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Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; 

telephone: (202) 693–2199; email: 

osha.dwpp@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Scope of Meeting 

OSHA is interested in obtaining 

information from the public on key 

issues facing the agency’s whistleblower 

program. This meeting is part of an 

ongoing series of meetings requesting 

public input on this program. The 

agency is seeking suggestions on how it 

can improve its outreach and training 

efforts in the Whistleblower Protection 

Program. Please note that the agency 

does not have the authority to change 

the statutory language and requirements 

of the laws it enforces. In particular, the 

agency invites input on the following: 

1. How can OSHA deliver better 

whistleblower customer service? 

2. What kind of assistance can OSHA 

provide to help explain the agency’s 

whistleblower laws to employees and 

employers? 

B. Request for Comments 

Regardless of attendance at the public 

meeting, interested persons may submit 

written or electronic comments (see 

ADDRESSES above). Electronic comments 

include recorded oral comments. 

Comments may be submitted in any 

language. To permit time for interested 

persons to submit data, information, or 

views on the issues in the ‘‘Scope of 

Meeting’’ section of this notice, please 

submit comments by May 29, 2024, and 

include Docket No. OSHA–2018–0005. 

If you have questions regarding how to 

submit comments, please contact 

osha.dwpp@dol.gov or 202–693–2199. 

C. Access to the Public Record 

Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice are available at: http://

www.regulations.gov. This notice, as 

well as news releases and other relevant 

information, is also available on the 

Directorate of Whistleblower Protection 

Programs’ web page at: http://

www.whistleblowers.gov. 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health, authorized the preparation of 

this notice under the authority granted 

by Section 11(c) of the Occupational 

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

660(c)); Secretary’s Order 08–2020 (May 

15, 2020). 

Signed at Washington, DC. 

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–2013–0016] 

Nemko North America, Inc.: Grant of 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for Nemko 

North America, Inc., as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory. 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on March 

27, 2024. 

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 Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition of 

Nemko North America, Inc. (NNA) as a 

NRTL. NNA’s expansion covers the 

addition of one test standard 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 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 the 

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 NNA, 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. 

NNA submitted an application on 

September 20, 2023 (OSHA–2013– 

0016–0022), to expand the recognition 

to include one additional test standard. 

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. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing NNA’s expansion 

application in the Federal Register on 

February 7, 2024 (89 FR 8451). The 

agency requested comments by February 

22, 2024, but it received no comments 

in response to this notice. OSHA is now 

proceeding with this final grant of 

expansion to NNA’s NRTL scope of 

recognition. 

Docket No. OSHA–2013–0016 

contains all materials in the record 

concerning NNA’s recognition. To 

obtain or review copies of all public 

documents pertaining to NNA’s 

expansion application, go to http://

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 for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined NNA’s 

expansion application, its capability to 

meet the requirements of the test 

standards, and other pertinent 

information. Based on its review of this 

evidence, OSHA finds that NNA meets 

the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of its recognition, subject to 

the limitations and conditions listed in 

this notice. OSHA, therefore, is 

proceeding with this final notice to 

grant NNA’s expanded scope of 

recognition. OSHA limits the expansion 


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of NNA’s recognition to testing and 

certification of products for 

demonstration of conformance to the 

test standard listed below in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN NNA’S NRTL 

SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test 

standard Test standard title 

UL 508A .. Industrial Control Panels. 

OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for 

a particular test standard is limited to 

equipment or materials for which OSHA 

standards require third-party testing and 

certification before using them in the 

workplace. Consequently, if a test 

standard also covers any products for 

which OSHA does not require such 

testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope 

of recognition does not include these 

products. 

A. Conditions 

Recognition is contingent on 

continued compliance with 29 CFR 

1910.7, including, but not limited to, 

abiding by the following conditions of 

the recognition: 

1. NNA must inform OSHA as soon as 

possible, in writing, of any change of 

ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 

and of any major change in its 

operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. NNA must meet all the terms of its 

recognition and comply with all OSHA 

policies pertaining to this recognition; 

and 

3. NNA must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

NNA’s scope of recognition, in all areas 

for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope 

of recognition of NNA as a NRTL, 

subject to the limitations and conditions 

specified above. 

III. 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. 

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–2024–0003] 

Ballard Marine Construction Lower 

Olentangy Tunnel Project; Application 

for Permanent Variance and Interim 

Order; Grant of Interim Order; Request 

for Comments 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of Ballard 

Marine Construction for a permanent 

variance and interim order from 

provisions of the standard that regulates 

construction work in compressed air 

environments, presents the agency’s 

preliminary finding on Ballard’s 

application, and announces the granting 

of an interim order. OSHA invites the 

public to submit comments on the 

variance application to assist the agency 

in determining whether to grant the 

applicant a permanent variance based 

on the conditions specified in this 

application. 

DATES: Submit comments, information, 

documents in response to this notice, 

and request for a hearing on or before 

April 26, 2024. The interim order 

described in this notice will become 

effective on March 27, 2024, and shall 

remain in effect until the completion of 

the Lower Olentangy Tunnel 

Conveyance Project in Columbus, Ohio, 

the interim order is modified or 

revoked, or OSHA publishes a decision 

on the permanent variance application. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for making 

electronic submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency’s name and the 

docket number for this rulemaking 

(Docket No. OSHA–2024–0003). 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 April 26, 

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, U.S. Department of 

Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

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; telephone: (202) 693–1911; 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

Copies of this Federal Register 

notice. Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice are available at http://

www.regulations.gov. This Federal 

Register notice, as well as news releases 

and other relevant information, also are 

available at OSHA’s web page at http:// 

www.osha.gov. 

Hearing Requests. According to 29 

CFR 1905.15, hearing requests must 

include: (1) a concise statement of facts 

detailing how the permanent variance 

would affect the requesting party; (2) a 

specification of any statement or 

representation in the variance 

application that the commenter denies, 

and a concise summary of the evidence 

offered in support of each denial; and 

(3) any views or arguments on any issue 

of fact or law presented in the variance 

application. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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