Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards and the Scope of Recognition of Several NRTLs

Citation86 FR 60654
Record Number2021-23893
Published date03 November 2021
SectionNotices
CourtOccupational Safety And Health Administration
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DATES
: Registered bulk manufacturers of
the affected basic class(es), and
applicants therefore, may file written
comments on or objections to the
issuance of the proposed registration on
or before January 3, 2022. Such persons
may also file a written request for a
hearing on the application on or before
January 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES
: Written comments should
be sent to: Drug Enforcement
Administration, Attention: DEA Federal
Register Representative/DPW, 8701
Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
22152.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: In
accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33(a), this
is notice that on September 8, 2021,
Groff Global, 2218 South Queen Street,
York, Pennsylvania 17402–4631,
applied to be registered as a bulk
manufacturer of the following basic
class(es) of controlled substance(s):
Controlled substance Drug
code Schedule
Psilocybin .................................. 7437 I
Psilocyn ..................................... 7438 I
The company plans to bulk
manufacture the listed controlled
substances for internal use or for sale to
its customers.
Brian S. Besser,
Acting Assistant Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Meeting and Agenda
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Emerging Topics Using the New
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
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Eric Molina,
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Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0012]
Modification to the List of Appropriate
NRTL Program Test Standards and the
Scope of Recognition of Several
NRTLs
AGENCY
: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to: (1) Add
seven new test standards to the
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratories (NRTL) Program’s list of
appropriate test standards; (2) delete or
replace several test standards from the
NRTL Program’s list of appropriate test
standards; and (3) update the scope of
recognition of several NRTLs.
DATES
: The actions contained in this
notice will become effective on
November 3, 2021.
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; telephone: (202) 693–
1999; 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; telephone: (202)
693–2110 or email: robinson.kevin@
dol.gov. OSHA’s web page includes
information about the NRTL Program
(see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Background
The NRTL Program recognizes
organizations that provide product-
safety testing and certification services
to manufacturers. These organizations
perform testing and certification for
purposes of the program, to U.S.
consensus-based product-safety test
standards. The products covered by the
NRTL Program consist of those items for
which OSHA safety standards require
‘‘certification’’ by a NRTL. The
requirements affect electrical products
and 38 other types of products. OSHA
does not develop or issue these test
standards, but generally relies on
standards development organizations
(SDOs), which develop and maintain
the standards using a method that
provides input and consideration of
views of industry groups, experts, users,
consumers, governmental authorities
and others having broad experience in
the safety field involved.
A. Addition of New Test Standards to
the NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards
Periodically, OSHA will 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 SDOs; (2)
reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to
include a new test standard in their
scope of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties
that a new test standard may be
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appropriate to add to the list of
appropriate standards. 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, addresses a type of product that
no standard previously covered, or is
otherwise new to the NRTL Program.
B. SDO Deletion and Replacement of
Test Standards
The NRTL Program regulations
require that appropriate test standards
be maintained and current (29 CFR
1910.7(c)). A test standard withdrawn
by a standards development
organization is no longer considered an
appropriate test standard (CPL 01–00–
004, NRTL Program Policies, Procedures
and Guidelines Directive, Chapter 2, IX).
It is OSHA’s policy to remove
recognition of withdrawn test standards
by issuing a correction notice in the
Federal Register for all NRTLs
recognized for the withdrawn test
standards. However, SDOs frequently
will designate a replacement standard
for withdrawn standards. OSHA will
recognize a NRTL for an appropriate
replacement test standard if the NRTL
has the requisite testing and evaluation
capability for the replacement test
standard.
One method that NRTLs may use to
show such capability involves an
analysis to determine whether any
testing and evaluation requirements of
existing test standards in a NRTL’s
scope are comparable (i.e., are
completely or substantially identical) to
the requirements in the replacement test
standard. If OSHA’s analysis shows the
replacement test standard does not
require additional or different technical
capability than an existing test
standard(s), and the replacement test
standard is comparable to the existing
test standard(s), then OSHA can add the
replacement test standard to affected
NRTLs’ scope of recognition. If OSHA’s
analysis shows the replacement test
standard requires an additional or
different technical capability, or the
replacement test standard is not
comparable to any existing test
standards, each affected NRTL seeking
to have OSHA add the replacement test
standard to the NRTL’s scope of
recognition must provide information to
OSHA that demonstrates technical
capability.
