[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7868-7869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01411]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026]
Curtis-Strauss 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-Strauss LLC, as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
January 23, 2017.
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-Strauss LLC (CSL), as an NRTL. CSL's expansion
covers the addition of sixteen (16) 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 four applications, each dated December 29, 2015
(OSHA-2009-0026-0065; OSHA-2009-0026-0066; OSHA-2009-0026-0069; OSHA-
2009-0026-0068), to expand its recognition to include 16 additional
test standards. OSHA staff performed a comparability analysis and
reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in relation to
this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing CSL's expansion
application in the Federal Register on October 31, 2016 (81 FR 75446).
The Agency requested comments by November 15, 2016, 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-3508, 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 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 60745-1....................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 60745-2-1..................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 2-1: Particular
Requirements for Drills and Impact
Drills.
UL 60745-2-11.................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 2-11: Particular
Requirements for Reciprocating Saws.
UL 60745-2-2..................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 2-2: Particular
Requirements for Screwdrivers and
Impact Wrenches.
UL 60745-2-3..................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 2-3: Particular
Requirements for Grinders, Polishers
and Disk-Type Sanders.
UL 60745-2-4..................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 2-4: Particular
Requirements for Sanders and
Polishers Other Than Disk Type.
UL 60745-2-5..................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 2-5: Particular
Requirements for Circular Saws.
UL 60745-2-6..................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
Tools--Safety--Part 2-6: Particular
Requirements for Hammers.
UL 1741.......................... Standard for Inverters, Converters,
Controllers and Interconnection
System Equipment for Use With
Distributed Energy Resources.
UL 1778.......................... Uninterruptable Power Systems.
UL 1083.......................... Household Electric Skillets and
Frying-Type Appliances.
UL 153........................... Standard for Portable Electric
Lights.
UL 1598.......................... Luminaires.
UL 1993.......................... Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp
Adapters.
UL 8750.......................... Standard for Light Emitting Diode
(LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting
Products.
UL 935........................... Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts.
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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.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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