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including investment-specific
information; would it be possible to
make a determination based on the
results of applying the investment
advice program to a sample set of the
input data? (Commenters are requested
to explain by reference to each of the
five computer model characteristics
described in section 408(g)(3)(B),
summarized above.)
2. What types (e.g., technological,
financial, other) and levels (e.g.,
educational, professional experience,
professional certification) of expertise
would be required to determine whether
a computer model used in connection
with an investment advice program
satisfies the criteria described in ERISA
section 408(g)(3)(B)? (Commenters are
requested to explain by reference to
each of the five computer model
characteristics described in section
408(g)(3)(B), summarized above.)
3. With respect to currently-available
computer models or programs for
providing investment advice to plan
participants or beneficiaries in the form
of asset allocation portfolios comprised
of plan investment options: 3
a. What is the process for designing,
developing and implementing the
computer model/program? What parties
are involved, and what are their roles?
What hardware and software
technologies are used to construct
computer model investment advice
programs? What direct economic costs
are associated with the process for
designing, developing and
implementing the computer model/
program?
b. What types of modifications are
made to the computer model/program
after use has begun? Why and how often
are the modifications made (e.g.,
changes in methodology, technology,
economy, marketplace, or plan), and
how do the modifications affect the
investment advice provided? What
parties are involved in the modification
process, and what are their roles? What
direct economic costs may be associated
with the modifications?
c. What economic costs and benefits
are associated with the use of the
computer model/program for providing
investment advice, including changes in
investment performance and in
retirement wealth due to the provision
of such advice? What are the indirect
costs and benefits, such as impact on
markets for financial services, including
investment advice services, and impact
on financial markets, including demand
for and pricing of securities?
3 Commenters are reminded that, as described
above, materials submitted in response to this
request will be publicly available.
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4. Would the responses to 3.a., 3.b., or
3.c. differ in the case of a computer
model/investment advice program
intended to satisfy the requirements of
ERISA section 408(g)(3)(B)?
5. With respect to the Department’s
development of regulatory guidance,
what special considerations, if any,
should be made for small businesses or
other small entities? Are there unique
costs and benefits for small businesses
or other small entities?
Model Form for Disclosure of Fees and
Other Compensation
1. In general, what types of
information relating to fees received by
fiduciary advisers and their affiliates
would be helpful to participants and
beneficiaries in making their investment
decisions?
2. What types of fees and
compensation (including those provided
by third parties) would be encompassed
by ERISA section 408(g)(6)(A)(iii)? In
relevant part, this provision refers to
‘‘all fees or other compensation relating
to the advice that the fiduciary adviser
or any affiliate thereof is to receive
(including compensation provided by
any third party) in connection with the
provision of the advice or in connection
with the sale, acquisition, or holding of
the security or other property.’’
3. What challenges might be
encountered in assembling and/or
presenting the information on fees and
compensation described in section
408(g)(6)(A)(iii) in a manner that is clear
and understandable by the average plan
participant? Are there any suggestions
as to how these challenges can be
addressed by the Department?
4. Is there a form or format for
presenting information on fees and
compensation described in section
408(g)(6)(A)(iii) (e.g., narrative, chart,
combination of both) that might be
particularly suitable in giving
participants a clear and understandable
description of the fees and
compensation received by a fiduciary
adviser or its affiliates? Is there an
optimal time frame, relative to when the
advice is provided, for providing this
information to participants and
beneficiaries? What impact, if any, will
the receipt of a model form have on
investment decisions made by
participants and beneficiaries?
5. Persons that may qualify as
‘‘fiduciary advisers’’ are invited to
provide forms that they currently use, or
might use, to provide the kinds of fee
and compensation information
described above. As described in ERISA
section 408(g)(11)(A), ‘‘fiduciary
advisers’’ may include investment
advisers registered under the Investment
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Advisers Act of 1940, certain banks and
similar financial institutions, insurance
companies qualified to do business
under the laws of a State, and brokers
or dealers registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commenters are reminded that
submissions are made solely for the
purpose of assisting the Department.
Accordingly, no inferences should be
drawn as to whether the forms
submitted meet the standards for
presentation described in ERISA section
408(g)(8)(A).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of
November, 2006.
Bradford P. Campbell,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
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BILLING CODE 4510–29–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. NRTL2–98]
NSF International; Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s final decision
expanding the recognition of NSF
International (NSF) as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29
CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The expansion of recognition
becomes effective on December 4, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202)
693–2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
notice of the expansion of recognition of
NSF International (NSF) as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
NSF’s expansion covers the use of
additional test standards. OSHA’s
current scope of recognition for NSF
may be found in the following
informational Web page: https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nsf.html.
