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BILLING CODE 4510–43–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025]
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.:
Applications for Expansion of
Recognition and Proposed
Modification To Update the Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the applications of
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., for
expansion of its scope of recognition as
a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory and presents the Agency’s
preliminary finding to grant the
applications. Additionally, OSHA
proposes to add twenty-two test
standards to the NRTL Program’s 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
May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at: https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
SUMMARY:
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including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2009–0025, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
Docket Office’s normal business hours,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2009–0025) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. All documents in the docket
(including this Federal Register notice)
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 website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Kevin Robinson at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before May 7,
2018 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, telephone: (202) 693–1999;
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General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, phone: (202) 693–2110 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for
Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is providing notice that
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., (UL) is
applying for expansion of its current
recognition as a NRTL. UL requests the
addition of twenty-seven additional test
standards to its NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within its scope of recognition
and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. Recognition
enables employers to use products
approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA
standards that require product testing
and certification.
The Agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition and for an
expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the Agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides 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 UL, which details
the NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
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.
UL currently has fourteen facilities
(sites) recognized by OSHA for product
testing and certification, with its
headquarters located at: Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc. 333 Pfingsten Road,
Northbrook, Illinois 60062. A complete
list of UL sites recognized by OSHA is
available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/ul.html.
II. General Background on the
Applications
UL submitted an application, dated
May 31, 2017, (OSHA–2009–0025–
0020), to expand its recognition to
include the addition of 26 additional
test standards to UL’s scope of
recognition. This application was
updated on November 1, 2017 (OSHA–
17569
2009–0025–0021) to include an
additional standard for a total of 27
standards. OSHA staff performed
detailed analyses of the application
packets and other pertinent information.
OSHA did not perform any on-site
reviews in relation to these applications.
OSHA preliminarily determined that
one of the standards requested in UL’s
application, UL 2703, ‘‘Standard for
Mounting Systems, Mounting Devices,
Clamping/Retention Devices, and
Ground Lugs for Use with Flat-Plate
Photovoltaic Modules and Panels,’’ does
not meet the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7’s for an appropriate test standard
in OSHA’s NRTL Program. This
standard is not included on the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. The types of products
covered by UL 2703 do not fit into any
of the categories covered by OSHA’s
NRTL Program. Specifically, the
standard covers mechanical mounting
and support equipment for solar panels,
i.e., mechanical products, while OSHA’s
NRTL Program addresses mainly
electrical end products, as well as a few
other product categories (e.g., fire
detection and mitigation equipment,
and Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas
equipment, and other gas-powered
equipment). The full list of the types of
equipment covered by OSHA’s NRTL
Program can be viewed at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
prodcatg.html. Table 1, lists the
appropriate test standards found in UL’s
application for expansion for testing and
certification of products under the
NRTL Program.
TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN UL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
*TIA 4950 .............
Requirements for Battery-Powered, Portable Land Mobile Radio Applications in Class I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
Standard for Meters for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–
E85).
Meters for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent
(B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to
85 Percent (E0–E85).
Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–E85).
Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Bare and Covered Ferrules.
Standard for Emergency Breakaway Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-Connection Fittings for Gasoline and Gasoline/
Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–E85).
Standard for Emergency Breakaway Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-Connection Fittings for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel
Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Valves for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–
E85).
Standard for Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Household and Commercial Furnishings.
*UL 25A ................
*UL 25B ................
*UL 79A ................
*UL 79B ................
*UL 87A ................
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*UL 87B ................
*UL 486F ..............
*UL 567A ..............
*UL 567B ..............
*UL 842A ..............
*UL 842B ..............
UL 962 .................
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TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN UL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION—
Continued
Test standard
*UL
*UL
*UL
*UL
1973 ..............
2054 ..............
2271 ..............
2586A ............
*UL 2586B ............
*UL 2775 ..............
UL 2594 ...............
*UL 4703 ..............
