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III. Preliminary Finding on the
Application
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and
29 CFR 1910.7.
TUVAM submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file and its detailed on-site
assessment indicate that TUVAM can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
one site and fifteen standards for NRTL
testing and certification. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
TUVAM’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether TUVAM meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition as an 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. Commenters must submit the
written request for an extension by the
due date for comments. OSHA will limit
any extension to 10 days unless the
requester justifies a longer period.
OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if it is not adequately
justified. To obtain or review copies of
the exhibits identified in this notice, as
well as comments submitted to the
docket, contact the Docket Office, Room
N–2625, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, at the above address. These
materials also are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will
recommend to the Assistant Secretary
for Occupational Safety and Health
whether to grant TUVAM’s application
for expansion of its 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
this final decision in the Federal
Register.
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 2,
2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0017]
Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd.:
Application for Expansion of
Recognition and Modification to the
List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test
Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of Quality
Auditing Institute, Ltd. for expansion of
its recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
and presents the Agency’s preliminary
finding to grant the application.
Additionally, OSHA proposes to add a
new test standard to the NRTL list of
appropriate test standards.
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
December 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments
and attachments electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax
them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger (courier) service:
Submit comments, requests, and any
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2013–0017,
Technical Data Center, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY
number: (877) 889–5627). Note that
security procedures may result in
significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials
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by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about
security procedures concerning delivery
of materials by express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The
hours of operation for the OSHA Docket
Office are 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
4. Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2013–0017).
OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal
information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials
will be available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the
Agency cautions commenters about
submitting statements they do not want
made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain
personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social
Security numbers, birth dates, and
medical data.
5. Docket: To read or download
submissions or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection at
the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the
OSHA Docket Office for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
6. Extension of comment period:
Submit requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before December
22, 2015 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–3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
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, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
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
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of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
phone: (202) 693–2110 or email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is providing notice that
Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd. (QAI), is
applying for expansion of its current
recognition as an NRTL. QAI requests
the addition of sixteen test standards to
its NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of an 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 its scope of recognition.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by its applicable test standard; and (2)
the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification 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
an 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 its preliminary
finding. 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. OSHA
maintains an informational Web page
for each NRTL, including QAI, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA Web site at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
QAI currently has two facilities (sites)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
and certification, with its headquarters
located at: #16–211 Schoolhouse Street,
Coquitlam, B.C., V3K 4X9, Canada. A
complete list of QAI’s scope of
recognition is available at https://www.
osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qai.html.
II. General Background on the
Application
QAI submitted an application, dated
November 18, 2014 (Exhibit 15–1—
Application for Scope Expansion
OSHA–2013–0017), to expand its
recognition to include sixteen
additional test standards. OSHA staff
performed detailed analysis of the
application packet and reviewed other
pertinent information. OSHA did not
perform any on-site reviews in relation
to this application.
Table 1 below lists the test standards
found in QAI’s application for
expansion for testing and certification of
products under the NRTL Program. All
of these standards already appear on
OSHA’s list of appropriate test
standards except UL 962, Standard for
Household and Commercial
Furnishings. As discussed below, OSHA
is proposing to add UL 962 to the
appropriate test standard list by this
notice.
TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN QAI’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
Test standard title
48 ..............................................
153 ............................................
234 ............................................
355 ............................................
507 ............................................
508 ............................................
508A ..........................................
514C ..........................................
514D ..........................................
962* ...........................................
1574 ..........................................
1993 ..........................................
2108 ..........................................
60950–1 ....................................
61010–1 ....................................
UL 8750 ..........................................
*Represents
Standard for Electric Signs.
Standard for Portable Electric Luminaires.
Standard for Low Voltage Lighting Fixtures for Use in Recreational Vehicles.
Standard for Cord Reels.
Standard for Electric Fans.
Standard for Industrial Control Equipment.
Standard for Industrial Control Panels.
Standard for Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes and Covers.
Cover Plates for Flush-Mounted Wiring Devices.
Standard for Household and Commercial Furnishings.
Standard for Track Lighting Systems.
Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters.
Standard for Low Voltage Lighting Systems.
Information Technology Equipment—Safety—Part 1: General Requirements.
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use—Part 1: General
Requirements.
Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting Products.
a new standard that OSHA is proposing to add to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards.
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III. Proposal To Add New Test
Standards to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to
add new test standards to the NRTL list
of appropriate test standards following
an evaluation of the test standard
document. To qualify as an appropriate
test standard, the Agency evaluates the
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document to (1) verify it represents a
product category for which OSHA
requires certification by an NRTL, (2)
verify the document represents an end
product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test
specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add
a new test standard to the NRTL
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Program’s list of appropriate test
standards. Table 2, below, lists the test
standard new to the NRTL Program.
OSHA preliminarily determined that
this test standard is an appropriate test
standard and proposes to include this
test standard in the NRTL Program’s list
of appropriate test standards. OSHA
seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
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TABLE 2—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 962 ............................................
Standard for Household and Commercial Furnishings.
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IV. Preliminary Findings on QAI’s
Application
QAI submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file and pertinent
information indicate that QAI can meet
the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for expanding its recognition to
include the addition of these sixteen test
standards for NRTL testing and
certification listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
QAI’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether QAI meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as an 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. Commenters
must submit the written request for an
extension by the due date for comments.
OSHA will limit any extension to 10
days unless the requester justifies a
longer period. OSHA may deny a
request for an extension if the request is
not adequately justified. To obtain or
review copies of the exhibits identified
in this notice, as well as comments
submitted to the docket, contact the
Docket Office, Room N–2625,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, at the above address. These
materials also are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2013–0017.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will
recommend to the Assistant Secretary
for Occupational Safety and Health
whether to grant QAI’s application for
expansion of its 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
its final decision in the Federal
Register.