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OSHA recognition of an NRTL
signifies that the organization has met
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7
of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations
(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 certified’’ 1 by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications by
an 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 its preliminary
finding and, in the second notice, the
Agency provides its final decision on
the application. These notices set forth
the NRTL’s scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. We
maintain an informational Web page for
each NRTL, which details its scope of
recognition. These pages can be
accessed from our Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
NSF submitted an application, dated
May 10, 2005, (see Exhibit 16–1) to
expand its recognition to include 19
additional test standards. The NRTL
then amended the original application
to request two additional test standards
(see Exhibit 16–2). The NRTL Program
staff determined that each of these
standards is an ‘‘appropriate test
standard’’ within the meaning of 29 CFR
1910.7(c). However, one of these
standards was already included in
NSF’s scope. Therefore, OSHA is
approving 20 test standards for the
expansion. In connection with this
request, OSHA did not perform an onsite review of NSF’s NRTL testing
facilities. However, NRTL Program
assessment staff reviewed information
pertinent to the request and
recommended that NSF’s recognition be
expanded to include the 20 additional
test standards listed below (see Exhibit
16–3).
The preliminary notice announcing
the expansion application was
published in the Federal Register on
1 Properly certified means, in part, that the
product is labeled or marked with the NRTL’s
‘‘registered’’ certification mark (i.e., the mark the
NRTL uses for its NRTL work) and that the product
certification falls within the scope of recognition of
the NRTL.
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May 18, 2006 (71 FR 28886). Comments
were requested by June 2, 2006, but no
comments were received in response to
this notice. OSHA is now proceeding
with this final notice to grant NSF’s
expansion application.
The most recent application
processed by OSHA for NSF covered its
renewal of recognition, and the final
notice granting this renewal was
published on August 30, 2005 (70 FR
51371).
You may obtain or review copies of
all public documents pertaining to the
NSF application by contacting the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N–2625, Washington, DC,
20210. Docket No. NRTL2–98 contains
all materials in the record concerning
NSF’s recognition.
The current address of the NSF
facility already recognized by OSHA is:
NSF International, 789 Dixboro Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
UL 1083
UL 1261
UL 1598
UL 1889
UL 1951
UL 2157
UL 2158
Household Electric Skillets and
Frying-Type Appliances.
Electric Water Heaters for Pools
and Tubs.
Luminaires.
Commercial Filters for Cooking
Oil.
Electric Plumbing Accessories.
Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors.
Electric Clothes Dryers.
NRTL Program staff has examined the
application, the assessor’s
recommendation, and other pertinent
information. Based upon this
examination and the assessor’s
recommendation, OSHA finds that NSF
has met the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitation and conditions
listed below. Pursuant to the authority
in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby
expands the recognition of NSF, subject
to the following limitation and
conditions.
The designations and titles of the
above test standards were current at the
time of the preparation of the notice of
the preliminary finding.
OSHA’s recognition of NSF, or any
NRTL, for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials (i.e.,
products) for which OSHA standards
require third-party testing and
certification before use in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test
standard also covers any product(s) for
which OSHA does not require such
testing and certification, an NRTL’s
scope of recognition does not include
that product(s).
Many UL test standards also are
approved as American National
Standards by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for
convenience, we use the designation of
the standards developing organization
for the standard as opposed to the ANSI
designation. Under our procedures, any
NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved
test standard may use either the latest
proprietary version of the test standard
or the latest ANSI version of that
standard. You may contact ANSI to find
out whether or not a test standard is
currently ANSI-approved.
Limitation
Conditions
Final Decision and Order
NSF must also abide by the following
conditions of the recognition, in
addition to those already required by 29
CFR 1910.7:
OSHA must be allowed access to
NSF’s facilities and records for purposes
of ascertaining continuing compliance
with the terms of its recognition and to
investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
UL 48 ... Electric Signs.
If NSF has reason to doubt the
UL 65 ... Wired Cabinets.
efficacy of any test standard it is using
UL 174
Household Electric Storage Tank
under this program, it must promptly
Water Heaters.
UL 250
Household
Refrigerators
and inform the test standard developing
organization of this fact and provide
Freezers.
that organization with appropriate
UL 412
Refrigeration Unit Coolers.
UL 430
Waste Disposers.
relevant information upon which its
UL 499
Electric Heating Appliances.
concerns are based;
UL 778
Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
NSF must not engage in or permit
UL 858
Household Electric Ranges.
others to engage in any
UL 873
Temperature-Indicating and -Regumisrepresentation of the scope or
lating Equipment.
conditions of its recognition. As part of
UL 979
Water Treatment Appliances.
UL 1026 Electric Household Cooking and this condition, NSF agrees that it will
allow no representation that it is either
Food Serving Appliances.
