[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2583-2587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01422]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040]


SGS North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition 
and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate 
Test Standards

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of SGS North 
America, Inc. for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's 
preliminary finding to grant the application. Additionally, OSHA 
proposes to add fourteen test standards to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards.

DATES: Submit comments, information, and documents in response to this 
notice, or requests for an extension of time to make a submission, on 
or before February 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments 
electronically at: https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting 
comments.
    Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer 
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
    Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: 
When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and 
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.

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OSHA-2006-0040, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and 
courier service) are accepted during the Docket Office's normal 
business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the 
OSHA docket number (OSHA-2006-0040). OSHA places comments and other 
materials, including any personal information, in the public docket 
without revision, and these materials will be available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the agency cautions commenters 
about submitting statements they do not want made available to the 
public, or submitting comments that contain personal information 
(either about themselves or others) such as Social Security numbers, 
birth dates, and medical data.
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the 
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at 
the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal 
Register notice) are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index; 
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly 
available to read or download through the website. All submissions, 
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection at the 
OSHA Docket Office.
    Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of 
the comment period on or before February 22, 2019 to the Office of 
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of 
Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Room N-3653, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-
1644.

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, telephone: (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, U.S. Department of Labor, phone: 
(202) 693-2110 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for Expansion

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing 
notice that SGS North America, Inc. (SGS) is applying for expansion of 
its current recognition as a NRTL. SGS requests the addition of sixty-
three test standards to its NRTL scope of recognition.
    OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets 
the requirements specified in 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. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the 
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its 
applicable test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have 
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope. 
Recognition is not a delegation or grant of government authority; 
however, recognition enables employers to use products approved by the 
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and 
certification.
    The agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial recognition 
and for an 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. 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, 
including SGS, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These 
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    SGS currently has nine facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for 
product testing and certification, with the headquarters located at: 
SGS North America, Inc., 620 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee, Georgia 
30024. A complete list of SGS's scope of recognition is available at 
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/sgs.html.

II. General Background on the Application

    SGS submitted eleven applications to OSHA to expand its recognition 
as an NRTL to include sixty-three additional test standards. These 
applications were consolidated into a single application and submitted 
to OSHA on October 4, 2018 (OSHA-2006-0040-0036). OSHA staff performed 
a detailed analysis of the application packets and reviewed other 
pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in 
relation to this application.
    Table 1 below lists the appropriate test standards found in SGS's 
application for expansion for testing and certification of products 
under the NRTL Program.

  Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
                     SGS's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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        Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 82........................  Standard for Electric Gardening
                                Appliances.
UL 588.......................  Standard for Seasonal and Holiday
                                Decorative Products.
UL 1573......................  Standard for Stage and Studio Luminaires
                                and Connector Strips.
UL 1598C.....................  Standard for Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
                                Retrofit Luminaire Conversion Kits.
UL 1838......................  Standard for Low Voltage Landscape
                                Lighting Systems.
UL 2388......................  Standard for Flexible Lighting Products.
UL 496.......................  Lampholders.
UL 924.......................  Standard for Emergency Lighting and Power
                                Equipment.
UL 935.......................  Standard for Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts.
UL 8752......................  Standard for Organic Light Emitting Diode
                                (OLED) Panels.
UL 962.......................  Standard for Household and Commercial
                                Furnishings.
UL 1029......................  Standard for High-Intensity-Discharge
                                Lamp Ballasts.
UL 1598A.....................  Standard for Supplemental Requirements
                                for Luminaries for Installation on
                                Marine Vessels.

