[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40785-40786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16432]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: 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 MET
Laboratories, Inc., 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 available.
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.
MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), initially received OSHA recognition
as an NRTL on May 16, 1989 (54 FR 21136). The most recent renewal for
MET was on May 23, 2002, for a five-year period expiring on May 23,
2007. MET submitted a timely request for renewal, dated June 06, 2006
(see Ex. OSHA-2006-0028-0011), and retained its recognition pending
OSHA's final decision in this renewal process. The current address of
the MET facility recognized by OSHA and included as part of the renewal
request is MET Laboratories, Inc., 914 West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230.
OSHA evaluated MET's application for renewal and made a preliminary
determination that MET can continue to meet the requirements prescribed
by 29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition. OSHA conducted an audit of MET on
September 26-28, 2012, and found non-conformances with the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7. MET 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 MET's facilities for this
request for renewal based on its evaluation of MET's application and
all other available information.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing MET's renewal
request in the Federal Register on February 25, 2014 (79 FR 10566). The
Agency requested comments by March 12, 2014, but received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant MET's request for renewal of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the MET'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-2006-0028 contains all materials in the record
concerning MET'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 MET as an NRTL. OSHA NRTL
Program staff reviewed the renewal request for MET and other pertinent
information. Based on this review of the renewal request for MET and
other pertinent information, OSHA finds that MET meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of its recognition, subject to the
specified limitation and conditions. OSHA limits the renewal of MET's
recognition to include the terms and conditions of MET's scope of
recognition. The scope of recognition for MET is available in the
Federal Register notice dated May 16, 1989 (54 FR 21136), or on OSHA's
Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/met.html.
Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
MET also must abide by the following conditions of recognition:
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1. MET 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. MET must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. MET must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on MET'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.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 9, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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