[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47505-47508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22828]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket Nos. NRTL1-88, NRTL1-89, NRTL2-90, NRTL3-90, NRTL2-92, NRTL3-
92, NRTL1-93, NRTL2-93, NRTL3-93, NRTL4-93, NRTL1-97, NRTL1-98]


Modify Scope of Recognition of NRTLs

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice modifies the scope of recognition of certain 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 2001.

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, NW., Room N3653, Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202) 693-2110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives notice of changes to the scope of 
recognition of the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) 
listed below. Specifically, some of the test standards for which OSHA

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previously recognized each NRTL are no longer ``appropriate test 
standards'' primarily because they have been withdrawn or superseded. 
As a result, we will remove them from the listing of test standards in 
our informational web page for each NRTL, which detail OSHA's official 
scope of recognition for the NRTL. These web pages can be accessed at 
http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. In this notice, we 
list the test standards to be removed for each NRTL below under the 
heading ``Withdrawn or Superseded Standards.'' We provide the following 
information for those who may be unfamiliar with OSHA requirements 
concerning NRTLs.
    OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization has met 
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal 
Regulations (29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an acknowledgment that the 
organization can perform independent safety testing and certification 
of the specific products covered within its scope of recognition and is 
not a delegation or grant of government authority. As a result of 
recognition, employers may use products ``properly certified'' by the 
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
    In testing and certifying (i.e., approving) such products, NRTLs 
must demonstrate that the products conform to ``appropriate test 
standards.'' This term is defined under 29 CFR 1910.7(c) and 
essentially means consensus-based product safety test standards 
developed and maintained current by U.S.-based standards developing 
organizations (SDOs). Such test standards are not OSHA standards, which 
are general requirements that employers must meet, but, individually, 
specify the safety technical requirements that a particular type of 
product must meet.
    OSHA recognizes each NRTL for a particular scope of recognition, 
which includes a list of those product safety test standards that the 
NRTL may use in approving products. As a normal part of its operations, 
an SDO occasionally withdraws existing test standards or adopts 
superseding test standards. In such cases, OSHA can no longer consider 
the withdrawn or superseded standards as ``appropriate,'' and as a 
result, the Agency can no longer recognize NRTLs for the standard.
    To replace the test standards we are removing, under our policy, 
the NRTL may request or OSHA can provide recognition for comparable 
test standards, i.e., other appropriate test standards covering 
comparable product testing. We list these test standards below for each 
NRTL under the headings ``Comparable Replacement Standards.'' In some 
cases (noted by a double asterisk in the particular heading), OSHA may 
already recognize the NRTL for the comparable test standard. In such 
cases, we do not list the replacement test standards below. In other 
cases, there is no replacement standard or the NRTL did not request one 
prior to publication of this notice. However, if we receive such a 
request after publication of this notice and determine the test 
standard is ``comparable,'' as described above, OSHA will add it to the 
NRTL's scope of recognition and therefore to OSHA's informational web 
page for the NRTL.

Applied Research Laboratories, Inc. (ARL)

[Docket No. NRTL1-97]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ASTM E152  Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
ANSI Z83.12  Gas Food Service Equipment--Baking and Roasting Ovens

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

ASTM E2074  Standard Method for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
ANSI Z83.11  Gas Food Service Equipment--Ranges and Unit Broilers
UL 10A  Tin-Clad Fire Doors
UL 10B  Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, ARL is 
recognized for UL 1570, UL 1571, and UL 1572)

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

[Docket No. NRTL2-92]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ANSI Z21.5  Gas Clothes Dryers
ANSI Z21.10  Gas Water Heaters
ANSI Z21.11  Gas-Fired Room Heaters
ANSI Z21.44  Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Direct Vent Wall Furnaces
ANSI Z21.64  Direct Vent Central Furnaces
ANSI Z83.9  Gas-Fired Duct Furnaces
ANSI Z83.12  Gas Food Service Equipment--Baking and Roasting Ovens
ANSI Z83.13  Gas Food Service Equipment--Deep Fat Fryers
ANSI Z83.14  Gas Food Service Equipment--Counter Appliances
ANSIZ83.15  Gas Food Service Equipment--Kettles, Steam Cookers, and 
Steam Generators
ANSI Z83.16  Gas-Fired Unvented Commercial and Industrial Heaters
ANSI/UL 114  Electric Office Appliances and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 133  Wires and Cables With Varnished Cloth Insulation
ANSI/UL 303  Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Condensing and 
Compressor Units
ANSI/UL 465  Central Cooling Air Conditioners
ANSI/UL 478  Information-Processing and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 519  Impedance-Protected Motors
ANSI/UL 543  Electrical Conduit
ANSI/UL 547  Thermal Protectors for Electric Motors
ANSI/UL 559  Heat Pumps
ANSI/UL 560  Electric Home-Laundry Equipment
ANSI/UL 611  Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Systems
ANSI/UL 869  Electrical Service Equipment
ANSI/UL 883  Fan-Coil Units and Room-Fan Heater Units
ANSI/UL 1025  Electric Air Heaters
UL 1092  Process Control Equipment
ANSI/UL 1096  Electric Central Air-Heating Equipment
ANSI/UL 1438  Household Electric Drip-Type Coffee Makers
ANSI/UL 1555  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Washing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1556  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Drying Equipment
ANSI/UL 1624  Light Industrial and Fixed Electric Tools
ANSI/UL 1663  Electric Hot Tubs, Spas, and Associated Equipment

