[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52138-52139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21231]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0022]


Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.: 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 Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. as 
a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
October 1, 2019.

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; telephone: 
(202) 693-2110; email: [email protected]. OSHA's website 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 Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. (BACL) as a NRTL. 
BACL's expansion covers the addition of two recognized testing 
standards to the 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 the 
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.
    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 the preliminary finding and, in the second 
notice, the agency provides the 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 the scope of recognition. These pages are 
available from the agency's website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    BACL submitted an application, dated December 4, 2017 (OSHA-2016-
0022-0006), to expand its scope of recognition to include two 
additional test standards. OSHA performed a detailed analysis of the 
application packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did 
not perform any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing BACL's expansion 
application in the Federal Register on May 15, 2019 (84 FR 21834). The 
agency requested comments by May 30, 2019, and the agency received one 
comment (OSHA-2016-0022-0007) about the application. The comment did 
not require a response from the agency. OSHA now is proceeding with 
this final notice to grant expansion of BACL's scope of recognition.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
BACL's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket 
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3655, Washington, DC 
20210; telephone: (202) 693-2350. Docket No. OSHA-2016-0022 contains 
all materials in the record concerning BACL's recognition.

II. Final Decision and Order

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

Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in BACL's NRTL
                          Scope of Recognition
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        Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 61010-1...................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                                Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                                Laboratory Use: Part 1--General
                                Requirements.
UL 62368-1...................  Audio/Video, Information and
                                Communication Technology Equipment: Part
                                1--Safety Requirement.
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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, the use of the designation of the standards-developing 
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may 
occur. 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, 
BACL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
    1. BACL 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. BACL must meet all the terms of the recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. BACL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on BACL'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 BACL, subject to the limitation and conditions 
specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Principal 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 September 25, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
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