

N–2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries 

(hand, express mail, and messenger and 

courier service) are accepted during the 

Department of Labor’s and Docket 

Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 

a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (i.e., OSHA–2007–0041). 

OSHA will place all submissions, 

including any personal information 

provided, in the public docket without 

revision, and these submissions will be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: To read or download 

submissions or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the 

address above. All documents in the 

docket are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the Web site. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before December 

28, 2010 to the Office of Technical 

Programs and Coordination Activities, 

NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Room N–3655, Washington, DC 

20210, or by fax to (202) 693–1644. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of 

Technical Programs and Coordination 

Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–3655, 

Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202) 

693–2110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Final Decision 

The Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) hereby gives 

notice that it is expanding recognition of 

MET Laboratories, Inc., (MET) as an 

NRTL. MET’s expansion covers the use 

of additional test standards. OSHA’s 

current scope of recognition for MET is 

in the following informational Web 

page: http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/ 

nrtl/met.html. 

OSHA recognition of an NRTL 

signifies that the organization has met 

the legal 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, 

and is not a delegation or grant of 

government authority. As a result of 

recognition, employers may use 

products approved by the NRTL to meet 

OSHA standards that require product 

testing and certification. 

The Agency processes applications by 

an NRTL for initial recognition, or for 

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 such an 

application. In the first notice, OSHA 

announces the application and provides 

its preliminary finding and, in the 

second notice, the Agency provides its 

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 

that details its scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the Web 

site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/ 

nrtl/index.html. Each NRTL’s scope of 

recognition has three elements: (1) The 

type of products the NRTL may test, 

with each type specified by its 

applicable test standard; (2) the 

recognized site(s) that has/have the 

technical capability to perform the 

testing and certification activities for 

test standards within the NRTL’s scope; 

and (3) the supplemental program(s) 

that the NRTL may use, each of which 

allows the NRTL to rely on other parties 

to perform activities necessary for 

product testing and certification. 

MET submitted two applications, 

dated October 6 and November 3, 2008, 

to expand its recognition to include 18 

additional test standards. (Exs. 2 and 

3—MET expansion applications dated 

10/6/2008 and 11/3/2008.) The NRTL 

Program staff determined that these 

standards are ‘‘appropriate test 


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1This analysis involves determining whether the 

testing and evaluation requirements of test 

standards already in an NRTL’s scope are 

comparable to the requirements in the standards 

requested by the NRTL. 

standards’’ within the meaning of 29 

CFR 1910.7(c). In connection with this 

request, NRTL Program staff did not 

perform any on-site review of MET’s 

recognized site. The staff only 

performed a comparability analysis,1

and recommended expansion of MET’s 

recognition to include the 12 test 

standards listed below. The Agency 

published a preliminary notice 

announcing the expansion application 

in the Federal Register on July 28, 2010 

(75 FR 44289). OSHA requested 

comments on the notice by August 12, 

2010; OSHA received no comments in 

response to this notice. OSHA now is 

proceeding with this final notice to 

grant MET’s expansion application. 

All public documents pertaining to 

the MET application are available for 

review by contacting the Docket Office, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210. 

These materials also are available online 

at http://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028. 

Final Decision and Order 

NRTL Program staff examined MET’s 

application, the comparability analysis, 

and other pertinent information. Based 

on this examination and the analysis, 

OSHA finds that MET meets the 

requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of its recognition, subject to 

the limitation and conditions specified 

below. Pursuant to the authority granted 

by 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby 

expands the recognition of MET, subject 

to this limitation and these conditions. 

Limitation 

OSHA limits the expansion of MET’s 

recognition to testing and certification 

of products for demonstration of 

conformance to the following test 

standards, each of which OSHA 

determines is an appropriate test 

standard within the meaning of 29 CFR 

1910.7(c): 

UL 244A Solid State Controls for 

Appliances 

UL 412 Refrigeration Unit Coolers 

*UL 458 Power Converters/Inverters 

and Power Converter/Inverter 

Systems for Land Vehicles and 

Marine Crafts 

UL 466 Electric Scales 

UL 561 Floor-Finishing Machines 

UL 1230 Amateur Movie Lights 

UL 1278 Movable and Wall or Ceiling 

Hung Electric Room Heaters 

UL 1594 Sewing and Cutting Machines 

UL 1795 Hydromassage Bathtubs 

UL 1951 Electric Plumbing 

Accessories 

UL 1996 Electric Duct Heaters 

UL 2021 Fixed and Location Dedicated 

Electric Room Heaters 

*OSHA approves this standard for testing 

and certification of products for use within 

recreational vehicles and mobile homes. 