*UL 8753 ..............
UL 60335–2–24 ...
*UL 60730–2–5 ....
*UL 60947–5–1 ....
UL 62109–1 .........
Test standard title
Standard for Batters for Use in Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications and Stationary Applications.
Standard for Household and Commercial Batteries.
Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications.
Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0–E85).
Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Fixed Condensed Aerosol Extinguishing System Units.
Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment.
Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
Standard for Field-Replaceable Light Emitting Diode (LED) Light Engines.
Household and Similar Electric Appliances—Safety—Part 2–24: Particular Requirements for Refrigerating Appliances, IceCream Appliances and Ice-Makers.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use, Part 2–5: Particular Requirements for Automatic Electrical
Burner Control Systems.
Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear—Part 5–1: Control Circuit Devices and Switching Elements—Electromechanical
Control Circuit Devices.
Standard for Safety of Power Converters for Use in Photovoltaic Power Systems—Part 1: General Requirements.
* Represents the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL Program’s 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 a 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
twenty-two new test standards to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. Table 2, lists the test
standards that are new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA preliminarily
determined that these test standards are
appropriate test standards and proposes
to include them 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
TIA 4950 ..............
Requirements for Battery-Powered, Portable Land Mobile Radio Applications in Class I, II, and III, Division 1, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
Standard for Meters for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–
E85).
Meters for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent
(B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to
85 Percent (E0–E85).
Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–E85).
Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Bare and Covered Ferrules.
Standard for Emergency Breakaway Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-Connection Fittings for Gasoline and Gasoline/
Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–E85).
Standard for Emergency Breakaway Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-Connection Fittings for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel
Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Valves for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0–
E85).
Standard for Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Batters for Use in Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications and Stationary Applications.
Standard for Household and Commercial Batteries.
Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications.
Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0–E85).
Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
Standard for Fixed Condensed Aerosol Extinguishing System Units.
UL 25A .................
UL 25B .................
UL 79A .................
UL 79B .................
UL 87A .................
UL 87B .................
UL 486F ...............
UL 567A ...............
UL 567B ...............
UL 842A ...............
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UL 842B ...............
UL
UL
UL
UL
1973 ...............
2054 ...............
2271 ...............
2586A .............
UL 2586B .............
UL 2775 ...............
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TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS—Continued
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 4703 ...............
UL 8753 ...............
UL 60730–2–5 .....
Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
Standard for Field-Replaceable Light Emitting Diode (LED) Light Engines.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use, Part 2–5: Particular Requirements for Automatic Electrical
Burner Control Systems.
Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear—Part 5–1: Control Circuit Devices and Switching Elements–Electromechanical
Control Circuit Devices.
UL 60947–5–1 .....
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Because the mechanical equipment
covered by UL 2703 does not fall within
the type of equipment covered by
OSHA’s NRTL Program, OSHA
preliminary determined that UL 2703 is
not an appropriate test standard and
does not propose to include it in the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. OSHA also seeks public
comment on this preliminary
determination.
Health on whether to grant UL’s
applications for expansion of its scope
of recognition. The Assistant Secretary
will make the final decision on granting
the applications. 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.
IV. Preliminary Findings on the
Applications
UL submitted acceptable applications
for expansion of its scope of recognition.
OSHA’s review of the application files
and related material indicate that UL
can meet the requirements prescribed by
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
the 26 appropriate test standards for
NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does
not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of UL’s applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether UL meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as a NRTL. Comments
should consist of pertinent written
documents and exhibits. Commenters
needing more time to comment must
submit a request in writing, stating the
reasons for the request by the due date
for comments. OSHA will limit any
extension to 10 days unless the
requester justifies a longer time period.
OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if it is not adequately
justified. To obtain or review copies of
the exhibits identified in this notice, as
well as comments submitted to the
docket, contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, listed in ADDRESSES. These
materials also are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, make a
recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and
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Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, authorized the
preparation of this notice. Accordingly,
the Agency is issuing this notice
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2),
Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012
(77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR
1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 16,
2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy 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–2013–0012]
Modification to the List of Appropriate
NRTL Program Test Standards and the
Scopes of Recognition of Several
NRTLs
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of final decisions.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to: (1)
Delete a test standard from the NRTL
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards; and (2) update the scopes of
recognition of several NRTLs.
DATES: OSHA’s final decisions are
effective on April 20, 2018.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration; 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. Background
The NRTL Program recognizes
organizations that provide product
safety testing and certification services
to manufacturers. These organizations
perform testing and certification, for
purposes of the Program, to U.S.
consensus-based product safety test
standards. The products covered by the
Program consist of those items for
which OSHA safety standards require
‘‘certification’’ by a NRTL. The
requirements affect electrical products
and 38 other types of products. OSHA
does not develop or issue these test
standards, but generally relies on
standards development organizations
(SDOs) which develop and maintain the
standards using a method that provides
input and consideration of views of
industry groups, experts, users,
consumers, governmental authorities,
and others having broad experience in
the safety field involved.
Removal of Test Standards From the
NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards
OSHA may propose to remove a test
standard from the NRTL list of
appropriate test standards based on an
internal review in which Program staff
review the NRTL list of appropriate test
standards to determine if the test
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of
Recognition and Proposed Modification To Update the Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program's List of Appropriate 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
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of its scope of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory and presents
the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.
Additionally, OSHA proposes to add twenty-two test standards to the
NRTL Program's 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 May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at: https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
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When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
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Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2009-0025) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at https://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) 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 website. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Kevin Robinson
at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before May 7, 2018 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, telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: [email protected].
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General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, phone:
(202) 693-2110 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing
notice that Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., (UL) is applying for
expansion of its current recognition as a NRTL. UL requests the
addition of twenty-seven additional test standards to its NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within its
scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. Recognition enables employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and
certification.
The Agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial recognition
and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition, following
requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires
that the Agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides 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 UL, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
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.
UL currently has fourteen facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at:
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook,
Illinois 60062. A complete list of UL sites recognized by OSHA is
available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ul.html.
II. General Background on the Applications
UL submitted an application, dated May 31, 2017, (OSHA-2009-0025-
0020), to expand its recognition to include the addition of 26
additional test standards to UL's scope of recognition. This
application was updated on November 1, 2017 (OSHA-2009-0025-0021) to
include an additional standard for a total of 27 standards. OSHA staff
performed detailed analyses of the application packets and other
pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in
relation to these applications.
OSHA preliminarily determined that one of the standards requested
in UL's application, UL 2703, ``Standard for Mounting Systems, Mounting
Devices, Clamping/Retention Devices, and Ground Lugs for Use with Flat-
Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels,'' does not meet the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7's for an appropriate test standard in OSHA's NRTL
Program. This standard is not included on the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. The types of products covered by UL 2703 do
not fit into any of the categories covered by OSHA's NRTL Program.
Specifically, the standard covers mechanical mounting and support
equipment for solar panels, i.e., mechanical products, while OSHA's
NRTL Program addresses mainly electrical end products, as well as a few
other product categories (e.g., fire detection and mitigation
equipment, and Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas equipment, and other gas-
powered equipment). The full list of the types of equipment covered by
OSHA's NRTL Program can be viewed at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/prodcatg.html. Table 1, lists the appropriate test standards found
in UL's application for expansion for testing and certification of
products under the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
UL's NRTL Scope of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*TIA 4950...................... Requirements for Battery-Powered,
Portable Land Mobile Radio
Applications in Class I, II, and III,
Division 1, Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
*UL 25A........................ Standard for Meters for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 25B........................ Meters for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel,
Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 79A........................ Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 79B........................ Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 87A........................ Standard for Power-Operated Dispensing
Devices for Gasoline and Gasoline/
Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol
Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0-
E85).
