[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55734-55737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17534]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
UL LLC: 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 UL LLC, 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 August 31, 2023.
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.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting information they do not want made available to the public,
or submitting materials that contain personal information (either about
themselves or others), 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
(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. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the
comment period on or before August 31, 2023 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.
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) 693-2300 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that UL LLC (UL), is applying for an
expansion of current recognition as a NRTL. UL requests the addition of
42 test sites to its 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, as well as for an expansion or renewal of 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. 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 UL, which details that NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
UL currently has 13 facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with the headquarters located at: UL
LLC, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062. A complete list of
UL's scope of recognition is available at https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/ul.
II. General Background on the Application
UL submitted an application, dated January 20, 2021 (OSHA-2009-
0025-0050), requesting the conversion of 42 existing Satellite
Notification Acceptance Program (SNAP) sites to recognized sites under
the NRTL Policy for Transitioning to Satellite Notification and
Acceptance Program Termination (SNAP Transition Policy) published in
the Federal Register on November 24, 2020 (85 FR 75042), as amended by
a June 22, 2022 Memorandum from James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, to Regional
Administrators and Executive Staff, titled ``Second Revision to the
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Policy for
Transitioning to Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program (SNAP)
Termination.''
Table 1 below, lists the 42 sites that UL's application requested
for inclusion in the NRTL's expanded scope of recognition:
Table 1--List of Test Sites To Be Included in UL's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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UL site name Address Country
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Auckland...................... 54 Tarndale Grove, 106 New Zealand.
Bush Road Unit 1,
Block 1, Albany,
Auckland, New Zealand
0632.
Bangalore..................... 3rd Floor, Block 1, India.
No. 24, Kalyani
Platina, EPIP Zone,
Phase II, Bangalore,
Karnataka 560066,
India.
Barcelona..................... C/Caravel-la la Nina Spain.
12, 3 Planta 08017,
Barcelona, Spain
08017.
Milan......................... Via Europa 5/7/9 & 28, Italy.
Cabiate-CO, Milan,
Italy 22060.
Changzhou..................... No. 21 Longmen Road, China.
National High-Tech,
Industrial
Development District,
Wujin, Changzhou,
Jiangsu, China 213614.
Plano......................... 801 Klein Road, Suite United States.
200, Plano, Texas
75074.
Dubai......................... Premises 222-224, 2nd United Arab
Floor, DSP Laboratory Emirates.
Complex, Dubai
Science Park, Al
Barsha, Dubai, 345831
United Arab Emirates.
Edmonton...................... 1040 Parsons Road SW, Canada.
Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada T6X 0J4.
Fremont....................... 47173 Benicia Street, United States.
Fremont, California
94538.
Holland....................... 3480 Windquest Drive, United States.
Holland, Michigan
49424.
Gurugram...................... A-12 Section 34, India.
Infocity-1, Gurugram,
Haryana India 122001.
Istanbul...................... Gursel Mah. Yesiltepe Turkey.
Sok No. 34, ERG Is
Merkezi 80260 Kat
3&6, Instanbul,
Turkey 34400.
Singapore..................... 20 Kian Teck Lane, Singapore.
Singapore 627 854.
Basingstoke................... Units 1-4, Horizons, United Kingdom.
Wade Road, Kingsland
Business Park,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire, United
Kingdom RG24 8AH.
Brea.......................... 1075 West Lambert United States.
Road, Suite B, Brea,
California 92821.
Subang Jaya................... Suite 9.01, Level 9, Malaysia.
Menara Summit,
Persiaran Kewajipan,
USJ 1, UEP, Subang
Jaya, Selangor,
Malaysia.
Mexico City................... Blas Pascal 205 Piso Mexico.
3, Polanco I Seccion,
Mexico City, Mexico
11510.
Mounds View................... 2222 Woodale Drive, United States.
Mounds View,
Minnesota 55112.
Montreal...................... 6505 Trans-Canada Canada.
Highway, Suite 330,
St. Laurent, Quebec,
Canada, H4T1S3.
Mumbai........................ Patina Block no 102, India.
1st Floor, C-59, G-
Block, Mumbai, India
400 051.
Munich........................ Hopfenstrasse 6, Germany.
Munich, Germany 80335.
Guangzhou..................... 1-3F, Building 2 (R&D China.
Building A1), No. 25,
South Huanshi Avenue,
Nansha District,
Guangzhou, Guangdong
Sheng, China 511458.
