[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17568-17571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08256]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of
Recognition and Proposed Modification To Update the Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (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
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of its scope of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory and presents
the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.
Additionally, OSHA proposes to add twenty-two 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 May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Docket Office's normal business hours, 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2009-0025) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the http://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 and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Kevin Robinson
at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before May 7, 2018 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-3655, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office
of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, phone:
(202) 693-2110 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing
notice that Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., (UL) is applying for
expansion of its current recognition as a NRTL. UL requests the
addition of twenty-seven additional test standards to its 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 its
scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. 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 its preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the Agency provides its 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 the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes: (1) The type of products
the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its 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.
UL currently has fourteen facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at:
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. 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 Applications
UL submitted an application, dated May 31, 2017, (OSHA-2009-0025-
0020), to expand its recognition to include the addition of 26
additional test standards to UL's scope of recognition. This
application was updated on November 1, 2017 (OSHA-2009-0025-0021) to
include an additional standard for a total of 27 standards. OSHA staff
performed detailed analyses of the application packets and other
pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in
relation to these applications.
OSHA preliminarily determined that one of the standards requested
in UL's application, UL 2703, ``Standard for Mounting Systems, Mounting
Devices, Clamping/Retention Devices, and Ground Lugs for Use with Flat-
Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels,'' does not meet the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7's for an appropriate test standard in OSHA's NRTL
Program. This standard is not included on the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. The types of products covered by UL 2703 do
not fit into any of the categories covered by OSHA's NRTL Program.
Specifically, the standard covers mechanical mounting and support
equipment for solar panels, i.e., mechanical products, while OSHA's
NRTL Program addresses mainly electrical end products, as well as a few
other product categories (e.g., fire detection and mitigation
equipment, and Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas equipment, and other gas-
powered equipment). The full list of the types of equipment covered by
OSHA's NRTL Program can be viewed at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/prodcatg.html. Table 1, lists the appropriate test standards found
in UL's application for expansion for testing and certification of
products under the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
UL's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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*TIA 4950...................... Requirements for Battery-Powered,
Portable Land Mobile Radio
Applications in Class I, II, and III,
Division 1, Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
*UL 25A........................ Standard for Meters for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 25B........................ Meters for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel,
Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 79A........................ Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 79B........................ Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 87A........................ Standard for Power-Operated Dispensing
Devices for Gasoline and Gasoline/
Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol
Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0-
E85).
*UL 87B........................ Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 486F....................... Bare and Covered Ferrules.
*UL 567A....................... Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 567B....................... Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 842A....................... Standard for Valves for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 842B....................... Standard for Valves for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 962......................... Standard for Household and Commercial
Furnishings.
*UL 1973....................... Standard for Batters for Use in Light
Electric Rail (LER) Applications and
Stationary Applications.
*UL 2054....................... Standard for Household and Commercial
Batteries.
*UL 2271....................... Standard for Batteries for Use in Light
Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications.
*UL 2586A...................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
*UL 2586B...................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
*UL 2775....................... Standard for Fixed Condensed Aerosol
Extinguishing System Units.
UL 2594........................ Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply
Equipment.
*UL 4703....................... Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
*UL 8753....................... Standard for Field-Replaceable Light
Emitting Diode (LED) Light Engines.
UL 60335-2-24.................. Household and Similar Electric
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-24:
Particular Requirements for
Refrigerating Appliances, Ice-Cream
Appliances and Ice-Makers.
*UL 60730-2-5.................. Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use, Part 2-5:
Particular Requirements for Automatic
Electrical Burner Control Systems.
*UL 60947-5-1.................. Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--
Part 5-1: Control Circuit Devices and
Switching Elements--Electromechanical
Control Circuit Devices.
UL 62109-1..................... Standard for Safety of Power Converters
for Use in Photovoltaic Power Systems--
Part 1: General Requirements.
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* Represents the standard that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test Standard 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 an end product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test specifications (not
installation or operational performance specifications).
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add twenty-two new test standards
to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2,
lists the test standards that are new to the NRTL Program. OSHA
preliminarily determined that these test standards are appropriate test
standards and proposes to include them in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
Table 2--Test 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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TIA 4950....................... Requirements for Battery-Powered,
Portable Land Mobile Radio
Applications in Class I, II, and III,
Division 1, Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
UL 25A......................... Standard for Meters for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
UL 25B......................... Meters for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel,
Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 79A......................... Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
UL 79B......................... Standard for Power-Operated Pumps for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 87A......................... Standard for Power-Operated Dispensing
Devices for Gasoline and Gasoline/
Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol
Concentrations up to 85 Percent (E0-
E85).
UL 87B......................... Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 486F........................ Bare and Covered Ferrules.
UL 567A........................ Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
UL 567B........................ Standard for Emergency Breakaway
Fittings, Swivel Connectors and Pipe-
Connection Fittings for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 842A........................ Standard for Valves for Gasoline and
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal
Ethanol Concentrations up to 85
Percent (E0-E85).
UL 842B........................ Standard for Valves for Diesel Fuel,
Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel
Blends with Nominal Biodiesel
Concentrations up to 20 Percent (B20),
Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 1973........................ Standard for Batters for Use in Light
Electric Rail (LER) Applications and
Stationary Applications.
UL 2054........................ Standard for Household and Commercial
Batteries.
UL 2271........................ Standard for Batteries for Use in Light
Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications.
UL 2586A....................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up
to 85 Percent (E0-E85).
UL 2586B....................... Standard for Hose Nozzle Valves for
Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/
Biodiesel Blends with Nominal
Biodiesel Concentrations up to 20
Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil.
UL 2775........................ Standard for Fixed Condensed Aerosol
Extinguishing System Units.
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UL 4703........................ Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
UL 8753........................ Standard for Field-Replaceable Light
Emitting Diode (LED) Light Engines.
UL 60730-2-5................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use, Part 2-5:
Particular Requirements for Automatic
Electrical Burner Control Systems.
UL 60947-5-1................... Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear--
Part 5-1: Control Circuit Devices and
Switching Elements-Electromechanical
Control Circuit Devices.
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Because the mechanical equipment covered by UL 2703 does not fall
within the type of equipment covered by OSHA's NRTL Program, OSHA
preliminary determined that UL 2703 is not an appropriate test standard
and does not propose to include it in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA also seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
IV. Preliminary Findings on the Applications
UL submitted acceptable applications for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and related
material indicate that UL can meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of the
26 appropriate test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of UL's applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition as a
NRTL. Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and
exhibits. Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request
in writing, stating the reasons for the request 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 obtain or 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, listed in
ADDRESSES. These materials also are available online at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025.
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. The Assistant Secretary will
make the final decision on granting the applications. In making this
decision, the Assistant Secretary may undertake other proceedings
prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in the
Federal Register.
Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25,
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 16, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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