UL LLC: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards, 73874-73877 [2023-23734]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025]
UL LLC: Applications for Expansion of
Recognition and Proposed
Modification to the 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 UL LLC,
for expansion of the scope of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the applications. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add thirteen 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
November 13, 2023.
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.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. 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 website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for this Federal Register
notice (OSHA–2009–0025). OSHA will
place comments, attachments and other
information and requests, including
personal information, in the public
docket without revision, and these
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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.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before November
13, 2023 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; 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) 693–1911 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that UL
LLC, (UL) is applying to expand the
current recognition as a NRTL. UL
requests the addition of thirty-five 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.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by the 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
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the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by
NRTLs or applicant organizations for
initial recognition, as well as for
expansion or renewal of 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 UL, which details
that NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
UL currently has fifty-five facilities
(sites) recognized by OSHA for product
testing and certification, with
headquarters located at: UL LLC, 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
Application
UL submitted two applications, one
dated December 24, 2021 (OSHA–2009–
0025–0053), and a second dated May 5,
2023 (OSHA–2009–0025–0054). The
first application was amended on July
19, 2022, to remove two standards from
the original request (OSHA–2009–0025–
0055). In total, the expansion
applications, as amended, requested the
addition of thirty-seven test standards to
the scope of recognition. OSHA has
determined that two of the standards
included in the amended expansion
application, UL 80079–36 and 80079–
37, are not appropriate test standards
and is therefore not proposing they be
included for inclusion in UL’s NRTL
Scope of Recognition or in the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. This notice covers the
expansion to include the remaining
thirty-five standards. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of the
application packets and other pertinent
information. OSHA did not perform any
on-site reviews in relation to these
applications.
Table 1, below, lists the test standards
found in UL’s applications for
expansion for testing and certification of
products under the NRTL Program.
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TABLE 1—PROPOSED TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN UL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 62841–1 ...........
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 1: General Requirements.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Part 2–1: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Drills and Impact Drills.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–2: Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–3: Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Grinders, Disc-Type Polishers And Disc-Type Sanders.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–4: Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Sanders And Polishers Other.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–5: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Circular Saws.
Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Shears and Nibblers.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–9: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Tappers and Threaders.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Part 2–10: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Mixers.
Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Reciprocating Saws.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–14:
Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Planers.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–17:
Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Routers.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Part 2–21: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Drain Cleaners.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–1: Particular Requirements For Transportable Table Saws.
Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Transportable Bench Grinders.
Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Transportable Diamond Drills with Liquid System.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–7: Particular Requirements for Transportable Wall Saws.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–9: Particular Requirements for Transportable Mitre Saws.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–10:
Particular Requirements for Transportable Cut-Off Machines.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–12:
Particular Requirements for Transportable Threading Machines.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Part 3–13: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Drills.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–14:
Particular Requirements for Transportable Drain Cleaners.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–1000:
Particular Requirements For Transportable Laser Engravers.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery-Safety-Part 4–1: Particular Requirements for Chain Saws.
Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—
Part 4–2: Particular Requirements for Hedge Trimmers.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–4: Particular Requirements For Lawn Trimmers, Lawn Edge Trimmers, Grass Trimmers, Brush Cutters And Brush Saws.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–1000:
Particular Requirements For Utility Machines.
Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools—Safety—Part 2–23: Particular Requirements for Die Grinders and Small Rotary
Tools.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 33: Equipment Protection by Special Protection ‘‘s’’.
Commercial Premises Security Alarm Units and Systems.
Electrically Operated Valves for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations Up to 85 Percent (E0–E85).
Electrically Operated Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations Up To 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
ANSI/CAN/UL Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs).
Standard for Portable Power Packs.
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Technology Equipment.
UL 62841–2–1 .......
UL 62841–2–2 .......
UL 62841–2–3 * .....
UL 62841–2–4 .......
UL 62841–2–5 .......
UL 62841–2–8 .......
UL 62841–2–9 .......
UL 62841–2–10 .....
UL 62841–2–11 .....
UL 62841–2–14 .....
UL 62841–2–17 .....
UL 62841–2–21 .....
UL 62841–3–1 .......
UL 62841–3–4 .......
UL 62841–3–6 .......
UL 62841–3–7 * .....
UL 62841–3–9 .......
UL 62841–3–10 .....
UL 62841–3–12 * ...
UL 62841–3–13 .....
UL 62841–3–14 * ...
UL 62841–3–1000 *
UL 62841–4–1 .......
