[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22289-22290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10155]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042]


CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Grant of Expansion of 
Recognition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand 
the scope of recognition for CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc., as 
a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
May 14, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is 
available from the following sources:
    Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office 
of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, phone: (202) 693-1999; 
email: [email protected].
    General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, 
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, 
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, phone: (202) 693-2110; email: 
[email protected]. OSHA's web page includes information about the 
NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of 
recognition of CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc. (CSA), as a NRTL. 
CSA's expansion covers the addition of six test standards to its scope 
of recognition.
    OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets 
the requirements specified by 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an 
acknowledgment that the organization

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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 approved by the NRTL 
to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification of the 
products.
    The Agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial 
recognition, or for expansion or renewal of this recognition, following 
requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires 
that the Agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in 
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the 
application and provides its preliminary finding and, in the second 
notice, the Agency provides its final decision on the application. 
These notices set forth the NRTL's scope of recognition or 
modifications of that scope. OSHA maintains an informational web page 
for each NRTL that details its scope of recognition. These pages are 
available from the Agency's website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    CSA submitted an application, dated May 23, 2017 (OSHA-2006-0042-
0012), to expand its recognition to include seven additional test 
standards. OSHA staff performed a comparability analysis and reviewed 
other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews 
in relation to this application.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing CSA's expansion 
application in the Federal Register on December 18, 2017 (82 FR 60051). 
The Agency requested comments by January 2, 2018, but it received no 
comments in response to this notice. In the preliminary notice, OSHA 
included all seven test standards that CSA requested to add to its 
scope of recognition, one of which would have been new to the NRTL 
program's list of appropriate test standards. However, due a 
typographical error, OSHA listed an incorrect test standard as that 
proposed to be added. To allow notice to stakeholders, OSHA will re-
propose to add the correct test standard CSA requested to CSA's scope 
of recognition and the list of appropriate test standards. OSHA now is 
proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of CSA's scope of 
recognition for the six other test standards.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
the CSA's application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the 
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Docket 
No. OSHA-2006-0042 contains all materials in the record concerning 
CSA's recognition.

II. Final Decision and Order

    OSHA staff examined CSA's expansion application, its capability to 
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent 
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that CSA 
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its 
recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed in this 
notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant 
CSA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of CSA's 
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration 
of conformance to the test standards listed below in Table 1.

 Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in CSA's NRTL
                          Scope of Recognition
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             Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 508A................................  Standard for Industrial Control
                                          Panels.
UL 60950-1.............................  Information Technology
                                          Equipment--Safety--Part 1:
                                          General Requirements.
UL 60950-21............................  Information Technology
                                          Equipment--Safety--Part 21:
                                          Remote Power Feeding.
UL 60950-23............................  Information Technology
                                          Equipment--Safety--Part 23:
                                          Large Data Storage Equipment.
UL 61800-5-1...........................  Standard for Adjustable Speed
                                          Electrical Power Drive Systems
                                          Part 5-1: Safety Requirements--
                                          Electrical, Thermal and
                                          Energy.
UL 62368-1.............................  Audio/Video, Information and
                                          Communication Technology
                                          Equipment--Part 1: Safety
                                          Requirements.
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    OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is 
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require 
third-party testing and certification before using them in the 
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products 
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a 
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
    The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the 
test standards listed above as American National Standards. However, 
for convenience, we may use the designation of the standards-developing 
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under 
the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 1-0.3, Appendix C, 
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized for a particular test standard may 
use either the proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI 
version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test 
standard is currently ANSI-approved.

A. Conditions

    In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, 
CSA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
    1. CSA must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any 
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major 
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the 
change(s);
    2. CSA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. CSA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on CSA's scope of 
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
    Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the 
scope of recognition of CSA, subject to the limitation and conditions 
specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice. 
Accordingly, the Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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