82 FR 41993 - Curtis-Strauss LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 170 (September 5, 2017)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 170 (September 5, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 41993-41994] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18678] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026] Curtis-Strauss LLC: 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 Curtis-Strauss LLC as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes available on September 5, 2017. 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, 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 Curtis-Strauss LLC (CSL) as a NRTL. CSL's expansion covers the addition of five test standards to its scope of recognition. OSHA recognition of a 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 a 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. CSL submitted an application, dated December 30, 2016, (OSHA-2009- 0026-0073) to expand its recognition to include five additional test standards. OSHA staff performed a comparability 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 CSL's expansion application in the Federal Register on June 21, 2017 (82 FR 28356). The Agency requested comments by July 6, 2017, but it received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of CSL's scope of recognition. To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to CSL'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-2009-0026 contains all materials in the record concerning CSL's recognition. II. Final Decision and Order OSHA staff examined CSL'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 CSL 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 CSL's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of CSL's recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed in Table 1 below. Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in CSL's NRTL Scope of Recognition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test standard Test standard title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UL 197........................ Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances. UL 763........................ Motor-Operated Commercial Food Preparing Machines. UL 982........................ Motor-Operated Household Food Preparing Machines. UL 60335-2-3.................. Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electric Irons. UL 60335-2-34................. Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2-34: Particular Requirements for Motor- Compressors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 41994]] 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 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, CSL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition: 1. CSL 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. CSL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and 3. CSL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, including all previously published conditions on CSL'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 CSL, subject to the limitation and conditions specified above. III. Authority and Signature Loren Sweatt, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7. Signed at Washington, DC, on August 25, 2017. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2017-18678 Filed 9-1-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-P
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Communications, U.S. Department of maintains an informational Web page
Rules of Evidence will hold a meeting Labor, telephone: (202) 693–1999; for each NRTL that details its scope of
on October 26–27, 2017. The meeting email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. recognition. These pages are available
will be open to public observation but General and technical information: from the Agency’s Web site at: http://
not participation. An agenda and Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
supporting materials will be posted at Office of Technical Programs and index.html.
least 7 days in advance of the meeting Coordination Activities, Directorate of CSL submitted an application, dated
at: http://www.uscourts.gov/rules- Technical Support and Emergency December 30, 2016, (OSHA–2009–0026–
policies/records-and-archives-rules- Management, Occupational Safety and 0073) to expand its recognition to
committees/agenda-books. Health Administration, U.S. Department include five additional test standards.
DATES: October 26, 2017—1:00 p.m. to of Labor, telephone: (202) 693–2110; OSHA staff performed a comparability
5:00 p.m.; October 27, 2017—8:30 a.m. email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s analysis of the application packet and
to 4:00 p.m. Web page includes information about reviewed other pertinent information.
ADDRESSES: Boston College School of the NRTL Program (see http:// OSHA did not perform any on-site
Law, 885 Centre Street, Newton Centre, www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ reviews in relation to this application.
MA 02459. index.html).
OSHA published the preliminary
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: notice announcing CSL’s expansion
Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Rules application in the Federal Register on
Committee Secretary, Rules Committee I. Notice of Final Decision
June 21, 2017 (82 FR 28356). The
Support Office, Administrative Office of OSHA hereby gives notice of the Agency requested comments by July 6,
the United States Courts, Washington, expansion of the scope of recognition of 2017, but it received no comments in
DC 20544, telephone (202) 502–1820. Curtis-Strauss LLC (CSL) as a NRTL. response to this notice. OSHA now is
Dated: August 28, 2017. CSL’s expansion covers the addition of proceeding with this final notice to
Rebecca A. Womeldorf, five test standards to its scope of grant expansion of CSL’s scope of
Rules Committee Secretary. recognition. recognition.
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OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the To obtain or review copies of all
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requirements specified by 29 CFR public documents pertaining to CSL’s
1910.7. Recognition is an application, go to: www.regulations.gov
acknowledgment that the organization or contact the Docket Office,
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR can perform independent safety testing Occupational Safety and Health
and certification of the specific products Administration, U.S. Department of
Occupational Safety and Health Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Administration covered within its scope of recognition
and is not a delegation or grant of Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210.
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0026] government authority. As a result of Docket No. OSHA–2009–0026 contains
recognition, employers may use all materials in the record concerning
Curtis-Strauss LLC: Grant of products properly approved by the CSL’s recognition.
Expansion of Recognition NRTL to meet OSHA standards that II. Final Decision and Order
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health require testing and certification of the
Administration (OSHA), Labor. products. OSHA staff examined CSL’s
ACTION: Notice. The Agency processes applications by expansion application, its capability to
a NRTL for initial recognition, or for meet the requirements of the test
SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA expansion or renewal of this standards, and other pertinent
announces its final decision to expand recognition, following requirements in information. Based on its review of this
the scope of recognition for Curtis- Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This evidence, OSHA finds that CSL meets
Strauss LLC as a Nationally Recognized appendix requires that the Agency the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
Testing Laboratory (NRTL). publish two notices in the Federal expansion of its recognition, subject to
DATES: The expansion of the scope of Register in processing an application. In the limitation and conditions listed
recognition becomes available on the first notice, OSHA announces the below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding
September 5, 2017. application and provides its preliminary with this final notice to grant CSL’s
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: finding and, in the second notice, the scope of recognition. OSHA limits the
Information regarding this notice is Agency provides its final decision on expansion of CSL’s recognition to
available from the following sources: the application. These notices set forth testing and certification of products for
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank the NRTL’s scope of recognition or demonstration of conformance to the
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of modifications of that scope. OSHA test standards listed in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN CSL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard Test standard title
UL 197 ............................ Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances.
