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TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN ITSNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF
RECOGNITION—Continued
Test standard
Test standard title
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III. Preliminary Findings on the
Application
ITSNA submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that ITSNA can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
these twenty-three test standards for
NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does
not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of ITSNA’s application.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether ITSNA 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–3653, 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–2007–0039
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 ITSNA’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 October 25,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.:
Applications for Expansion of
Recognition and Proposed
Modification to the List of Appropriate
NRTL Test Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the applications of TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc., for
expansion of its recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
Agency’s preliminary finding to grant
the applications. Additionally, OSHA
proposes to add a new test standard to
the NRTL listing 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
November 15, 2016.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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–2007–0042,
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–2007–0042).
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 November
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15, 2016 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
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
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
(TUVRNA), is applying for expansion of
its current recognition as an NRTL.
TUVRNA requests the addition of three
test standards and two additional
recognized sites 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 TUVRNA,
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/
index.html.
TUVRNA currently has three facilities
(sites) recognized by OSHA for product
testing and certification, with its
headquarters located at: TUV Rheinland
of North America, Inc., 12 Commerce
Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470. A
complete list of TUVRNA’s scope of
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recognition is available at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuv.html.
II. General Background on the
Application
TUVRNA submitted five applications,
dated April 1, 2015 (OSHA–2007–0042–
0016), May 6, 2015 (OSHA–2007–0042–
0017), August 20, 2015 (OSHA–2007–
0042–0018), December 7, 2015 (OSHA–
2007–0042–0019) and March 2, 2016
(OSHA–2007–0042–0020), to expand its
recognition to include three additional
test standards and two additional
recognized sites. The two proposed
recognized testing sites are located at:
TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd., Global
Technology Assessment Center, 4–25–2
Kita-Yamata, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa, 224–0021 JAPAN and TUV
Rheinland LGA Products GmbH, Am
Grauen Stein 29, Koln, NRW 51105
GERMANY. OSHA performed on-site
reviews of TUV Yokohama on February
16–17, 2016, and TUV Cologne on June
9–10, 2016, in relation to these
applications, in which assessors found
some nonconformances with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
TUVRNA addressed these issues
sufficiently and OSHA staff
preliminarily determined that OSHA
should grant the additional site
applications.
TUVRNA’s expansion application
also requested the addition of three test
standards to its NRTL scope of
recognition. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent
information as well as conducted the
on-site reviews discussed above. Table 1
below lists the appropriate test
standards found in TUVRNA’s
applications for expansion for testing
and certification of products under the
NRTL Program.
TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN TUVRNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF
RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
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* Indicates the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test
Standard 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).
OSHA becomes aware of new test
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standards through various avenues. For
example, OSHA may become aware of
new test standards by: (1) Monitoring
notifications issued by certain SDOs; (2)
reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to
include a new test standard in their
scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
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manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties
that a new test standard may be
appropriate to add to its list of
appropriate standards. OSHA may
determine to include a new test
standard in the list, for example, if the
test standard is for a particular type of
product that another test standard also
covers or it covers a type of product that
no standard previously covered.
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 that is new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA preliminarily
determined that this test standard is an
appropriate test standard and proposes
to include it in the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA
seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS
Test standard
Test standard title
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Safety of Power Converters for Use in Photovoltaic Power Systems—Part 1: General Requirements.
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IV. Preliminary Findings on the
Application
TUVRNA submitted acceptable
applications for expansion of its scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application files, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that TUVRNA
can meet the requirements prescribed by
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
these three test standards for NRTL
testing and certification listed above.
OSHA’s detailed on-site assessments
indicate that TUVRNA can meet the
requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for expanding its recognition to
include the addition of two sites for
NRTL testing and certification. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of
TUVRNA’s applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether TUVRNA 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–2007–0042.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will
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recommend to the Assistant Secretary
for Occupational Safety and Health
whether to grant TUVRNA’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 October 25,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016–26204 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0026]
Curtis-Strauss LLC: Application for
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of CurtisStrauss LLC for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
SUMMARY:
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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
November 15, 2016.
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–2009–0026,
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–2009–0026).
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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Applications for Expansion
of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the List of Appropriate
NRTL Test Standards
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc., for expansion of its recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
Agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add a new test standard to the NRTL listing 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 November 15, 2016.
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-2007-0042, 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-2007-0042). 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 November
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15, 2016 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 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 TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA), is applying
for expansion of its current recognition as an NRTL. TUVRNA requests
the addition of three test standards and two additional recognized
sites 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 TUVRNA, 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/.
TUVRNA currently has three facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA
for product testing and certification, with its headquarters located
at: TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., 12 Commerce Road, Newtown,
Connecticut 06470. A complete list of TUVRNA's scope of recognition is
available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuv.html.
II. General Background on the Application
TUVRNA submitted five applications, dated April 1, 2015 (OSHA-2007-
0042-0016), May 6, 2015 (OSHA-2007-0042-0017), August 20, 2015 (OSHA-
2007-0042-0018), December 7, 2015 (OSHA-2007-0042-0019) and March 2,
2016 (OSHA-2007-0042-0020), to expand its recognition to include three
additional test standards and two additional recognized sites. The two
proposed recognized testing sites are located at: TUV Rheinland Japan
Ltd., Global Technology Assessment Center, 4-25-2 Kita-Yamata, Tsuzuki-
ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 224-0021 JAPAN and TUV Rheinland LGA Products
GmbH, Am Grauen Stein 29, Koln, NRW 51105 GERMANY. OSHA performed on-
site reviews of TUV Yokohama on February 16-17, 2016, and TUV Cologne
on June 9-10, 2016, in relation to these applications, in which
assessors found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7. TUVRNA addressed these issues sufficiently and OSHA staff
preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the additional site
applications.
TUVRNA's expansion application also requested the addition of three
test standards to its NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application packet and reviewed other
pertinent information as well as conducted the on-site reviews
discussed above. Table 1 below lists the appropriate test standards
found in TUVRNA's applications for expansion for testing and
certification of products under the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
TUVRNA's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 62368-1........................ Audio/Visual Information and
Communication Technology Equipment--
Part 1: Safety Requirements.
UL 1004-1......................... Standard for Rotating Electrical
Machines--General Requirements.
UL 62109-1 *...................... Safety of Power Converters for Use
in Photovoltaic Power Systems--Part
1: General Requirements.
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* Indicates the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test Standard 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). OSHA becomes
aware of new test standards through various avenues. For example, OSHA
may become aware of new test standards by: (1) Monitoring notifications
issued by certain SDOs; (2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to include a new test standard in their
scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining notification from
manufacturers,
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manufacturing organizations, government agencies, or other parties that
a new test standard may be appropriate to add to its list of
appropriate standards. OSHA may determine to include a new test
standard in the list, for example, if the test standard is for a
particular type of product that another test standard also covers or it
covers a type of product that no standard previously covered.
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 that is new to the NRTL Program. OSHA
preliminarily determined that this test standard is an appropriate test
standard and proposes to include it in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
Table 2--Test Standards 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 62109-1........................ Safety of Power Converters for Use
in Photovoltaic Power Systems--Part
1: General Requirements.
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IV. Preliminary Findings on the Application
TUVRNA submitted acceptable applications for expansion of its scope
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application files, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that TUVRNA can meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include
the addition of these three test standards for NRTL testing and
certification listed above. OSHA's detailed on-site assessments
indicate that TUVRNA can meet the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of two
sites for NRTL testing and certification. This preliminary finding does
not constitute an interim or temporary approval of TUVRNA's
applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether TUVRNA 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-2007-0042.
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 TUVRNA'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 October 25, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-26204 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
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