Curtis-Strauss LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

Published date26 April 2019
Citation84 FR 17892
Record Number2019-08433
SectionNotices
CourtLabor Department,Occupational Safety And Health Administration
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 81 (Friday, April 26, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 17892-17893]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-08433]
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                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.
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                SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
                the scope of recognition for Curtis-Strauss LLC (CSL), as a Nationally
                Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
                DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
                April 26, 2019.
                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, 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 a preliminary finding and, in the second
                notice, the agency provides the 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 website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
                 CSL submitted an application, dated January 2, 2018 (OSHA-2009-
                0026-0079), to expand its recognition to include one additional test
                standard. 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 December 26, 2018 (83 FR 66311).
                The agency requested comments by January 10, 2019, but 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 http://www.regulations.gov or contact the
                Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
                Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3653,
                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, the capability to
                meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
                information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that CSL
                meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the
                recognition, subject to the specified limitation, and conditions
                listed. 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.
                 Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in CSL's NRTL
                 Scope of Recognition
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                 Test standard Test standard title
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                UL 962.................................... Household and Commercial
                 Furnishings.
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                 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, the use of the designation of the standards-developing
                organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may
                occur. Under the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 1-0.3,
                Appendix C, paragraph XIV), any NRTL
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                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, Acting 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 April 23, 2019.
                Loren Sweatt,
                Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
                [FR Doc. 2019-08433 Filed 4-25-19; 8:45 am]
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