[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8666]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL-1-90]
Communication Certification Laboratory, Renewal of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Labor.
ACTIONS: Notice of renewal of recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's final decision on
Communication Certification Laboratory's renewal of its recognition as
a NRTL under 29 CFR 1910.7.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This renewal of recognition will become effective on
April 2, 1998 and will be valid until April 2, 2003, unless terminated
or modified prior to that date, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Room N3653, Washington, D.C. 20210, or phone (202) 219-
7056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
Notice is hereby given that the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) has renewed the recognition of Communication
Certification Laboratory (CCL) as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). CCL previously received its recognition as a NRTL on
June 21, 1991 (see 56 FR 28579), for a period of five years ending June
21, 1996. Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7 stipulates that the initial
period of recognition of a NRTL is five years and that a NRTL may renew
its recognition by applying not less than nine months, nor more than
one year, before the expiration date of its current recognition. CCL
applied for a renewal of its recognition, pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.7, on
June 21, 1995 (see Exhibit 7), within the time allotted, and retained
its recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal process.
The notice of the application for renewal of recognition was published
in the Federal Register (see 62 FR 63561,
12/1/97). The notice included a preliminary finding that CCL could meet
the requirements in 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of its recognition, and
invited public comment on the application by January 30, 1998. No
comments were received concerning this request for renewal. During the
preparation of this final notice for the renewal, CCL informed OSHA
that it no longer uses the test standard ANSI/UL 478 Information-
Processing and Business Equipment. This standard has been superseded
and is not listed below, but was included in the notice of the
preliminary finding.
Copies of all application documents (Docket No. NRTL-1-90) are
available for inspection and duplication at the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N2634, Washington, D.C.
20210.
The address of the laboratory covered by this application is:
Communication Certification Laboratory, 1940 West Alexander Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119.
Final Decision and Order
Based upon a preponderance of the evidence, and the OSHA staff
findings and recommendations, including the recommendation and on-site
review (``assessment'') report, dated August 28, 1997 (see Exhibit 8),
OSHA finds that CCL has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
renewal of its recognition to test and certify certain equipment or
materials, for which CCL has previously been recognized by OSHA.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, CCL's recognition is hereby
renewed, subject to the limitations and conditions listed below.
Limitations
This renewal of recognition is limited to equipment or materials
which, under 29 CFR Part 1910, require testing, listing, labeling,
approval, acceptance, or certification by a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory. This renewal is further limited to the use of the
following test standards for the testing and certification of equipment
or materials included within the scope of these standards.
CCL asserts by its application that these standards pertain to
equipment or materials which can be used in environments under OSHA's
jurisdiction, and OSHA has determined that they are appropriate within
the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
ANSI/UL 1012 Power Supplies
ANSI/UL 1459 Telephone Equipment
ANSI/UL1950 Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical
Business Equipment
Conditions
Communication Certification Laboratory must also abide by the
following conditions of the recognition, in addition to those already
required by 29 CFR 1910.7:
OSHA shall be allowed access to CCL's facility and records for
purposes of ascertaining continuing compliance with the terms of its
recognition and to investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
If CCL has reason to doubt the efficacy of any test standard 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;
CCL 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, CCL agrees that it will allow no representation
that it 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;
CCL shall inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership or key personnel, including details;
CCL will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all
areas where it has been recognized; and
CCL will always cooperate with OSHA to assure compliance with the
spirit as well as the letter of its recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 27th day of March, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-8666 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am]
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