[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19029-19031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07406]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0030]
IAPMO Ventures, LLC dba IAPMO EGS: 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 on the
application of IAPMO Ventures, LLC dba IAPMO EGS for expansion of its
scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
(NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
April 12, 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, phone: (202) 693-1999 or
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, OSHA Office of Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management,
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 of IAPMO Ventures, LLC dba IAPMO EGS (IAPMO) as a NRTL.
IAPMO's expansion covers the addition of six test standards to the NRTL
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
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 IAPMO, 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.
IAPMO submitted two applications to OSHA to expand their NRTL
recognition. The first application to add one standard to the NRTL
scope of recognition was received on September 29, 2019 (OSHA-2010-
0030-0014), and this application was amended on November 25, 2020
(OSHA-2010-0030-0015), to add five additional standards. The
applications would add six additional test standards to the NRTL scope
of recognition. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the
application packets and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did
not perform any on-site reviews in relation to these applications.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing IAPMO's expansion
applications in the Federal Register on February 23, 2021 (86 FR
11002). The agency requested comments by March 10, 2021, but no
comments were received in response to this notice. OSHA is now
proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of IAPMO's NRTL
scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
IAPMO's application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3653,
Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2013-0030 contains all materials
in the record concerning IAPMO's recognition. Please note: While OSHA's
Docket Office is continuing to accept and process submissions by
regular mail, due to the COVD-19 pandemic, the Docket Office is closed
to the public and not able to receive submissions to the docket by
hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined IAPMO'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
IAPMO 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 IAPMO's
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of IAPMO'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 IAPMO's
NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 197................... Standard for Commercial Electric Cooking
Appliances.
UL 962................... Standard for Household and Commercial
Furnishings.
UL 676................... Standard for Underwater Luminaires and
Submersible Junction Boxes.
UL 73.................... Standard for Safety Motor-Operated
Appliances.
UL 763................... Standard for Commercial Safety for Motor-
Operated Commercial Food Preparing Machines.
UL 399................... Drinking Water Coolers.
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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, OSHA 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,
IAPMO must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. IAPMO 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. IAPMO must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all
OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. IAPMO must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on IAPMO'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 IAPMO, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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 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 April 5, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-07406 Filed 4-9-21; 8:45 am]
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