71 FR 159 pgs. 47535-47538 - Wyle Laboratories, Inc.; Application for Renewal of Recognition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 71Number: 159Pages: 47535 - 47538
Docket number: [Docket No. NRTL1-93]
FR document: [FR Doc. E6-13543 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
Sub Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL1-93]
Wyle Laboratories, Inc.; Application for Renewal of Recognition
AGENCY:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the application of Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (WL) for renewal of its recognition and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant this request for renewal. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of the renewal application.
DATES:
You must submit information or comments, or any request for extension of the time to comment, by the following dates:
• Hard copy: postmarked or sent by September 1, 2006.
• Electronic transmission or facsimile: sent by September 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit information or comments to this notice-identified by docket number NRTL1-93-by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• OSHA Web site: http://ecomments.osha.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on OSHA's Web page.
• Fax: If your written comments are 10 pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648.
• Regular mail, express delivery, hand delivery and courier service: Submit three copies to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. NRTL1-93, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350. (OSHA's TTY number is (877) 889-5627). OSHA Docket Office hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., EST.
Instructions: All comments received will be posted without change to http://dockets.osha.gov, including any personal information provided. OSHA cautions you about submitting personal information such as social security numbers and birth dates.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://dockets.osha.gov. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available through the OSHA Web page and for assistance in using the Web page to locate docket submissions.
Extension of Comment Period: Submit requests for extensions concerning this notice to the Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210. Or fax to (202) 693-1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Renewal Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby gives notice that Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (WL) has applied for renewal of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). The WL renewal request covers its existing scope of recognition, except as noted below. OSHA's current scope of recognition for WL may be found in the following informational Web page: http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/wl.html.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization has met the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (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 certified"1by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
Footnotes:
1 Properly certified means, in part, that the product is labeled or marked with the NRTL's "registered" certification mark ( i.e. , the mark the NRTL uses for its NRTL work) and that the product certification falls within the scope of recognition of the NRTL.
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. We maintain an informational Web page for each NRTL, which details its scope of recognition. These pages can be accessed from our Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
The most recent notice published by OSHA specifically related to WL recognition granted renewal of its NRTL status, which became effective as noted below. However, OSHA issued a notice to modify the scope of a number of NRTLs to replace or delete withdrawn test standards (70 FR 11273, March 8, 2005). WL was one of those NRTLs.
The current address of the WL facility already recognized by OSHA is: Wyle Laboratories, Inc., 7800 Highway 20 West, P.O. Box 077777, Huntsville, AL 35807.
General Background on the Renewal Application
Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (WL) initially received OSHA recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory on July 22, 1994 (59 FR 37509) for a five-year period ending on July 22, 1999. Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7 stipulates that the period of recognition of an NRTL is five years and that an NRTL may renew its recognition by applying not less than nine months, nor more than one year, before the expiration date of its current recognition. NRTLs submitting requests within this allotted time period retain their recognition during OSHA's renewal process. WL submitted the required request and received its first renewal of recognition on June 28, 2000 (65 FR 39949), for the five-year period ending June 28, 2005. Wyle has submitted a request dated September 17, 2004 (see Exhibit 19-1) to renew its recognition again. This request falls within the allotted time period, and Wyle retains its recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal process. WL later amended its request to delete certain test standards from its scope (see Exhibit 19-2), which have not been included in the listing of test standards shown below. In connection with the renewal, OSHA staff performed an on-site visit of the NRTL's site in February 2005. Based upon the on-site visit, the assessor recommended renewal of the WL recognition in a memo dated February 1, 2006 (see Exhibit 19-3). Processing of the renewal request has been delayed through no fault of the NRTL.
