[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46187-46188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15217]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0016]


Nemko North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
July 19, 2023.

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, phone: (202) 693-1999 or 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 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of 
recognition of Nemko North America, Inc. (NNA) as a NRTL. NNA requests 
the addition of eight test 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. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the 
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the 
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, 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. 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 NNA, 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.
    NNA submitted an application on October 14, 2020 (OSHA-2013-0016-
0019), to expand the recognition to include ten additional test 
standards. This application was revised on January 18, 2022 to remove 
two standards from the original request. This expansion covers the 
remaining eight standards. OSHA staff 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 NNA's expansion 
application in the Federal Register on June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37286). The 
agency requested comments by June 22, 2023, but it received no comments 
in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this final 
grant of expansion to NNA's NRTL scope of recognition.
    Docket No. OSHA-2013-0016 contains all materials in the record 
concerning NNA's recognition. To obtain or review copies of all public 
documents pertaining to NNA's expansion application, go to http://www.regulations.gov. All submissions, including copyrighted material, 
are available for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact 
the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for assistance in locating 
docket submissions.

II. Final Decision and Order

    OSHA staff examined NNA'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 NNA 
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 
NNA's expanded scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of NNA's 
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration 
of conformance to the test standards listed below in Table 1.

Table 1--Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in NNA's NRTL Scope of
                               Recognition
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        Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 61010-2-010..............  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 61010-2-020..............  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                               Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                               Laboratory Use--Part 2-020: Particular
                               Requirements for Laboratory Centrifuges.
UL 61010-2-091..............  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                               Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                               Laboratory Use--Part 2-091: Particular
                               Requirements for Cabinet X-Ray Systems.
UL 61010-2-030..............  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                               Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                               Laboratory Use--Part 2-030: Particular
                               Requirements for Equipment Having Testing
                               or Measuring Circuits.

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UL 61010-031................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                               Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                               Laboratory Use--Part 031: Safety
                               Requirements for Hand-Held and Hand-
                               Manipulated Probe Assemblies for
                               Electrical Test and Measurement.
UL 61010-2-051..............  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                               Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                               Laboratory Use--Part 2-051: Particular
                               Requirements for Laboratory Equipment for
                               Mixing and Stirring.
UL 61010-2-081..............  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                               Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                               Laboratory Use--Part 2-081: 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.
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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.

A. Conditions

    Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR 
1910.7, including, but not limited to, abiding by the following 
conditions of the recognition:
    1. NNA 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. NNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. NNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on NNA'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 NNA as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and 
conditions specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, 
Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on July 12, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-15217 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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