UL 62841–4–2 .......
UL 62841–4–4 * .....
UL 62841–4–1000 *
UL 60745–2–23 .....
UL 60079–33 * .......
UL 2610 * ...............
UL 428A * ...............
UL 428B * ...............
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UL 3100 * ...............
UL 2743 .................
UL 8400 * ...............
* In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add these test standards to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test
Standards to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to
add new test standards to the NRTL list
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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
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requires certification by a NRTL; (2)
verify the document represents a
product and not a component; and (3)
verify the document defines safety test
specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
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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
Standards Development Organizations;
(2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to
include new test standards in their
scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties.
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
thirteen new test standards to the NRTL
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards. Table 2, below, lists the test
standards that are new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA preliminarily
determines that these test standards are
appropriate test standards. OSHA seeks
public comment on this preliminary
determination.
TABLE 2—STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 62841–2–3 ......................
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part
2–3: Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Grinders, Disc-Type Polishers And Disc-Type Sanders.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part
3–7: Particular Requirements for Transportable Wall Saws.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part
3–12: Particular Requirements for Transportable Threading Machines.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part
3–14: Particular Requirements for Transportable Drain Cleaners.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part
3–1000: Particular Requirements For Transportable Laser Engravers.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part
4–1000: Particular Requirements For Utility Machines.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part
4–4: Particular Requirements for Lawn Trimmers, Lawn Edge Timmers, Grass Trimmers, Brush Cutters And
Brush Saws.
Explosive Atmospheres—Part 33: Equipment Protection by Special Protection ‘‘s’’.
Commercial Premises Security Alarm Units and Systems.
Electrically Operated Vales for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations Up to
85 Percent (E0–E85).
Electrically Operated Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations Up To 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
ANSI/CAN/UL Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs).
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Technology Equipment.
UL 62841–3–7 ......................
UL 62841–3–12 ....................
UL 62841–3–14 ....................
UL 62841–3–1000 ................
UL 62841–4–1000 ................
UL 62841–4–4 ......................
UL 60079–33 ........................
UL 2610 ................................
UL 428A ...............................
UL 428B ...............................
UL 3100 ................................
UL 8400 ................................
IV. Preliminary Findings on the
Applications
UL submitted acceptable applications
for expansion of the scope of
recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application files and related material
preliminarily indicates that UL can meet
the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for expanding recognition to
include the addition of the test
standards listed above for NRTL testing
and certification. This preliminary
finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of UL’s
applications.
OSHA also preliminarily determined
that the test standards listed above are
appropriate test standards.
OSHA seeks public comment on these
preliminary determinations.
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V. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether UL meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of
recognition as a NRTL and whether the
test standards listed above are
appropriate test standards that should
be included in the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards.
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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 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. These materials
also are generally available online at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025 (for
further information, see the ‘‘Docket’’
heading in the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES),
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
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of recognition and to add the test
standards listed above to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. The Assistant Secretary will
make the final decision on granting the
applications and on adding the test
standards listed above to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. In making these decisions,
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.
VI. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8–2020
(85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020), and 29
CFR 1910.7.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on October 20,
2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2023–23734 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0050]
The Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and
Handling Standard; Revision of the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Approval of Information
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to the
revision the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval for the
information collection requirements
specified in the Anhydrous Ammonia
Storage and Handling Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
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.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. 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 website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and OSHA
docket number OSHA–2010–0050 for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). OSHA will place all comments,
including any personal information, in
the public docket, which may be made
available online. Therefore, OSHA
cautions interested parties about
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submitting personal information such as
social security numbers and birthdates.
For further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Seleda Perryman or Theda Kenney,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor;
telephone (202) 693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of
the continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e.,
employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the public with an opportunity
to comment on proposed and
continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, the collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
authorizes information collection by
employers as necessary or appropriate
for enforcement of the OSH Act or for
developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29
U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires
that OSHA obtain such information
with minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small
businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary
duplication of effort in obtaining
information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Anhydrous Ammonia Storage
and Handling Standard (29 CFR
1910.111) specifies a number of
paperwork requirements. The following
is a brief description of the collection of
information requirements contained in
the standard.
