[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69683-69684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33407]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL-2-90]


SGS U. S. Testing Company Inc., Correction of Recognition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice corrects the renewal and expansion of recognition 
recently granted to SGS U.S. Testing Company Inc.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This correction becomes effective on December 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Pasquet, NRTL Program, Office 
of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Room N3653, Washington, D.C. 20210, or phone (202) 219-
7056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is 
correcting the renewal and expansion of recognition granted to SGS U.S. 
Testing Company Inc. (SGS), on August 28, 1998 (see 463 FR 6084). OSHA 
recognizes an organization as an NRTL, and processes applications 
related to such recognitions, following requirements in Section 1910.7 
of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR 1910.7), and in 
Appendix A to this section. This correction notice falls outside the 
requirements of this section, and will be the only notice that OSHA 
will publish on this matter.
    The current addresses of the two sites which OSHA has recognized 
for SGS are: SGS U.S. Testing Company Inc., 555 Telegraph Road, Los 
Angeles, California 90040; SGS U.S. Testing Company Inc., 291 Fairfield 
Avenue, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004.
    In the August 28 notice, OSHA renewed the recognition of the SGS 
site in Los Angeles, which had received its original recognition under 
the name U.S. Testing Company, Inc., California Division. OSHA also 
expanded the recognition of SGS to include the additional site located 
in Fairfield, and an additional 5 test standards. However, OSHA 
recognized the Fairfield site only for these 5 test standards, since 
they were part of the application for this site, and renewed the 
recognition of the Los Angeles site only for the 16 test standards of 
the original recognition.
    Such a ``site-specific'' recognition of test standards is 
inconsistent with the recognition that OSHA has granted to other NRTLs 
that operate multiple sites. For these NRTLs, OSHA generally recognizes 
the NRTL for the test standards for which it is qualified, and the NRTL 
may then use a site to perform product testing and certifications only 
to the test standards for which the site has the proper capability and 
programs. OSHA does not limit recognition of a site to particular test 
standards unless that site's capability is limited. In the case of SGS, 
OSHA did not intend to impose a site-specific limitation, but just 
granted what it believed SGS had requested.
    Just prior to publication of the August 28 notice, SGS informed 
OSHA that it had intended to request recognition of its existing and 
the additional standards for both the Los Angeles and Fairfield sites. 
SGS also inquired about the possibility of changing the notice, however 
the deadline for changing the notice had passed. The NRTL Program staff 
did review the application and the on-site review report to confirm 
that a site-specific limitation was not necessary.
    SGS has formally requested, in a letter dated September 3, 1998 
(see Exhibit 12), that OSHA correct the August 28 notice. The NRTL 
Program staff has determined that the site-specific recognition of the 
test standards is due to the way that SGS submitted its request for the 
expansion, and not due to any apparent lack of capability or other 
factor that would warrant a limitation. The staff therefore recommended 
to the Assistant Secretary that OSHA correct the recognition of SGS to 
reflect that it is recognized for 21 test standards and not for 
particular standards at each site. However, the staff recommendation 
includes the condition that SGS use a site to perform testing and 
certifications only to the test standards for which the site has the 
proper capability and programs.
    Based on the recommendation of the staff, the Assistant Secretary 
is correcting the recognition of SGS to reflect that it is recognized 
for 21 test standards and not for particular standards at each site. 
This correction is subject to the above condition recommended by staff. 
All other terms and conditions of SGS' recognition as an NRTL remain 
the same.
    For information purposes, the 21 test standards are relisted below.

ANSI/UL 1 Flexible Metal Conduit
ANSI/UL 3 Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring
ANSI/UL 94 Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in 
Devices and Appliances
ANSI/UL 250 Household Refrigerators and Freezers
ANSI/UL 514A Metallic Outlet Boxes, Electrical
UL 544 Electric Medical and Dental Equipment
ANSI/UL 632 Electrically Actuated Transmitters
ANSI/UL 751 Vending Machines
ANSI/UL 913 Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus 
for Use in Class I, II, and III, Division I, Hazardous (Classified) 
Locations
ANSI/UL 1012 Power Supplies
UL 1236 Electric Battery Chargers
UL 1270 Radio Receivers, Audio Systems, and Accessories

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ANSI/UL 1418 Implosion-Protected Cathode-Ray Tubes for Television-
Type Appliances
UL 1459 Telephone Equipment
ANSI/UL 1484 Residential Gas Detectors
ANSI/UL 1571 Incandescent Lighting Fixtures
UL 1604 Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 
and Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 1950 Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical 
Business Equipment
UL 2601-1 Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements 
for Safety
UL 3101-1 Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General 
Requirements
UL 3111-1 Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment, Part 1: General

    A copy of SGS' September 3, 1998 letter to OSHA is available for 
inspection and duplication at the Docket Office, Room N2625, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, at the above address. The letter will be available under Docket 
No. NRTL-2-90, the permanent record of public information on SGS' 
recognition.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 8th day of December, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-33407 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
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