[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 155 (Friday, August 9, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 41659-41661] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-20379] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. NRTL-1-89] ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc. AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of Request for Expansion of Current Recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc. 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 October 8, 1996. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: NRTL Recognition Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor--Room N3653, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Variance Determination, NRTL Recognition Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor--Room N3653, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that ETL Laboratories, Inc. (ETL), 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 as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (see 54 FR 8411, 2/28/89), and was so recognized (see 54 FR 37845, 9/13/89); made application for expansion of its recognition (see 55 FR 43229, 10/26/90), and was so recognized (see 55 FR 51971, 12/18/90; see also correction, 56 FR 2953, 1/25/91); made application for expansion of its recognition (see 57 FR 54422, 11/18/ 92), and was so recognized (see 58 FR 37749, 7/13/93; see also correction, 58 FR 47001, 9/3/93); has made application for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for the equipment or materials listed below. The addresses of the concerned laboratories are: 3933 U.S. Route 11, P.O. Box 2040, Cortland, New York 13045 4317-A Park Drive, NW, Norcross, Georgia 30093 260 East Grand Avenue, # 38, South San Francisco, California 94080 Expansion of Recognition On January 22, 1993, ETL Laboratories, Inc. made application for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. The application was amended to include additional test standards on July 13, 1993. Due to the circumstances noted in the May 28, 1996 report from the Lead Assessor for the NRTL Program, the application was not acted upon. It was again amended on March 11 and March 20, 1996. ETL requested expansion of its recognition for certifying products when tested for compliance with the following test standards, which are appropriate within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c): ANSI/ISA S12.13--Performance Requirements for Combustible Gas Detectors ASTM E152--Method of Fire Test of Door Assemblies ASTM E163--Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Window Assemblies ANSI/IEEE C37.13--Low Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures ANSI/IEEE--C37.14--Low Voltage DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures ANSI/UL 1--Flexible Metal Conduit ANSI/UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring UL 6--Rigid Metal Conduit UL 13--Power-Limited Circuit Cables ANSI/UL 17--Vent or Chimney Connector Dampers for Oil-Fired Appliances ANSI/UL 21--LP-Gas Hose ANSI/UL 22--Amusement and Gaming Machines ANSI/UL 25--Meters for Flammable and Combustible Liquids and LP Gas ANSI/UL 65--Electric Wired Cabinets ANSI/UL 69--Electric-Fence Controllers ANSI/UL 79--Power-Operated Pumps for Petroleum Product Dispensing Systems ANSI/UL 87--Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Petroleum Products UL 104--Elevator Door Locking Devices and Contracts UL 136--Pressure Cookers ANSI/UL 150--Antenna Rotators ANSI/UL 154--Carbon-Dioxide Fire Extinguisher ANSI/UL 183--Manufactured Wiring Systems [[Page 41660]] UL 201--Standard for Garage Equipment ANSI/UL 209--Cellular Metal Floor Raceways and Fittings ANSI/UL 224--Extruded Insulating Tubing ANSI/UL 294--Access Control System Units ANSI/UL 296A--Waste Oil-Burning Air-Heating Appliances ANSI/UL 299--Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher ANSI/UL 307A--Liquid Fuel-Burning Heating Appliances for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles UL 330--Hose and Hose Assemblies for Dispensing Gasoline ANSI/UL 343--Pumps for Oil-Burning Appliances ANSI/UL 355--Cord Reels ANSI/UL 360--Liquid-Tight Flexible Steel Conduit ANSI/UL 363--Knife Switches ANSI/UL 365--Police Station Connected Burglar Alarm Units and Systems UL 407--Manifolds for Compressed Gases ANSI/UL 414--Meter Sockets ANSI/UL 443--Steel Auxiliary Tanks for Oil-Burner Fuel UL 444--Communications Cables ANSI/UL 448--Pumps for Fire-Protection Service ANSI/UL 486B--Wire Connectors for Use with Aluminum and/or Copper Conductors