70366 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Brenda C. Teaster,

Acting Chief, Records Management Division.

[FR Doc. 00–29844 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. NRTL–3–90]

Southwest Research Institute,

Expansion of Recognition

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Agency’s final decision on the

application of Southwest Research

Institute (SwRI) for expansion of its

recognition as a Nationally Recognized

Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29

CFR 1910.7.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This recognition

becomes effective on November 22,

2000 and, unless modified in

accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7,

continues in effect while SwRI remains

recognized by OSHA as an NRTL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical

Programs and Coordination Activities,

NRTL Program, Room N3653 at the

above address, or phone (202) 693–

2110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

The Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) hereby gives

notice of the expansion of recognition of

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) as

a Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory (NRTL). SwRI’s expansion

request covers the use of an additional

test standard.

OSHA recognition of an NRTL

signifies that the organization has met

the legal requirements in Section 1910.7

of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations

(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, OSHA can accept products

‘‘properly certified’’ by the NRTL.

OSHA processes applications related to

an NRTL’s recognition following

requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR

1910.7. This appendix requires that the

Agency publish this public notice of its

final decision on an application.

When first recognized, OSHA

identified the Department of Fire

Technology as the SwRI unit to which

the recognition would apply. OSHA will

no longer identify solely this

department for purposes of recognition

since other organizational units of SwRI

participate in its NRTL-related

activities.

SwRI submitted a request, dated April

5, 2000 (see Exhibit 10), to expand its

recognition as an NRTL for one

additional test standard. The NRTL

included adequate information in

support of its request. In its cover letter,

SwRI stated that its Electromagnetic

Compatibility (EMCR) Section and its

Environmental Testing Section would

participate in testing products to the

requested test standard.

OSHA published the required notice

in the Federal Register (65 FR 46078,

07/26/2000) to announce the SwRI

expansion request. The notice included

a preliminary finding that SwRI could

meet the requirements for expansion of

its recognition, and OSHA invited

public comment on the application by

September 25, 2000. OSHA received no

comments concerning this application.

In processing SwRI’s request, OSHA

did perform an on-site review of SwRI’s

NRTL testing facilities. In a memo dated

June 12, 2000 (see Exhibit 11), NRTL

Program assessment staff recommended

the expansion of SwRI’s recognition to

include the additional test standard.

The most recent notices published by

OSHA for the SwRI recognition covered

the NRTL’s renewal and expansion of

recognition, which the Agency

announced on November 10, 1998 (63

FR 63086) and granted on March 9, 1999

(64 FR 11503).

You may obtain or review copies of

all public documents pertaining to the

application by contacting the Docket

Office, Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Room N2625, Washington, D.C. 20210,

telephone: (202) 693–2350. You should

refer to Docket No. NRTL–3–90, the

permanent records of public

information on the SwRI recognition.

The current address of the SwRI

facility (site) that OSHA recognizes for

SwRI is: Southwest Research Institute,

6620 Culebra Road, Post Office Drawer

28510, San Antonio, Texas 78228.

Final Decision and Order

The NRTL Program staff has

examined the application and other

pertinent information. Based upon this

examination and the assessor’s

recommendation, OSHA finds that SwRI

has met the requirements of 29 CFR

1910.7 for expansion of its recognition

to include the additional test standard,

listed below, subject to the limitations

and conditions listed below. Pursuant to

the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA

hereby expands the recognition of SwRI,

subject to these limitations and

conditions.

Limitations

OSHA hereby expands the recognition

of SwRI for testing and certification of

products to demonstrate conformance to

the following additional test standard:

UL 1950 Technology Equipment

Including Electrical Business

Equipment. OSHA has determined that

this test standard meets the

requirements for an appropriate test

standard, within the meaning of 29 CFR

1910.7(c).

The Agency’s recognition of SwRI, or

any NRTL, for a particular test standard

is always limited to equipment or

materials (products) for which OSHA

standards require third party testing and

certification before use in the

workplace. As a result, OSHA’s

recognition of an NRTL for a test

standard excludes any product(s),

falling within the scope of the test

standard, for which OSHA has no such

requirements.

The above test standard is approved

as an American National Standard by

the American National Standards

Institute (ANSI). However, for

convenience, we use the designation of

the standards developing organization

(e.g., UL 22) for the standard, as

opposed to the ANSI designation (e.g.,

ANSI/UL 22). Under our procedures, an

NRTL recognized for an ANSI approved

test standard may use either the latest

proprietary version of the test standard

or the latest ANSI version of that

standard, regardless of whether it is

currently recognized for the proprietary

or ANSI version. Contact ANSI or the

ANSI web site to find out whether or

not a standard is currently ANSI

approved.

