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warnings when methane is detected at 

or above 1.0 percent. 

(f) A competent person, as defined in 

30 CFR 57.2, shall continuously monitor 

for methane immediately before and 

during the use of the Dra ̈ger X-plore 

8700 EX in or beyond the last open 

crosscut or in areas where methane may 

enter the air current. For a crew working 

together, at least one competent person 

shall continuously monitor for methane. 

Alternatively, continuous monitoring 

systems along longwall faces, which 

provide an audible and visual alarm 

when 1.0 percent methane is detected, 

shall satisfy this requirement. 

(g) Batteries contained in the Dra ̈ger 

X-plore 8700 EX must be ‘‘changed out’’ 

or ‘‘charged’’ in intake air. Before each 

shift when the Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX 

is to be used, all batteries for the 

equipment must be charged sufficiently 

such that they are not expected to be 

replaced on that shift. 

(h) The Dra ̈ger LBT 04 LI–ION shall 

be charged on the surface or 

underground in accordance with 30 CFR 

57.22224. 

(i) The Dra ̈ger LBT 04 LI–ION shall be 

charged only by the Dra ̈ger X-plore 8000 

EX standard charger or the Dra ̈ger Xplore 8000 multiple charger. 

(j) The battery pack shall not be 

disassembled or modified by anyone 

other than permitted by the 

manufacturer of the equipment. 

(k) The battery pack shall not be 

exposed to water or allowed to get wet. 

This does not preclude incidental 

exposure of sealed battery packs. 

(l) The battery shall not be exposed to 

direct sunlight or used or stored near a 

source of heat. 

(m) The battery shall not be used at 

the end of its life cycle (e.g., when there 

is a performance decrease of greater 

than 20 percent in battery operated 

equipment). The battery shall be 

disposed of properly. 

(n) The mine operator shall 

investigate the potential for 

electromagnetic interference between 

the Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX and all 

safety devices carried or worn by 

miners, such as proximity detection 

system miner wearable components, gas 

detectors, tracking system components, 

and communication devices. Before any 

Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX devices are 

placed into service, the mine operator 

shall report to their MSHA District 

whether any interference is identified 

along with the procedures the mine 

operator will implement to eliminate 

the interference. All miners shall be 

trained in these procedures. 

(o) Personnel engaged in the use of 

Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX shall be 

properly trained to recognize the 

hazards and limitations associated with 

the use of the PAPR in areas where 

methane could be present. 

(p) All section foremen, section crew 

members, and other personnel who will 

be involved with or affected by the use 

of the PAPR shall receive training in 

accordance with 30 CFR 48.7 on the 

requirements of the PDO granted by 

MSHA within 60 days of the date the 

PDO granted by MSHA becomes final. 

Such training must be completed before 

any Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX is used in 

or beyond the last open crosscut or in 

areas where methane may enter the air 

current. 

(q) Within 60 days after the PDO 

granted by MSHA becomes final, the 

operator shall submit proposed 

revisions for its approved 30 CFR part 

48 training plan to the Mine Safety and 

Health District Manager. These 

proposed revisions shall include 

donning a Self-Contained Self Rescuer 

(SCSR) while using the PAPR, and 

initial and refresher training regarding 

the terms and conditions stated in the 

PDO granted by MSHA. When training 

is conducted on the terms and 

conditions in the PDO granted by 

MSHA, an MSHA Certificate of Training 

(Form 5000–23) shall be completed and 

include the notation ‘‘Dra ̈ger X-plore 

8700 EX PAPR training’’. 

(r) The operator shall post the PDO 

granted by MSHA in unobstructed 

locations on the bulletin boards and/or 

in other conspicuous places where 

notices to miners are ordinarily posted, 

for a period of not less than 60 

consecutive days. 

(s) Affected mine employees shall be 

trained in the proper use and care of the 

Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX unit in 

accordance with established 

manufacturer guidelines. 

(t) If 1.0 percent or more methane is 

detected, the procedures in 30 CFR 

7.22234 shall be followed. 

(u) The miners at American Soda LLC 

mine are not represented by a labor 

organization and there are no designated 

representatives of miners. A copy of this 

petition has been posted for all miners 

to see on the mine bulletin board on 

August 22, 2024. 

