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OSHA Docket Office for information 

about materials not available through 

the OSHA Webpage and for assistance 

using the Webpage to locate docket 

submissions. 

Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice as well as other relevant 

documents are available on OSHA’s 

Webpage. Since all submissions become 

public, private information such as 

social security numbers should not be 

submitted. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Jonathan L. Snare, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 5–2002 (67 FR 65008). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 24, 

2005. 

Jonathan L. Snare, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

[FR Doc. 05–17231 Filed 8–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. NRTL1–88] 

MET Laboratories, Inc., Application for 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

application of MET Laboratories, Inc., 

(MET) for expansion of its recognition to 

use additional test standards, and 

presents the Agency’s preliminary 

finding to grant MET’s requested 

expansion of recognition. This 

preliminary finding does not constitute 

an interim or temporary approval of this 

application. 

DATES: You must submit information or 

comments, or any request for extension 

of the time to comment, by the 

following dates: 

• Hard copy: Your information or 

comments must be submitted 

(postmarked or sent) by September 14, 

2005. 

• Electronic transmission or 

facsimile: Your comments must be sent 

by September 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information or comments to this 

notice—identified by docket number 

NRTL1–88—by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• OSHA Web site: http:// 

ecomments.osha.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on OSHA’s Web page. 

• Fax: If your written comments are 

10 pages or fewer, you may fax them to 

the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–

1648. 

• Regular mail, express delivery, 

hand delivery and courier service: 

Submit three copies to the OSHA 

Docket Office, Docket No. NRTL1–88, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–

2625, Washington, DC 20210; telephone 

(202) 693–2350. (OSHA’s TTY number 

is (877) 889–5627). OSHA Docket Office 

hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 

p.m., e.s.t. 

Instructions: All comments received 

will be posted without change to 

http://dockets.osha.gov, including any 

personal information provided. OSHA 

cautions you about submitting personal 

information such as social security 

numbers and birth dates. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dockets.osha.gov. Contact the OSHA 

Docket Office for information about 

materials not available through the 

OSHA Web page and for assistance in 

using the Web page to locate docket 

submissions. 

Extension of Comment Period: Submit 

requests for extensions concerning this 

notice to: Office of Technical Programs 

and Coordination Activities, NRTL 

Program, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, Room N–3653, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. Or fax to (202) 693–1644. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Technical Programs and 

Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210, 

or phone (202) 693–2110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Application 

The Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) hereby gives 

notice that MET Laboratories, Inc., 

(MET) has applied for expansion of its 

current recognition as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

MET’s expansion request covers the use 

of additional test standards. OSHA’s 

current scope of recognition for MET 

may be found in the following 

informational Web page: http:// 

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

met.html. 

OSHA recognition of an NRTL 

signifies that the organization has met 

the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 

of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations 

(29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an 

acknowledgment that the organization 

can perform independent safety testing 

and certification of the specific products 

covered within its scope of recognition 

and is not a delegation or grant of 

government authority. As a result of 

recognition, employers may use 

products ‘‘properly certified’’ by the 

NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require testing and certification. 

The Agency processes applications by 

an 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 its preliminary 

finding and, in the second notice, the 

Agency provides its final decision on 

the application. These notices set forth 

the NRTL’s scope of recognition or 

modifications of that scope. We 

maintain an informational Web page for 

each NRTL, which details its scope of 

recognition. These pages can be 

accessed from our Web site at http:// 

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

index.html. 

The most recent notice published by 

OSHA for MET’s recognition covered an 

expansion of recognition, which became 

effective on August 26, 2003 (68 FR 

51304). 

The current address of the MET 

facility already recognized by OSHA is: 

MET Laboratories, Inc., 914 West 

Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 

21230. 

General Background on the Application 

MET has submitted an application, 

dated November 1, 2004 (see Exhibit 

35–1) to expand its recognition to 

include 12 additional test standards. 

The NRTL Program staff has determined 

that each of these standards is an 

‘‘appropriate test standard’’ within the 

meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). However, 

one standard was already included in 

MET’s scope. Therefore, OSHA would 

approve eleven test standards for the 

expansion. 

MET seeks recognition for testing and 

certification of products for 

demonstration of conformance to the 

following eleven test standards: 

UL 5A Nonmetallic Surface Raceways 

and Fittings 

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1Properly certified means, in part, that the 

product is labeled or marked with the NRTL’s 

registered certification mark (i.e., the registered 

mark the NRTL uses for its NRTL work) and that 

the product certification falls within the scope of 

recognition of the NRTL. 

