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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
standards listed above as American
National Standards. However, for
convenience, the use of the designation
of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed
to the ANSI designation may occur.
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 a
particular 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, FM
must abide by the following conditions
of the recognition:
1. FM 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. FM must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. FM must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
FM’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 FM, subject to the
limitations and conditions specified
above. OSHA also adds fourteen
standards to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
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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 Section
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.
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–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 26, 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).
SUMMARY:
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 two
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
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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
December 21, 2018 (OSHA–2010–0013–
0007), to expand recognition as a NRTL
to include one additional test standard.
The standard requested, UL 61730, was
referenced in application as a single
standard; however this standard has two
parts. PTL amended the application on
October 30, 2023 (OSHA–2010–0013–
0008), to clarify that the expansion
request was for both parts of the
standard. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA performed an onsite assessment related to this
application on August 16–17, 2022,
where OSHA found nonconformances
with the requirements of 29 CFR part
1910. PTL addressed the
nonconformances adequately and OSHA
has no objection to the addition of both
parts of this standard to the NRTL scope
of recognition.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing PTL’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
November 21, 2023 (88 FR 81107). The
agency requested comments by
December 6, 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.
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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
standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
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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 standards shown below in table 1.
TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN PTL’s NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 61730—Part 1 ...........................
UL 61730—Part 2 ...........................
Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 1: Requirements for Construction; and
Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 2: Requirements for Testing.
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,
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.
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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.
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8–2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
III. Summary of the Operating Fee Schedule
Methodology
Signed at Washington, DC.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
I. Introduction
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
National Credit Union Administration
Operating Fee Schedule Methodology
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The NCUA Board (Board) is
amending its methodology for
computing the annual operating fees it
charges to federal credit unions (FCUs).
First, for purposes of calculating the
annual operating fee, the Board will
increase the current asset exemption
threshold from $1 million to $2 million.
Second, the Board will adjust the asset
exemption threshold annually in future
years by the computed rate of aggregate
asset growth at FCUs. Third, in response
to comments from the public, as part of
future reviews of the Operating Fee
Schedule methodology the Board plans
to analyze options to adjust the
distribution of operating fee costs.
DATES: This methodology is effective on
January 25, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Holm, Supervisory Budget
Analyst, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, at (703) 518–6570.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Introduction
II. Summary of the Proposed Changes to the
Operating Fee Schedule Methodology
and Public Comments
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At its June 2023 meeting, the Board
issued a notice requesting public
comment about amendments to its
methodology for computing the annual
operating fee charged to FCUs.1 For
purposes of calculating the annual
operating fee, the Board requested views
from the public about: (1) increasing the
asset threshold used to determine which
FCUs are exempt from paying an
operating fee from $1 million to $2
million; (2) updating the exemption
threshold in future years based on
annual asset growth at FCUs; and (3)
whether and how the Board should
modify the current three-tier Operating
Fee Schedule to distribute the operating
fee cost burden more equitably across
FCUs subject to paying it.
Currently, FCUs reporting average
assets of $1,000,000 or less during the
preceding four calendar quarters are
exempt from paying an operating fee
because the Board determined that such
credit unions do not have the ability to
pay the fee. The $1,000,000 average
asset exemption level has been in place
since 2012 and has not been adjusted
since that time. In the intervening 11
years, average assets across FCUs have
approximately doubled. To account for
this growth in the size of the credit
union system, the Board proposed
raising the average asset exemption
level for FCUs to $2,000,000 and to
adjust the exemption threshold annually
in future years by the computed rate of
asset growth among FCUs.
A. Background on the NCUA Annual
Budget and Fees Paid by FCUs
The NCUA charters, regulates, and
insures deposits in FCUs and insures
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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 26, 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 two 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 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 December 21, 2018 (OSHA-2010-
0013-0007), to expand recognition as a NRTL to include one additional
test standard. The standard requested, UL 61730, was referenced in
application as a single standard; however this standard has two parts.
PTL amended the application on October 30, 2023 (OSHA-2010-0013-0008),
to clarify that the expansion request was for both parts of the
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 part
1910. PTL addressed the nonconformances adequately and OSHA has no
objection to the addition of both parts of this standard to the NRTL
scope of recognition.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing PTL's expansion
application in the Federal Register on November 21, 2023 (88 FR 81107).
The agency requested comments by December 6, 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.
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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 standards, 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 standards shown below in table 1.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in PTL's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 61730--Part 1.................. Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
Qualification--Part 1: Requirements
for Construction; and
UL 61730--Part 2.................. Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
Qualification--Part 2: Requirements
for Testing.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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, 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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