In support of the proposed alternative 

method, the petitioner has also 

submitted: a Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX 

Certificate of Conformity, a Dra ̈ger Xplore 8700 EX ATEX Certificate, a 

battery pack operating manual, and a 

Dra ̈ger X-plore 8700 EX data sheet. 

The petitioner asserts that that 

application of the standard in 30 CFR 

57.22305 will reduce the safety of the 

miners affected and has proposed to 

establish an alternative method. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

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BILLING CODE 4520–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0039] 

Intertek Testing Services NA, 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 Intertek 

Testing Services NA, Inc., for expansion 

of the 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 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

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–2007–0039). 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 

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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 

21, 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, 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, phone: (202) 

693–1911 or email: robinson.kevin@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for 

Expansion 

OSHA is providing notice that 

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. 

(ITSNA), is applying for expansion of 

the current recognition as a NRTL. 

ITSNA requests the addition of two test 

standards 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 

a NRTL for initial recognition and for an 

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 an application. In 

the first notice, OSHA announces the 

application and provides a preliminary 

finding. In the second notice, the agency 

provides a 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 ITSNA, 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. 

ITSNA currently has thirty-five 

facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for 

product testing and certification, with 

the headquarters located at: Intertek 

Testing Services NA, Inc., 545 East 

Algonquin Road, Suite F, Arlington 

Heights, Illinois 60005. A complete list 

of ITSNA’s scope of recognition is 

available at https://www.osha.gov/ 

nationally-recognized-testinglaboratory-program/its. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

ITSNA submitted an application 

dated June 24, 2024 (OSHA–2007– 

0039–0058), requesting the addition of 

two test standards to the NRTL scope of 

recognition. OSHA staff performed a 

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 ITSNA’s 

application for expansion for testing and 

certification of products under the 

NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN ITSNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 60335–2–89 .............................. Household and Similar Electrical Appliances—Safety—Part 2–89: Particular Requirements for Commercial 

Refrigerating Appliances and Ice-makers with an Incorporated or Remote Refrigerant Unit or Compressor. 

UL 60335–2–24 .............................. Household and Similar Electrical Appliances—Safety—Part 2–24: Particular Requirements for Refrigerating 

Appliances, Ice-Cream Appliances, and Ice-Makers. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

ITSNA submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application file and pertinent 

documentation indicates that ITSNA 

can meet the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding the 

recognition to include the addition of 

these two test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed in Table 

1. This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of ITSNA’s application. 

OSHA seeks comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

IV. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether ITSNA 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–2007–0039 (for 

further information, see the ‘‘Docket’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

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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 

ITSNA’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, 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 October 30, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25723 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Rehabilitation Maintenance Certificate 

(OWCP–17) 

AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees 

Compensation, Office of the Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is soliciting comments 

concerning a proposed extension for the 

authority to conduct the information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Rehabilitation Maintenance Certificate 

(OWCP–17).’’ This comment request is 

part of continuing Departmental efforts 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by January 

6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202– 

354–9660 or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, Room S3323, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210 or by email: suggs.anjanette@

dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 

202–354–9660 or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs 

(OWCP) administers the Federal 

Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) 

and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation Act (LHWCA). These acts 

provide vocational rehabilitation 

services to eligible workers with 

disabilities. The FECA (5 U.S.C. 

8111(b)) provides that OWCP may pay 

an individual undergoing vocational 

rehabilitation a maintenance allowance, 

not to exceed $200 a month. The 

LHWCA (33 U.S.C. 908(g)) provides that 

person(s) undergoing such vocational 

rehabilitation shall receive maintenance 

allowances as additional compensation. 

Form OWCP–17 is used to collect 

information necessary to determine the 

amount of any maintenance allowance 

to be paid. This information collection 

is currently approved for use through 

February 28, 2025. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Written 

comments will receive consideration, 

and be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval of the final 

ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Number 1240–0012. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. The DOL encourages 

commenters not to include personally 

identifiable information, confidential 

business data, or other sensitive 

statements/information in any 

comments. 

The DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL-Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Rehabilitation 

Maintenance Certificate. 

Form: Rehabilitation Maintenance 

Certificate OWCP–17. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0012. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

148. 

Frequency: As needed. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

1,288. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 10 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 575. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0.00. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Dated: October 30, 2024. 

Anjanette Suggs, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2025–006] 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Government 

Information Services (OGIS), National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: We are announcing an 

upcoming Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and the second United 

States Open Government National 

Action Plan. 


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