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UL 234.......................  Standard for Low Voltage Lighting
                                Fixtures for Use in Recreational
                                Vehicles.
UL 499.......................  Standard for Electric Heating Appliances.
UL 2021......................  Standard for Fixed and Location-Dedicated
                                Electric Room Heaters.
UL 1017......................  Vacuum Cleaners, Blower Cleaners, and
                                Household Floor Finishing Machines.
UL 778.......................  Standard for Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
UL 998.......................  Humidifiers.
UL 859.......................  Standard for Household Electric Personal
                                Grooming Appliances.
UL 1082......................  Standard for Household Electric Coffee
                                Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances.
UL 1083......................  Household Electric Skillets and Frying-
                                Type Appliances.
UL 1647......................  Standard for Motor-Operated Massage and
                                Exercise Machines.
UL 1278......................  Standard for Movable and Wall- or Ceiling-
                                Hung Electric Room Heaters.
UL 471.......................  Standard for Commercial Refrigerators and
                                Freezers.
UL 197.......................  Standard for Commercial Electric Cooking
                                Appliances.
UL 541.......................  Standard for Refrigerated Vending
                                Machines.
UL 563.......................  Standard for Ice Makers.
UL 858.......................  Standard for Household Electric Ranges.
UL 561.......................  Standard for Floor-Finishing Machines.
UL 867.......................  Standard for Electrostatic Air Cleaners.
UL 2157......................  Electric Clothes Washing Machines and
                                Extractors.
UL 2158......................  Electric Clothes Dryers.
UL 174.......................  Standard for Household Electric Storage
                                Tank Water Heaters.
UL 621.......................  Standard for Ice Cream Makers.
UL 923.......................  Standard for Microwave Cooking
                                Appliances.
UL 62109-1...................  Standard for Safety of Power Converters
                                for use in Photovoltaic Power Systems--
                                Part 1: General Requirements.
UL 61010-2-10................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                                Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                                Laboratory Use--Part 2-010: Particular
                                Requirements for Laboratory Equipment
                                for the Heating of Materials.
UL 61010-2-30................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                                Equipment for Measurement, Control, and
                                Laboratory Use--Part 2-030: Particular
                                Requirements for Testing and Measuring
                                Circuits.
UL 583.......................  Standard for Electric-Battery-Powered
                                Industrial Trucks.
UL 749.......................  Household Dishwashers.
UL 921.......................  Commercial Dishwashers.
UL 979.......................  Standard for Water Treatment Appliances.
UL 1206......................  Standard for Electric Commercial Clothes-
                                Washing Equipment.
UL 1240......................  Standard for Electric Commercial Clothes-
                                Drying Equipment.
UL 1450......................  Standard for Motor-Operated Air
                                Compressors, Vacuum Pumps, and Painting
                                Equipment.
UL 1995......................  Heating and Cooling Equipment.
UL 674.......................  Electric Motors and Generators for Use in
                                Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 698A......................  Standard for Industrial Control Panels
                                Relating to Hazardous (Classified)
                                Locations.
UL 6141 *....................  Standard for Wind Turbines Permitting
                                Entry of Personnel.
UL 61010-2-020 *.............  Standard for Safety Requirements for
                                Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
                                Control, and Laboratory Use--Part 2-020:
                                Particular Requirements for Laboratory
                                Centrifuges.
UL 1004-9 *..................  Standard for Form Wound and Medium
                                Voltage Rotating Electrical Machines.
UL 3703 *....................  Standard for Solar Trackers.
UL 9540 *....................  Standard for Energy Storage Systems and
                                Equipment.
UL 62841-1 *.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 1: General
                                Requirements.
UL 62841-2-2 *...............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-2: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Screwdrivers
                                and Impact Wrenches.
UL 62841-2-4 *...............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-4: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Sanders and
                                Polishers Other Than Disc Type.
UL 62841-2-5 *...............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-5: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Circular
                                Saws.
UL 62841-2-9 *...............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-9: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Tappers and
                                Threaders.
UL 62841-2-14 *..............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-14: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Planers.
UL 62841-3-1 *...............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 3-1: Particular
                                Requirements for Transportable Table
                                Saws.
UL 62841-3-9 *...............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 3-9: Particular
                                Requirements for Transportable Mitre
                                Saws.
UL 62841-3-10 *..............  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 3-10: Particular
                                Requirements For Transportable Cut-Off
                                Machines.
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* Represents the standards that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL
  Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.


