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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25828 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

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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TABLE 1—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE

TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN

QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION—Continued 

Test 

standard Test standard title 

UL 891 .......... Standard for Switchboards 

ASME 17.5 ... Elevator and Escalator Electrical 

Equipment 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

QPS submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files and pertinent 

documentation indicates that QPS has 

met the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding the 

recognition to include the addition of 

the seven test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed in Table 

1. This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of QPS’s application. 

OSHA seeks comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

IV. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether QPS 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–2010–0046 (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 

QPS’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 31, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25827 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Notice to Legal Services Corporation 

Grantees of Application Process for 

Subgranting Special Grant Funds 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation 

(LSC). 

ACTION: Notice of application dates and 

format for applications to make 

subgrants of LSC Special Grant Funds, 

including Technology Initiative Grant, 

Pro Bono Innovation Fund, and Disaster 

Relief Grant funds. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation is the national organization 

charged with administering Federal 

funds provided for civil legal services to 

low-income people. LSC hereby 

announces the submission dates for 

applications to make subgrants of its 

Special Grant funds. LSC is also 

providing information about where 

applicants may locate subgrant 

application questions and directions for 

providing the information required to 

apply for a subgrant. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for application dates. 

ADDRESSES: Legal Services 

Corporation—Office of Compliance and 

Enforcement, 1825 I Street NW, Suite 

800, Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Lacchini, Office of Compliance 

and Enforcement at lacchinim@lsc.gov 

or (202) 295–1506, or visit the LSC 

website at http://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/grantee-guidance/ 

how-apply-subgrant. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 45 

CFR part 1627, LSC must publish, on an 

annual basis, ‘‘notice of the 

requirements concerning the format and 

contents of the application annually in 

the Federal Register and on LSC’s 

website.’’ 45 CFR 1627.4(b). This Notice 

and the publication of the Subgrant 

Application on LSC’s website satisfy 

§ 1627.4(b)’s notice requirement for LSC 

Special Grant programs. Only current or 

prospective recipients of LSC Special 

Grants may apply for approval to 

subgrant these funds. 

An applicant must submit an 

application to make a subgrant of LSC 

Special Grant funds at least 45 days in 

advance of the subgrant’s proposed 

effective date. 45 CFR 1627.4(b)(2). 

All applicants must provide answers 

to the application questions in 

GrantEase and upload the following 

documents: 

• A draft subgrant agreement (with 

the required terms provided in LSC’s 

Special Grant Subgrant Agreement 

Template); and 

• A subgrant budget (using LSC’s 

Subgrant Budget Template) 

Applicants seeking to subgrant to a 

new subrecipient that is not a current 

LSC grantee or applying to renew a 

subgrant with an organization that is not 

a current LSC grantee in a year in which 

the applicant was not already required 

to submit the documents listed below as 

a part of an application to subgrant LSC 

Basic Field funds, must also upload: 

• The subrecipient’s accounting 

manual; 

• The subrecipient’s most recent 

audited financial statements; 

• The subrecipient’s current cost 

allocation policy (if not in the 

accounting manual); 

• The recipient’s 45 CFR part 1627 

policy (required under 45 CFR 1627.7). 

A list of subgrant application 

questions, the Special Grant Subgrant 

Agreement Template, and the Subgrant 

Budget Template are available on LSC’s 

website at http://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/grantee-guidance/ 

how-apply-subgrant. 

LSC encourages applicants to use 

LSC’s Special Grant Subgrant 

Agreement Template as a model 

subgrant agreement. If the applicant 

does not use LSC’s Template, the 

proposed agreement must include, at a 

minimum, the substance of the 

provisions of the Template. 

Once submitted, LSC will evaluate the 

application and provide applicants with 

instructions on any needed 

modifications to the submitted 

documents or Draft Agreement provided 

with the application. The applicant 

must then upload a final and signed 


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