[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-17534]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]


UL LLC: Application 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 application of UL LLC, for 
expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding 
to grant the application.

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 August 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as follows:
    Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments, 
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and 
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025). All 
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in 
the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about 
submitting information they do not want made available to the public, 
or submitting materials that contain personal information (either about 
themselves or others), such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the 
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Documents in the docket 
(including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the http://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 through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket 
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in 
locating docket submissions.
    Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of 
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comment period on or before August 31, 2023 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.

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) 693-2300 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for Expansion

    OSHA is providing notice that UL LLC (UL), is applying for an 
expansion of current recognition as a NRTL. UL requests the addition of 
42 test sites 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 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 applications by a NRTL for initial 
recognition, as well as for an expansion or renewal of 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. 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 that NRTL's scope of recognition. These 
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    UL currently has 13 facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for 
product testing and certification, with the headquarters located at: UL 
LLC, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062. A complete list of 
UL's scope of recognition is available at https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/ul.

II. General Background on the Application

    UL submitted an application, dated January 20, 2021 (OSHA-2009-
0025-0050), requesting the conversion of 42 existing Satellite 
Notification Acceptance Program (SNAP) sites to recognized sites under 
the NRTL Policy for Transitioning to Satellite Notification and 
Acceptance Program Termination (SNAP Transition Policy) published in 
the Federal Register on November 24, 2020 (85 FR 75042), as amended by 
a June 22, 2022 Memorandum from James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, to Regional 
Administrators and Executive Staff, titled ``Second Revision to the 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Policy for 
Transitioning to Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program (SNAP) 
Termination.''
    Table 1 below, lists the 42 sites that UL's application requested 
for inclusion in the NRTL's expanded scope of recognition:

    Table 1--List of Test Sites To Be Included in UL's NRTL Scope of
                               Recognition
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         UL site name                   Address              Country
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Auckland......................  54 Tarndale Grove, 106  New Zealand.
                                 Bush Road Unit 1,
                                 Block 1, Albany,
                                 Auckland, New Zealand
                                 0632.
Bangalore.....................  3rd Floor, Block 1,     India.
                                 No. 24, Kalyani
                                 Platina, EPIP Zone,
                                 Phase II, Bangalore,
                                 Karnataka 560066,
                                 India.
Barcelona.....................  C/Caravel-la la Nina    Spain.
                                 12, 3 Planta 08017,
                                 Barcelona, Spain
                                 08017.
Milan.........................  Via Europa 5/7/9 & 28,  Italy.
                                 Cabiate-CO, Milan,
                                 Italy 22060.
Changzhou.....................  No. 21 Longmen Road,    China.
                                 National High-Tech,
                                 Industrial
                                 Development District,
                                 Wujin, Changzhou,
                                 Jiangsu, China 213614.
Plano.........................  801 Klein Road, Suite   United States.
                                 200, Plano, Texas
                                 75074.
Dubai.........................  Premises 222-224, 2nd   United Arab
                                 Floor, DSP Laboratory   Emirates.
                                 Complex, Dubai
                                 Science Park, Al
                                 Barsha, Dubai, 345831
                                 United Arab Emirates.
Edmonton......................  1040 Parsons Road SW,   Canada.
                                 Edmonton, Alberta,
                                 Canada T6X 0J4.
Fremont.......................  47173 Benicia Street,   United States.
                                 Fremont, California
                                 94538.
Holland.......................  3480 Windquest Drive,   United States.
                                 Holland, Michigan
                                 49424.
Gurugram......................  A-12 Section 34,        India.
                                 Infocity-1, Gurugram,
                                 Haryana India 122001.
Istanbul......................  Gursel Mah. Yesiltepe   Turkey.
                                 Sok No. 34, ERG Is
                                 Merkezi 80260 Kat
                                 3&6, Instanbul,
                                 Turkey 34400.
Singapore.....................  20 Kian Teck Lane,      Singapore.
                                 Singapore 627 854.
Basingstoke...................  Units 1-4, Horizons,    United Kingdom.
                                 Wade Road, Kingsland
                                 Business Park,
                                 Basingstoke,
                                 Hampshire, United
                                 Kingdom RG24 8AH.
Brea..........................  1075 West Lambert       United States.
                                 Road, Suite B, Brea,
                                 California 92821.
Subang Jaya...................  Suite 9.01, Level 9,    Malaysia.
                                 Menara Summit,
                                 Persiaran Kewajipan,
                                 USJ 1, UEP, Subang
                                 Jaya, Selangor,
                                 Malaysia.
Mexico City...................  Blas Pascal 205 Piso    Mexico.
                                 3, Polanco I Seccion,
                                 Mexico City, Mexico
                                 11510.
Mounds View...................  2222 Woodale Drive,     United States.
                                 Mounds View,
                                 Minnesota 55112.

