[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34271-34273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09190]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042]


CSA Group Testing & Certification 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 CSA Group & 
Testing Certification Inc., for expansion of the 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 May 15, 2024.

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-2006-0042). 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.

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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 
the comment period on or before May 15, 2024 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, 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) 693-1911 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion

    OSHA is providing notice that CSA Group Testing & Certification 
Inc. (CSA), is applying for expansion of the current recognition as a 
NRTL. CSA requests the addition of ten test standards, and one new 
testing site, 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 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 a 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 CSA, 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.
    CSA currently has twenty-one facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA 
for product testing and certification, with the headquarters located 
at: CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc., 178 Rexdale Boulevard, 
Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 1R3, Canada. A complete list of CSA's scope of 
recognition is available at https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/csa.

II. General Background on the Application

    CSA submitted two applications to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL 
scope of recognition. The first application, received on January 18, 
2022 (OSHA-2006-0042-0037), requested the addition of four standards to 
the NRTL scope of recognition. The second application, received on July 
28, 2022 (OSHA-2006-0042-0038), requested the addition of six standards 
to the NRTL scope of recognition, as well as the recognition of an 
additional testing site on the CSA Cleveland Ohio campus. The 
additional test facility is located at 8801 East Pleasant Valley Road, 
Cleveland, Ohio 44131. This expansion notice covers the ten standards 
included in both applications as well as the additional recognized 
site. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application 
packets and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-
site review of the additional Cleveland, Ohio site from May 16-17, 
2023, in which assessors found some nonconformances with the 
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. CSA addressed these issues sufficiently, 
and OSHA staff has preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the 
applications for test standard expansion and recognition of the 
additional testing site.
    Table 1, below, lists the appropriate test standards found in CSA's 
applications for expansion for testing and certification of products 
under the NRTL Program.

  Table 1--Proposed Appropriate Tests Standards for Inclusion in CSA's
                        NRTL Scope of Recognition
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           Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 6A.............................  Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit-
                                     Aluminum, Red Brass, and Stainless
                                     Steel.
UL 60079-25.......................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 25:
                                     Intrinsically Safe Electrical
                                     Systems.
UL 60079-30-1.....................  Explosive Atmospheres--Part 30-1:
                                     Electrical Resistance Trace
                                     Heating--General and Testing
                                     Requirements.
UL 60947-4-1......................  Low-Voltage Switchgear and
                                     Controlgear--Part 4-1: Contactors
                                     and Motor-Starters--
                                     Electromechanical Contactors and
                                     Motor-Starters.
UL 60947-5-1......................  Low-Voltage Switchgear and
                                     Controlgear--Part 5-1: Control
                                     Circuit Devices and Switching
                                     Elements--Electromechanical Control
                                     Circuit Devices.
UL 60947-5-2......................  Low-Voltage Switchgear and
                                     Controlgear--Part 5-2: Control
                                     Circuit Devices and Switching
                                     Elements--Proximity Switches.
UL 61730-1........................  Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
                                     Qualification--Part 1: Requirements
                                     for Construction.
UL 61730-2........................  Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
                                     Qualification--Part 2: Requirements
                                     for Testing.
UL 5085-2.........................  Low Voltage Transformers--Part 2:
                                     General Purpose Transformers.
UL 60335-2-8......................  Household and Similar Electrical
                                     Appliances, Part 2: Particular
                                     Requirements for Electric Shavers,
                                     Hair Clippers and Similar
                                     Appliances.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Applications

    CSA submitted acceptable applications for expansion of the scope of 
recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and pertinent 
documentation indicates that CSA has met the requirements prescribed by 
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding the recognition to include the addition of 
the ten test standards for NRTL testing and certification listed in 
Table 1. In addition, CSA has met the requirements for recognition of 
the additional testing site. This preliminary finding does not 
constitute an interim or temporary approval of CSA's applications.
    OSHA seeks comment on this preliminary determination.

IV. Public Participation

    OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether CSA 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 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. These materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042 (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 CSA'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.

V. 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.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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