UL 1082 Household Electric Coffee Makers a recognized or an accredited Nationally
and Brewing-Type Appliances.
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
OSHA limits the expansion of NSF’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standards listed
below. OSHA has determined that the
standards meet the requirements for an
appropriate test standard, within the
meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
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without clearly indicating the specific
equipment or material to which this
recognition is tied, or that its
recognition is limited to certain
products;
NSF must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major changes in its
operations as an NRTL, including
details;
NSF will meet all the terms of its
recognition and will always comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to
this recognition; and
NSF will continue to meet the
requirements for recognition in all areas
where it has been recognized.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. NRTL3–92]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.;
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s final decision
expanding the recognition of TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc.,
(TUV) as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR
1910.7.
The expansion of recognition
becomes effective on December 4, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–3653,
Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202)
693–2110.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
notice of the expansion of recognition of
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.,
(TUV) as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL). TUV’s
expansion covers the use of additional
test standards. OSHA’s current scope of
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recognition for TUV may be found in
the following informational Web page:
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
tuv.html.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL
signifies that the organization has met
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7
of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations
(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 certified’’ 1 by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications by
an 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 its preliminary
finding and, in the second notice, the
Agency provides its final decision on
the application. These notices set forth
the NRTL’s scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. We
maintain an informational Web page
that details the scope of recognition for
each NRTL. These pages can be
accessed from our Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
TUV submitted an application, dated
December 20, 2004, (see Exhibit 32–1) to
expand its recognition to include five
additional test standards. The NRTL
then amended the original application
to request four additional test standards
(see Exhibit 32–2). The NRTL Program
staff determined that each of these
standards is an ‘‘appropriate test
standard’’ within the meaning of 29 CFR
1910.7(c). However, one standard was
already included in TUV’s scope.
Therefore, OSHA is approving eight test
standards for the expansion. In
connection with this request, OSHA
performed an on-site review of TUV’s
NRTL testing facility. The assessor
reviewed information pertinent to the
request and recommended expansion
for the eight additional test standards
(see Exhibit 32–3).
The preliminary notice announcing
the expansion application was
1 Properly certified means, in part, that the
product is labeled or marked with the NRTL’s
‘‘registered’’ certification mark (i.e., the mark the
NRTL uses for its NRTL work) and that the product
certification falls within the scope of recognition of
the NRTL.
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published in the Federal Register on
July 24, 2006 (71 FR 41841). Comments
were requested by August 8, 2006, but
no comments were received in response
to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding
with this final notice to grant TUV’s
expansion application.
The most recent application
processed by OSHA for TUV also
covered an expansion of recognition,
and the final notice granting this
expansion was published on June 20,
2003 (68 FR 37030).
You may obtain or review copies of
all public documents pertaining to the
TUV application by contacting the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N–2625, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. NRTL3–92 contains
all materials in the record concerning
TUV’s recognition.
The current address of the TUV
facility already recognized by OSHA is:
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.,
12 Commerce Road, Newton, CT 06470.
Final Decision and Order
NRTL Program staff has examined the
application, the assessor’s
recommendation, and other pertinent
information. Based upon this
examination and the assessor’s
recommendation, OSHA finds that TUV
has met the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitation and conditions
listed below. Pursuant to the authority
in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby
expands the recognition of TUV, subject
to the following limitation and
conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of TUV’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standards listed
below. OSHA has determined that the
standards meet the requirements for an
appropriate test standard, within the
meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
UL 943
UL 991
UL 1047
UL 1363
UL 1662
UL 1664
UL 1741
UL 1863
Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters.
Tests for Safety-Related Controls
Employing Solid-State Devices.
Isolated Power Systems Equipment.
Relocatable Power Taps.
Electric Chain Saws.
Immersion-Detection Circuit-Interrupters.
Inverters, Converters, Controllers
and Interconnection System
Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources.
Communications-Circuit
Accessories.
The designations and titles of the
above test standards were current at the
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL2-98]
NSF International; Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of NSF
International (NSF) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under
29 CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The expansion of recognition becomes effective on December 4,
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210,
or phone (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice of the expansion of recognition of NSF International (NSF)
as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). NSF's expansion
covers the use of additional test standards. OSHA's current scope of
recognition for NSF may be found in the following informational Web
page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nsf.html.
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OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization has met
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (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 certified'' \1\ by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
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\1\ Properly certified means, in part, that the product is
labeled or marked with the NRTL's ``registered'' certification mark
(i.e., the mark the NRTL uses for its NRTL work) and that the
product certification falls within the scope of recognition of the
NRTL.
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The Agency processes applications by an 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 its preliminary finding and, in the second
notice, the Agency provides its final decision on the application.
