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addresses provided above for submitting 

comments. 

Kathryn C. Macdonald, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2022–0011] 

Maritime Advisory Committee on 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(MACOSH): Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested 

persons to submit nominations for 

membership on the Maritime Advisory 

Committee on Occupational Safety and 

Health (MACOSH). 

DATES: Nominations for MACOSH 

membership must be submitted by 

January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations and supporting materials, 

including attachments, electronically at: 

http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting nominations. 

OSHA will post submissions in 

response to this Federal Register notice, 

including personal information, in the 

public docket, which is available online. 

Therefore, OSHA cautions interested 

parties about submitting personal 

information such as Social Security 

numbers and birthdates. 

Docket: To read or download 

submissions or other material in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. All documents in 

the public docket are listed in the index; 

however, some documents (e.g., 

copyrighted material) are not publicly 

available to read or download through 

www.regulations.gov. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Press inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, 

Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, U.S. Department of 

Labor, telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

email:meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General information and technical 

inquiries: Ms. Amy Wangdahl, Director, 

Office of Maritime and Agriculture, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, telephone (202) 693–2066; email: 

wangdahl.amy@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Labor (Secretary) invites 

interested persons to submit 

nominations for membership on 

MACOSH. 

I. Background 

MACOSH (Committee) was 

established by Section 7(d) of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651, 656) to 

advise the Secretary of Labor through 

the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(Assistant Secretary) in formulating 

maritime industry standards and 

regarding matters pertaining to the 

administration of the OSH Act related to 

the maritime industry. MACOSH is a 

non-discretionary advisory committee of 

indefinite duration (see section 3510 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act 

of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–92)). 

MACOSH operates in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.), its 

implementing regulations (41 CFR 102– 

3), and OSHA’s regulations on advisory 

committees (29 CFR part 1912). 

Pursuant to section 14 of FACA (5 

U.S.C. 1013(b)(2)), the MACOSH charter 

must be renewed every two years. 

The Committee meets approximately 

two times per year. Committee members 

serve without compensation, but OSHA 

provides travel and per diem expenses. 

Members serve a two-year term, which 

begins from the date of appointment by 

the Secretary of Labor. The terms of all 

current MACOSH members will expire 

on April 13, 2025. 

II. MACOSH Membership 

MACOSH consists of not more than 

15 members appointed by the Secretary 

of Labor. The agency seeks committed 

members who have a strong interest in 

the safety and health of workers in the 

maritime industries. The U.S. 

Department of Labor is committed to 

equal opportunity in the workplace. The 

Secretary of Labor will appoint 

members to create a broad-based, 

balanced, and diverse committee 

reflecting the shipyard, longshoring, and 

commercial fishing industries, and 

representing affected interests such as 

employers, employees, safety and health 

professional organizations, government 

organizations with interests or activities 

related to the maritime industry, 

academia, and the public. 

Nominations of new members, or 

resubmissions of current or former 

members, will be accepted in all 

categories of membership. Interested 

persons may nominate themselves or 

submit the name of another person 

whom they believe to be interested in 

and qualified to serve on MACOSH. 

Nominations may also be submitted by 

organizations from one of the categories 

listed above (e.g., employer, employee, 

public, safety and health professional 

organization, state safety and health 

agency, academia). 

III. Submission Requirements 

Any individual or organization may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

for membership on MACOSH. 

Nominations must include the following 

information: 

(1) The nominee’s name, contact 

information, and current employment or 

position; 

(2) The nominee’s resume or 

curriculum vitae, including prior 

membership on MACOSH and other 

relevant organizations and associations; 

(3) The maritime industry interest 

(e.g., employer, employee, public, safety 

and health professional organization, 

state safety and health agency, 

academia) that the nominee is qualified 

to represent; 

(4) A summary of the background, 

experience, and qualifications that 

addresses the nominee’s suitability for 

membership; and 

(5) A statement that the nominee is 

aware of the nomination, is willing to 

regularly attend and participate in 

MACOSH meetings, and has no 

conflicts of interest that would preclude 

membership on MACOSH. 

OSHA will conduct a basic 

background check of candidates before 

their appointment to MACOSH. The 

background check will involve 

accessing publicly available, internetbased sources. 

IV. Member Selection 

The Secretary of Labor will select 

MACOSH members based on their 

experience, knowledge, and competence 

in the field of occupational safety and 

health, particularly in the maritime 

industries. Information received through 

this nomination process, and other 

relevant sources of information, will 

assist the Secretary of Labor in 

appointing members to MACOSH. In 

selecting MACOSH members, the 

Secretary of Labor will consider 

individuals nominated in response to 

this Federal Register notice, as well as 

other qualified individuals. OSHA will 


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publish a list of MACOSH members in 

the Federal Register. 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, authorized the 

preparation of this notice pursuant to 

the OSH Act, 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 

656, FACA (5 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.), the 

implementing regulations (41 CFR 102– 

3), Department of Labor Manual Series 

Chapter 1–900 (March 25, 2022), 

OSHA’s regulations on Advisory 

Committees (29 CFR part 1912), and 

Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 8–2020 

(85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 

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–2010–0046] 

QPS Evaluation Services, 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 QPS 

Evaluation Services, 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 22, 2024. 

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–2010–0046). 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, 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 QPS 

Evaluation Services, Inc. (QPS), is 

applying for expansion of the current 

recognition as a NRTL. QPS requests the 

addition of five test standards to the 

NRTL scope of recognition. 

OSHA’s 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 QPS 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. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

QPS submitted an application to 

OSHA for expansion of the NRTL scope 

of recognition on February 13, 2024 

(OSHA–2010–0046–0021), requesting 

the addition of five 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 an on-site review related to this 

application. 

Table 1, below, lists the appropriate 

test standards found in QPS’s 

application for expansion for testing and 

certification of products under the 

NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE

TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN

QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test 

standard Test standard title 

UL 22 ............ Amusement and Gaming Machines 

UL 751 .......... Vending Machines 

UL 1012 ........ Power Units Other Than Class 2 


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