The designations and titles of these test 

standards were current at the time of the 

preparation of this notice. 

OSHA limits recognition of any NRTL 

for a particular test standard to 

equipment or materials (i.e., products) 

for which OSHA standards require 

third-party testing and certification 

before use of the product in the 

workplace. Consequently, if a test 

standard also covers any product for 

which OSHA does not require such 

testing and certification, an NRTL’s 

scope of recognition does not include 

that product. 

The American National Standards 

Institute (ANSI) may approve the test 

standards listed above as American 

National Standards. However, for 

convenience, we may use the 

designation of the standards-developing 

organization for the standard as opposed 

to the ANSI designation. Under the 

NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA 

Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix C, 

paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized 

for a particular test standard may use 

either the proprietary version of the test 

standard or the ANSI version of that 

standard. Contact ANSI to determine 

whether a test standard is currently 

ANSI-approved. 

Conditions 

MET also must abide by the following 

conditions of the recognition, in 

addition to those conditions already 

required by 29 CFR 1910.7: 

1. MET must allow access to its 

facilities and records to ascertain 

continuing compliance with the terms 

of its recognition, and to perform 

investigations as OSHA deems 

necessary; 

2. If MET has reason to doubt the 

efficacy of any test standard it is using 

under this program, it must promptly 

inform the test standard-developing 

organization of this concern, and 

provide that organization with 

appropriate relevant information upon 

which it bases its concern; 

3. MET must not engage in, or permit 

others to engage in, any 

misrepresentation of the scope or 

conditions of its recognition. As part of 

this condition, MET agrees that it will 

allow no representation that it is either 

a recognized or an accredited NRTL 

without clearly indicating the specific 

equipment or material to which this 

recognition applies, and also clearly 

indicating that its recognition is limited 

to specific products; 

4. MET must inform OSHA as soon as 

possible, in writing, of any change of 

ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 

and of any major changes in its 

operations as an NRTL, including 

details of these changes; 

5. MET will meet all the terms of its 

recognition, and will always comply 

with all OSHA policies pertaining to 

this recognition; and 

6. MET will continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition in all areas 

covered by its scope of recognition. 

Correction to FM Approvals Scope of 

Recognition 

On October 25, 2010, OSHA 

published a notice (75 FR 65521) to 

expand the recognition of FM 

Approvals, LLC (FM). One of the 

standards added to FM’s scope was UL 

484 (Air Room Air Conditioners). 

Subsequent to the publication, FM 

informed OSHA that it instead intended 

to request recognition of UL 464 

(Audible Signal Appliances). OSHA 

determined that FM has the capability 

for this standard, and proposes to add 

it to FM’s scope of NRTL recognition. 

OSHA welcomes public comments as 

to whether FM meets the requirements 

specified by 29 CFR 1910.7 for the 

proposed correction to its scope 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. OSHA must 

receive the written request for an 

extension by the due date for comments. 

OSHA will limit any extension to 30 

days unless the requester justifies a 

longer period. OSHA may deny a 

request for an extension if it is not 

adequately justified. To obtain or review 

copies of the correction to FM’s scope 

of recognition and other pertinent 

documents, and all submitted 

comments, contact the Docket Office, 

Room N–2625, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, at the above address; these 

materials also are available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2007–0041. 

The NRTL Program staff will review 

all timely comments and, after 

addressing the issues raised by these 

comments, will recommend whether to 

correct FM’s scope of recognition. The 

Assistant Secretary will make the final 

decision on granting the request, and, in 


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making this decision, may undertake 

other proceedings prescribed in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA 

will publish a public notice of this final 

decision in the Federal Register. 

However, because OSHA is only 

correcting the recognition, if OSHA 

receives no comments, it will add the 

standard to FM’s scope without 

publishing a notice of final decision. 

Authority and Signature 

David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210, directed the preparation of 

this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is 

issuing this notice pursuant to Sections 

6(b) and 8(g) of the Occupational Safety 

and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655 

and 657), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 

4–2010 (75 FR 55355), and 29 CFR part 

1911. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on December 8, 

2010. 

David Michaels, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31190 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: (10–160)] 

National Environmental Policy Act: 

Scientific Balloon Program 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Finding of No Significant 

Impact. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et 

seq.); the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for Implementing 

the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508); and NASA 

policy and procedures (14 CFR part 

1216, subpart 1216.3); NASA has made 

a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) with respect to its proposed 

increase in scientific balloon launches 

at the Columbia Scientific Balloon 

Facility (CSBF). CSBF would launch up 

to 10 additional scientific balloons per 

year from CSBF Fort Sumner, New 

Mexico, while launches from CSBF 

Palestine, Texas would remain at 

current levels. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Scientific 

Balloon Program Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment (PEA) may 

be viewed at the following locations: 

(a) Fort Sumner Public Library, 235 

West Sumner Avenue, Fort Sumner, 

New Mexico 88119 (575–355–2832). 