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)**

ANSI Z21.10.2  Water Heaters--Sidearm Type Water Heaters
ANSI Z21.11.1  Gas-Fired Room Heaters--Volume I--Vented Room Heaters
ANSI Z21.11.2  Gas-Fired Room Heaters--Volume II--Unvented Room Heaters
UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, CSA is 
recognized for UL 1570, UL 1571, and UL 1572)

Entela, Inc. (ENT)

[Docket No. NRTL2-93]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ANSI/UL 559  Heat Pumps
ANSI/UL 560  Electric Home-Laundry Equipment
ANSI/UL 869  Electrical Service Equipment
ANSI/UL 883  Fan-Coil Units and Room-Fan Heater Units
UL 962  Household and Commercial Furnishing
ANSI/UL 1096  Electric Central Air-Heating Equipment
ANSI/UL 1438  Household Electric Drip-Type Coffee Makers

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ANSI/UL 1555  Electric Coin Operated Clothes Washing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1556  Electric Coin Operated Clothes Drying Equipment

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

UL 1082  Household Electric Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances
UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, Entela is 
recognized for UL 1570, UL 1571, and UL 1572)
UL 1995  Heating and Cooling Equipment
UL 2157  Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors
UL 2158  Electric Clothes Dryers

Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FMRC)

[Docket No. NRTL3-93]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ANSI/ISA S12.13.1  Performance Requirements for Combustible Gas 
Detectors
ANSI S12.15  Hydrogen Sulfide Detection Instruments
ANSI S82.03  Electrical and Electronic Process Measuring and Control
ANSI/UL 1555  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Washing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1556  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Drying Equipment

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

UL 2157  Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors
UL 2158  Electric Clothes Dryers

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITSNA)

[Docket No. NRTL1-89]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ANSI S12.13  Performance Requirements for Combustible Gas Detectors
ANSI Z21.64  Direct Vent Central Furnaces
ANSI Z83.9  Gas-Fired Duct Furnaces
ANSI Z83.12  Gas Food Service Equipment--Baking and Roasting Ovens
ANSI Z83.13  Gas Food Service Equipment--Deep Fat Fryers
ANSI Z83.14  Gas Food Service Equipment--Counter Appliances
ANSI Z83.15  Gas Food Service Equipment--Kettles, Steam Cookers, and 
Steam Generators
ANSI Z83.16  Gas-Fired Unvented Commercial and Industrial Heaters
ANSI/UL 114  Electric Office Appliances and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 303  Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Condensing and 
Compressor Units
ANSI/UL 465  Central Cooling Air Conditioners
ANSI/UL 478  Information-Processing and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 519  Impedance-Protected Motors
ANSI/UL 543  Impregnated-Fiber Electrical Conduit
ANSI/UL 547  Thermal Protectors for Electric Motors
ANSI/UL 559  Heat Pumps
ANSI/UL 560  Electric Home-Laundry Equipment
ANSI/UL 869  Electric Service Equipment
ANSI/UL 883  Fan-Coil Units and Room Fan-Heater Units
ANSI/UL 1025  Electric Air Heaters
ANSI/UL 1096  Electric Central Air-Heating Equipment
ANSI/UL 1438  Household Electric Drip-Type Coffee Makers
ANSI/UL 1555  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Washing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1556  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Drying Equipment
ANSI/UL 1624  Light Industrial and Fixed Electric Tools

