81 FR 10917 - TUV SUD America Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 41 (March 2, 2016)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 41 (March 2, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-04526 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 10917-10918] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04526] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043] TUV SUD America Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand the scope of recognition for TUV SUD America, Inc. as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on March 2, 2016. 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, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3647, Washington, DC 20210; 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, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2110; email: [email protected]. OSHA's Web page 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 TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as an NRTL. TUVAM's expansion covers the addition of fifteen test standards and one recognized testing and certification site to its scope of recognition. OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization meets the requirements specified by 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety testing and certification of the specific products covered within its 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 an 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 its preliminary finding and, in the second notice, the Agency provides its 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 its scope of recognition. These pages are available from the Agency's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. TUVAM submitted an application, dated October 16, 2014, (OSHA-2007- 0043-0014) to expand its recognition to include fifteen additional test standards and one additional recognized testing and certification site located at: TUV SUD, 1229 Ringwell Drive, Newmarket, ON, L3Y 8T8, Canada. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application, including a comparability analysis, and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-site review of TUVAM's testing and certification facility in Newmarket, ON Canada on July 14-15, 2015, in which assessors found nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVAM addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff recommended expansion of TUVAM's recognition to include these standards and this site. OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVAM's expansion application in the Federal Register on December 7, 2015 (80 FR 76045). The Agency requested comments by December 22, 2015, but it received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of TUVAM's scope of recognition. To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to TUVAM'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-2625, Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043 contains all materials in the record concerning TUVAM's recognition. II. Final Decision and Order OSHA staff examined TUVAM's expansion application, its capability to meet the requirements of the test standards, conducted a detailed on-site assessment, and reviewed other pertinent information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that TUVAM meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant TUVAM's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed in Table 1 below. Further, OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's recognition to include the site at TUV SUD, Newmarket, ON Canada as listed above. OSHA's recognition of this site limits TUVAM to performing product testing and certifications only to the test standards for which the site has the proper capability and programs, and for test standards in TUVAM's scope of recognition. These limitations are consistent with the recognition that OSHA grants to other NRTLs that operate multiple sites. [[Page 10918]] Table 1--List Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in TUVAM's NRTL Scope of Recognition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test standard Test standard title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UL 2202.......................... Standard for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System Equipment. ANSI Z83.8....................... Gas Unit Heaters, Gas Utility Heaters and Gas-Fired Duct Furnaces. ANSI Z21.13...................... Gas-Fired Low Pressure Steam and Hot Water Boilers. UL 795........................... Standard for Commercial-Industrial Gas Heating Equipment. UL 726........................... Standard for Oil-Fired Boiler Assemblies. UL 727........................... Standard for Oil-Fired Central Furnaces. ANS Z21.10.3..................... Gas-Fired Water Heaters--Volume III, Storage Water Heaters With Input Ratings Above 75,000 BTU Per Hour, Circulating and Instantaneous. UL 484........................... Standard for Room Air Conditioners. UL 705........................... Standard for Power Ventilators. UL 1812.......................... Standard for Ducted Heat Recovery Ventilators. UL 1815.......................... Standard for Non-ducted Heat Recovery Ventilators. UL 412........................... Standard for Refrigeration Unit Coolers. UL 1042.......................... Standard for Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment. UL 1996.......................... Standard for Electric Duct Heaters. UL 2021.......................... Standard for Fixed and Location- Dedicated Electric Room Heaters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, an 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, 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, TUVAM must abide by the following conditions of the recognition: 1. TUVAM 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 an NRTL, and provide details of the change(s); 2. TUVAM must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and 3. TUVAM must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, including all previously published conditions on TUVAM'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 TUVAM, subject to the limitation and conditions specified above. Authority and Signature David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7. Signed at Washington, DC, on February 25, 2016. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2016-04526 Filed 3-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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http://www.regulations.gov Web site to of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., information. OSHA performed an on-
submit comments and access the docket Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210; site review of TUVAM’s testing and
is available at the Web site’s ‘‘User telephone: (202) 693–2110; email: certification facility in Newmarket, ON
