[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)] [Notices]
[Pages 47955-47956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19594]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026]
Curtis-Straus LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for Curtis-Straus LLC, as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
August 10, 2015.
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: 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, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; 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 Curtis-Straus LLC (CSL) as an NRTL. CSL's expansion
covers the addition of nine test standards to its scope of recognition.
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 of the products.
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. OSHA maintains an informational Web page
for each NRTL that details its scope of recognition. These pages are
available from the Agency's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
CSL submitted two applications, one dated August 29, 2014, and one
dated February 25, 2015 (OSHA-2009-0026-0057, CSL Exhibit 1--Expansion
Application for Nine Standards and OSHA-2009-0026-0058, CSL Exhibit 2--
Expansion Application for One Standard). These two applications were
combined. OSHA staff performed a comparability analysis and reviewed
other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-site review in
relation to these applications on January 27, 2015 to January 28, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing CSL's expansion
application in the Federal Register on May 21, 2015 (80 FR 29342). The
Agency requested comments by June 5, 2015, but it received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of CSL's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the CSL'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-2009-0026 contains all materials in the record
concerning CSL's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSL's expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that CSL
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the specified limitation and conditions listed
below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
CSL's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of CSL's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in CSL's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 1012................................ Power Supplies.
UL 1310................................ Direct Plug-In Transformer
Units.
UL 60065............................... Audio, Video and Similar
Electronic Apparatus.
UL 60950-21............................ Information Technology
Equipment--Safety--Part 21:
Remote Power Feeding.
UL 60950-22............................ Information Technology
Equipment--Safety--Part 22:
Equipment to be Installed
Outdoors.
UL 60950-23............................ Information Technology
Equipment--Safety--Part 23:
Large Data Storage Equipment.
UL 62368-1............................. Audio/video, information and
communication technology
equipment--Part 1: Safety
requirements.
UL 61010-2-030......................... Safety requirements for
electrical equipment for
measurement, control, and
laboratory use--Part 2-030:
Particular requirements for
testing and measuring
circuits.
UL 61010B-2-031........................ Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control, and
Laboratory Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Hand-Held Probe Assemblies for
Electrical Measurement and
Test.
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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, an
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, we may use the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under
the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 1-0.3, Appendix C,
paragraph XIV), 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,
CSL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. CSL 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. CSL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. CSL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on CSL'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 CSL, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.
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 August 5, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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