Paragraph (b)(3) of the Standard
specifies that systems have nameplates
if required, and that these nameplates
‘‘be permanently attached to the system
(as specified by paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(j)) so
as to be readily accessible for
inspection. . . .’’ In addition, this
paragraph requires that markings on
containers and systems covered by
paragraphs (c) (‘‘Systems utilizing
stationary, non-refrigerated storage
containers’’), (f) (‘‘Tank motor vehicles
for the transportation of ammonia’’), (g)
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(‘‘Systems mounted on farm vehicles
other than for the application of
ammonia’’), and (h) (‘‘Systems mounted
on farm vehicles for the application of
ammonia’’) provide information
regarding nine specific characteristics of
the containers and systems. Similarly,
paragraph (b)(4) of the Standard
specifies that refrigerated containers be
marked with a nameplate on the outer
covering in an accessible place that
provides information regarding eight
specific characteristics of the container.
The required markings ensure that
employers use only properly designed
and tested containers and systems to
store anhydrous ammonia, thereby
preventing accidental release of, and
exposure of workers to, this highly toxic
and corrosive substance.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
agency’s functions to protect workers,
including whether the information is
useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection,
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB
approves the revision of the collection
of information (paperwork)
requirements contained in the
Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and
Handling Standard. There is a change of
six burden hours (336 to 342) for
documentation by a professional
engineer for the safety of the equipment
being used in this ICR request.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Anhydrous Ammonia Storage
and Handling Standard.
OMB Number: 1218–0208.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; farms.
Number of Respondents: 207,100.
Number of Responses: 2,059.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 342.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
UL LLC: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed
Modification to the 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 UL LLC, for
expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding
to grant the applications. Additionally, OSHA proposes to add thirteen
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 November 13, 2023.
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.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. 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 website. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for inspection through the OSHA
Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY
(877) 889-5627) for assistance in locating docket submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the
OSHA docket number for this Federal Register notice (OSHA-2009-0025).
OSHA will place comments, attachments and other information and
requests, including 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.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before November 13, 2023 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; 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) 693-1911 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that UL LLC, (UL) is applying to expand
the current recognition as a NRTL. UL requests the addition of thirty-
five 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. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the
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 NRTLs or applicant
organizations for initial recognition, as well as for expansion or
renewal of 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 UL, which details that NRTL's scope of
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
UL currently has fifty-five facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA
for product testing and certification, with headquarters located at: UL
LLC, 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 Application
UL submitted two applications, one dated December 24, 2021 (OSHA-
2009-0025-0053), and a second dated May 5, 2023 (OSHA-2009-0025-0054).
The first application was amended on July 19, 2022, to remove two
standards from the original request (OSHA-2009-0025-0055). In total,
the expansion applications, as amended, requested the addition of
thirty-seven test standards to the scope of recognition. OSHA has
determined that two of the standards included in the amended expansion
application, UL 80079-36 and 80079-37, are not appropriate test
standards and is therefore not proposing they be included for inclusion
in UL's NRTL Scope of Recognition or in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. This notice covers the expansion to include
the remaining thirty-five standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed
analysis of the application packets and other pertinent information.
OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in relation to these
applications.
Table 1, below, lists the test standards found in UL's applications
for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL
Program.
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Table 1--Proposed Test Standards for Inclusion in UL's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 62841-1................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 62841-2-1............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Part 2-1: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Drills and
Impact Drills.
UL 62841-2-2............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-2: Particular
Requirements For Hand-Held Screwdrivers
and Impact Wrenches.
UL 62841-2-3 *............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-3: Particular
Requirements For Hand-Held Grinders, Disc-
Type Polishers And Disc-Type Sanders.
UL 62841-2-4............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-4: Particular
Requirements For Hand-Held Sanders And
Polishers Other.
UL 62841-2-5............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-5: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Circular Saws.
UL 62841-2-8............... Safety Requirements for Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Shears and
Nibblers.
UL 62841-2-9............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-9: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Tappers and
Threaders.
UL 62841-2-10.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Part 2-10: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Mixers.
UL 62841-2-11.............. Safety Requirements for Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Reciprocating
Saws.
UL 62841-2-14.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-14: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Planers.
UL 62841-2-17.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-17: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Routers.
UL 62841-2-21.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Part 2-21: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Drain Cleaners.
UL 62841-3-1............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-1: Particular
Requirements For Transportable Table Saws.
UL 62841-3-4............... Safety Requirements for Particular
Requirements for Transportable Bench
Grinders.
UL 62841-3-6............... Safety Requirements for Particular
Requirements for Transportable Diamond
Drills with Liquid System.
UL 62841-3-7 *............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-7: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Wall Saws.