(b) Palestine Public Library, 1101 

North Cedar Street, Palestine, Texas 

75801 (903–729–4121). 

(c) NASA Headquarters Library, Room 

1J20, 300 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20546–0001 (202–358–0168). 

On the Internet at: http:// 

sites.wff.nasa.gov/code 250/docs/ 

BPO_PEA.html. 

A limited number of hard copies of 

the final PEA are available by 

contacting: Joshua Bundick, NEPA 

Program Manager, NASA Wallops 

Island Flight Facility, Code 250.W, 

Wallops Island, VA 23337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Bundick, (757) 824–2319 

(phone); (757) 824–1819 (fax). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASA has 

reviewed the Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment (PEA) 

prepared for the scientific balloon 

launches at the Columbia Scientific 

Balloon Facility (CSBF) and has 

concluded that the PEA represents an 

accurate and adequate analysis of the 

scope and level of associated 

environmental impacts. NASA hereby 

incorporates the PEA by reference in the 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). NASA solicited public and 

agency review and comment on the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action through: 

1. Publishing a notice of availability 

of the draft PEA and the draft FONSI in 

the Federal Register, the DeBaca County 

News, and the Palestine Herald; 

2. Making available the draft PEA and 

draft FONSI at the Palestine Public 

Library, Palestine, Texas; the Fort 

Sumner Public Library, Fort Sumner, 

New Mexico; and the NASA 

Headquarters Library in Washington, 

DC; 

3. Publication of the draft PEA and 

draft FONSI on the Internet; 

4. Consultations with Federal, State, 

and local agencies; and 

5. Mailing the draft PEA and draft 

FONSI directly to interested parties. 

Comments received were taken into 

consideration in the final PEA. 

CSBF is composed of two facilities 

that launch scientific balloons. The 

main facility is located in Palestine, 

Texas, while the other facility is located 

in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Though 

CSBF Palestine is the main facility, most 

balloon launches occur from the Fort 

Sumner facility due to its more remote 

nature. As balloon flight paths are winddriven, their landing sites could be in 

adjacent States. An analysis of the past 

ten years of flights indicates that the 

majority of balloons and payloads are 

recovered from Texas, New Mexico, and 

Arizona. Very few balloons or payloads 

have landed in the neighboring States of 

Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. 

The PEA describes the potential 

impacts from the Proposed Action as 

well as the No Action alternative. Under 

the Proposed Action, NASA would 

increase the number of scientific 

balloons launched each year. Balloon 

flights originating from CSBF Fort 

Sumner would increase from 15 to 25 

annually; balloons launched from the 

CSBF Palestine would continue at 

approximately 6 per year. No 

construction would take place at either 

of the two launch sites and no increase 

in the personnel staff at either CSBF 

Fort Sumner or CSBF Palestine is 

proposed. 

Under the No Action alternative, 

NASA would not increase the number 

of balloon launches from either CSBF 

location, and the status quo would be 

maintained with 21 conventional 

balloons launched annually. 

Summary of Environmental Impacts: 

The potential environmental impacts 

from implementation of the Proposed 

Action are summarized below. 

Airspace and Balloon Operations: No 

adverse impacts to airspace 

management or balloon operations are 

anticipated under this proposal. CSBF 

would continue to adhere to the letter 

of agreement with the Federal Aviation 

Administration Air Route Traffic 

Control Centers (ARTCC) for 

Albuquerque and Fort Worth. CSBF 

would continue to notify Cannon Air 

Force Base prior to balloon launches to 

further enhance safety in the region. As 

such, impacts to other users of the 

airspace or to balloons launched from 

CSBF Fort Sumner or CSBF Palestine 

would not be adverse. 

Safety: NASA and CSBF have 

extensive safety regulations and 

standard safety procedures for launch 

and recovery activities that ensure 

safety of staff and the general public. 

Models developed by NASA are used to 

predict the landing location of the 

balloon system. Along with real-time 

computer monitoring systems and 

controls, population centers and Special 

Use Land Management Areas (SULMAs) 

can be avoided, virtually eliminating the 

potential for injury to people or 

property. Adverse impacts from 

implementing the Proposed Action are 

not anticipated. 

Air Quality: Vehicular travel by 

research scientists and students to the 

CSBF Fort Sumner location would 

increase under this proposal; however, 

the emissions would be minimal. Air 

emissions would not be perceptibly 


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