[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8052-8053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01568]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042]
CSA Group Testing & Certification 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 CSA Group & Testing Certification Inc., as
a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
January 23, 2025.
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 Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition for CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc. (CSA), as a
NRTL. CSA's expansion covers the addition of one test standard 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 a 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 CSA, 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.
CSA submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition on May 30, 2024 (OSHA-2006-0042-0045), requesting
the addition of one standard to the NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA
staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packet and
reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform an on-site
review in response to this application. OSHA staff has preliminarily
determined that OSHA should grant the application for test standard
expansion.
OSHA published a Federal Register notice announcing CSA's
application, preliminarily determining that OSHA should grant the
application and soliciting public comment on December 31, 2024 (89 FR
107167). The agency requested comments by January 15, 2025, however no
comments were received in response to this notice. OSHA is now
proceeding with this expansion of CSA's NRTL scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the CSA expansion application, go to www.regulations/gov or contact the
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627. Docket No. OSHA-
2006-0042 contains all materials in the record containing CSA's
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSA's expansion application and examined other
pertinent information. Based on review of this evidence, OSHA finds
that CSA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of
recognition, subject to the specified limitations and conditions. OSHA,
therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of
CSA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of CSA's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of compliance to the test standard listed below in Table 1.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in CSA's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60335-2-40........................ Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-40:
Particular Requirements for
Electrical Heat Pumps, Air-
Conditioners and Dehumidifiers.
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A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
CSA also must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. CSA 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. CSA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. CSA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on CSA'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 CSA as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Douglas L. Parker, 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 January 16, 2025.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-01568 Filed 1-22-25; 8:45 am]
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