Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 / Notices 4049 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Acting Director, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

MSHA, at 

MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov 

(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202) 

693–9441 (facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes the 

MSHA to collect information necessary 

to carry out its duty in protecting the 

safety and health of miners. Further, 

section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 

811(a), authorizes the Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and 

revise as may be appropriate, improved 

mandatory health or safety standards for 

the protection of life and prevention of 

injuries in coal and metal and nonmetal 

mines. 

Potentially gassy (explosive) 

conditions underground are largely 

controlled by the main fans. When 

accumulations of explosive gases, such 

as methane, are not swept from the mine 

by the main fans, they may reasonably 

be expected to contact an ignition 

source. The results of such contacts are 

usually disastrous, and multiple 

fatalities may be reasonably expected to 

occur. The standard contains 

significantly more stringent 

requirements for main fans in ‘‘gassy’’ 

mines than for main fans in other mines. 

Title 30 CFR 57.22204, which only 

applies to metal and nonmetal 

underground mines that are categorized 

as ‘‘gassy,’’ requires main fans to have 

pressure-recording systems. This 

standard also requires main fans to be 

inspected daily while operating if 

persons are underground and 

certification made of such inspections 

by signature and date. Certifications and 

pressure recordings must be retained for 

one year and made available to 

authorized representatives of the 

Secretary. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

MSHA is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed information 

collection related to Main fan operation 

and inspection (I–A, II–A, III, and V–A 

mines). MSHA is particularly interested 

in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s 

estimate of the burden related to the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used in the estimate; 

• Suggest methods to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

information collection 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. 

Background documents related to this 

information collection request are 

available at https://regulations.gov and 

at DOL–MSHA located at 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

VA 22202–5452. Questions about the 

information collection requirements 

may be directed to the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

III. Current Actions 

This information collection request 

concerns provisions for main fan 

operation and inspection in I–A, II–A, 

III, and V–A mines. MSHA has updated 

the data with respect to the number of 

respondents, responses, burden hours, 

and burden costs supporting this 

information collection request from the 

previous information collection request. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection. 

Agency: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration. 

OMB Number: 1219–0030. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 6. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Responses: 5,940. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,046 hours. 

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper 

Cost: $6,000. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval of the proposed 

information collection request; they will 

become a matter of public record and 

will be available at https://

www.reginfo.gov. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2016–0022] 

Bay Area Compliance Laboratories 

Corp.: 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 Bay Area 

Compliance Laboratories Corp. as a 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

January 26, 2022. 

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) 693–2110; 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s 

website includes information about the 

NRTL Program (see http://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

index.html). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition of 

Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. 

(BACL) as a NRTL. BACL’s expansion 

covers the addition of seven recognized 

testing 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, 

and is not a delegation or grant of 

government authority. As a result of 

recognition, employers may use 

products properly approved by the 

NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require testing and certification. 


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1OSHA notes that in the preliminary notice, it 

accidentally listed this document’s docket number 

as OSHA–2016–0022–0009. 

The agency processes applications by 

a NRTL for initial recognition, or for 

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 the 

preliminary finding and, 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 

that details the scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

agency’s website at http://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

index.html. 

BACL submitted an application, dated 

July 20, 2017 (OSHA–2016–0022– 

0011),1 to expand its NRTL scope of 

recognition to include seven additional 

test standards. OSHA 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 BACL’s expansion 

application in the Federal Register on 

October 22, 2021 (86 FR 58694). The 

agency requested comments by 

November 8, 2022, but it received no 

comments in response this notice. 

OSHA now is proceeding with this final 

notice to grant expansion of BACL’s 

scope of recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to BACL’s 

application, go to www.regulations.gov 

or contact the Docket Office, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor. Docket No. OSHA–2016–0022 

contains all materials in the record 

concerning BACL’s recognition. Please 

note: Due to the COVID–19 pandemic, 

the Docket Office is closed to the public 

at this time but can be contacted at (202) 

693–2350, TTY (877) 889–5627. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined BACL’s 

expansion application and examined 

other pertinent information. Based on a 

review of this evidence, OSHA finds 

that BACL meets the requirements of 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 

recognition, subject to the limitation 

and conditions listed below. OSHA, 

therefore, is proceeding with this final 

notice to grant expansion of BACL’s 

scope of recognition. OSHA limits the 

expansion of BACL’s scope of 

recognition to testing and certification 

of products for demonstration of 

conformance to the test standards listed 

in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN BACL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 153 ................... Portable Electric Lamps. 

UL 935 ................... Standard for Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts. 

UL 1310 ................. Standard for Class 2 Power Units. 

UL 1598 ................. Luminaires. 

UL 1598C ............... Standard for Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Retrofit Luminaire Conversion Kits. 

UL 1993 ................. Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters. 

UL 8750 ................. Standard for Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting Products. 

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. 

The American National Standards 

Institute (ANSI) may approve the test 

standards listed above as American 

National Standards. However, for 

convenience, the use of the designation 

of the standards-developing 

organization for the standard as opposed 

to the ANSI designation may occur. 

Under the NRTL Program’s policy (see 

OSHA Instruction CPL 01–00–004, 

Chapter 2, Section VIII), only standards 

determined to be appropriate test 

standards may be approved for NRTL 

recognition. Any NRTL recognized for a 

particular test standard may use either 

the proprietary version of the test 

standard or the ANSI version of that 

standard. Contact ANSI to determine 

whether a test standard is currently 

ANSI-approved. 

A. Conditions 

In addition to those conditions 

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, 

BACL must abide by the following 

conditions of the recognition: 

1. BACL 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. BACL must meet all the terms of 

the recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. BACL must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

BACL’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 BACL, subject to the 

limitation and conditions specified 

above. 

III. Authority and Signature 

Douglas L. Parker, 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 January 18, 

2022. 

Douglas L. Parker, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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