WL seeks renewal of its recognition for the one site that OSHA currently includes within the NRTL's scope. WL also seeks renewal of its recognition for continued testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the following test standards:
UL 8Water Based Agent Fire Extinguishers
UL 20General-Use Snap Switches
UL 22Amusement and Gaming Machines
UL 44Thermoset-Insulated Wires and Cables
UL 45Portable Electric Tools
UL 48Electric Signs
UL 62Flexible Cord and Fixture Wire
UL 65Wired Cabinets
UL 67Panelboards
UL 73Motor-Operated Appliances
UL 83Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables
UL 92Fire Extinguisher and Booster Hose
UL 98Enclosed and Dead-Front Switches
UL 153Portable Electric Luminaires
UL 154Carbon-Dioxide Fire Extinguishers
UL 187X-Ray Equipment
UL 244ASolid-State Controls for Appliances
UL 299Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers
UL 363Knife Switches
UL 393Indicating Pressure Gauges for Fire-Protection Service
UL 429Electrically Operated Valves
UL 444Communications Cables
UL 466Electric Scales
UL 467Grounding and Bonding Equipment
UL 484Room Air Conditioners
UL 486BWire Connectors
UL 486CSplicing Wire Connectors
UL 486DSealed Wire Connector Systems
UL 489Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded-Case Switches, and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures
UL 497ASecondary Protectors for Communications Circuits
UL 498Attachment Plugs and Receptacles
UL 499Electric Heating Appliances
UL 506Specialty Transformers
UL 507Electric Fans
UL 508Industrial Control Equipment
UL 510Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyethylene and Rubber Insulating Tape
UL 512Fuseholders
UL 539Single and Multiple Station Heat Alarms
UL 541Refrigerated Vending Machines
UL 544Medical and Dental Equipment
UL 626Water Fire Extinguishers
UL 711Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers
UL 745-1Portable Electric Tools
UL 745-2-1Particular Requirements of Drills
UL 745-2-2Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches
UL 745-2-3Particular Requirements for Grinders, Polishers, and Disk-Type Sanders
UL 745-2-4Particular Requirements for Sanders
UL 745-2-5Particular Requirements for Circular Saws and Circular Knives
UL 745-2-6Particular Requirements for Hammers
UL 745-2-8Particular Requirements for Shears and Nibblers
UL 745-2-9Particular Requirements for Tappers
UL 745-2-11Particular Requirements for Reciprocating Saws
UL 745-2-12Particular Requirements for Concrete Vibrators
UL 745-2-14Particular Requirements for Planers
UL 745-2-17Particular Requirements for Routers and Trimmers
UL 745-2-30Particular Requirements for Staplers
UL 745-2-31Particular Requirements for Diamond Core Drills
UL 745-2-32Particular Requirements for Magnetic Drill Presses
UL 745-2-33Particular Requirements for Portable Bandsaws
UL 745-2-34Particular Requirements for Strapping Tools
UL 745-2-35Particular Requirements for Drain Cleaners
UL 745-2-36Particular Requirements for Hand Motor Tools
UL 745-2-37Particular Requirements for Plate Jointers
UL 796Printed-Wiring Boards
UL 813Commercial Audio Equipment
UL 817Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords
UL 845Motor Control Centers
UL 854Service-Entrance Cables
UL 863Time-Indicating and -Recording Appliances
UL 916Energy Management Equipment
UL 917Clock-Operated Switches
UL 924Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
UL 943Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters
UL 961Electric Hobby and Sports Equipment
UL 977Fused Power-Circuit Devices
UL 998Humidifiers
UL 1004Electric Motors
UL 1008Transfer Switch Equipment
UL 1012Power Units Other Than Class 2
UL 1018Electric Aquarium Equipment
UL 1022Line Isolation Monitors
UL 1028Hair Clipping and Shaving Appliances
UL 1047Isolated Power Systems Equipment
UL 1053Ground-Fault Sensing and Relaying Equipment
UL 1054Special-Use Switches
UL 1058Halogenated Agent Extinguishing System Units
UL 1059Terminal Blocks
UL 1066Low-Voltage AC and DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures
UL 1069Hospital Signaling and Nurse-Call Equipment
UL 1077Supplementary Protectors for Use in Electrical Equipment
UL 1091Butterfly Valves for Fire-Protection Service
UL 1093Halogenated Agent Fire Extinguishers
UL 1097Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical Equipment
UL 1236Battery Chargers for Charging Engine-Starter Batteries
UL 1244Electrical and Electronic Measuring and Testing Equipment
UL 1254Pre-Engineered Dry Chemical Extinguishing System Units
UL 1283Electromagnetic Interference Filters
UL 1310Class 2 Power Units
UL 1411Transformers and Motor Transformers for Use in Audio-, Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1412Fusing Resistors and Temperature-Limited Resistors for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1416Overcurrent and Overtemperature Protectors for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1424Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Alarm Circuits
UL 1429Pullout Switches
UL 1437Electrical Analog Instruments-Panel Board Types
UL 1449Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
UL 1474Adjustable Drop Nipples for Sprinkler Systems
UL 1481Power Supplies for Fire-Protective Signaling Systems
UL 1486Quick Opening Devices for Dry Pipe Valves for Fire-Protection Service
UL 1557Electrically Isolated Semiconductor Devices
UL 1564Industrial Battery Chargers
UL 1577Optical Isolators
UL 1585Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 1598Luminaires
UL 1664Immersion-Detection Circuit-Interrupters
UL 1673Electric Space Heating Cables
UL 1682Plugs, Receptacles, and Cable Connectors of the Pin and Sleeve Type
UL 1778Uninterruptible Power Systems
UL 1863Communications-Circuit Accessories
UL 1876Isolating Signal and Feedback Transformers for Use in Electronic Equipment