*UL 87B........................ Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 486F....................... Bare and Covered Ferrules.
*UL 567A....................... Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 567B....................... Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 842A....................... Standard for Valves for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 842B....................... Standard for Valves for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 962......................... Standard for Household and Commercial
Furnishings.
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*UL 1973....................... Standard for Batters for Use in Light
Electric Rail (LER) Applications and
Stationary Applications.
*UL 2054....................... Standard for Household and Commercial
Batteries.
*UL 2271....................... Standard for Batteries for Use in Light
Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications.
*UL 2586A...................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 2586B...................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 2775....................... Standard for Fixed Condensed Aerosol
Extinguishing System Units.
UL 2594........................ Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply
Equipment.
*UL 4703....................... Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
*UL 8753....................... Standard for Field-Replaceable Light
Emitting Diode (LED) Light Engines.
UL 60335-2-24.................. Household and Similar Electric
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-24:
Particular Requirements for
Refrigerating Appliances, Ice-Cream
Appliances and Ice-Makers.
*UL 60730-2-5.................. Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use, Part 2-5:
Particular Requirements for Automatic
Electrical Burner Control Systems.
*UL 60947-5-1.................. Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--
Part 5-1: Control Circuit Devices and
Switching Elements--Electromechanical
Control Circuit Devices.
UL 62109-1..................... Standard for Safety of Power Converters
for Use in Photovoltaic Power Systems--
Part 1: General Requirements.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Represents the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL
Program's 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 a 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 twenty-two new test standards
to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2,
lists the test standards that are new to the NRTL Program. OSHA
preliminarily determined that these test standards are appropriate test
standards and proposes to include them 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIA 4950....................... Requirements for Battery-Powered,
Portable Land Mobile Radio
Applications in Class I, II, and III,
Division 1, Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
UL 25A......................... Standard for Meters for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
UL 25B......................... Meters for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel,
Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 79A......................... Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
UL 79B......................... Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 87A......................... Standard for Power-Operated Dispensing
Devices for Gasoline and Gasoline/
Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol
Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0-
E85).
UL 87B......................... Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 486F........................ Bare and Covered Ferrules.
UL 567A........................ Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
UL 567B........................ Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 842A........................ Standard for Valves for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
UL 842B........................ Standard for Valves for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 1973........................ Standard for Batters for Use in Light
Electric Rail (LER) Applications and
Stationary Applications.
UL 2054........................ Standard for Household and Commercial
Batteries.
UL 2271........................ Standard for Batteries for Use in Light
Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications.
UL 2586A....................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
UL 2586B....................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 2775........................ Standard for Fixed Condensed Aerosol
Extinguishing System Units.
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UL 4703........................ Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
UL 8753........................ Standard for Field-Replaceable Light
Emitting Diode (LED) Light Engines.
UL 60730-2-5................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use, Part 2-5:
Particular Requirements for Automatic
Electrical Burner Control Systems.
UL 60947-5-1................... Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--
Part 5-1: Control Circuit Devices and
Switching Elements-Electromechanical
Control Circuit Devices.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Because the mechanical equipment covered by UL 2703 does not fall
within the type of equipment covered by OSHA's NRTL Program, OSHA
preliminary determined that UL 2703 is not an appropriate test standard
and does not propose to include it in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA also seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
IV. Preliminary Findings on the Applications
UL submitted acceptable applications for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and related
material indicate that UL can meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of the
26 appropriate test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of UL's applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition as a
NRTL. Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and
exhibits. Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request
in writing, stating the reasons for the request by the due date for
comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester
justifies a longer time period. OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if it is not adequately justified. To obtain or review copies
of the exhibits identified in this notice, as well as comments
submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in
ADDRESSES. These materials also are available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these
comments, make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant UL's applications
for expansion of its scope of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will
make the final decision on granting the applications. 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.
Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice.
Accordingly, the Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25,
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 16, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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