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Signed at Washington, DC, on December 8,
2021.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0046]
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for QPS
Evaluation Services, Inc. as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
December 15, 2021.
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:
SUMMARY:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc. (QPS) as
a NRTL. QPS’s expansion covers the
addition of eleven test standards to the
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 the scope of recognition
and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. As a result of
recognition, employers may use
products properly approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification of the
products.
The agency processes applications by
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
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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 a preliminary
finding. In the second notice, the agency
provides the 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 QPS, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
QPS submitted an application, dated
January 30, 2020 (OSHA–2010–0046–
0015) to add eleven additional test
standards to QPS’s NRTL recognition.
OSHA staff performed a detailed
analysis of the application packet and
reviewed other pertinent information.
OSHA did not perform any on-site
reviews in relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing QPS’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
August 16, 2021 (86 FR 45759). The
agency requested comments by August
31, 2021, but it received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA is now
proceeding with this final notice to
grant expansion of QPS’s scope of
recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to QPS’s
application, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY
(877) 889–5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions. Docket No.
OSHA–2010–0046 contains all materials
in the record concerning QPS’s
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QPS’s
expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test
standard, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that QPS meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition, subject to
the limitations and conditions listed in
this notice. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant this expansion to QPS’s scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of QPS’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed below in Table 1.
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TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
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UL
UL
UL
UL
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Test standard title
60079–0 ......
60079–1 ......
60079–2 ......
60079–7 ......
60079–11 ....
60079–15 ....
60079–18 ....
60079–25 ....
60079–26 ....
60079–28 ....
60079–31 ....
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Explosive
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
Atmospheres—Part
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OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for
a particular test standard is limited to
equipment or materials for which OSHA
standards require third-party testing and
certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test
standard also covers any products for
which OSHA does not require such
testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope
of recognition does not include these
products.
The American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test
standard listed above as an American
National Standard. However, for
convenience, OSHA may use the
designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed
to the ANSI designation. Under the
NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA
Instruction CPL 01–00–004, Chapter 2,
Section VIII), only standards determined
to be appropriate test standards may be
approved for NRTL recognition. Any
NRTL recognized for an appropriate test
standard may use either the proprietary
version of the test standard or the ANSI
version of that standard. Contact ANSI
to determine whether a test standard is
currently ANSI-approved.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, QPS
must abide by the following conditions
of the recognition:
1. QPS must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major change in its
operations as a NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. QPS must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. QPS must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
QPS’s scope of recognition, in all areas
for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope
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0: Equipment—General Requirements.
1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof Enclosures ‘‘d’’.
2: Equipment Protection by Pressurized Enclosure ‘‘p’’.
7: Equipment Protection by Increased Safety ‘‘e’’.
11: Equipment Protection by Intrinsic Safety ‘‘i’’.
15: Equipment Protection by Type of Protection ‘‘n’’.
18: Equipment Protection by Encapsulation ‘‘m’’.
25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems.
26: Equipment for Use in Class I, Zone 0 Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radiation.
31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection by Enclosure ‘‘t’’.
of recognition of QPS, subject to the
limitations and conditions specified
above.
III. Authority and Signature
Douglas L. Parker, 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. 8–2020
(85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020) and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 7,
2021.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Legal Services
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Financial Guide (‘‘Guide’’) for grantees.
LSC previously sought comment on the
revised Guide and is now seeking
additional comments on discrete
changes to the Guide.
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or before the close of business on
January 31, 2022.
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outdated or inapplicable materials,
improves materials directly related to
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about both required and recommended
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comprehensive revisions to the
Financial Guide via a notice published
in the Federal Register on July 7, 2020.
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received 38 unique comments on the
draft Financial Guide from five grantees
and the National Legal Aid and
Defender Association on behalf of itself
and its LSC grantee members. Generally,
the commenters suggested clarifications
and requested that LSC make many of
the proposed requirements into
recommendations to accommodate the
diversity of grantee sizes, fiscal
sophistication, and resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0046]
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for QPS Evaluation Services, Inc. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
December 15, 2021.
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. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of QPS Evaluation Services, Inc. (QPS) as a NRTL. QPS's
expansion covers the addition of eleven test standards to the 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 the
scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products
properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require
testing and certification of the products.
The agency processes applications by 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 a preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides the 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 QPS, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
QPS submitted an application, dated January 30, 2020 (OSHA-2010-
0046-0015) to add eleven additional test standards to QPS's NRTL
recognition. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the
application packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did
not perform any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing QPS's expansion
application in the Federal Register on August 16, 2021 (86 FR 45759).
The agency requested comments by August 31, 2021, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of QPS's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
QPS's application, go to https://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions. Docket No. OSHA-2010-0046 contains all
materials in the record concerning QPS's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QPS's expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test standard, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that QPS
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed in this
notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
this expansion to QPS's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of QPS's recognition to testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed below in
Table 1.
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Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in QPS's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60079-0............... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0: Equipment--
General Requirements.
UL 60079-1............... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1: Equipment
Protection by Flameproof Enclosures ``d''.
UL 60079-2............... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 2: Equipment
Protection by Pressurized Enclosure ``p''.
UL 60079-7............... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 7: Equipment
Protection by Increased Safety ``e''.
UL 60079-11.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11: Equipment
Protection by Intrinsic Safety ``i''.
UL 60079-15.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 15: Equipment
Protection by Type of Protection ``n''.
UL 60079-18.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 18: Equipment
Protection by Encapsulation ``m''.
UL 60079-25.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 25: Intrinsically
Safe Electrical Systems.
UL 60079-26.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 26: Equipment for
Use in Class I, Zone 0 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
UL 60079-28.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 28: Protection of
Equipment and Transmission Systems Using
Optical Radiation.
UL 60079-31.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 31: Equipment
Dust Ignition Protection by Enclosure ``t''.
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OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standard listed above as an American National Standard. However,
for convenience, OSHA may use the designation of the standards-
developing organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI
designation. Under the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL
01-00-004, Chapter 2, Section VIII), only standards determined to be
appropriate test standards may be approved for NRTL recognition. Any
NRTL recognized for an appropriate test standard may use either the
proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI version of that
standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test standard is
currently ANSI-approved.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
QPS must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. QPS must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. QPS must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. QPS must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on QPS's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
scope of recognition of QPS, subject to the limitations and conditions
specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Douglas L. Parker, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020) and 29 CFR
1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on December 7, 2021.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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