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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL-2-92]

 

Canadian Standards Association

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of 
Labor.

ACTION: Notice of request for expansion of current recognition as a 
nationally recognized testing laboratory.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of the Canadian 
Standards Association for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7, and presents 
the Agency's preliminary finding.

DATES: The last date for interested parties to submit comments is 
January 9, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: NRTL Recognition Program, Office of 
Variance Determination, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., room N3653, 
Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Variance Determination, NRTL Recognition Program, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., room N3653, Washington, DC 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Canadian 
Standards Association which previously made application pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, (84 
Stat. 1593, 29 U.S.C. 655), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-90 (55 FR 
9033), and 29 CFR 1910.7, for recognition of its Rexdale (Toronto) 
facility as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (see 57 FR 
23429, 6/3/92; amended 57 FR 48804, 10/28/92), and was so recognized 
(see 57 FR 61452, 12/24/92); made application for expansion of the 
recognition of its Rexdale facility (see 58 FR 64973, 12/10/93), and 
was so recognized (see 59 FR 5447, 2/4/94); and subsequently made 
application for inclusion of its Pointe-Claire, Richmond, Edmonton, 
Moncton, and Winnipeg facilities in the recognition of its Rexdale 
facility as an NRTL (see 59 FR 10173, 3/3/94), and was so recognized 
(see 59 FR 40692, 8/9/94), has made application for an expansion of its 
current recognition, for the equipment or materials listed below.
    The addresses of the concerned laboratories are:

Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale (Toronto) Facility, 178 Rexdale 
Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario M9W1R3, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Pointe-Claire (Montreal) Facility, 865 
Ellingham Street, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 5E8, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Richmond (Vancouver) Facility, 13799 
Commerce Parkway, Richmond, British Columbia V6V 2N9, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Edmonton Facility, 1707-94th Street, 
Edmonton, Alberta T6N 1E6, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Moncton Facility, 40 Rooney Cresent, 
Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 4M3, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Winnipeg Facility, 50 Paramount Road, 
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 2W3, Canada

Expansion of Recognition

    The Canadian Standards Association (CSA), submitted an application 
for expansion of its current recognition to include the following test 
standards, which are appropriate within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c)

ANSI/IEEE C37.20.1--Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit-Breaker 
Switchgear
ANSI/IEEE C37.20.2--Metal-Clad and Station-Type Cubicle Switchgear
ANSI/IEEE C37.20.3--Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear
ANSI/IEEE C37.21--Control Switchboards
ANSI/IEEE C37.23--Metal Enclosed Bus and Calculating Losses in 
Isolated-Place Bus
ANSI/IEEE C37.41--Design Tests for High-Voltage Fuses, Distribution 
Enclosed Single Pole Air Switches, Fuse Disconnecting Switches and 
Accessories
ANSI/IEEE C37.46--Specifications for Power Fuses and Fuse Disconnection 
Switches
ANSI/IEEE C37.54--Indoor Alternating-Current High Voltage Circuit 
Breakers Applied as Removable Elements in Metal-Enclosed Switchgear, 
Assemblies--Conformance Test Procedures
ANSI/IEEE C37.55--Metal-Clad Switchgear Assemblies--Conformance Test 
Procedures
ANSI/IEEE C37.57--Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear Assemblies--
Conformance Testing
ANSI/IEEE C37.58--Indoor AC Medium-Voltage Switches for Use in Metal-
Enclosed Switchgear--Conformance Testing Procedures
ANSI/IEEE C37.121--Unit Substations--Requirements
ANSI/IEEE C62.11--Metal Oxide Surge Arresters for AC Power Circuits
UL 13--Power-Limited Circuit Cables
ANSI/UL 508C--Power Conversion Equipment
ANSI/UL 611--Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Systems
ANSI/UL 636--Holdup Alarm Units and Systems
UL 858A--Safety-Related Solid-State Controls for Electric Ranges
UL 1424--Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Protective-Signaling Circuits
UL 1651--Optical Fiber Cable
UL 1690--Data-Processing Cable
UL 1776--High-Pressure Cleaning Machines
UL 1951--Electric Plumbing Accessories
UL 1993--Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
UL 1996--Duct Heaters
UL 2044--Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment
UL 2083--Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 2601-1--Medical Electrical Equipment
UL 3101-1--Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General 
Requirements
UL 3111-1--Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment; Part 1: General 
Requirements
UL 8730-1--Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 1: 
General Requirements

    The NRTL Recognition Program staff made an in-depth study of the 
details of CSA's original recognition, expansion of its original 
recognition, and extension of its recognition to include facilities 
other than Rexdale (Toronto), and determined that CSA had the staff 
capability and the necessary equipment to conduct testing of products 
using the proposed test standards. The NRTL staff determined that an 
additional on-site review was not necessary since the proposed 
additional test standards were closely related to CSA's current areas 
of recognition.

Preliminary Finding

    Based upon a review of the details of CSA's recognition and an 
evaluation of its present application including details of necessary 
test equipment, procedures, and special apparatus or facilities needed, 
the Assistant Secretary has made a preliminary finding that the 
equipment and expertise required to certify products using the four 
aforementioned standards are within the capabilities of the laboratory, 
and that the proposed additional test standards (product categories) 
can be added to CSA's recognition without the necessity for an 
additional on-site review.
    All interested members of the public are invited to supply detailed 
reasons and evidence supporting or challenging the expansion of the 
current recognition of the Canadian Standards Association, as required 
by 29 CFR 1910.7. Submission of pertinent written documents and 
exhibits shall be made no later than January 9, 1995, and must be 
addressed to the NRTL Recognition Program, Office of Variance 
Determination, Room N 3653, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210.
    Copies of all pertinent documents (Docket No. NRTL-2-92), are 
available for inspection and duplication at the Docket Office, Room N 
2634, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, at the above address.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of November 1994.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary.
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