Tips’’ link. Contact the OSHA Docket robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s Web Canada on July 14–15, 2015, in which
Office for information about materials page includes information about the assessors found nonconformances with
not available from the Web site, and for NRTL Program (see http:// the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
assistance in using the Internet to locate www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ TUVAM addressed these issues
docket submissions. index.html). sufficiently, and OSHA staff
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
recommended expansion of TUVAM’s
V. Authority and Signature
recognition to include these standards
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, I. Notice of Final Decision and this site.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA hereby gives notice of the OSHA published the preliminary
Occupational Safety and Health, expansion of the scope of recognition of notice announcing TUVAM’s expansion
directed the preparation of this notice. TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as an application in the Federal Register on
The authority for this notice is the NRTL. TUVAM’s expansion covers the December 7, 2015 (80 FR 76045). The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 addition of fifteen test standards and Agency requested comments by
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of one recognized testing and certification December 22, 2015, but it received no
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912). site to its scope of recognition. comments in response to this notice.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 25, OSHA recognition of an NRTL OSHA now is proceeding with this final
2016. signifies that the organization meets the notice to grant expansion of TUVAM’s
David Michaels, requirements specified by 29 CFR scope of recognition.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 1910.7. Recognition is an To obtain or review copies of all
Safety and Health. acknowledgment that the organization public documents pertaining to
[FR Doc. 2016–04523 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] can perform independent safety testing TUVAM’s application, go to
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P and certification of the specific products www.regulations.gov or contact the
covered within its scope of recognition Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
and is not a delegation or grant of Health Administration, U.S. Department
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR government authority. As a result of of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
recognition, employers may use Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210.
Occupational Safety and Health products properly approved by the Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043 contains
Administration NRTL to meet OSHA standards that all materials in the record concerning
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043] require testing and certification of the TUVAM’s recognition.
products.
II. Final Decision and Order
TUV SUD America Inc.: Grant of The Agency processes applications by
Expansion of Recognition an NRTL for initial recognition, or for OSHA staff examined TUVAM’s
expansion or renewal of this expansion application, its capability to
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health recognition, following requirements in meet the requirements of the test
Administration (OSHA), Labor. Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This standards, conducted a detailed on-site
ACTION: Notice. appendix requires that the Agency assessment, and reviewed other
publish two notices in the Federal pertinent information. Based on its
SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA Register in processing an application. In review of this evidence, OSHA finds
announces its final decision to expand the first notice, OSHA announces the that TUVAM meets the requirements of
the scope of recognition for TUV SUD application and provides its preliminary 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
America, Inc. as a Nationally finding and, in the second notice, the recognition, subject to the limitation
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Agency provides its final decision on and conditions listed below. OSHA,
DATES: The expansion of the scope of the application. These notices set forth therefore, is proceeding with this final
recognition becomes effective on March the NRTL’s scope of recognition or notice to grant TUVAM’s scope of
2, 2016. modifications of that scope. OSHA recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: maintains an informational Web page of TUVAM’s recognition to testing and
Information regarding this notice is for each NRTL that details its scope of certification of products for
available from the following sources: recognition. These pages are available demonstration of conformance to the
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank from the Agency’s Web site at http:// test standards listed in Table 1 below.
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ Further, OSHA limits the expansion of
Communications, U.S. Department of index.html. TUVAM’s recognition to include the site
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., TUVAM submitted an application, at TUV SUD, Newmarket, ON Canada as
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210; dated October 16, 2014, (OSHA–2007– listed above. OSHA’s recognition of this
telephone: (202) 693–1999; email: 0043–0014) to expand its recognition to site limits TUVAM to performing
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. include fifteen additional test standards product testing and certifications only
General and technical information: and one additional recognized testing to the test standards for which the site
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, and certification site located at: TUV has the proper capability and programs,
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Office of Technical Programs and SUD, 1229 Ringwell Drive, Newmarket, and for test standards in TUVAM’s
Coordination Activities, Directorate of ON, L3Y 8T8, Canada. OSHA staff scope of recognition. These limitations
Technical Support and Emergency performed a detailed analysis of the are consistent with the recognition that
Management, Occupational Safety and application, including a comparability OSHA grants to other NRTLs that
Health Administration, U.S. Department analysis, and reviewed other pertinent operate multiple sites.
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TABLE 1—LIST APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN TUVAM’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard Test standard title
UL 2202 ..................... Standard for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System Equipment.
