[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34271-34273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09190]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042]
CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Applications for
Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of CSA Group &
Testing Certification Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.
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 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments,
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting information they do not want made available to the public,
or submitting materials that contain personal information (either about
themselves or others), such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov. 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 through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before May 15, 2024 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that CSA Group Testing & Certification
Inc. (CSA), is applying for expansion of the current recognition as a
NRTL. CSA requests the addition of ten test standards, and one new
testing site, 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
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 CSA, 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.
CSA currently has twenty-one facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA
for product testing and certification, with the headquarters located
at: CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc., 178 Rexdale Boulevard,
Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 1R3, Canada. A complete list of CSA's scope of
recognition is available at https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/csa.
II. General Background on the Application
CSA submitted two applications to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition. The first application, received on January 18,
2022 (OSHA-2006-0042-0037), requested the addition of four standards to
the NRTL scope of recognition. The second application, received on July
28, 2022 (OSHA-2006-0042-0038), requested the addition of six standards
to the NRTL scope of recognition, as well as the recognition of an
additional testing site on the CSA Cleveland Ohio campus. The
additional test facility is located at 8801 East Pleasant Valley Road,
Cleveland, Ohio 44131. This expansion notice covers the ten standards
included in both applications as well as the additional recognized
site. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application
packets and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-
site review of the additional Cleveland, Ohio site from May 16-17,
2023, in which assessors found some nonconformances with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. CSA addressed these issues sufficiently,
and OSHA staff has preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the
applications for test standard expansion and recognition of the
additional testing site.
Table 1, below, lists the appropriate test standards found in CSA's
applications for expansion for testing and certification of products
under the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed Appropriate Tests Standards for Inclusion in CSA's
NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 6A............................. Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit-
Aluminum, Red Brass, and Stainless
Steel.
UL 60079-25....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 25:
Intrinsically Safe Electrical
Systems.
UL 60079-30-1..................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 30-1:
Electrical Resistance Trace
Heating--General and Testing
Requirements.
UL 60947-4-1...................... Low-Voltage Switchgear and
Controlgear--Part 4-1: Contactors
and Motor-Starters--
Electromechanical Contactors and
Motor-Starters.
UL 60947-5-1...................... Low-Voltage Switchgear and
Controlgear--Part 5-1: Control
Circuit Devices and Switching
Elements--Electromechanical Control
Circuit Devices.
UL 60947-5-2...................... Low-Voltage Switchgear and
Controlgear--Part 5-2: Control
Circuit Devices and Switching
Elements--Proximity Switches.
UL 61730-1........................ Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
Qualification--Part 1: Requirements
for Construction.
UL 61730-2........................ Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
Qualification--Part 2: Requirements
for Testing.
UL 5085-2......................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 2:
General Purpose Transformers.
UL 60335-2-8...................... Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances, Part 2: Particular
Requirements for Electric Shavers,
Hair Clippers and Similar
Appliances.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Applications
CSA submitted acceptable applications for expansion of the scope of
recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and pertinent
documentation indicates that CSA has met the requirements prescribed by
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding the recognition to include the addition of
the ten test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed in
Table 1. In addition, CSA has met the requirements for recognition of
the additional testing site. This preliminary finding does not
constitute an interim or temporary approval of CSA's applications.
OSHA seeks comment on this preliminary determination.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether CSA meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 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 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-2006-0042 (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. After addressing the issues raised by these comments,
staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant CSA's
application for expansion of the scope of recognition. The Assistant
Secretary will make the final decision on granting the application. 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 the final decision in the
Federal Register.
V. 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.
Signed at Washington, DC.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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