Guangzhou..................... Block B, Electronic China.
Building, No. 8,
Nanyun Er Road,
Hangpu District,
Guangzhou, China
510670.
Warsaw........................ Rownolegla 4, Warsaw, Poland.
Poland 02-235.
Queretaro..................... Module K1 Unit 6 & 7, Mexico.
Kaizen Industrial
Park, State Road 100,
KM, 8+820, Colonia
Galeras, Colon
Municipality,
Queretaro 76295
Mexico.
Rosenheim..................... Am Oberfeld 19, Germany.
Rosenheim, Germany
83026.
Saint Aubin................... Espace Technologique, France.
De Saint-Aubins,
Baitmont Explorer,
Route de L'Orme des
Mersies, Saint Aubin,
France 91190.
Sao Paulo..................... Av. Engenheiro Luis, Brazil.
Carlos Berrini, 105,
23th Floor, Brooklin,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
0451-010.
Shanghai...................... 29 F, Wheelock Square, China.
No. 1717 West Nanjing
Road, Shanghai, China
200040.
Suzhou........................ No. 2, Chengwan Road, China.
Suzhou Industrial
Park, Suzhou,
Jiangsu, China 215122.
Taoyuan....................... No. 2 Wenming 1st Taiwan.
Street, Guishan
District, Taoyuan,
Taiwan 333.
Samutprakarn.................. 888 Moo 5, Srinakarin Thailand.
Road, Tambol Samrong
Nua, Amphur Muang
Samutprakarn, 10270.
Tokyo......................... 6F, Marunouchi Trust Japan.
Tower, 1-8-3
Marunouchi, Chiyoda-
ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-
0005.
Krefeld-Uerdingen............. Rheinufestr. 7--9 Germany.
Building R33, Krefeld-
Uerdingen, Germany,
47829.
Bayrakli--Izmir............... Adlet Mah. Sehit Turkey.
Polis, Fethi Sekin
Cad. Ventus Tower No:
6, Ic Kapi No: 241,
Bayrakli-Izmir,
Turkey 35530.
Beijing....................... 11/F, Tower W3, China.
Oriental Plaza, No.
1, East Chang'an
Avenue, Dongcheng
District, Beijing,
China 100738.
Richmond...................... #130-137775, Commerce Canada.
Parkway, Richmond,
British Columbia,
V6V2V4 Canada.
Vancouver..................... 14301 SE 1st Street, United States.
Suite 140, Vancouver,
Washington 98684.
Warrington.................... 220 Cygnet Court, United Kingdom.
Centre Park,
Warrington, Chesire,
WA1 1PP, United
Kingdom.
Kwai Chung N.T................ 19F, Watson Centre, 16- Hong Kong.
22 Kung Yip Street,
Kwai Chung N.T. Hong
Kong.
Xiamen........................ 17/F, The Bank Centre, China.
No. 189 Xxiahe Road,
Xiamen, China 361004.
Zhongshan..................... Block C, C101-102 &, China.
C202-202, No.8,
Jinsan Avenue East,
Sanjiao Town,
Zhongshan, China
528445.
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OSHA has preliminarily determined that it is appropriate to review
this application under the SNAP Transition Policy. UL's application was
timely submitted under that policy, and OSHA preliminarily finds that
the SNAP sites in UL's application met all other preconditions of
eligibility for conversion to recognized sites under the policy (See
SNAP Transition Policy, part III 1.a-g, 85 FR at 75047). OSHA also
preliminarily decided that it was not necessary to conduct on-site
reviews in connection with UL's expansion application, based on
historical assessment records and supporting documentation submitted by
UL. Moreover, OSHA staff performed assessments of several UL facilities
included in the SNAP conversion application from June 2020 to November
2022, and, while assessors found some nonconformances with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7, UL addressed these issues sufficiently.
OSHA staff has preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the
application and grant recognition to the 42 sites requested in the
application.
III. Preliminary Finding on the Application
UL submitted an acceptable application for expansion of its scope
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file and pertinent
documentation indicates that UL can meet the requirements prescribed by
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of
the 42 additional test sites for NRTL testing and certification. This
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of UL's application.
OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL 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 by the due date for
comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester
justifies a longer time period. OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if it is not adequately justified.
To review copies of the exhibit 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 generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025 (for further
information, see the ``Docket'' heading in the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES).
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner. After addressing the issues raised by these comments,
staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant UL'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 the final decision in the
Federal Register.
IV. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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 August 9, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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