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UL 763 ............................ Motor-Operated Commercial Food Preparing Machines.
UL 982 ............................ Motor-Operated Household Food Preparing Machines.
UL 60335–2–3 ................ Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electric Irons.
UL 60335–2–34 .............. Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2–34: Particular Requirements for Motor-Compressors.
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OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for Signed at Washington, DC, on August 25, NTSB Media Contact: Mr. Terry
a particular test standard is limited to 2017. Williams—WilliaT@ntsb.gov.
equipment or materials for which OSHA Loren Sweatt, NTSB Forum Manager: Mr. Dan
standards require third-party testing and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Bartlett—Daniel.Bartlett@ntsb.gov.
certification before using them in the Occupational Safety and Health.
Candi R. Bing,
workplace. Consequently, if a test [FR Doc. 2017–18678 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am]
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
standard also covers any products for BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
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testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope
of recognition does not include these NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
products. SAFETY BOARD
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
The American National Standards Forum COMMISSION
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test
On Tuesday and Wednesday, [NRC–2017–0179]
standards listed above as American
National Standards. However, for September 19 and 20, 2017, the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Applications and Amendments to
convenience, we may use the Facility Operating Licenses and
designation of the standards-developing will convene a forum titled Runway
Incursion Safety Issues, Prevention, and Combined Licenses Involving
organization for the standard as opposed Proposed No Significant Hazards
to the ANSI designation. Under the Mitigation. The forum will begin at 9:00
a.m. each day and is open to the public. Considerations and Containing
NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix C, Attendance is free, and no registration is
required. NTSB Board Member Information and Order Imposing
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized Procedures for Access to Sensitive
Christopher A. Hart will preside over
for a particular test standard may use Unclassified Non-Safeguards
the forum. Invited panelists will include
either the proprietary version of the test Information
representatives from federal agencies,
standard or the ANSI version of that
airlines, and industry associations. The AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
standard. Contact ANSI to determine panelists will make presentations, and a Commission.
whether a test standard is currently question-and-answer period between ACTION: License amendment request;
ANSI-approved. the NTSB and the panelists will follow notice of opportunity to comment,
A. Conditions each presentation to further explore the request a hearing, and petition for leave
information discussed. to intervene; order imposing
In addition to those conditions Below is the preliminary agenda. procedures.
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, CSL Tuesday, September 19, 2017 (9:00 a.m.
must abide by the following conditions SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
to 4:00 p.m.)
of the recognition: Commission (NRC) received and is
1. Opening remarks by Member Hart considering approval of one amendment
1. CSL must inform OSHA as soon as 2. Panel 1: Runway Incursion Statistics request. The amendment request is for
possible, in writing, of any change of and Trends Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2,
ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 3. Panel 2: Air Traffic Control and 3. The NRC proposes to determine
and of any major change in its 4. Panel 3: Aircraft Operations that the license amendment request
operations as a NRTL, and provide involves no significant hazards
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 (9:00
details of the change(s); consideration. Because the amendment
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
2. CSL must meet all the terms of its request contains sensitive unclassified
1. Opening remarks by Member Hart
recognition and comply with all OSHA 2. Panel 4: Airports non-safeguards information (SUNSI), an
policies pertaining to this recognition; 3. Roundtable discussion with panelists order imposes procedures to obtain
and and other industry stakeholders, access to SUNSI for contention
3. CSL must continue to meet the moderated by Member Hart preparation.
requirements for recognition, including 4. Closing remarks by Member Hart DATES: Comments must be filed by
all previously published conditions on The forum will be held in the NTSB October 5, 2017. A request for a hearing
CSL’s scope of recognition, in all areas Boardroom and Conference Center, must be filed by November 6, 2017. Any
for which it has recognition. located at 429 L’Enfant Plaza SW., potential party as defined in § 2.4 of title
Washington, DC. The public can view 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR
the forum in person or via live webcast (10 CFR) who believes access to SUNSI
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope
at http://ntsb.capitolconnection.org/. An is necessary to respond to this notice
of recognition of CSL, subject to the must request document access by
archived version of each day’s webcast
limitation and conditions specified September 15, 2017.
is expected to be available on September
above.
21, 2017, and the webcasts will be ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
III. Authority and Signature archived for 3 months after the date of by any of the following methods:
the event. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Individuals requiring reasonable http://www.regulations.gov and search
Secretary of Labor for Occupational accommodation and/or wheelchair for Docket ID NRC–2017–0179. Address
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
Safety and Health, authorized the access directions should contact questions about NRC dockets to Carol
preparation of this notice. Accordingly, Rochelle McCallister at (202) 314–6305 Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
the Agency is issuing this notice or by email at Rochelle.McCallister@ email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), ntsb.gov by Tuesday, September 12, technical questions, contact the
Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 2017. Schedule updates, including individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
(77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR weather-related cancellations, are also INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
1910.7. available at www.ntsb.gov. document.
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