These notices set forth the NRTL's scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. We maintain an informational Web page for
each NRTL, which details its scope of recognition. These pages can be
accessed from our Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
NSF submitted an application, dated May 10, 2005, (see Exhibit 16-
1) to expand its recognition to include 19 additional test standards.
The NRTL then amended the original application to request two
additional test standards (see Exhibit 16-2). The NRTL Program staff
determined that each of these standards is an ``appropriate test
standard'' within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). However, one of
these standards was already included in NSF's scope. Therefore, OSHA is
approving 20 test standards for the expansion. In connection with this
request, OSHA did not perform an on-site review of NSF's NRTL testing
facilities. However, NRTL Program assessment staff reviewed information
pertinent to the request and recommended that NSF's recognition be
expanded to include the 20 additional test standards listed below (see
Exhibit 16-3).
The preliminary notice announcing the expansion application was
published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2006 (71 FR 28886).
Comments were requested by June 2, 2006, but no comments were received
in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this final
notice to grant NSF's expansion application.
The most recent application processed by OSHA for NSF covered its
renewal of recognition, and the final notice granting this renewal was
published on August 30, 2005 (70 FR 51371).
You may obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining
to the NSF application by contacting the Docket Office, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC, 20210. Docket
No. NRTL2-98 contains all materials in the record concerning NSF's
recognition.
The current address of the NSF facility already recognized by OSHA
is: NSF International, 789 Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
Final Decision and Order
NRTL Program staff has examined the application, the assessor's
recommendation, and other pertinent information. Based upon this
examination and the assessor's recommendation, OSHA finds that NSF has
met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitation and conditions listed below. Pursuant to the
authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the recognition of NSF,
subject to the following limitation and conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of NSF's recognition to testing and
certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the test
standards listed below. OSHA has determined that the standards meet the
requirements for an appropriate test standard, within the meaning of 29
CFR 1910.7(c).
UL 48............................ Electric Signs.
UL 65............................ Wired Cabinets.
UL 174........................... Household Electric Storage Tank Water
Heaters.
UL 250........................... Household Refrigerators and Freezers.
UL 412........................... Refrigeration Unit Coolers.
UL 430........................... Waste Disposers.
UL 499........................... Electric Heating Appliances.
UL 778........................... Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
UL 858........................... Household Electric Ranges.
UL 873........................... Temperature-Indicating and -
Regulating Equipment.
UL 979........................... Water Treatment Appliances.
UL 1026.......................... Electric Household Cooking and Food
Serving Appliances.
UL 1082.......................... Household Electric Coffee Makers and
Brewing-Type Appliances.
UL 1083.......................... Household Electric Skillets and
Frying-Type Appliances.
UL 1261.......................... Electric Water Heaters for Pools and
Tubs.
UL 1598.......................... Luminaires.
UL 1889.......................... Commercial Filters for Cooking Oil.
UL 1951.......................... Electric Plumbing Accessories.
UL 2157.......................... Electric Clothes Washing Machines and
Extractors.
UL 2158.......................... Electric Clothes Dryers.
The designations and titles of the above test standards were
current at the time of the preparation of the notice of the preliminary
finding.
OSHA's recognition of NSF, or any NRTL, for a particular test
standard is limited to equipment or materials (i.e., products) for
which OSHA standards require third-party testing and certification
before use in the workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also
covers any product(s) for which OSHA does not require such testing and
certification, an NRTL's scope of recognition does not include that
product(s).
Many UL test standards also are approved as American National
Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). However,
for convenience, we use the designation of the standards developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under
our procedures, any NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved test standard
may use either the latest proprietary version of the test standard or
the latest ANSI version of that standard. You may contact ANSI to find
out whether or not a test standard is currently ANSI-approved.
Conditions
NSF must also abide by the following conditions of the recognition,
in addition to those already required by 29 CFR 1910.7:
OSHA must be allowed access to NSF's facilities and records for
purposes of ascertaining continuing compliance with the terms of its
recognition and to investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
If NSF has reason to doubt the efficacy of any test standard it is
using under this program, it must promptly inform the test standard
developing organization of this fact and provide that organization with
appropriate relevant information upon which its concerns are based;
NSF must not engage in or permit others to engage in any
misrepresentation of the scope or conditions of its recognition. As
part of this condition, NSF agrees that it will allow no representation
that it is either a recognized or an accredited Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
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without clearly indicating the specific equipment or material to which
this recognition is tied, or that its recognition is limited to certain
products;
NSF must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any change
of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major changes in
its operations as an NRTL, including details;
NSF will meet all the terms of its recognition and will always
comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
NSF will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all
areas where it has been recognized.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20405 Filed 12-1-06; 8:45 am]
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