UL 1995Heating and Cooling Equipment
UL 2006Halon 1211 Recovery/Recharge Equipment
UL 2111Overheating Protection for Motors
UL 60950Information Technology Equipment
UL 61010A-1Electrical Equipment For Laboratory Use; Part 1: General Requirements*
Footnotes:
* This standard is not presently in WL's scope of recognition but is comparable to UL 1262 Laboratory Equipment, which is in WL's scope but has been withdrawn by the standards developing organization. OSHA must delete a withdrawn standard from the scope of recognition of any NRTL because, once it has been withdrawn, a standard no longer meets the requirements for an "appropriate test standard" under 29 CFR 1910.7(c). In such cases, OSHA NRTL Program policy permits NRTLs to request, or OSHA to provide, recognition for comparable test standards, i.e. , other appropriate test standards covering comparable product testing. In this notice, OSHA has deleted UL 1262 from the list above and added UL 61010A-1, in accordance with this policy. In the final notice for WL's expansion, OSHA would not only formally delete UL 1262 from the scope of recognition of WL but also from the scope of any other NRTL still recognized for this standard. OSHA would also add UL 61010A-1 to the scope of those NRTLs and to WL's scope.
UL 61010B-1Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment; Part 1: General Requirements
The designations and titles of the above test standards were current at the time of the preparation of this notice.
OSHA's recognition of WL, or any NRTL, for a particular test standard is limited to equipment or materials ( i.e. , products) for which OSHA standards require third-party testing and certification before use in the workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any product(s) for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, an NRTL's scope of recognition does not include that product(s).
Many UL test standards also are approved as American National Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for convenience, we use the designation of the standards developing organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under our procedures, any NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved test standard may use either the latest proprietary version of the test standard or the latest ANSI version of that standard. You may contact ANSI to find out whether or not a test standard is currently ANSI-approved.
Programs and Procedures
The renewal would include continued use by WL of the following supplemental programs, all of which are currently in its scope.
Program 2: Acceptance of testing data from independent organizations, other than NRTLs.
Program 3: Acceptance of product evaluations from independent organizations, other than NRTLs.
Program 4: Acceptance of witnessed testing data.
Program 5: Acceptance of testing data from non-independent organizations.
Program 6: Acceptance of evaluation data from non-independent organizations (requiring NRTL review prior to marketing).
Program 7: Acceptance of continued certification following minor modifications by the client.
Program 8: Acceptance of product evaluations from organizations that function as part of the International Electrotechnical Commission Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme.
Program 9: Acceptance of services other than testing or evaluation performed by subcontractors or agents.
In developing these programs, OSHA responded to industry requests and allowed certain of their ongoing practices to continue but in a manner controlled by OSHA criteria. In this sense, they are special conditions that the Agency places on an NRTL's recognition. OSHA does not consider these programs in determining whether an NRTL meets the requirements for recognition under 29 CFR 1910.7. However, these programs help to define the scope of that recognition.
Preliminary Finding on the Renewal
WL has submitted an acceptable request for renewal of its recognition as an NRTL. Our review of the application file, the assessor's memo, and other pertinent documents, indicates that WL can meet the requirements, as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for the renewal of the one site and the test standards and programs listed above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether WL has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for the renewal of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Your comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits. Should you need more time to comment, you must request it in writing, including reasons for the request. OSHA must receive your written request for extension at the address provided above no later than the last date for comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 30 days, unless the requester justifies a longer period. We may deny a request for extension if it is not adequately justified. You may obtain or review copies of the Wyle request, the on-site review report, other pertinent documents, and all submitted comments, as received, by contacting the Docket Office, Room N-2625, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. Docket No. NRTL1-93 contains all materials in the record concerning the WL application.
The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments and, after resolution of issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether to grant the WL renewal request. The Assistant Secretary will make the final decision on granting the renewal and, in making this decision, may undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in the Federal Register .
Signed at Washington, DC this 9th day of August, 2006.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-13543 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am]
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