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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0013]
SolarPTL, LLC: 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 SolarPTL,
LLC as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
December 1, 2023.
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; telephone: (202) 693–1911;
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s
web page includes information about
the NRTL Program (see https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
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I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition
for SolarPTL LLC (PTL). PTL’s
expansion covers the addition of one
test standard 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
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition, as well
as for an 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 the
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 PTL, which details that
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
PTL submitted an application, dated
June 1, 2021 (OSHA–2010–0013–0005),
to expand recognition as a NRTL to
include one additional test standard.
OSHA staff performed a detailed
analysis of the application packet and
reviewed other pertinent information.
OSHA performed an on-site assessment
related to this application on August
16–17, 2022, where OSHA found
nonconformances with the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910. PTL addressed the
nonconformances adequately and OSHA
has no objection to the addition of this
standard to the NRTL scope of
recognition.
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OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing PTL’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
October 23, 2023 (88 FR 72794). The
agency requested comments by
November 7, 2023, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of PTL’s NRTL
scope of recognition.
To review copies of all public
documents pertaining to PTL’s
application, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor at (202) 693–2350. Docket No.
OSHA–2010–0013 contains all materials
in the record concerning PTL’s
recognition. All submissions, including
copyrighted material, are available for
inspection through the OSHA Docket
Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
at (202) 693–2350 for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined PTL’s
expansion application, their capability
to meet the requirements of the test
standard, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that PTL meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition, subject to
the limitations and conditions listed
below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding
with this final notice to grant PTL’s
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the
expansion of PTL’s recognition to
testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standard shown below in Table 1.
TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN PTL’S NRTL
SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
UL 3703 ....................
Test standard title
Standard for Solar
Trackers.
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.
A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on
continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including but not limited to,
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abiding by the following conditions of
recognition:
1. PTL 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. PTL must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. PTL must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
PTL’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 PTL as a NRTL, subject
to the limitations and conditions
specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy 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; Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC.
James S. Frederick,
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–2021–0005]
LabTest Certification Inc.: Application
for Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of LabTest
Certification Inc., for expansion of the
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
December 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
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Electronically: Submit comments and
attachments electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office. 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 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 (OSHA–2021–0005).
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.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before December
18, 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, 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, phone: (202) 693–
1999 or 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, phone: (202)
693–1911 or email: robinson.kevin@
dol.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that
LabTest Certification Inc. (LCI), is
applying for expansion of the current
recognition as a NRTL. LCI requests the
addition of nine 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
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 a preliminary
finding. In the second notice, the agency
provides a 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 LCI, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
LCI currently has one facility (site)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
and certification, with the headquarters
located at: LabTest Certification, Inc.,
205—8291 92 Street, Delta, BC Canada
V4G 0A4. A complete list of LCI’s scope
of recognition is available at https://
www.osha.gov/nationally-recognizedtesting-laboratory-program/lci.
II. General Background on the
Application
LCI submitted an application dated
March 8, 2022 (OSHA–2021–0005–
0003), requesting the addition of ten test
standards to the NRTL scope of
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0013]
SolarPTL, LLC: 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 SolarPTL, LLC as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
December 1, 2023.
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; telephone:
(202) 693-1911; email: [email protected]. OSHA's web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition for SolarPTL LLC (PTL). PTL's expansion covers the addition
of one test standard 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 a NRTL for initial
recognition, as well as for an 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 the 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 PTL, which details that NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
PTL submitted an application, dated June 1, 2021 (OSHA-2010-0013-
0005), to expand recognition as a NRTL to include one additional test
standard. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-
site assessment related to this application on August 16-17, 2022,
where OSHA found nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.
PTL addressed the nonconformances adequately and OSHA has no objection
to the addition of this standard to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing PTL's expansion
application in the Federal Register on October 23, 2023 (88 FR 72794).
The agency requested comments by November 7, 2023, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of PTL's NRTL scope of recognition.
To review copies of all public documents pertaining to PTL's
application, go to https://www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor at (202) 693-2350. Docket No. OSHA-2010-0013 contains all
materials in the record concerning PTL's recognition. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection through
the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
2350 for assistance in locating docket submissions.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined PTL's expansion application, their capability
to meet the requirements of the test standard, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that PTL
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant PTL's
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of PTL's recognition to
testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance
to the test standard shown below in Table 1.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in PTL's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 3703................................... Standard for Solar Trackers.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including but not limited to,
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abiding by the following conditions of recognition:
1. PTL 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. PTL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. PTL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on PTL'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 PTL as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy 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; Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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