UL 62841-3-9............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-9: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Mitre Saws.
UL 62841-3-10.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-10: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Cut-Off
Machines.
UL 62841-3-12 *............ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-12: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Threading
Machines.
UL 62841-3-13.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Part 3-13: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Drills.
UL 62841-3-14 *............ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-14: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Drain
Cleaners.
UL 62841-3-1000 *.......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-1000: Particular
Requirements For Transportable Laser
Engravers.
UL 62841-4-1............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden
Machinery-Safety-Part 4-1: Particular
Requirements for Chain Saws.
UL 62841-4-2............... Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-
Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn
And Garden Machinery--Safety--Part 4-2:
Particular Requirements for Hedge
Trimmers.
UL 62841-4-4 *............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 4-4: Particular
Requirements For Lawn Trimmers, Lawn Edge
Trimmers, Grass Trimmers, Brush Cutters
And Brush Saws.
UL 62841-4-1000 *.......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 4-1000: Particular
Requirements For Utility Machines.
UL 60745-2-23.............. Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--
Safety--Part 2-23: Particular Requirements
for Die Grinders and Small Rotary Tools.
UL 60079-33 *.............. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 33: Equipment
Protection by Special Protection ``s''.
UL 2610 *.................. Commercial Premises Security Alarm Units
and Systems.
UL 428A *.................. Electrically Operated Valves for Gasoline
and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations Up to 85 Percent
(E0-E85).
UL 428B *.................. Electrically Operated Valves for Diesel
Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations Up To 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 3100 *.................. ANSI/CAN/UL Automated Mobile Platforms
(AMPs).
UL 2743.................... Standard for Portable Power Packs.
UL 8400 *.................. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and
Mixed Reality Technology Equipment.
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* In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add these test standards to the
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test Standards to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to add new test standards to the
NRTL list of appropriate test standards following an evaluation of the
test standard document. To qualify as an appropriate test standard, the
agency evaluates the document to: (1) verify it represents a product
category for which OSHA requires certification by a NRTL; (2) verify
the document represents a product and not a component; and (3) verify
the document defines safety test specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
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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 Standards Development Organizations;
(2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or applicants seeking recognition
to include new test standards in their scopes of recognition; and (3)
obtaining notification from manufacturers, manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties. 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 thirteen new test standards to
the NRTL Program's list of appropriate test standards. Table 2, below,
lists the test standards that are new to the NRTL Program. OSHA
preliminarily determines that these test standards are appropriate test
standards. OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination.
Table 2--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 62841-2-3................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-3: Particular
Requirements For Hand-Held Grinders,
Disc-Type Polishers And Disc-Type
Sanders.
UL 62841-3-7................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-7: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Wall
Saws.
UL 62841-3-12................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-12: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Threading
Machines.
UL 62841-3-14................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-14: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Drain
Cleaners.
UL 62841-3-1000.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-1000:
Particular Requirements For
Transportable Laser Engravers.
UL 62841-4-1000.............. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 4-1000:
Particular Requirements For Utility
Machines.
UL 62841-4-4................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 4-4: Particular
Requirements for Lawn Trimmers, Lawn
Edge Timmers, Grass Trimmers, Brush
Cutters And Brush Saws.
UL 60079-33.................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 33: Equipment
Protection by Special Protection ``s''.
UL 2610...................... Commercial Premises Security Alarm Units
and Systems.
UL 428A...................... Electrically Operated Vales for Gasoline
and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations Up to 85 Percent
(E0-E85).
UL 428B...................... Electrically Operated Valves for Diesel
Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations Up To 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 3100...................... ANSI/CAN/UL Automated Mobile Platforms
(AMPs).
UL 8400...................... Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and
Mixed Reality Technology Equipment.
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IV. Preliminary Findings on the Applications
UL submitted acceptable applications for expansion of the scope of
recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and related
material preliminarily indicates that UL can meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to include the
addition of the test standards listed above for NRTL testing and
certification. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim
or temporary approval of UL's applications.
OSHA also preliminarily determined that the test standards listed
above are appropriate test standards.
OSHA seeks public comment on these preliminary determinations.
V. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL
and whether the test standards listed above are appropriate test
standards that should be included in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. 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 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. These materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025 (for further
information, see the ``Docket'' heading in the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES),
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 and to add the test standards listed above
to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. The Assistant
Secretary will make the final decision on granting the applications and
on adding the test standards listed above to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. In making these decisions, 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.
VI. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393,
Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on October 20, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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