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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Workforce Information Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual meetings April 

21, 2022, and May 11, 2022. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Workforce Information Advisory 

Council (WIAC or Advisory Council) 

will meet for two days, virtually. 

Information for public attendance at the 

virtual meetings will be posted at 

www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/ 

meetings several days prior to each 

meeting date. The meetings will be open 

to the public. 

DATES: The meetings will take place 

April 21, and May 11, 2022. Each 

meeting will begin at 12:00 p.m. EDT 

and conclude at approximately 2:00 

p.m. EDT. Public statements and 

requests for special accommodations or 

to address the Advisory Council must be 

received by April 19, 2022, for the April 

21, 2022, meeting, and by May 9, 2022, 

for the May 11, 2022, meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Information for public 

attendance at the virtual meetings will 

be posted at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/ 

wioa/wiac/meetings several days prior 

to each meeting date. If problems arise 

accessing the meetings, please contact 

Donald Haughton, Unit Chief in the 

Division of National Programs, Tools, 

and Technical Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, at 202–693–2784. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of 

National Programs, Tools, and 

Technical Assistance, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room C–4510, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20210; Telephone: 202–693–3912; 

Email: WIAC@dol.gov. Mr. Rietzke is the 

WIAC Designated Federal Officer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: These meetings are being 

held pursuant to sec. 308 of the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act of 2014 (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128), 

which amends sec. 15 of the WagnerPeyser Act of 1933 (29 U.S.C. 491–2). 

The WIAC is an important component 

of the WIOA. The WIAC is a federal 

advisory committee of workforce and 

labor market information experts 

representing a broad range of national, 

State, and local data and information 

users and producers. The WIAC was 

established in accordance with 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 

U.S.C. app.) and will act in accordance 

with the applicable provisions of FACA 

and its implementing regulation at 41 

CFR 102–3. The purpose of the WIAC is 

to provide recommendations to the 

Secretary of Labor (Secretary), working 

jointly through the Assistant Secretary 

for Employment and Training and the 

Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to 

address: (1) The evaluation and 

improvement of the nationwide 

workforce and labor market information 

(WLMI) system and statewide systems 

that comprise the nationwide system; 

and (2) how the Department and the 

States will cooperate in the management 

of those systems. These systems include 

programs to produce employmentrelated statistics and State and local 

workforce and labor market information. 

The Department of Labor anticipates 

the WIAC will accomplish its objectives 

by: (1) Studying workforce and labor 

market information issues; (2) seeking 

and sharing information on innovative 

approaches, new technologies, and data 

to inform employment, skills training, 

and workforce and economic 

development decision making and 

policy; and (3) advising the Secretary on 

how the workforce and labor market 

information system can best support 

workforce development, planning, and 

program development. Additional 

information is available at www.dol.gov/ 

agencies/eta/wioa/wiac/meetings. 

Purpose: The WIAC is currently in the 

process of identifying and reviewing 

issues and aspects of the WLMI system 

and statewide systems that comprise the 

nationwide system and how the 

Department and the States will 

cooperate in the management of those 

systems. As part of this process, the 

Advisory Council meets to gather 

information and to engage in 

deliberative and planning activities to 

facilitate the development and provision 

of its recommendations to the Secretary 

in a timely manner. 

The purpose of the April meeting will 

be to conduct a review of the subcommittee recommendations. The first 

sub-committee, titled ‘‘Workers and 

Work,’’ studied the dynamics between 

people seeking work and employers 

looking for workers. The second subcommittee, titled ‘‘Data Sharing and 

Synchronization,’’ conducted research 

on the systems and processes needed to 

improve the availability of information, 

with a special focus on how data can 

help DOL participate in these efforts, 

especially as they relate to workforce 

and worker benefits. 

The purpose of the May meeting is to 

have the WIAC vote on the 

recommendations from both subcommittees. After the vote, the WIAC 

will then turn its attention to future LMI 

topics for consideration by the WIAC. 