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)**

ASTM E2010  Standard Test Method for Positive Pressure Fire Tests of 
Window Assemblies (OSHA previously recognized ITSNA for ASTM E163, 
which was superseded by ASTM E2010)
ASTM E2074  Standard Method for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies (OSHA 
previously recognized ITSNA for ASTM E152, which was superseded by ASTM 
E2074)
UL 869A  Standard for Service Equipment
UL 2111  Overheating Protection for Motors
UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, ITSNA is 
recognized for UL 1570, UL 1571, and UL 1572)

MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET)

[Docket No. NRTL1-88]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ANSI/UL 114  Electric Office Appliances and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 465  Central Cooling Air Conditioners
ANSI/UL 478  Information-Processing and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 559  Heat Pumps
ANSI/UL 869  Electrical Service Equipment
ANSI/UL 883  Fan-Coil Units and Room Fan-Heater Units
ANSI/UL 1025  Electric Air Heaters

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

UL 869A  Standard for Service Equipment
UL 1248  Engine-Generator Assemblies for Use in Recreational Vehicles
UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, MET is 
recognized for UL 1570 and UL 1571)

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS)

[Docket No. NRTL1-98]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ANSI/UL 465  Central Cooling Air Conditioners

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

UL 1995  Heating and Cooling Equipment

Southwest Research Institute (SWRI)

[Docket No. NRTL3-90]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ASTM E152  Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

ASTM E2074  Standard Method for Fire Tests of Door Assemblies

SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc. (SGSUS)

[Docket No. NRTL2-90]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

    None.

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, SGSUS is 
recognized for UL 1571)

TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUV)

[Docket No. NRTL3-92]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

    None.

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, TUV is 
recognized for UL 1570 and UL 1571)

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)

[Docket No. NRTL4-93]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

ANSI/IEEE C57.13.2  Instrument Transformers--Conformance Test 
Procedures

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ANSI Z21.44  Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Direct Vent Wall Furnaces
ANSI Z21.64  Direct Vent Central Furnaces
ANSI Z83.9  Gas-Fired Duct Furnaces
ANSI Z83.12  Gas Food Service Equipment--Baking and Roasting Ovens
ANSI Z83.13  Gas Food Service Equipment--Deep Fat Fryers
ANSI Z83.14  Gas Food Service Equipment--Counter Appliances
ANSI Z83.15  Gas Food Service Equipment--Kettles, Steam Cookers, and 
Steam Generators
ANSI Z83.16  Gas-Fired Unvented Commercial and Industrial Heaters
ANSI/UL 303  Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Condensing and 
Compressor Units
UL 408  Stationary Medium Pressure Acetylene Generators
UL 409  Stationary Low-Pressure Acetylene Generators
ANSI/UL 465  Central Cooling Air Conditioners
ANSI/UL 519  Impedance-Protected Motors
ANSI/UL 543  Impregnated-Fiber Electrical Conduit
ANSI/UL 547  Thermal Protectors for Electric Motors
ANSI/UL 559  Heat Pumps
ANSI/UL 560  Electric Home-Laundry Equipment
ANSI/UL 611  Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Systems
ANSI/UL 869  Electrical Service Equipment
ANSI/UL 883  Fan-Coil Units and Room-Fan Heater Units
UL 962  Household and Commercial Furnishings
ANSI/UL 1025  Electric Air Heaters
ANSI/UL 1096  Electric Central Air-Heating Equipment
ANSI/UL 1438  Household Electric Drip-Type Coffee Makers
ANSI/UL 1555  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Washing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1556  Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Drying Equipment
ANSI/UL 1624  Light Industrial and Fixed Electric Tools

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable) * *

UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, UL is 
recognized for UL 1570 and UL 1571)

Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (WL)

[Docket No. NRTL1-93]

Withdrawn or Superseded Standards

    None.

Comparable Replacement Standards (if applicable)

UL 1598  Luminaries (see Note on UL 1598 below; currently, WL is 
recognized for UL 1570 and UL 1571)

    * * Note: The NRTL has already received recognition for some of 
the replacement standards.


    Note on UL 1598: UL 1598 Luminaries is the superseding test 
standard for three current UL standards: UL 1570, UL 1571, and UL 
1572. Although these three standards have not been withdrawn at the 
date of this notice, UL 1598 is now in effect. OSHA has received a 
request for recognition of this new standard. In anticipation of the 
withdrawal, we are granting this request now for any NRTL recognized 
for one of the three superseded standards.

    In accordance with OSHA policy pertaining to recognition of 
replacement standards, the Agency only publishes one Federal Register 
notices to note the changes to the NRTL's scope of recognition. Changes 
to each NRTL's recognition are limited to those described in this 
notice. All other terms and conditions of each NRTL's recognition 
remain the same.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 27 day of August, 2001.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary.
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