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The agency processes applications by
a NRTL for renewal of recognition
following requirements in appendix A
to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA conducts
renewals in accordance with the
procedures in 29 CFR 1910.7, appendix
A, paragraph II.C. In accordance with
these procedures, NRTLs submit a
renewal request to OSHA, not less than
nine months or no more than one year,
before the expiration date of its current
recognition. The submission includes a
request for renewal and any additional
information the NRTL wishes to submit
to demonstrate its continued
compliance with the terms of its
recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7. If OSHA
has not conducted an on-site assessment
of the NRTL’s headquarters and key
sites within the past 18 to 24 months,
it will schedule the necessary on-site
assessments prior to the expiration date
of the NRTL’s recognition. Upon review
of the submitted material and, as
necessary, the successful completion of
the on-site assessment, OSHA
announces its preliminary decision to
grant or deny renewal in the Federal
Register and solicit comments from the
public. OSHA then publishes a final
Federal Register notice responding to
any comments and renewing the NRTL’s
recognition for a period of five years, or
denying the renewal of recognition.
CSA initially received OSHA
recognition as a NRTL on December 24,
1992 (57 FR 61452). CSA’s most recent
renewal was granted on August 7, 2014,
for a five-year period ending on August
7, 2019. CSA submitted a timely request
for renewal, dated August 20, 2018
(OSHA–2006–0042–0016), and retains
its recognition pending OSHA’s final
decision in this renewal process. The
current addresses of CSA facilities
recognized by OSHA and included as
part of the renewal request are:
1. CSA Group Toronto, 178 Rexdale
Boulevard, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
M9W 1R3;
2. CSA Group Montreal, 865
Ellingham Street, Pointe-Claire, Quebec,
Canada H9R
5E8;
3. CSA Group Irvine, 2805 Barranca
Parkway, Irvine, California 92606;
4. CSA Group Edmonton, 1707–94th
Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6N
1E6;
5. CSA Group Vancouver, 13799
Commerce Parkway, Richmond, British
Columbia, Canada V6V 2N9; and
6. CSA Group Cleveland, 8501 East
Pleasant Valley Road, Cleveland, Ohio,
44131.
II. Notice of Preliminary Findings
OSHA is providing notice that CSA is
applying for renewal of its recognition
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as a NRTL. This renewal covers CSA’s
existing NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA evaluated CSA’s application for
renewal and preliminarily determined
that CSA can continue to meet the
requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for recognition. Accordingly,
OSHA is making a determination that it
does not need to conduct an additional
on-site review of CSA’s facilities based
on its evaluations of CSA’s application
and all other available information. This
information includes OSHA’s audits of
CSA’s recognized NRTL sites during
this recognition period, and the
resolution of non-conformances with
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 that
were addressed sufficiently to meet the
applicable NRTL requirements. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of the
request.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether CSA meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of their
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. OSHA must
receive the written request for an
extension by the due date for comments.
OSHA will limit any extension to 30
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 publicly available
information in CSA’s application and
other pertinent documents (including
exhibits), as well as all submitted
comments, 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–2006–0042.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will make a
recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary on whether to grant CSA’s
application for renewal. The Assistant
Secretary will make the final decision
on granting the application and, in
making this decision, 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.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
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Department of Labor, 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 July 7, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0041]
FM Approvals LLC: Request for
Renewal of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of FM
Approvals, LLC (FM) requesting
renewal of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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
July 28, 2020.
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.
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–2007–0041, 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 the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2007–0041).
SUMMARY:
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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.
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 at the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before July 28,
2020 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–3653,
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: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, phone: (202) 693–2110 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements in § 1910.7 of title 29,
Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR
1910.7). Recognition is an
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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. OSHA
maintains an informational web page for
each NRTL that details its scope of
recognition available at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
The agency processes applications by
a NRTL for renewal of recognition
following requirements in appendix A
to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA conducts
renewals in accordance with the
procedures in 29 CFR 1910.7, appendix
A, paragraph II.C. In accordance with
these procedures, NRTLs submit a
renewal request to OSHA, not less than
nine months or no more than one year,
before the expiration date of its current
recognition. A request includes a
request for renewal and any additional
information the NRTL wishes to submit
to demonstrate its continued
compliance with the terms of its
recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7. If OSHA
has not conducted an on-site assessment
of the NRTL’s headquarters and key
sites within the past 18 to 24 months,
it will schedule the necessary on-site
assessments prior to the expiration date
of the NRTL’s recognition. Upon review
of the submitted material and, as
necessary, the successful completion of
the on-site assessment, OSHA
announces its preliminary decision to
grant or deny renewal in the Federal
Register and solicit comments from the
public. OSHA then publishes a final
Federal Register notice responding to
any comments and renewing the NRTL’s
recognition for a period of five years, or
denying the renewal of recognition.
