[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3497-3499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01940]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0046]
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of QPS
Evaluation Services, Inc., for expansion of its scope of recognition as
a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.
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 27, 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.
Regular or express mail, hand delivery, or messenger (courier)
service: Submit comments, requests, and any attachments to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2010-0046, Technical Data Center, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3653,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2350 (TTY number: (877) 889-
5627). Note that security procedures may result in significant delays
in receiving comments and other written materials by regular mail.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about security
procedures concerning delivery of materials by express mail, hand
delivery, or messenger service. The hours of operation for the OSHA
Docket Office are 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2010-0046). 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. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before February 27, 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 QPS Evaluation Services, Inc., (QPS) is applying for
expansion of its current recognition as a NRTL. QPS requests the
addition of two 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 an application 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 QPS, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qps.html.
QPS currently has one facility (site) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at:
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc. 81 Kelfield Street, Unit 8 Toronto,
Ontario M9W 5A3 Canada. A complete list of QPS sites recognized by OSHA
is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qps.html.
II. General Background on the Application
QPS submitted two applications, one dated January 16, 2017 (OSHA-
2010-0046-0010), and another date June 23, 2017 (OSHA-2010-0046-0011),
to expand its recognition to include two additional test standards.
OSHA staff performed detailed analyses of the application packets and
other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews
in relation to these applications.
Table 1, below, lists the appropriate test standards found in QPS's
application for expansion for testing and certification of products
under the NRTL Program.
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Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
QPS's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 471............................ Standard for Commercial
Refrigerators and Freezers.
UL 62368-1........................ Standard for Audio/Video Information
and Communication Technology
Equipment--Part 1 Safety
Requirements.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Application
QPS submitted acceptable applications for expansion of its scope of
recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and related
material indicate that QPS can meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of
these two test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of QPS's applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether QPS meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition as a
NRTL. 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 by the due date for
comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester
justifies a longer time period. OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if it 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, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in
``ADDRESSES.'' These materials also are available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2010-0046.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these
comments, make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant QPS's applications
for expansion of its scope of recognition. The Assistant Secretary will
make the final decision on granting the applications. 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 this final decision in the
Federal Register.
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 February 5, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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