82 FR 46837 - Curtis-Strauss, LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification of NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 193 (October 6, 2017)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 193 (October 6, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 46837-46839] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21603] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026] Curtis-Strauss, LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification of NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards 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). Additionally, OSHA announces its final decision to add a new test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on October 6, 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 one test standard 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 [[Page 46838]] 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 April 7, 2016 (OSHA-2009-0026- 0072), to expand its recognition to include one additional test standard, which would also be added to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test 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 CSL's expansion application in the Federal Register on May 23, 2017 (82 FR 23611). The Agency requested comments by June 7, 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-3655, 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 specified 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 standard listed in Table 1 below. Table 1--Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in CSL's NRTL Scope of Recognition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test standard Test standard title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additionally, Table 2, below, lists the test standard new to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. The Agency evaluated the standard to (1) verify it represents product categories for which OSHA requires certification by a NRTL, (2) verify the documents represent end products and not components, and (3) verify the documents define safety test specifications (not installation or operational performance specifications). Based on this evaluation, OSHA finds that this is an appropriate test standard and has added this standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test standard Test standard title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 standard listed above as an American National Standard. 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 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. Loren Sweatt, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7. [[Page 46839]] Signed at Washington, DC, on October 2, 2017. Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. 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APPENDIX—Continued
[83 TAA petitions instituted between 8/19/17 and 9/22/17]
Date of Date of
TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location institution petition
93134 ................ HERE North America LLC (Workers) ................................... Fargo, ND ............................. 09/13/17 09/12/17
93135 ................ Panasonic Eco Solutions Solar America (State/One-Stop) Salem, OR ............................ 09/13/17 09/12/17
93136 ................ Sykes (State/One-Stop) ........................................................ Eugene, OR .......................... 09/13/17 09/12/17
93137 ................ Experian Health (State/One-Stop) ........................................ Springfield, IL ........................ 09/14/17 09/13/17
93138 ................ Harman Professional (Company) ......................................... Elkhart, IN ............................. 09/14/17 09/13/17
93139 ................ CDM Smith (State/One-Stop) ............................................... Boston, MA ........................... 09/14/17 09/13/17
93140 ................ U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. (Lone Star Tubular Oper- Lone Star, TX ........................ 09/14/17 09/13/17
ations) (State/One-Stop).
93141 ................ Lincare Inc. (State/One-Stop) ............................................... Spokane, WA ........................ 09/14/17 09/13/17
93142 ................ GM Nameplate Inc. (State/One-Stop) .................................. Seattle, WA ........................... 09/14/17 09/13/17
93143 ................ GVL Polymers, Inc. (State/One-Stop) .................................. Heston, KS ............................ 09/14/17 09/14/17
93144 ................ HSBC Technology and Services (State/One-Stop) ............. Buffalo, NY ............................ 09/15/17 09/15/17
93145 ................ Nelson Global (State/One-Stop) ........................................... Clinton, TN ............................ 09/15/17 09/14/17
93146 ................ Southworth Paper (State/One-Stop) .................................... Turner Falls, MA ................... 09/15/17 09/14/17
93147 ................ APEM, Inc. (State/One-Stop) ............................................... Haverhill, MA ......................... 09/18/17 09/18/17
93148 ................ H.B. Fuller (State/One-Stop) ................................................ Vadnais Heights, MN ............ 09/18/17 09/15/17
93149 ................ Health Care Service Corporation (BCBSMT) (Workers) ...... Helena, MT ........................... 09/18/17 09/15/17
93150 ................ Philips Healthcare (Workers) ................................................ Highland Heights, OH ........... 09/18/17 09/15/17
93151 ................ Thomson Reuters (State/One-Stop) ..................................... Boston, MA ........................... 09/18/17 09/18/17
93152 ................ ArcelorMittal USA (State/One-Stop) ..................................... Riverdale, IL .......................... 09/19/17 09/19/17
93153 ................ IQOR (Jabil) (Workers) ......................................................... Saint Petersburg, FL ............. 09/19/17 09/18/17
93154 ................ US Steel (State/One-Stop) ................................................... Granite City, IL ...................... 09/19/17 09/19/17
93155 ................ California Steel (State/One-Stop) ......................................... Fontana, CA .......................... 09/20/17 09/19/17
93156 ................ Charter Communications (State/One-Stop) ......................... Palm Desert, CA ................... 09/20/17 09/11/17
93157 ................ Nucor Corporation (State/One-Stop) .................................... Blytheville, AR ....................... 09/20/17 09/20/17
93158 ................ Valpak (Workers) .................................................................. St. Petersburg, FL ................. 09/20/17 09/19/17
93159 ................ Benny’s Inc. (Workers) ......................................................... Esmond, RI ........................... 09/21/17 09/20/17
93160 ................ EVRAZ—Rolling Facility (State/One-Stop) .......................... Portland, OR ......................... 09/21/17 09/20/17
93161 ................ ITT Aerospace Controls (Workers) ...................................... Perris, CA .............................. 09/21/17 09/20/17
93162 ................ Lumentum LLC. (State/One-Stop) ........................................ Bloomfield, CT ...................... 09/21/17 09/14/17
93163 ................ Johnson Controls International Plc. (Workers) .................... Milwaukee, WI ....................... 09/22/17 09/21/17
93164 ................ LuLuLemon Lab (Workers) ................................................... New York, NY ....................... 09/22/17 09/15/17
93165 ................ Rideout Health (State/One-Stop) ......................................... Marysville, CA ....................... 09/22/17 09/14/17
93166 ................ Tyco (State/One-Stop) .......................................................... Boca Raton, FL ..................... 09/22/17 09/21/17
[FR Doc. 2017–21583 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] DATES: The expansion of the scope of Curtis-Strauss, LLC (CSL) as a NRTL.
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P recognition becomes effective on CSL’s expansion covers the addition of
October 6, 2017. one test standard to its scope of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: recognition.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Information regarding this notice is OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
available from the following sources: that the organization meets the
Occupational Safety and Health Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank requirements specified by 29 CFR
Administration Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 1910.7. Recognition is an
Communications, U.S. Department of acknowledgment that the organization
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0026] Labor, telephone: (202) 693–1999; can perform independent safety testing
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. and certification of the specific products
Curtis-Strauss, LLC: Grant of General and technical information: covered within its scope of recognition
Expansion of Recognition and Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, and is not a delegation or grant of
Modification of NRTL Program’s List of Office of Technical Programs and government authority. As a result of
Appropriate Test Standards Coordination Activities, Directorate of recognition, employers may use
Technical Support and Emergency products properly approved by the
AGENCY:Occupational Safety and Health Management, Occupational Safety and NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
Administration (OSHA), Labor. Health Administration, U.S. Department require testing and certification of the
ACTION: Notice. of Labor, telephone: (202) 693–2110; products.
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s The Agency processes applications by
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Additionally, OSHA announces its final publish two notices in the Federal
decision to add a new test standard to I. Notice of Final Decision Register in processing an application. In
the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate OSHA hereby gives notice of the the first notice, OSHA announces the
Test Standards. expansion of the scope of recognition of application and provides its preliminary
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