[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 98 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27899-27901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10872]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]


UL LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and 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 final decision to expand 
the scope of recognition for UL LLC as a Nationally Recognized Testing 
Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA announces the final decision to 
add eight test standards to the NRTL Program's list of appropriate test 
standards.

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DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
May 24, 2021.

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 Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of 
recognition of UL LLC (UL) as a NRTL. UL's expansion covers the 
addition of fourteen test standards to the NRTL scope of recognition, 
eight of which OSHA will add to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate 
Test Standards.
    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 of the products.
    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 a preliminary finding. 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, 
including UL, 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.
    UL submitted three applications to OSHA to expand their recognition 
as a NRTL. The first application was received on May 31, 2019 (OSHA-
2009-0025-0032), the second application was received on July 2, 2019 
(OSHA-2009-0025-0033), and the third application was received on April 
15, 2020 (OSHA-2009-0025-0034). The expansion applications would add 
fourteen additional test standards to UL's NRTL recognition. 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 these applications.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing UL's expansion 
applications in the Federal Register on February 23, 2021 (86 FR 
10998). The agency requested comments by March 10, 2021, but it 
received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding 
with this final notice to grant expansion of UL's scope of recognition 
and modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test 
Standards.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
UL's application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the 
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor. Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025 contains all materials 
in the record concerning UL's recognition. Please note: Due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to the public at this 
time but can be contacted at (202) 693-2350.

II. Final Decision and Order

    OSHA staff examined UL's expansion applications, its capability to 
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent 
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that UL 
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its 
recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed in this 
notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant 
UL's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of UL'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 UL's NRTL
                          Scope of Recognition
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       Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 6141...................  Standard for Wind Turbines Permitting Entry
                             of Personnel.
UL 2524...................  In-Building 2-Way Emergency Radio
                             Communication Enhancement Systems.
UL 61010-2-020............  Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
                             Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-020:
                             Particular Requirements for Laboratory
                             Centrifuges.
UL 61010-2-81.............  Standard for Safety Requirements for
                             Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
                             Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-81:
                             Particular Requirements for Automatic and
                             Semi-Automatic Laboratory Equipment for
                             Analysis and Other Purposes.
UL 61010-2-101............  Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment
                             for Measurement, Control and Laboratory
                             Use--Part 2-101: Particular Requirements
                             for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical
                             Equipment.
UL 9540...................  Standard for Energy Storage Systems and
                             Equipment.
* UL 498C.................  Flatiron and Appliance Plugs.
* UL 489B.................  Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded-Case
                             Switches, and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures
                             For Use With Photovoltaic (PV) Systems.
* UL 60320-1..............  Appliance Couplers for Household and Similar
                             General Purposes--Part 1: General
                             Requirements.
* UL 4248-19..............  Fuseholders--Part 19: Photovoltaic
                             Fuseholders.
* UL 2231-1...............  Personnel Protection Systems for Electric
                             Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: General
                             Requirements.
* UL 2231-2...............  Personnel Protection Systems for Electric
                             Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: Particular
                             Requirements for Protection Devices for Use
                             in Charging Systems.
* UL 879A.................  LED Sign and Sign Refrofit Kits.
* UL 60335-2-89...........  Household and Similar Electrical Appliances--
                             Safety--Part 2-89: Particular Requirements
                             for Commercial Refrigerating Appliances
                             with an Incorporated or Remote Refrigerant
                             Unit or Compressor.
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* Represents the standards that OSHA is adding to the NRTL Program's
  List of Appropriate Test Standards.


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    In this notice, OSHA also announces the final decision to add eight 
new test standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test 
Standards. Table 2 below lists the standards that are new to the NRTL 
Program. OSHA has determined that these test standards are appropriate 
test standards and will add them to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards.

     Table 2--Standards OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
                       Appropriate Test Standards
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       Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 498C...................  Flatiron and Appliance Plugs.
UL 489B...................  Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded-Case
                             Switches, and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures
                             For Use With Photovoltaic (PV) Systems.
UL 60320-1................  Appliance Couplers for Household and Similar
                             General Purposes--Part 1: General
                             Requirements.
UL 4248-19................  Fuseholders--Part 19: Photovoltaic
                             Fuseholders.
UL 2231-1.................  Personnel Protection Systems for Electric
                             Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: General
                             Requirements.
UL 2231-2.................  Personnel Protection Systems for Electric
                             Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: Particular
                             Requirements for Protection Devices for Use
                             in Charging Systems.
UL 879A...................  LED Sign and Sign Refrofit Kits.
UL 60335-2-89.............  Household and Similar Electrical Appliances--
                             Safety--Part 2-89: Particular Requirements
                             for Commercial Refrigerating Appliances
                             with an Incorporated or Remote Refrigerant
                             Unit or Compressor.
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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 standard listed above as an American National Standard. 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, 
UL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
    1. UL 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. UL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. UL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on UL'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 UL, subject to the limitations and conditions 
specified above. OSHA also adds eight standards to the NRTL Program's 
List of Appropriate Test Standards.

III. Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20210, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020) 
and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on May 13, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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