[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40786-40787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16430]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0041]
FM Global Approvals LLC: Grant of Renewal of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's final decision granting renewal of recognition of FM
Global Approvals LLC, as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
(NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The renewal of recognition becomes effective on July 14, 2014.
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, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room N-3647, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: [email protected].
General and technical information: Contact Mr. David Johnson,
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, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email: [email protected]. OSHA's Web page
includes information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recognition of an 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 its
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. OSHA maintains an informational Web site for
each NRTL at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html that details
its scope of recognition.
OSHA processes applications submitted by an NRTL for renewal of
recognition following requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA
conducts renewals in accordance with the procedures in 29 CFR 1910.7,
App. A II.C. In accordance with these procedures, NRTLs submit a
renewal request to OSHA between nine months and one year before the
expiration date of its current recognition. A renewal request includes
a request for renewal and any additional information demonstrating its
continued compliance with the terms of its recognition and 29 CFR
1910.7. If OSHA has not conducted an on-site assessment of the NRTL
headquarters and any key sites within the past 18 to 24 months, it will
schedule the necessary on-site assessment prior to the expiration date
of the NRTL's recognition. Upon review of the submitted material and,
as necessary, the successful completion of the on-site assessment, OSHA
announces its preliminary decision to grant or deny renewal in the
Federal Register and solicits comments from the public. OSHA then
publishes a final Federal Register notice responding to any comments
and renewing the NRTL's recognition for a period of five years, or
denying the renewal of recognition.
FM Global Approvals LLC (FM) initially received OSHA recognition as
an NRTL on June 13, 1988 (see 60 FR 16167, March 29, 1995). The most
recent renewal for FM was on September 12, 2001, for a five-year period
expiring on September 12, 2006. FM submitted a timely request for
renewal, dated November 29, 2005 (see Ex. OSHA-2007-0041-0006), and
retained its recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal
process. The current addresses of FM facilities recognized by OSHA and
included as part of the renewal request are:
1. FM Norwood, 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood,
Massachusetts 02062; and
2. FM West Gloucester, 743 Reynolds Road, West Gloucester, Rhode
Island 02814.
OSHA evaluated FM's application for renewal and made a preliminary
determination that FM can continue to meet the requirements prescribed
by 29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition. OSHA conducted audits of FM's
facilities on October 24-26, 2012, August 17-19, 2009, and August 5-6,
2008. OSHA found non-conformances with the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7. FM addressed these issues sufficiently to meet the applicable
NRTL requirements. Accordingly, OSHA determined that it did not need to
conduct an on-site review of FM's facilities for this request for
renewal, based on its evaluation of FM's application and all other
available information.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing FM's renewal
request in the Federal Register on February 24, 2014 (79 FR 10192). The
Agency requested comments by March 11, 2014, but received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant FM's request for renewal of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the FM's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0041 contains all materials in the record
concerning FM's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
Pursuant to the authority granted under 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby
gives notice of the renewal of recognition of FM as an NRTL. OSHA NRTL
Program staff reviewed the renewal request for FM and other pertinent
information. Based on this review of the renewal request for FM and
other pertinent information, OSHA finds that FM meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of its
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recognition, subject to the specified limitation and conditions. OSHA
limits the renewal of FM's recognition to include the terms and
conditions of FM's scope of recognition. The scope of recognition for
FM is available in the Federal Register notice dated March 29 1995 (60
FR 16167), or on OSHA's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/fm.html.
Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
FM also must abide by the following conditions of recognition:
1. FM 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 an NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. FM must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. FM must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on FM's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
III. Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25,
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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