UL 291 Automated Teller Systems 

UL 294 Access Control System Units 

UL 508A Industrial Control Panels 

UL 963 Sealing, Wrapping, and 

Marking Equipment 

UL 1727 Commercial Electric Personal 

Grooming Appliances 

UL 1863 Communication Circuit 

Accessories 

UL 60065 Audio, Video and Similar 

Electronic Apparatus** 

UL 60335–1 Safety of Household and 

Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 

1; General Requirements 

UL 60335–2–34 Household and 

Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 

2; Particular Requirements for 

Motor Compressors 

UL 61010C–1 Process Control 

Equipment 

**Note: This standard is comparable to UL 

6500 Audio/Video and Musical Instrument 

Apparatus for Household, Commercial, and 

Similar General Use. Since no NRTL is 

currently recognized for UL 60065, we plan 

to modify the scope of any NRTL currently 

recognized for UL 6500 to add UL 60065. 

OSHA’s recognition of MET, or any 

NRTL, for a particular test standard is 

limited to equipment or materials (i.e., 

products) for which OSHA standards 

require third party testing and 

certification before use in the 

workplace. Consequently, any NRTL’s 

scope of recognition excludes any 

product(s) that fall within the scope of 

a test standard, but for which OSHA 

standards do not require NRTL testing 

and certification. 

A few of the UL test standards listed 

above also are approved as American 

National Standards by the American 

National Standards Institute (ANSI). 

However, for convenience, we use the 

designation of the standards developing 

organization for the standard as opposed 

to the ANSI designation. Under our 

procedures, any NRTL recognized for an 

ANSI-approved test standard may use 

either the latest proprietary version of 

the test standard or the latest ANSI 

version of that standard. You may 

contact ANSI to find out whether or not 

a test standard is currently ANSIapproved. 

Preliminary Finding on the Application 

MET has submitted an acceptable 

request for expansion of its recognition 

as an NRTL. In connection with this 

request, OSHA did not perform an onsite review of MET’s NRTL testing 

facilities. However, NRTL Program 

assessment staff reviewed information 

pertinent to the request and 

recommended that MET’s recognition be 

expanded to include the eleven 

additional test standards listed above 

(see Exhibit 35–2). Our review of the 

application file, the assessor’s 

recommendation, and other pertinent 

documents indicate that MET can meet 

the requirements, as prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7, for the expansion for the 

eleven additional test standards listed 

above. This preliminary finding does 

not constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of the application. 

OSHA welcomes public comments, in 

sufficient detail, as to whether MET has 

met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 

for expansion of its recognition as a 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory. Your comments should 

consist of pertinent written documents 

and exhibits. Should you need more 

time to comment, you must request it in 

writing, including reasons for the 

request. OSHA must receive your 

written request for extension at the 

address provided above no later than 

the last date for comments. OSHA will 

limit any extension to 30 days, unless 

the requester justifies a longer period. 

We may deny a request for extension if 

it is not adequately justified. You may 

obtain or review copies of MET’s 

requests, the on-site review report, other 

pertinent documents, and all submitted 

comments, as received, by contacting 

the Docket Office, Room N–2625, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, at the above address. Docket No. 

NRTL1–88 contains all materials in the 

record concerning MET’s application. 

The NRTL Program staff will review 

all timely comments and, after 

resolution of issues raised by these 

comments, will recommend whether to 

grant MET’s expansion request. The 

Agency will make the final decision on 

granting the expansion and, in making 

this decision, may undertake other 

proceedings that are prescribed in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR Section 1910.7. 

OSHA will publish a public notice of 

this final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of 

August, 2005. 

Jonathan L. Snare, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17184 Filed 8–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. NRTL2–98] 

NSF International, Renewal of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration’s final decision granting 

the renewal of recognition of NSF 

International (NSF) as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 

CFR 1910.7. 

DATES: The renewal of recognition 

becomes effective on August 30, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Technical Programs and 

Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room N3653, Washington, DC 20210, or 

phone (202) 693–2110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Final Decision 

The Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) hereby gives 

notice of the renewal of recognition of 

NSF International (NSF) as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

This renewal covers NSF’s existing 

scope of recognition, which may be 

found in the following informational 

Web page: http://www.osha.gov/dts/ 

otpca/nrtl/nsf.html. 

OSHA recognition of an NRTL 

signifies that the organization has met 

the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 

of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations 

(29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an 

acknowledgment that the organization 

can perform independent safety testing 

and certification of the specific products 

covered within its scope of recognition 

and is not a delegation or grant of 

government authority. As a result of 

recognition, employers may use 

products ‘‘properly certified’’ 1 by the 

NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require testing and certification. 

The Agency processes applications by 

an NRTL for initial recognition or for 

expansion or renewal of this recognition 

following requirements in Appendix A