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Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
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.
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 2,
2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0026]
Curtis-Strauss LLC: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for CurtisStrauss LLC, as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
December 7, 2015.
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, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
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, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
SUMMARY:
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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/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
Curtis-Strauss LLC (CSL), as an NRTL.
CSL’s expansion covers the addition of
five test standards to its scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of an 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
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. OSHA
maintains an informational Web page
for each NRTL that details its scope of
recognition. These pages are available
from the Agency’s Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
CSL submitted an application, dated
November 3, 2014 (OSHA–2009–0026–
0058), to expand its recognition to
include five additional test standards.
OSHA staff performed a comparability
analysis and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA performed an onsite review in relation to this
application on January 27–28, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing CSL’s expansion
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017]
Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd.: Application for Expansion of
Recognition and Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program
Test Standards
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Quality
Auditing Institute, Ltd. for expansion of its recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add a new test standard to the NRTL list of
appropriate test standards.
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 December 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
1. Electronically: Submit comments and attachments electronically
at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Follow the instructions online for making electronic submissions.
2. Facsimile: If submissions, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, commenters may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693-1648.
3. Regular or express mail, hand delivery, or messenger (courier)
service: Submit comments, requests, and any attachments to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017, Technical Data Center, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-2625,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2350 (TTY number: (877) 889-
5627). Note that security procedures may result in significant delays
in receiving comments and other written materials by regular mail.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security
procedures concerning delivery of materials by express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The hours of operation for the OSHA
Docket Office are 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t.
4. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
the OSHA docket number (OSHA-2013-0017). OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials will be available online at
https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the Agency cautions commenters
about submitting statements they do not want made available to the
public, or submitting comments that contain personal information
(either about themselves or others) such as Social Security numbers,
birth dates, and medical data.
5. Docket: To read or download submissions or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g.,
copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download
through the Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material,
are available for inspection at the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the
OSHA Docket Office for assistance in locating docket submissions.
6. Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before December 22, 2015 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-3655, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-
1644.
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, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room N-3647, Washington, DC 20210; 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
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of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC
20210; phone: (202) 693-2110 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing
notice that Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd. (QAI), is applying for
expansion of its current recognition as an NRTL. QAI requests the
addition of sixteen test standards to its NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of an 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 its
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its
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 an 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 its preliminary finding. 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. OSHA maintains an informational Web page for each NRTL,
including QAI, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
QAI currently has two facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at:
#16-211 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam, B.C., V3K 4X9, Canada. A
complete list of QAI's scope of recognition is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qai.html.
II. General Background on the Application
QAI submitted an application, dated November 18, 2014 (Exhibit 15-
1--Application for Scope Expansion OSHA-2013-0017), to expand its
recognition to include sixteen additional test standards. OSHA staff
performed detailed analysis of the application packet and reviewed
other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews
in relation to this application.
Table 1 below lists the test standards found in QAI's application
for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL
Program. All of these standards already appear on OSHA's list of
appropriate test standards except UL 962, Standard for Household and
Commercial Furnishings. As discussed below, OSHA is proposing to add UL
962 to the appropriate test standard list by this notice.
Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
QAI's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 48............................. Standard for Electric Signs.
UL 153............................ Standard for Portable Electric
Luminaires.
UL 234............................ Standard for Low Voltage Lighting
Fixtures for Use in Recreational
Vehicles.
UL 355............................ Standard for Cord Reels.
UL 507............................ Standard for Electric Fans.
UL 508............................ Standard for Industrial Control
Equipment.
UL 508A........................... Standard for Industrial Control
Panels.
UL 514C........................... Standard for Nonmetallic Outlet
Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes and
Covers.
UL 514D........................... Cover Plates for Flush-Mounted
Wiring Devices.
UL 962\*\......................... Standard for Household and
Commercial Furnishings.
UL 1574........................... Standard for Track Lighting Systems.
UL 1993........................... Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp
Adapters.
UL 2108........................... Standard for Low Voltage Lighting
Systems.
UL 60950-1........................ Information Technology Equipment--
Safety--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 61010-1........................ Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment Measurement, Control, and
Laboratory Use--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 8750........................... Standard for Light Emitting Diode
(LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting
Products.
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\*\Represents a new standard that OSHA is proposing to add to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test Standards to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to add new test standards to the
NRTL list of appropriate test standards following an evaluation of the
test standard document. To qualify as an appropriate test standard, the
Agency evaluates the document to (1) verify it represents a product
category for which OSHA requires certification by an NRTL, (2) verify
the document represents an end product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test specifications (not
installation or operational performance specifications).
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add a new test standard to the
NRTL Program's list of appropriate test standards. Table 2, below,
lists the test standard new to the NRTL Program. OSHA preliminarily
determined that this test standard is an appropriate test standard and
proposes to include this test standard in the NRTL Program's list of
appropriate test standards. OSHA seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
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Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Proposing To Add to the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 962............................ Standard for Household and
Commercial Furnishings.
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IV. Preliminary Findings on QAI's Application
QAI submitted an acceptable application for expansion of its scope
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file and pertinent
information indicate that QAI can meet the requirements prescribed by
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of
these sixteen test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of QAI's application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether QAI meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition as an
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. Commenters must submit
the written request for an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA
will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester justifies a
longer period. OSHA may deny a request for an extension if the request
is not adequately justified. To obtain or review copies of the exhibits
identified in this notice, as well as comments submitted to the docket,
contact the Docket Office, Room N-2625, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. These
materials also are available online at https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these
comments, will recommend to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational
Safety and Health whether to grant QAI's application for expansion of
its 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 its final decision in the
Federal Register.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25,
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 2, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-30786 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am]
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