[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4130-4131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00848]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0083]
Applied Research Laboratories of South Florida, 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 the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for Applied Research Laboratories of South
Florida, LLC as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
January 15, 2021.
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 Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition for Applied Research Laboratories of South Florida LLC
(ARL). ARL's expansion cover the addition of two test standards to the
NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA's 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 ARL, 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.
ARL currently has one facility (site) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with headquarters located at:
Applied Research Laboratories of South Florida LLC, 5371 NW 161st
Street, Miami, Florida 33014. A complete list of ARL's scope of
recognition is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/arl.html.
ARL submitted an application, dated June 13, 2019 (OSHA-2007-0083-
0055), to expand recognition to include two additional 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 ARL's expansion application in the Federal Register
on September 22, 2020 (85 FR 59554). The agency requested comments by
October 7, 2020, but it received no comments in response to this
notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this final notice to grant
expansion of ARL's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
ARL's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration at 202-693-2350.
Docket No. OSHA-2007-0083 contains all materials in the record
concerning ARL's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined ARL's expansion application, the capability to
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that ARL
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the scope of
recognition, subject to the conditions listed below. OSHA, therefore,
is proceeding with this final notice to grant the expansion of ARL's
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of ARL's scope of
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards listed below in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in ARL's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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ANSI/UL 399............................... Standard for Drinking-Water
Coolers.
ANSI/UL 471............................... Standard for Commercial
Refrigerators and Freezers.
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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 standards listed above as American National Standards. However,
for convenience, the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may be
used. 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,
ARL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. ARL must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in the operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. ARL must meet all the terms of the recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. ARL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on ARL'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 ARL, subject to the conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 11, 2021.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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