[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11001-11002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03650]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026]
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc.: Application 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 application of Bureau
Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc. for expansion of the scope of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and
presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
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 March 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments,
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
OSHA will place comments and requests for a hearing, including
personal information, in the public docket, which will be available
online. Therefore, OSHA cautions interested parties about submitting
personal information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Documents in the docket 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 this website. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for inspection through the OSHA
Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2009-0026). All comments, including any personal
information you provide, are placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before March 10, 2021 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-3655, 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 Application for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that Bureau Veritas Consumer Product
Services, Inc. (BVCPS), is applying for expansion of recognition as a
NRTL. BVCPS requests the addition of two recognized testing sites and
twenty-two test standards 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 BVCPS, 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.
BVCPS currently has one facility (site) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with headquarters located at: Bureau
Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc., One Distribution Circle,
Suite #1, Littleton, MA 01460. A complete list of BVCPS's scope of
recognition is available at: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/csl.html.
II. General Background on the Application
BVCPS submitted an application, dated June 28, 2018 (OSHA-2009-
0026-0084), to expand recognition to include the addition of two
recognized testing and certification sites. BVCPS amended this
application on May 20, 2020, to include the addition of twenty-two
recognized test standards. The first site is located at: Bureau Veritas
Consumer Products Services (H.K.) Ltd. Taoyuan Branch, No. 19, Hwa Ya
2nd Rd., Wen Hwa Vil., Kewi Shan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The
second site is located at: LCIE China Company Limited, Building 4, No.
518, Xin Zhuan Road, CaoHejiing Songjiang High-Tech Park, Shanghai,
201612 China. One of the standards requested in the application, UL
962, is already included in BVCPS's current NRTL scope of recognition
and will not be considered in this notice. OSHA staff performed on-site
reviews of BVCPS's Shanghai China testing facility on February 27-28,
2019, and BVCPS Taoyuan Branch's testing facility on March 5-6, 2019,
in which the assessors found some non-conformances with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. BVCPS addressed these non-conformances
satisfactorily, and OSHA has made a preliminary decision to approve the
application.
Table 1 below lists the appropriate test standards found in BVCPS's
application to expand BVCPS's NRTL scope of recognition for testing and
certification of products under the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
BVCPS's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 1081.............................. Electric Swimming Pools Pumps,
Filters and Chlorinators.
UL 1450.............................. Motor-Operated Air Compressors,
Vacuum Pumps and Painting
Equipment.
UL 1563.............................. Electric Spas, Equipment
Assemblies and Associated
Equipment.
UL 60335-2-24........................ Household Refrigerators and
Freezers.
UL 471............................... Commercial Refrigerators and
Freezers.
UL 484............................... Room Air Conditioners.
UL 60335-2-40........................ Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances, Part 2: Particular
Requirements for Electrical Heat
Pumps, Air-Conditioners and
Dehumidifiers.
UL 778............................... Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
UL 859............................... Personal Grooming Appliance.
UL 867............................... Electrostatic Air Cleaners.
UL 1598C............................. Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Retrofit Luminaire Conversion
Kit.
UL 1838.............................. Low Voltage Landscape Lighting
Systems.
UL 2108.............................. Low Voltage Lighting Systems.
UL 60745-2-13........................ Particular Requirements for Chain
Saws.
UL 60745-2-14........................ Particular Requirements for
Planers.
UL 60745-2-15........................ Particular Requirements Hedge
Trimmers.
UL 60745-2-16........................ Particular Requirements for
Tackers.
UL 60745-2-17........................ Particular Requirements for
Routers and Trimmers.
UL 60745-2-22........................ Particular Requirements for Cut-
Off Machines.
UL 60745-2-8......................... Particular Requirements for
Shears and Nibblers.
UL 60745-2-9......................... Particular Requirements for
Tappers.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Application
BVCPS submitted an acceptable application for expansion of the
scope of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file and
pertinent documentation indicates BVCPS can meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to include the
addition of the twenty-one test standards for NRTL testing and
certification, as well as the two testing sites listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of BVCPS's application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether BVCPS 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, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. These materials also are
available online at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-
2009-0026.
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 BVCPS's application for
expansion of the scope of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will
make the final decision on granting the application. 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 its final decision in the
Federal Register.
IV. Authority and Signature
Amanda L. Edens, 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 Section 29 U.S.C. 655(6)(d),
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1905.11.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 12, 2021.
Amanda L. Edens,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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