[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59557-59559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20876]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017]
QAI Laboratories, Ltd. Applications for Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of QAI
Laboratories, Ltd., for expansion of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's
preliminary finding to grant the applications.
DATES: Submit comments, information, and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of time to make a submission, on
or before October 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693-2350. OSHA's TTY number is (877) 889-5627. Please
note: While OSHA's docket office is continuing to accept and process
submissions by regular mail, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the docket
office is closed to the public and not able to receive submissions to
the rulemaking record by express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger
service.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2013-0017). OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials will be available online at
http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the agency cautions commenters
about submitting statements they do not want made available to the
public, or submitting comments that contain personal information
(either about themselves or others) such as Social Security numbers,
birth dates, and medical data.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the website. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection through
the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the
comment period on or before October 7, 2020 to the 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-3653, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-1644.
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, phone:
(202) 693-2110 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that QAI Laboratories, Ltd. (QAI), is
applying for expansion of recognition as a NRTL. QAI requests the
addition of one test standard to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within the
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the
applicable test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope.
Recognition is not a delegation or grant of government authority;
however, recognition enables employers to use products approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and
certification.
The agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial recognition
and for an 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 a preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides the 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,
including QAI, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
QAI currently has two facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with headquarters located at: QAI
Laboratories, Ltd., 3980 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5J
5K5. A complete list of QAI's scope of recognition is available at
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qai.html.
II. General Background on the Applications
QAI submitted three applications, one dated October 16, 2017 (OSHA-
2013-0017-0015), to expand recognition to include seventeen additional
test standards. This application was amended on June 12, 2019 (OSHA-
2013-0017-0016) to remove some standards from the original request and
add others. This revised application was amended again on February 11,
2020 (OSHA-2013-0017-0017) to request twenty-one additional standards
to be added to QAI's NRTL scope of recognition. 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.
Table 1 lists the appropriate test standard found in QAI's
application to expand for testing and certification of products under
the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
QAI's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 1740...................... Standard for Robots and Robotic
Equipment.
UL 22........................ Standard for Amusement and Gaming
Machines.
UL 73........................ Standard for Motor-Operated Appliances.
UL 499....................... Standard for Electric Heating Machines.
UL 506....................... Standard for Specialty Transformers.
UL 676....................... Standard for Underwater Luminaires and
Submersible Junction Boxes.
UL 1838...................... Standard for Low Voltage Landscape
Lighting Systems.
UL 2202...................... Standard for Electric Vehicle (EV)
Charging System Equipment.
UL 2388...................... Standard for Flexible Lighting Products.
UL 5085-1.................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 5085-2.................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 2: General
Purpose Transformers.
UL 5085-3.................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2
and Class 3 Transformers.
UL 8752...................... Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)
Panels.
UL 60950-22.................. Information Technology Equipment--Safety--
Part 22: Equipment to be Installed
Outdoors.
UL 61010-2-010............... Electrical Equipment Measurement, Control
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-010:
Particular Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for the Heating of Materials.
UL 61010-2-020............... Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-020:
Particular Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for Laboratory Centrifuges.
UL 61010-2-081............... Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-081:
Particular Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for Automatic and Semi-
Automatic Equipment for Analysis and
Other Purposes.
UL 61010-2-091............... Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-091:
Particular Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for Cabinet X-Ray Systems.
UL 61010-2-101............... Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-101:
Particular Requirements for In Vitro
Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Equipment.
UL 62368-1................... Audio/Video, Information and
Communication Technology Equipment--Part
1: Safety Requirements.
ASME A17.5-2014.............. Elevator and Escalator Electrical
Equipment.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Applications
QAI submitted acceptable applications for expansion of recognition.
OSHA's review of the application file, and pertinent documentation,
indicates QAI can meet the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expanding recognition to include the addition of these twenty-one test
standards for NRTL testing and certification listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of QAI's applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether QAI meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL.
Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits.
Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request in
writing, stating the reasons for the request. Commenters must submit
the written request for an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA
will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester justifies a
longer period. OSHA may deny a request for an extension if the request
is not adequately justified. To obtain or review copies of the exhibits
identified in this notice, as well as comments submitted to the docket,
contact the Docket Office at the above address. These materials also
are available online at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
OSHA-2013-0017.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner. After addressing the issues raised by these comments,
the agency will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health whether to grant QAI's applications for
expansion of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will make the final
decision on granting the applications. In making this decision, the
Assistant Secretary may undertake other proceedings prescribed in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of the final decision in the
Federal Register.
IV. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 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 September 15, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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