[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11485-11486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04275]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: 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 MET Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
March 1, 2022.
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; 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; telephone: (202) 693-2110; email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's web page includes information about the
NRTL Program (see https://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 MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a NRTL. MET's expansion
covers the addition of four 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 the
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 the preliminary finding and, 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 that details the scope of recognition. These pages are
available from the agency's website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
MET submitted four applications, one dated January 14, 2019 (OSHA-
2006-0028-0075), the second dated July 30, 2019 (OSHA-2006-0028-0076),
which was amended on July 29, 2020 (OSHA-2006-0028-0077). The third and
fourth applications were received on August 13, 2019 (OSHA-2006-0028-
0078) and (OSHA-2006-0028-0079). Together, the expansion applications
would add four additional test standards to MET's NRTL 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 the applications.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing MET's expansion
applications in the Federal Register on January 21, 2022 (87 FR 3353).
The agency requested comments by February 7, 2022, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of MET's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
MET's applications, go to https://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-2006-0028 contains all materials
in the record concerning MET's recognition. Please note: Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to the public at this
time but can be contacted at (202) 693-2350.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined MET's expansion applications, the capability to
meet the requirements of the test
standards, and other pertinent information. Based on the review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that MET meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7
for expansion of the NRTL scope of recognition, subject to the
limitation and conditions listed below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding
with this final notice to grant MET's scope of recognition. OSHA limits
the expansion of MET's recognition to testing and certification of
products for demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed
in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in MET's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60079-28.................. Explosive Atmospheres [hyphen] Part 28:
Protection of Equipment and transmission
Systems Using Optical Radiation.
TIA 4950..................... Requirements for Battery[hyphen]Powered,
Portable Land Mobile Radio Applications
in Class I, II, and III, Division 1,
Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 551....................... Transformer Type Arc-Welding Machines.
UL 1004-1.................... Rotating Electrical Machines.
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In this notice, OSHA also announces its final determination that
the current version of TIA 4950 (Revision B) remains an appropriate
test standard under the NRTL Program Regulation, at 29 CFR 1910.7. The
preliminary Federal Register notice announcing these applications (87
FR 3353) requested comment on OSHA's preliminary determination that the
revisions of May 2014 (Revision A) and July 2020 (Revision B) were not
substantive in nature, and no comments were received in response to
this preliminary determination. With this notice, the expansion for
MET's recognition will cover the current version of TIA 4950.
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 use of the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may
occur. Under the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 01-00-
004, Chapter 2, Section VIII), only standards determined to be
appropriate test standards may be approved for NRTL recognition. 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,
MET must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. MET must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in their operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. MET must meet all the terms of the NRTL recognition and comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. MET must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on MET'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 MET, subject to the limitations and conditions
specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393,
Sept. 18, 2020)), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 23, 2022.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-04275 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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