ANSI/UL 486C--Splicing Wire Connectors ANSI/UL 486E--Equipment Wiring Terminals for Use with Aluminum and/ or Copper Conductors ANSI/UL 493--Thermoplastic-Insulated Underground Feeder and Branch- Circuit Cables UL 497--Protectors for Paired Conductor Communications Circuits UL 497A--Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits ANSI/UL 497B--Protectors for Data Communication and Fire Alarm Circuits UL 508C--Power Conversion Equipment ANSI/UL 512--Fuseholders ANSI/UL 525--Flame Arresters for Use on Vents of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Oil and Gasoline ANSI/UL 543--Impregnated-Fiber Electrical Conduit ANSI/UL 551--Transformer-Type Arc-Welding Machines ANSI/UL 558--Industrial Trucks, Internal Combustion Engine-Powered UL 567--Pipe Connectors for Flammable and Combustible Liquids and LP Gas ANSI/UL 583--Electric-Battery-Powered Industrial Trucks ANSI/UL 603--Power Supplies for Use with Burglar-Alarm Systems ANSI/UL 606--Linings and Screens for Use with Burglar-Alarm Systems ANSI/UL 626--2\1/2\ Gallon Stored-Pressure, Water-Type Fire Extinguisher ANSI/UL 632--Electrically Actuated Transmitters ANSI/UL 634--Connectors and Switches for Use with Burglar-Alarm Systems ANSI/UL 641--Low-Temperature Venting Systems, Type L ANSI/UL 644--Container Assemblies for LP-Gas ANSI/UL 651A--Type EB and A Rigid PVC Conduit and HDPE Conduit UL 664--Commercial Dry-Cleaning Machines (Type IV) ANSI/UL 676--Underwater Lighting Fixtures ANSI/UL 710--Grease Extractors for Exhaust Ducts ANSI/UL 711--Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers ANSI/UL 729--Oil-Fired Floor Furnaces ANSI/UL 730--Oil-Fired Wall Furnaces UL 745-1--Portable Electric Tools UL 745-2-1--Particular Requirements of Drills UL 745-2-2--Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches UL 745-2-3--Particular Requirements for Grinders, Polishers, and Disk-Type Sanders UL 745-2-4--Particular Requirements for Sanders UL 745-2-5--Particular Requirements for Circular Saws and Circular Knives UL 745-2-6--Particular Requirements for Hammers UL 745-2-8--Particular Requirements for Shears and Nibblers UL 745-2-9--Particular Requirements for Tappers UL 745-2-11--Particular Requirements for Reciprocating Saws UL 745-2-12--Particular Requirements for Concrete Vibrators UL 745-2-14--Particular Requirements for Planers UL 745-2-17--Particular Requirements for Routers and Trimmers UL 745-2-30--Particular Requirements for Staplers UL 745-2-31--Particular Requirements for Diamond Core Drills UL 745-2-32--Particular Requirements for Magnetic Drill Presses UL 745-2-33--Particular Requirements for Portable Bandsaws UL 745-2-34--Particular Requirements for Strapping Tools UL 745-2-35--Particular Requirements for Drain Cleaners UL 745-2-36--Particular Requirements for Hand Motor Tools UL 745-2-37--Particular Requirements for Plate Joiners ANSI/UL 773--Plug-In, Locking Type Photocontrols for Use with Area Lighting ANSI/UL 773A--Nonindustrial Photoelectric Switches for Lighting Control ANSI/UL 797--Electrical Metallic Tubing ANSI/UL 814--Gas-Tube-Sign and Ignition Cable ANSI/UL 826--Household Electric Clocks ANSI/UL 827--Central-Stations for Watchman, Fire-Alarm, and Supervisory Services UL 842--Valves for Flammable Liquids UL 858A--Safety-Related Solid-State Controls for Household Electric Ranges ANSI/UL 864--Control Units for Fire-Protective Signaling Systems ANSI/UL 875--Electric Dry Bath Heaters ANSI/UL 879--Electrode Receptacles for Gas-Tube Signs ANSI/UL 884--Underfloor Raceways and Fittings ANSI/UL 964--Electrically Heated Bedding ANSI/UL 977--Fused Power-Circuit Devices ANSI/UL 983--Surveillance Camera Units UL 991--Safety-Related Controls Employing Solid-State Devices UL 1072--Medium Voltage Cables UL 1075--Gas Fired Cooking Appliances for Recreational Vehicles ANSI/UL 1076--Proprietary Burglar Alarm Units and Systems ANSI/UL 1203--Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations UL 1206--Electrical Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment ANSI/UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations ANSI/UL 1230--Amateur Movie Lights ANSI/UL 1238--Control Equipment for Use with Flammable Liquid Dispensing Devices ANSI/UL 1240--Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment ANSI/UL 1278--Movable and Wall- or Ceiling-Hung Electric Room Heaters ANSI/UL 1313--Nonmetallic Safety Cans for Petroleum Products ANSI/UL 1316--Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products UL 1323--Scaffold Hoists ANSI/UL 1413--High-Voltage Components for Television-Type Appliances