FM initially received OSHA
recognition as a NRTL on June 13, 1988,
and referenced in a Federal Register
notice dated March 29, 1995 (60 FR
16167). FM’s most recent renewal was
granted on July 14, 2014, for a five-year
period expiring on July 14, 2019. FM
submitted a timely request for renewal,
dated August 3, 2018 (OSHA–2007–
0041–0012), and retains its recognition
pending OSHA’s final decision in this
renewal process. The current addresses
of FM facilities recognized by OSHA
and included as part of the renewal
request are:
1. FM Norwood, 1151 BostonProvidence Turnpike, Norwood,
Massachusetts 02062; and
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2. FM West Gloucester, 743 Reynolds
Road, West Gloucester, Rhode Island
02814.
II. Notice of Preliminary Findings
OSHA is providing notice that FM is
applying for renewal of its recognition
as a NRTL. This renewal covers FM’s
existing NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA evaluated FM’s application for
renewal and preliminarily determined
that FM can continue to meet the
requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for recognition. Accordingly,
OSHA is making a determination that it
does not need to conduct an additional
on-site review of FM’s facilities based
on its evaluations of FM’s application
and all other available information. This
information includes OSHA’s audits of
FM’s recognized NRTL sites during this
recognition period, and the satisfactory
resolution of non-conformances with
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of the
request.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether FM meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of their
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. OSHA must
receive the written request for an
extension by the due date for comments.
OSHA will limit any extension to 30
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 publicly available
information in FM’s application and
other pertinent documents (including
exhibits), as well as all submitted
comments, 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–2007–0041.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will make a
recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary on whether to grant FM’s
application for renewal. The Assistant
Secretary will make the final decision
on granting the application and, in
making this decision, 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.
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III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
Department of Labor, 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 July 7, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0041]
FM Approvals LLC: Request for Renewal of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of FM
Approvals, LLC (FM) requesting renewal of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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 July 28, 2020.
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.
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-2007-0041,
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 the
OSHA docket number (OSHA-2007-0041).
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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.
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 at the
OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before July 28, 2020 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-3653, 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].
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. Background
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements in Sec. 1910.7 of title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an acknowledgment that the
organization can perform independent safety testing and certification
of the specific products covered within its scope of recognition and is
not a delegation or grant of government authority. As a result of
recognition, employers may use products properly approved by the NRTL
to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification. OSHA
maintains an informational web page for each NRTL that details its
scope of recognition available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
The agency processes applications by a NRTL for renewal of
recognition following requirements in appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA
conducts renewals in accordance with the procedures in 29 CFR 1910.7,
appendix A, paragraph II.C. In accordance with these procedures, NRTLs
submit a renewal request to OSHA, not less than nine months or no more
than one year, before the expiration date of its current recognition. A
request includes a request for renewal and any additional information
the NRTL wishes to submit to demonstrate its continued compliance with
the terms of its recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7. If OSHA has not
conducted an on-site assessment of the NRTL's headquarters and key
sites within the past 18 to 24 months, it will schedule the necessary
on-site assessments prior to the expiration date of the NRTL's
recognition. Upon review of the submitted material and, as necessary,
the successful completion of the on-site assessment, OSHA announces its
preliminary decision to grant or deny renewal in the Federal Register
and solicit comments from the public. OSHA then publishes a final
Federal Register notice responding to any comments and renewing the
NRTL's recognition for a period of five years, or denying the renewal
of recognition.
FM initially received OSHA recognition as a NRTL on June 13, 1988,
and referenced in a Federal Register notice dated March 29, 1995 (60 FR
16167). FM's most recent renewal was granted on July 14, 2014, for a
five-year period expiring on July 14, 2019. FM submitted a timely
request for renewal, dated August 3, 2018 (OSHA-2007-0041-0012), and
retains its recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal
process. The current addresses of FM facilities recognized by OSHA and
included as part of the renewal request are:
1. FM Norwood, 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood,
Massachusetts 02062; and
2. FM West Gloucester, 743 Reynolds Road, West Gloucester, Rhode
Island 02814.
II. Notice of Preliminary Findings
OSHA is providing notice that FM is applying for renewal of its
recognition as a NRTL. This renewal covers FM's existing NRTL scope of
recognition. OSHA evaluated FM's application for renewal and
preliminarily determined that FM can continue to meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition. Accordingly, OSHA is
making a determination that it does not need to conduct an additional
on-site review of FM's facilities based on its evaluations of FM's
application and all other available information. This information
includes OSHA's audits of FM's recognized NRTL sites during this
recognition period, and the satisfactory resolution of non-conformances
with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. This preliminary finding does
not constitute an interim or temporary approval of the request.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether FM meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of their 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. OSHA must receive the
written request for an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA
will limit any extension to 30 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 publicly
available information in FM's application and other pertinent documents
(including exhibits), as well as all submitted comments, 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-2007-0041.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these
comments, will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary on
whether to grant FM's application for renewal. The Assistant Secretary
will make the final decision on granting the application and, in making
this decision, 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.
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III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 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 July 7, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-15065 Filed 7-10-20; 8:45 am]
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