ANSI Z83.8 ................ Gas Unit Heaters, Gas Utility Heaters and Gas-Fired Duct Furnaces.
ANSI Z21.13 .............. Gas-Fired Low Pressure Steam and Hot Water Boilers.
UL 795 ....................... Standard for Commercial-Industrial Gas Heating Equipment.
UL 726 ....................... Standard for Oil-Fired Boiler Assemblies.
UL 727 ....................... Standard for Oil-Fired Central Furnaces.
ANS Z21.10.3 ............ Gas-Fired Water Heaters—Volume III, Storage Water Heaters With Input Ratings Above 75,000 BTU Per Hour, Circu-
lating and Instantaneous.
UL 484 ....................... Standard for Room Air Conditioners.
UL 705 ....................... Standard for Power Ventilators.
UL 1812 ..................... Standard for Ducted Heat Recovery Ventilators.
UL 1815 ..................... Standard for Non-ducted Heat Recovery Ventilators.
UL 412 ....................... Standard for Refrigeration Unit Coolers.
UL 1042 ..................... Standard for Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment.
UL 1996 ..................... Standard for Electric Duct Heaters.
UL 2021 ..................... Standard for Fixed and Location-Dedicated Electric Room Heaters.
OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for TUVAM’s scope of recognition, in all Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
a particular test standard is limited to areas for which it has recognition. information collection requirements
equipment or materials for which OSHA Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR contained in the Walking and Working
standards require third-party testing and 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope Surfaces Standard for General Industry
certification before using them in the of recognition of TUVAM, subject to the (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D).
workplace. Consequently, if a test limitation and conditions specified DATES: Comments must be submitted
standard also covers any products for above. (postmarked, sent, or received) by May
which OSHA does not require such 2, 2016.
Authority and Signature
testing and certification, an NRTL’s ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may
scope of recognition does not include David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, submit comments and attachments
these products. Assistant Secretary of Labor for electronically at http://
The American National Standards Occupational Safety and Health, 200 www.regulations.gov, which is the
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
standards listed above as American DC 20210, authorized the preparation of instructions online for submitting
National Standards. However, for this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is comments.
convenience, we may use the issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Facsimile: If your comments,
designation of the standards-developing 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. including attachments, are not longer
organization for the standard as opposed 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and than 10 pages you may fax them to the
to the ANSI designation. Under the 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA Signed at Washington, DC, on February 25, Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix C, 2016. messenger, or courier service: When
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized David Michaels, using this method, you must submit a
for a particular test standard may use Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational copy of your comments and attachments
either the proprietary version of the test Safety and Health. to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
standard or the ANSI version of that [FR Doc. 2016–04526 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am]
OSHA–2013–0002, Occupational Safety
standard. Contact ANSI to determine and Health Administration, U.S.
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whether a test standard is currently Department of Labor, Room N–2625,
ANSI-approved. 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
A. Conditions (hand, express mail, messenger, and
In addition to those conditions Occupational Safety and Health courier service) are accepted during the
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, Administration Department of Labor’s and Docket
TUVAM must abide by the following Office’s normal business hours, 8:15
[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0002] a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
conditions of the recognition:
Instructions: All submissions must
1. TUVAM must inform OSHA as Walking and Working Surfaces
include the Agency name and the OSHA
soon as possible, in writing, of any Standard for General Industry;
docket number (OSHA–2013–0002) for
change of ownership, facilities, or key Extension of the Office of Management
the Information Collection Request
personnel, and of any major change in and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of the
(ICR). All comments, including any
its operations as an NRTL, and provide Information Collection (Paperwork)
personal information you provide, are
details of the change(s); Requirements
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placed in the public docket without
2. TUVAM must meet all the terms of AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health change, and may be made available
its recognition and comply with all Administration (OSHA), Labor. online at http://www.regulations.gov.
OSHA policies pertaining to this ACTION: Request for public comments. For further information on submitting
recognition; and comments, see the ‘‘Public
3. TUVAM must continue to meet the SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public Participation’’ heading in the section of
requirements for recognition, including comments concerning its proposal to this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
all previously published conditions on extend the Office of Management and INFORMATION.
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