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III. Proposal To Add New Test Standards to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards

    Periodically, OSHA will propose to add new test standards to the 
NRTL list of appropriate test standards following an evaluation of the 
test standard document. To qualify as an appropriate test standard, the 
agency evaluates the document to (1) verify it represents a product 
category for which OSHA requires certification by a NRTL, (2) verify 
the document represents an end product and not a component, and (3) 
verify the document defines safety test specifications (not 
installation or operational performance specifications). OSHA becomes 
aware of new test standards through various avenues. For example, OSHA 
may become aware of new test standards by: (1) Monitoring notifications 
issued by certain Standards Development Organizations; (2) reviewing 
applications by NRTLs or applicants seeking recognition to include new 
test standard in their scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining 
notification from manufacturers, manufacturing organizations, 
government agencies, or other parties. OSHA may determine to include a 
new test standard in the list, for example, if the test standard is for 
a particular type of product that another test standard also covers or 
it covers a type of product that no standard previously covered.
    In this notice, OSHA proposes to add fourteen new test standards to 
the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2, below, 
lists the test standards that are new to the NRTL Program. OSHA 
preliminarily determined that these test standards are appropriate test 
standards and proposes to include them in the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA seeks public comment on this 
preliminary determination.

 Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Is Proposing To Add to the NRTL Program's
                   List of Appropriate Test Standards
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        Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 6141......................  Standard for Wind Turbines Permitting
                                Entry of Personnel.
UL 61010-2-020...............  Standard for Safety Requirements for
                                Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
                                Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-020:
                                Particular Requirements for Laboratory
                                Centrifuges.
UL 1004-9....................  Standard for Form Wound and Medium
                                Voltage Rotating Electrical Machines.
UL 3703......................  Standard for Solar Trackers.
UL 9540......................  Standard for Energy Storage Systems and
                                Equipment.
UL 62841-1...................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 1: General
                                Requirements.
UL 62841-2-2.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-2: Particular
                                Requirements For Hand-Held Screwdrivers
                                and Impact Wrenches.
UL 62841-2-4.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-4: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Sanders and
                                Polishers Other Than Disc Type.
UL 62841-2-5.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-5: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Circular
                                Saws.
UL 62841-2-9.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-9: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Tappers and
                                Threaders.
UL 62841-2-14................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 2-14: Particular
                                Requirements for Hand-Held Planers.
UL 62841-3-1.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 3-1: Particular
                                Requirements for Transportable Table
                                Saws.
UL 62841-3-9.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 3-9: Particular
                                Requirements for Transportable Mitre
                                Saws.
UL 62841-3-10................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                Machinery--Safety--Part 3-10: Particular
                                Requirements for Transportable Cut-Off
                                Machines.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Application

    SGS submitted an acceptable application for expansion of its scope 
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application files, and pertinent 
documentation, indicate that SGS can meet the requirements prescribed 
by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition 
of these sixty-three test standards for NRTL testing and certification 
listed above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim 
or temporary approval of SGS's application.
    OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether SGS meets the 
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the recognition as a 
NRTL. OSHA additionally welcomes comments on the proposal to add 
fourteen additional test standards to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards. Comments should consist of pertinent 
written documents and exhibits. Commenters needing more time to comment 
must submit a request in writing, stating the reasons for the request. 
Commenters must submit the written request for an extension by the due 
date for comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the 
requester justifies a longer period. OSHA may deny a request for an 
extension if the request is not adequately justified. To obtain or 
review copies of the exhibits identified in this notice, as well as 
comments submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office, Room N-
3653, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, at the above address. These materials also are available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040.
    OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a 
timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these 
comments, will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for 
Occupational Safety and Health whether to grant SGS's application for 
expansion of its scope of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will 
make the final decision on granting the application. In making this 
decision, the Assistant Secretary may undertake other proceedings 
prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public 
notice of its final decision in the Federal Register.

IV. Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational

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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 February 1, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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