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Montreal......................  6505 Trans-Canada       Canada.
                                 Highway, Suite 330,
                                 St. Laurent, Quebec,
                                 Canada, H4T1S3.
Mumbai........................  Patina Block no 102,    India.
                                 1st Floor, C-59, G-
                                 Block, Mumbai, India
                                 400 051.
Munich........................  Hopfenstrasse 6,        Germany.
                                 Munich, Germany 80335.
Guangzhou.....................  1-3F, Building 2 (R&D   China.
                                 Building A1), No. 25,
                                 South Huanshi Avenue,
                                 Nansha District,
                                 Guangzhou, Guangdong
                                 Sheng, China 511458.
Guangzhou.....................  Block B, Electronic     China.
                                 Building, No. 8,
                                 Nanyun Er Road,
                                 Hangpu District,
                                 Guangzhou, China
                                 510670.
Warsaw........................  Rownolegla 4, Warsaw,   Poland.
                                 Poland 02-235.
Queretaro.....................  Module K1 Unit 6 & 7,   Mexico.
                                 Kaizen Industrial
                                 Park, State Road 100,
                                 KM, 8+820, Colonia
                                 Galeras, Colon
                                 Municipality,
                                 Queretaro 76295
                                 Mexico.
Rosenheim.....................  Am Oberfeld 19,         Germany.
                                 Rosenheim, Germany
                                 83026.
Saint Aubin...................  Espace Technologique,   France.
                                 De Saint-Aubins,
                                 Baitmont Explorer,
                                 Route de L'Orme des
                                 Mersies, Saint Aubin,
                                 France 91190.
Sao Paulo.....................  Av. Engenheiro Luis,    Brazil.
                                 Carlos Berrini, 105,
                                 23th Floor, Brooklin,
                                 Sao Paulo, Brazil
                                 0451-010.
Shanghai......................  29 F, Wheelock Square,  China.
                                 No. 1717 West Nanjing
                                 Road, Shanghai, China
                                 200040.
Suzhou........................  No. 2, Chengwan Road,   China.
                                 Suzhou Industrial
                                 Park, Suzhou,
                                 Jiangsu, China 215122.
Taoyuan.......................  No. 2 Wenming 1st       Taiwan.
                                 Street, Guishan
                                 District, Taoyuan,
                                 Taiwan 333.
Samutprakarn..................  888 Moo 5, Srinakarin   Thailand.
                                 Road, Tambol Samrong
                                 Nua, Amphur Muang
                                 Samutprakarn, 10270.
Tokyo.........................  6F, Marunouchi Trust    Japan.
                                 Tower, 1-8-3
                                 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-
                                 ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-
                                 0005.
Krefeld-Uerdingen.............  Rheinufestr. 7--9       Germany.
                                 Building R33, Krefeld-
                                 Uerdingen, Germany,
                                 47829.
Bayrakli--Izmir...............  Adlet Mah. Sehit        Turkey.
                                 Polis, Fethi Sekin
                                 Cad. Ventus Tower No:
                                 6, Ic Kapi No: 241,
                                 Bayrakli-Izmir,
                                 Turkey 35530.
Beijing.......................  11/F, Tower W3,         China.
                                 Oriental Plaza, No.
                                 1, East Chang'an
                                 Avenue, Dongcheng
                                 District, Beijing,
                                 China 100738.
Richmond......................  #130-137775, Commerce   Canada.
                                 Parkway, Richmond,
                                 British Columbia,
                                 V6V2V4 Canada.
Vancouver.....................  14301 SE 1st Street,    United States.
                                 Suite 140, Vancouver,
                                 Washington 98684.
Warrington....................  220 Cygnet Court,       United Kingdom.
                                 Centre Park,
                                 Warrington, Chesire,
                                 WA1 1PP, United
                                 Kingdom.
Kwai Chung N.T................  19F, Watson Centre, 16- Hong Kong.
                                 22 Kung Yip Street,
                                 Kwai Chung N.T. Hong
                                 Kong.
Xiamen........................  17/F, The Bank Centre,  China.
                                 No. 189 Xxiahe Road,
                                 Xiamen, China 361004.
Zhongshan.....................  Block C, C101-102 &,    China.
                                 C202-202, No.8,
                                 Jinsan Avenue East,
                                 Sanjiao Town,
                                 Zhongshan, China
                                 528445.
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    OSHA has preliminarily determined that it is appropriate to review 
this application under the SNAP Transition Policy. UL's application was 
timely submitted under that policy, and OSHA preliminarily finds that 
the SNAP sites in UL's application met all other preconditions of 
eligibility for conversion to recognized sites under the policy (See 
SNAP Transition Policy, part III 1.a-g, 85 FR at 75047). OSHA also 
preliminarily decided that it was not necessary to conduct on-site 
reviews in connection with UL's expansion application, based on 
historical assessment records and supporting documentation submitted by 
UL. Moreover, OSHA staff performed assessments of several UL facilities 
included in the SNAP conversion application from June 2020 to November 
2022, and, while assessors found some nonconformances with the 
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7, UL addressed these issues sufficiently. 
OSHA staff has preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the 
application and grant recognition to the 42 sites requested in the 
application.

III. Preliminary Finding on the Application

    UL submitted an acceptable application for expansion of its scope 
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file and pertinent 
documentation indicates that UL can meet the requirements prescribed by 
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include the addition of 
the 42 additional test sites for NRTL testing and certification. This 
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary 
approval of UL's application.
    OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination.

IV. Public Participation

    OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL meets the 
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 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 review copies of the exhibit identified in this notice, as well 
as comments submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office, 
Occupational

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Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. These 
materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025 (for further 
information, see the ``Docket'' heading in the section of this notice 
titled ADDRESSES).
    OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a 
timely manner. After addressing the issues raised by these comments, 
staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant UL's application 
for expansion of the 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 the final decision in the 
Federal Register.

IV. Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, Deputy 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; Sept. 18, 2020), 
and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on August 9, 2023.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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