MET Laboratories, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards

Published date21 January 2021
Citation86 FR 6368
Record Number2021-01221
SectionNotices
CourtLabor Department,Occupational Safety And Health Administration
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BILLING CODE 4410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Applications
for Expansion of Recognition and
Proposed Modification to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards
AGENCY
: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: In this notice, OSHA
announces the applications of MET
Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of the
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the applications. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add two new test
standards to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES
: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
February 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
Electronically: Submit comments and
attachments electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2006–0028, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries,
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
Docket Office’s normal business hours,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. Please note:
While OSHA’s docket office is
continuing to accept and process
submissions by regular mail, due to the
COVID–19 pandemic, the Docket Office
is closed to the public and not able to
receive submissions to the rulemaking
record by express delivery, hand
delivery, and messenger service.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2006–0028).
OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal
information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials
will be available online at http://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the
agency cautions commenters about
submitting statements they do not want
made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain
personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social
Security numbers, birth dates, and
medical data.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. All documents in the docket
(including this Federal Register notice)
are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before February
5, 2021 to the 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–3653,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
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, phone: (202) 693–
1999 or email: meilinger.francis2@
dol.gov.
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, phone: (202)
693–2110 or email: robinson.kevin@
dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that MET
Laboratories, Inc. (MET), is applying for
expansion of the current recognition as
a NRTL. MET requests the addition of
four test standards to the NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within the scope of recognition.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes: (1) The type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by the applicable test standard; and (2)
the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards
within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is
not a delegation or grant of government
authority; however, recognition enables
employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by
a NRTL for initial recognition and for an
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. In the second notice, the agency
provides a 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, including MET, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
MET currently has one facility (site)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
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and certification, with the headquarters
located at: MET Laboratories, Inc., 914
West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230. A complete list of
MET’s scope of recognition is available
at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
met.html.
II. General Background on the
Application
MET submitted four applications, one
dated November 6, 2017 (OSHA–2006–
0028–0042), two dated April 4, 2018
(OSHA–2006–0028–0043 and OSHA–
2006–0028–0044), and a fourth on
January 14, 2019 (OSHA–2006–0028–
0045) to expand the recognition to
include four additional test standards.
OSHA staff performed a detailed
analysis of the application packets and
reviewed other pertinent information.
OSHA did not perform any on-site
reviews in relation to these applications.
Table 1, below, lists the appropriate
test standards found in MET’s
applications for expansion for testing
and certification of products under the
NRTL Program.
T
ABLE
1—P
ROPOSED
A
PPROPRIATE
T
EST
S
TANDARDS FOR
I
NCLUSION IN
MET’
S
NRTL S
COPE OF
R
ECOGNITION
Test standard Test standard title
UL 61010–2–201* ..... Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–201: Particular
Requirements for Control Equipment.
UL 61010–2–030 ....... Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–030: Particular
Requirements for Testing and Measuring Circuits.
UL 61010–031 ........... Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 031: Safety Require-
ments for Hand-Held and Hand-Manipulated Probe Assemblies for Electrical Measurement and Test.
UL 60335–2–72 * ....... Household and Similar Electrical Appliances—Safety—Part 2–72: Particular Requirements for Floor Treatment Machines
With or Without Traction Drive, for Commercial Use.
* Represents the standards that OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test
Standards to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to
add new test standards to the NRTL list
of appropriate test standards following
an evaluation of the test standard
document. To qualify as an appropriate
test standard, the agency evaluates the
document to: (1) Verify it represents a
product category for which OSHA
requires certification by a NRTL, (2)
verify the document represents an end
product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test
specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
OSHA becomes aware of new test
standards through various avenues. For
example, OSHA may become aware of
new test standards by: (1) Monitoring
notifications issued by certain
Standards Development Organizations;
(2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to
include new test standards in their
scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties.
OSHA may determine to include a new
test standard in the list, for example, if
the test standard is for a particular type
of product that another test standard
also covers or it covers a type of product
that no standard previously covered.
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add
two new test standards to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. Table 2, below, lists the test
standards that are new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA preliminarily
determined that these test standards are
appropriate test standards and proposes
to include them in the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards.
OSHA seeks public comment on this
preliminary determination.
T
ABLE
2—T
EST
S
TANDARDS
OSHA I
S
P
ROPOSING
T
O
A
DD TO THE
NRTL P
ROGRAM
S
L
IST OF
A
PPROPRIATE
T
EST
S
TANDARDS
Test standard Test standard title
UL 61010–2–201 ....... Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–201: Particular
Requirements for Control Equipment.
UL 60335–2–72 ......... Household and Similar Electrical Appliances—Safety—Part 2–72: Particular Requirements for Floor Treatment Machines
With or Without Traction Drive, for Commercial Use.
III. Preliminary Findings on the
Applications
MET submitted acceptable
applications for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that MET has
met the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding the
recognition to include the addition of
these four test standards for NRTL
testing and certification listed in Table
2. This preliminary finding does not
constitute an interim or temporary
approval of MET’s applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether MET meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the
recognition as a NRTL. Comments
should consist of pertinent written
documents and exhibits. Commenters
needing more time to comment must
submit a request in writing, stating the
reasons for the request. Commenters
must submit the written request for an
extension by the due date for comments.
OSHA will limit any extension to 10
days unless the requester justifies a
longer period. OSHA may deny a
request for an extension if the request is
not adequately justified. To obtain or
review copies of the exhibits identified
in this notice, as well as comments
submitted to the docket, contact the
Docket Office at the above address.
These materials also are available online
at http://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, will make a
recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Health whether to grant MET’s
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applications for expansion of the scope
of recognition. The Assistant Secretary
will make the final decision on granting
the application. In making this decision,
the Assistant Secretary may undertake
other proceedings prescribed in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
the final decision in the Federal
Register.
IV. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal 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.
8–2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020)),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 14,
2021.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health.
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