[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59110-59111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29627]


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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 Expansion of Recognition as a Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's final decision on the 
Canadian Standards Association application for expansion of its 
recognition as an NRTL under 29 CFR 1910.7.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Variance Determination, NRTL Recognition Program, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N3653, Washington, D.C. 
20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

    The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) 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); 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 40602, 8/9/94); made application for expansion of 
its recognition (see 59 FR 63383, 12/8/94, and was so recognized (see 
60 FR 15595, dated 3/24/95). CSA applied for expansion of its current 
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for programs 
and procedures, which was published in the Federal Register on July 12, 
1996 (61 FR 36763). No comments were received concerning this request 
for expansion.
    Notice is hereby given that CSA's recognition as a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory has been expanded to include the programs 
and procedures listed below.
    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, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
    The addresses of the laboratories covered by this application are:

Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale (Toronto) Facility, 178 Rexdale 
Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario M9W 1R3, 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.

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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.

Final Decision and Order

    Based upon the details of the Canadian Standards Association's 
original application for recognition, its requests for expansion, the 
original and renewal on-site assessments, and all of the programs that 
it has utilized for many years in testing and certifying products in 
its Product Certification Program (under its Canadian accreditation), 
and the fact that the controls for the various programs had already 
been established to enable it to test and certify products under the 
programs and procedures which it has requested, OSHA finds that the 
Canadian Standards Association has met the requirements of 29 CFR 
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition to utilize the specific 
programs and procedures noted below in testing and certifying products.
    Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, CSA's recognition is 
hereby expanded to include the eight programs and procedures cited 
below, subject to the conditions listed below.

Expansion of Recognition--Programs and Procedures

    1. Acceptance of testing data from independent organizations, other 
than NRTLs.
    2. Acceptance of product evaluations from independent 
organizations, other than NRTLs.
    3. Acceptance of witnessed testing data.
    4. Acceptance of testing data from non-independent organizations.
    5. Acceptance of evaluation data from non-independent organizations 
(requiring NRTL review prior to marketing).
    6. Acceptance of continued certification following minor 
modifications by the client.
    7. Acceptance of product evaluations from organizations that 
function as part of the International Electrotechnical Commission 
Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme.
    8. Acceptance of services other than testing or evaluation 
performed by subcontractors or agents.
    The Canadian Standards Association must also abide by the following 
conditions of the expansion of its recognition, in addition to those 
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7;
    This recognition does not apply to any aspect of any CSA program 
which is available only to qualified manufacturers and is based upon 
the NRTL's evaluation and accreditation of the manufacturer's quality 
assurance program;
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall be allowed 
access to CSA's facilities and records for purposes of ascertaining 
continuing compliance with the terms of its recognition and to 
investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
    If CSA has reason to doubt the efficacy of any test standards it is 
using under this program, it shall promptly inform the test standard 
developing organization of this fact and provide that organization with 
appropriate relevant information upon which its concerns are based;
    CSA shall not engage in or permit others to engage in any 
misrepresentation of the scope or conditions of its recognition. As 
part of this condition, CSA agrees that it will allow no representation 
that is either a recognized or an accredited Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) without clearly indicating the specific 
equipment or material to which this recognition is tied, or that its 
recognition is limited to certain products;
    CSA shall inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any 
change of ownership or key personnel, including details;
    CSA will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all 
areas where it has been recognized; and
    CSA will always cooperate with OSHA to assure compliance with the 
spirit as well as the letter of its recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This recognition will become effective on November 20, 
1996 and will be valid until December 24, 1997, (a period of five years 
from the date of the original recognition, December 24, 1992), unless 
terminated prior to that date, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 12th day of November, 1996.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-29627 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]
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