Agenda: The agenda topics for the 

April 21, 2022 meeting are: (1) Review 

and approve minutes from the previous 

meeting, (2) review and discussion of 

the sub-committee recommendations, 

(3) comment period for the general 

public, and (4) other business as 

needed. The agenda topics for the May 

11, 2022 meeting are: (1) Review and 

approve minutes from the previous 

meeting, (2) formal approval of the subcommittee recommendations by the full 

WIAC, (3) comment period for the 

general public, and (4) other business as 

needed. A detailed agenda will be 

available at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/ 

wioa/wiac/meetings shortly before the 

meetings commence. 

The Advisory Council will open the 

floor for public comment at 

approximately 1:30 p.m. EST on both 

meeting dates for approximately 15 

minutes. However, that time may 

change at the WIAC chair’s discretion. 

Attending the meetings: Members of 

the public who require reasonable 

accommodations to attend any of the 

meetings may submit requests for 

accommodations via email to the email 

address indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section with the 

subject line ‘‘April–May 2022 WIAC 

Meeting Accommodations’’ by the date 

indicated in the DATES section. Please 

include a specific description of the 

accommodations requested and phone 

number or email address where you 

may be contacted if additional 

information is needed to meet your 

request. 

Public statements: Organizations or 

members of the public wishing to 

submit written statements may do so by 

mailing them to the person and address 

indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by the 

date indicated in the DATES section or 

transmitting them as email attachments 

in PDF format to the email address 

indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section with the 

subject line ‘‘April–May 2022 WIAC 

Meeting Public Statements’’ by the date 

indicated in the DATES section. 

Submitters may include their name and 

contact information in a cover letter for 

mailed statements or in the body of the 

email for statements transmitted 

electronically. Relevant statements 

received before the date indicated in the 

DATES section will be included in the 

record of each meeting. No deletions, 

modifications, or redactions will be 

made to statements received, as they are 

public records. Please do not include 


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personally identifiable information in 

your public statement. 

Requests to Address the Advisory 

Council: Members of the public or 

representatives of organizations wishing 

to address the Advisory Council should 

forward their requests to the contact 

indicated in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact 

the same by phone, by the date 

indicated in the DATES section. Oral 

presentations will be limited to 5–7 

minutes, time permitting, and shall 

proceed at the discretion of the 

Advisory Council chair. Individuals 

with disabilities, or others who need 

special accommodations, should 

indicate their needs along with their 

request. 

Angela Hanks, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07093 Filed 4–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028] 

MET Laboratories, 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 MET 

Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on April 

5, 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; 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; telephone: (202) 

693–2110; email: robinson.kevin@

dol.gov. OSHA’s web page 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 

MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a 

NRTL. MET’s expansion covers the 

addition of seventeen test standards to 

the NRTL scope of recognition. 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements specified by 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 of the 

products. 

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. 

MET submitted an application to 

expand its NRTL scope of recognition 

on April 20, 2020 (OSHA–2006–0028– 

0082). The expansion application would 

add seventeen standards to MET’s 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 the application. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing MET’s expansion 

application in the Federal Register on 

February 15, 2022 (87 FR 8612). The 

agency requested comments by March 2, 

2022, but it received no comments in 

response to this notice. OSHA now is 

proceeding with this final notice to 

grant expansion of MET’s scope of 

recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to MET’s 

application, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210. 

Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028 contains 

all materials in the record concerning 

MET’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. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined MET’s 

expansion application, the capability to 

meet the requirements of the test 

standards, and other pertinent 

information. Based on the review of this 

evidence, OSHA finds that MET meets 

the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of the NRTL scope of 

recognition, subject to the limitation 

and conditions listed below. OSHA, 

therefore, is proceeding with this final 

notice to grant MET’s scope of 

recognition. OSHA limits the expansion 

of MET’s 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 MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 62841–1 ............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 1: General Requirements. 

UL 62841–2–2 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–2: 

Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches. 

UL 62841–2–4 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–4: 

Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Sanders And Polishers Other. 

UL 62841–2–5 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–5: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Circular Saws. 

UL 62841–2–8 ......... Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Shears and Nibblers. 


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