The above standard had not been

withdrawn by the standards developing

organization (SDO) at the time of the

preparation of the notice of preliminary

finding.

Conditions

SwRI must also abide by the following

conditions of the recognition, in

addition to those already required by 29

CFR 1910.7:

OSHA must be allowed access to the

SwRI facilities and records for purposes

of ascertaining continuing compliance

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with the terms of its recognition and to

investigate as OSHA deems necessary;

If SwRI has reason to doubt the

efficacy of any test standard it is using

under this program, it must promptly

inform the organization that developed

the test standard of this fact and provide

that organization with appropriate

relevant information upon which its

concerns are based;

SwRI 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, SwRI agrees that it will

allow no representation that it is either

a recognized or an accredited Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)

without clearly indicating the specific

equipment or material to which this

recognition is tied, or that its

recognition is limited to certain

products;

SwRI 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;

SwRI will continue to meet all the

terms of its recognition and will always

comply with all OSHA policies

pertaining to this recognition;

SwRI will continue to meet the

requirements for recognition in all areas

where it has been recognized; and

SwRI will always cooperate with

OSHA to assure compliance with the

spirit as well as the letter of its

recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of

November, 2000.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29845 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice

that the agency has submitted to OMB

for approval the information collections

described in this notice. The public is

invited to comment on the proposed

information collections pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to OMB at the address below

on or before December 22, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent

to: Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attn: Ms. Brook Dickson, Desk

Officer for NARA, Washington, DC

20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the proposed information

collections and supporting statements

should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm

at telephone number 301–713–6730 or

fax number 301–713–6913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13), NARA invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on proposed

information collections. NARA

published a notice of proposed

collection for this information collection

on September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55304

and 55305). No comments were

received. NARA has submitted the

described information collection to

OMB for approval.

In response to this notice, comments

and suggestions should address one or

more of the following points: (a)

Whether the proposed collection

informations are necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of

NARA; (b) the accuracy of NARA’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collections; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

information technology. In this notice,

NARA is soliciting comments

concerning the following information

collection:

1. Title: Customer Comment Form.

OMB number: 3095–0007.

Agency form number: NA Form

14045.

Type of review: Regular.

Affected public: Individuals.

Estimated number of respondents:

1,925.

Estimated time per response: 5

minutes.

Frequency of response: On occasion.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

160 hours.

Abstract: The information collection

is a customer comment form made

available to persons who use NARA

services or visit NARA museums. The

form is voluntary and is used to record

comments, complaints, and suggestions

from NARA customers. NARA uses the

information to correct problems and

improve service.

2. Title: NHPRC Subvention Grant

Guidelines and Application.

OMB number: 3095–0021.

Agency form number: N/A.

Type of review: Regular.

Affected public: Universities and nonprofit presses.

Estimated number of respondents: 18.

Estimated time per response: 6 hours.

Frequency of response: On occasion.

On the average, a press submits two

subvention applications per year.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

216 hours.

Abstract: The information collection

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1206. The

application is submitted by university

and other non-profit presses applying to

the NHPRC grant program for

subvention of part of the costs of

manufacturing and distributing volumes

published by NHPRC-supported

editorial projects.

3. Title: NHPRC Annual Sales Reports

for Subvention Grants.

OMB number: 3095–0022.

Agency form number: None.

Type of review: Regular.

Affected public: Non-profit presses

that have received an NHPRC

subvention grant.

Estimated number of respondents: 18.

Estimated time per response: 1 hour.

Frequency of response: One time only.

On the average, a press has two on-going

subvention grants and therefore submits

two sales reports per year.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

36 hours.

Abstract: The information collection

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1206. The sales

information provided by non-profit

presses is used by Commission staff to

gauge interest among scholars and the

general public in documentary editions

supported by Commission grants.

Dated: November 15, 2000.

L. Reynolds Cahoon,

Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and

Information Services.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 030–21059; License No. 22–

16537–02; EA–00–147]

In the Matter of Braun Intertec

Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota;

Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty

I

Braun Intertec Corporation (Licensee)

is the holder of Materials License No.

22–16537–02 issued by the Nuclear