[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63084-63085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30112]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL-2-93]


Entela, Inc.; Application for Expansion of Recognition

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of Entela, Inc., for 
expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing 
Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7, and presents the Agency's preliminary 
finding. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or 
temporary approval of this application.

DATES: Comments submitted by interested parties must be received no 
later than January 11, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning this notice to: Office of Technical 
Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Room N3653, Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical 
Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program at the above 
address, or phone (202) 219-7056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Application

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby 
gives notice that Entela, Inc. (ENT) has applied for expansion of its 
current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory 
(NRTL). ENT's expansion request covers the use of additional test 
standards. OSHA recognizes an organization as an NRTL, and processes 
applications related to such recognitions, following requirements in 
Sec. 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR 1910.7). 
Appendix A to this section requires that OSHA publish this public 
notice of the preliminary finding on an application.
    ENT's previous application as an NRTL also covered an expansion for 
use of additional test standards (63 FR 19275, April 17, 1998), which 
OSHA granted on July 10, 1998 (63 FR 37416).
    The current addresses of the ENT testing facilities already 
recognized by OSHA are:

Entela, Inc., 3033 Madison, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49548
Entela Taiwan Laboratories, 3F No. 260 262 Wen, Lin North Road, Pei 
Tou, Taipei, Taiwan.

General Background on the Application

    ENT has submitted a request, dated August 10, 1998 (see Exhibit 
15), to expand its recognition as an NRTL for additional test 
standards. OSHA's recognition of ENT's site in Taipei, Taiwan, 
currently includes certain limitations that are applicable to the 
testing and evaluation of products under the test standards listed 
below. These limitations are repeated in this notice.
    ENT's request for expansion also includes its timely request for 
renewal of its recognition. However, ENT's recognition as an NRTL does 
not expire until July 26, 1999. Prior to this date, staff for the NRTL 
Program plans to perform an on-site review of one or both of the ENT 
testing sites. These reviews

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are part of the normal process for granting an NRTL a renewal of its 
recognition, and in this case, ENT's recognition.
    ENT seeks recognition for testing and certification of products to 
demonstrate compliance to the following 18 test standards, and OSHA has 
determined the standards are appropriate, as prescribed by 29 CFR 
1910.7(c). OSHA recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard 
is limited to products for which OSHA standards require third party 
testing and certification before use in the workplace.

ANSI/UL 187  X-Ray Equipment
ANSI/UL 563  Ice Makers
ANSI/UL 867  Electrostatic Air Cleaners
ANSI/UL 916  Energy Management Equipment
ANSI/UL 924  Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
UL 962  Household and Commercial Furnishings
ANSI/UL 1069  Hospital Signaling and Nurse-Call System
ANSI/UL 1088  Temporary Lighting Strings
ANSI/UL 1236  Battery Chargers
ANSI/UL 1418  Implosion-Protected Cathode-Ray Tubes for Television-
Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1472  Solid-State Dimming Controls
ANSI/UL 1492  Audio and Video Equipment
ANSI/UL 1564  Industrial Battery Chargers
ANSI/UL 1573  Stage and Studio Lighting Units
ANSI/UL 1638  Visual Signaling Appliances
UL 1993  Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
ANSI/UL 2044  Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment
UL 3044  Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment

    The designations and titles of the above test standards were 
current at the time of the preparation of this notice.

Limitations on the Recognition

    The following limitations apply to the recognition of the Taiwan 
facility:
    a. The Taiwan facility shall be limited to carrying out minor 
mechanical and electrical testing of instruments and small appliances.
    b. Performance of inspections shall be limited to Entela personnel.

Preliminary Finding on the Application

    ENT has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its 
recognition as an NRTL. In connection with this request, OSHA did not 
perform an on-site review of ENT's NRTL testing facilities. However, 
NRTL Program audit staff reviewed information pertinent to the request, 
and in a memo dated September 9, 1998 (see Exhibit 16), recommended 
that ENT's recognition be expanded to include the additional 18 
standards listed above.
    Following a review of the application file, the auditor's 
recommendation, and other pertinent documents, the NRTL Program staff 
has concluded that OSHA can grant, to the Entela, Inc. facilities 
listed above, the expansion of recognition to use the additional 18 
test standards, with the limitations to be applied as noted. The staff 
therefore recommended to the Assistant Secretary that the application 
be preliminarily approved.
    Based upon the recommendation of the staff, the Assistant Secretary 
has made a preliminary finding that the Entela, Inc. facilities listed 
above can meet the recognition requirements, as prescribed by 29 CFR 
1910.7, for the expansion of recognition, subject to the above 
limitations. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or 
temporary approval of the application.
    OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether 
ENT has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its 
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Your comment 
must consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits. To consider 
it, OSHA must receive the comment at the address provided above (see 
ADDRESSES), no later than the last date for comments (see DATES above). 
You may obtain or review copies of ENT's request, the recommendation on 
the expansion, and all submitted comments, as received, by contacting 
the Docket Office, Room N2625, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. You 
should refer to Docket No. NRTL-2-93, the permanent record of public 
information on ENT's recognition.
    The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments, and after 
resolution of issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether 
to grant ENT's expansion request. The Assistant Secretary will make the 
final decision on granting the expansion, and in making this decision, 
may undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29 
CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in 
the Federal Register.

    Signed at Washington, DC this day of 28th day of October, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,


Assistant Secretary.

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