ANSI/UL 1416--Overcurrent and Overtemperature Protectors for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances ANSI/UL 1417--Special Fuses for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances ANSI/UL 1418--Implosion-Protected Cathode-Ray Tubes for Television- Type Appliances UL 1424--Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Protective-Signaling Circuits UL 1437--Electrical Analog Instruments--Panel Board Types ANSI/UL 1445--Electric Water Bed Heaters ANSI/UL 1447--Electric Lawn Mowers ANSI/UL 1448--Electric Hedge Trimmers ANSI/UL 1480--Speakers for Fire Protective Signaling Systems ANSI/UL 1481--Power Supplies for Fire Protective Signaling Systems UL 1492--Audio-Video Products and Accessories ANSI/UL 1555--Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Washing Equipment ANSI/UL 1556--Electric-Coin-Operated Clothes-Drying Equipment UL 1558--Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear UL 1565--Wire Positioning Devices UL 1567--Receptacles and Switches for Use With Aluminum Wire ANSI/UL 1569--Metal-Clad Cables ANSI/UL 1577--Optical Isolators ANSI/UL 1610--Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Units ANSI/UL 1638--Visual Signaling Appliances UL 1640--Portable Power Distribution Units ANSI/UL 1662--Electric Chain Saws UL 1664--Immersion-Detection Circuit-Interrupters UL 1673--Electric Space Heating Cables UL 1676--Discharge Path Resistors UL 1690--Data-Processing Cables ANSI/UL 1711--Amplifiers for Fire Protective Signaling Systems UL 1738--Venting Systems for Gas-Burning Appliances, Categories, II, III, and IV [[Page 41661]] UL 1795--Hydromassage Bathtubs ANSI/UL 1876--Isolating Signal and Feedback Transformers for Use in Electronic Equipment UL 1993--Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters UL 1994--Low-Level Path Marking and Lighting Systems UL 1996--Duct Heaters UL 2021--Fixed and Location-Dedicated Electric Room Heaters UL 2044--Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment UL 2601-1--Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements for Safety UL 3044--Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment UL 3101-1--Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General UL 3111-1--Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment, Part 1: General The NRTL Recognition Program staff made an in-depth study of the details of ETL's original recognition and previous expansion of its recognition, and the application, and determined that ETL 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 ETL's current areas of recognition; ETL had experience in testing to the specific product test standards; appropriate modifications had been made to the operating and control systems at the Cortland facility; the audits performed by NRTL staff members during the previous four years indicated ETL's competence to test and certify products to similar test standards. Preliminary Finding Based upon a review of the completed application file and the recommendation of the NRTL staff, the Assistant Secretary has made a preliminary finding that the ETL Laboratories, Inc's. facilities for which expansion of its recognition was requested can meet the requirements as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7. All interested members of the public are invited to supply detailed reasons and evidence supporting or challenging the sufficiency of the applicant's having met the requirements for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, as required by 29 CFR 1910.7 and Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. Submission of pertinent written documents and exhibits shall be made no later than October 8, 1996, 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, 300 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. Copies of the ETL applications, the laboratory survey reports, and all submitted comments, as received, (Docket No. NRTL-1-89), 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. The Assistant Secretary's final decision on whether the applicant (ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc.) satisfies the requirements for expansion of its recognition as an NRTL will be made on the basis of the entire record including the public submissions and any further proceedings that the Assistant Secretary may consider appropriate in accordance with Appendix A to Section 1910.7. Signed at Washington, D.C. this 5th day of August, 1996. Joseph A. Dear, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-20379 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-M