[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46837-46839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21603]
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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 and
Modification of NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
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). Additionally, OSHA announces its
final decision to add a new test standard to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
October 6, 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, 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, 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 a NRTL. CSL's expansion
covers the addition of one test standard to its scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a 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 a 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 an application, dated April 7, 2016 (OSHA-2009-0026-
0072), to expand its recognition to include one additional test
standard, which would also be added to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of
the application packet 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 May 23, 2017 (82 FR 23611). The
Agency requested comments by June 7, 2017, 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
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-3655, 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 standard listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in CSL's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 61010-2-010.......................... Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-010:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for the
Heating of Materials.
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Additionally, Table 2, below, lists the test standard new to the
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. The Agency evaluated
the standard to (1) verify it represents product categories for which
OSHA requires certification by a NRTL, (2) verify the documents
represent end products and not components, and (3) verify the documents
define safety test specifications (not installation or operational
performance specifications). Based on this evaluation, OSHA finds that
this is an appropriate test standard and has added this standard to the
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 61010-2-010.......................... Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-010:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for the
Heating of Materials.
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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, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standard listed above as an American National Standard. 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 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 a 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.
Loren Sweatt, Deputy 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 October 2, 2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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