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estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The NPS–8 will collect data 

from an estimated 85 respondents from 

State departments of correction, the 

Federal Bureau of Prisons, State 

Attorneys General, and the U.S. 

Attorney for the District of Columbia. 

For each data collection cycle, we 

estimate an average burden of 30 

minutes for the NPA–8, 30 minutes for 

the NPS–8A, 15 minutes for the NPS– 

8B, and 15 minutes to complete the 

NPS–8C. We estimate that data quality 

follow-up is needed for 50% of NPS–8 

forms (10) and 5% of NPS–8A forms 

(124) and will run an average of 15 

minutes for each response. We estimate 

a 10-minute follow-up for 10% (5) of 

NPS–8B and NPS–8C respondents. 

(6) An estimate of the total annual 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are approximately 

1,292 total annual burden hours for this 

collection. 

(7) An estimate of the total annual 

cost burden associated with the 

collection: $41,596. 

TOTAL BURDEN HOURS

Form Number of 

respondents Freq Total annual responses 

Time per 

survey (mins) 

Follow-up 

responses 

Time for 

follow-up 

(mins) 

Total time 

(mins) 

Total 

annual 

burden (hrs.) 

NPS–8 .................. 33 1 19 30 10 15 720 12 (720 min/60 min). 

NPS–8A ............... 33 1 2,469 30 124 15 75,930 1,266 (75,930 min/60 

min). 

NPS–8B/8C .......... 52 1 52 15 5 10 830 14 (830 min/60 min). 

Totals ............ 85 .................... 2,540 ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,292 

If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: October 31, 2023. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043] 

TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of TUV SUD 

America, Inc. (TUVAM) 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 

November 22, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted as follows: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at http://

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–2007–0043). 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 http://

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) 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 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 

comment period on or before November 

22, 2023 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 TUV 

SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) is 

applying for expansion of the current 

recognition as a NRTL. TUVAM 

requests the addition of three test 

standards to their 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 

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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 TUVAM, which 

details the NRTL’s scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

OSHA website at: http://www.osha.gov/ 

dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

TUVAM currently has sixteen 

facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for 

product testing and certification, with 

its headquarters located at: TUV SUD 

America, Inc., 401 Edgewater Place, 

Suite 500, Wakefield, MA 01880. A 

complete list of TUVAM’s scope of 

recognition (including sites recognized 

by OSHA) is available at: https://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

tuvam.html. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

TUVAM submitted an application, 

dated November 22, 2021 (OSHA–2007– 

0043–0049), to expand their recognition 

to include three additional test 

standards. OSHA staff performed 

detailed analysis of the application 

packet and reviewed other pertinent 

information. OSHA did not perform any 

on-site reviews in relation to this 

application. 

Table 1 below lists the appropriate 

test standards found in TUVAM’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 TUVAM’S NRTL SCOPE

OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 1973 ......... Batteries for Use in Stationary, Vehicle Auxiliary 

Power and Light Electric 

Rail (LER) Applications. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN TUVAM’S NRTL SCOPE

OF RECOGNITION—Continued 

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 2054 ......... Household and Commercial 

Batteries. 

UL 2271 ......... Batteries for Use in Light 

Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

TUVAM submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the NRTL 

scope of recognition. OSHA’s review of 

the application file, and pertinent 

documentation, indicate that TUVAM 

can meet the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding their 

recognition to include the addition of 

these three test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of TUVAM’s application. 

OSHA seeks comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

IV. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether TUVAM 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–2007–0043 (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 

TUVAM’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 November 1, 

2023. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 23–112] 

NASA Advisory Council; Human 

Exploration and Operations Committee 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA) announces a 

meeting of the Human Exploration and 

Operations Committee of the NASA 

Advisory Council (NAC). This 

Committee reports to the NAC. 

DATES: Friday, November 17, 2023, 9 

a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Monday, November 

20, 2023, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All times 

are eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: Public attendance will be 

virtual only. See dial-in and Webex 

information below under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Bette Siegel, Designated Federal Officer, 

Human Exploration and Operations 

Committee, NASA Headquarters, 

Washington, DC 20546, via email at 

bette.siegel@nasa.gov or 202–358–2245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted 

above, this meeting will be available to 

the public via Webex and 

telephonically. Webex connectivity 

information is provided below. For 


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