C. Other Reasons for Removal of Test
Standards From the NRTL List of
Appropriate Test Standards
OSHA may choose to remove a test
standard from the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards based on
an internal review in which NRTL
Program staff review the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards to determine if the test
standards conform to the definition of
an appropriate test standard defined in
NRTL Program regulations and policy.
There are several reasons for removing
a test standard based on this review.
First, a document that provides the
methodology for a single test is a test
method rather than an appropriate test
standard (29 CFR 1910.7(c)). As stated
above, a test standard must specify the
safety requirements for a specific type of
product(s). A test method, however, is a
specified technical procedure for
performing a test. As such, a test
method is not an appropriate test
standard. While a NRTL may use a test
method to determine if certain safety
requirements are met, a test method is
not itself a safety requirement for a
specific product category.
Second, a document that focuses
primarily on usage, installation, or
maintenance requirements would also
not be considered an appropriate test
standard (NRTL Program Policies,
Procedures and Guidelines Directive,
CPL–01–00–004, Chapter 2, Section
VIII, B). In some cases, however, a
document may also provide safety test
specifications in addition to usage,
installation, and maintenance
requirements. In such cases, the
document would be retained as an
appropriate test standard based on the
safety test specifications.
Finally, a document may not be
considered an appropriate test standard
if the document covers products for
which OSHA does not require testing
and certification (NRTL Program
Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
Directive, CPL–01–00–004, Chapter 2,
Section VIII, B). Similarly, a document
that covers electrical product
components would not be considered an
appropriate test standard. These
documents apply to types of
components that have limitation(s) or
condition(s) on their use, which are not
appropriate for use as end-use products.
These documents also specify that these
types of components are for use only as
part of an end-use product. NRTLs,
however, evaluate such components
only in the context of evaluating
whether end-use products requiring
NRTL approval are safe for use in the
workplace. Testing such components
alone would not indicate that the end-
use products containing the components
are safe for use. Accordingly, as a matter
of policy, OSHA considers that
documents covering such components
are not appropriate test standards under
the NRTL Program. OSHA notes,
however, that it is not deleting from
NRTLs’ scope of recognition any test
standards covering end-use products
that contain such components.
In addition, OSHA notes that, to
conform to a test standard covering an
end-use product, a NRTL must still
determine that the components in the
product comply with the components’
specific test standards. In making this
determination, NRTLs may test the
components themselves, or accept the
testing of a qualified testing
organization that a given component
conforms to the particular test standard.
OSHA reviews each NRTL’s procedures
to determine which approach the NRTL
will use to address components, and
reviews the end-use product testing to
verify the NRTL appropriately addresses
that product’s components.
D. Modification to the List of
Appropriate NRTL Program Test
Standards and the Scope of Recognition
of Several NRTLs
OSHA published a Federal Register
notice announcing the proposal to
modify the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards and the
Scope of Recognition for Several NRTLs
on August 16, 2021 (86 FR 45755).
OSHA requested comments by August
31, 2021. However, OSHA received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA is now proceeding with this final
notice to update the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards and
the Scope of Recognition for Several
NRTLs.
In this notice, OSHA announces the
final decision to remove certain test
standards (i.e., those listed in Table 2,
below) from the scope of recognition of
several NRTLs and to add to the scope
of recognition of some of these NRTLs
a replacement test standard, as
applicable (Table 1). The tables in this
section (Table 3 through Table 7) list,
for each affected NRTL, the test
standard(s) that OSHA is removing from
the scope of recognition of the NRTL,
along with the replacement test
standard (as applicable).
II. Final Decision To Add New Test
Standards to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces the
final decision to add seven test
standards to the NRTL Program’s list of
appropriate test standards. The
standards OSHA is adding to the NRTL
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards are indicated below in Table
1:
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UL 970 .......................................... Standard for Retail Fixtures and Merchandise Displays.
UL 62841–2–17 ............................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—
Part 2–17: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Routers.
UL 62841–4–1 .............................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—
Part 4–1: Particular Requirements for Chain Saws.
UL 62841–4–2 .............................. Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machin-
ery—Safety—Part 4–2: Particular Requirements for Hedge Trimmers.
CSA/ANSI C22.2 No. 336 ............ Particular requirements for rechargeable battery-operated commercial robotic floor treatment machines with
traction drives.
UL 61730–1 .................................. Standard for Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 1: Requirements for Construction.
UL 61730–2 .................................. Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 2: Requirements for Testing.
III. Final Decision To Remove Test
Standards From the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces the
final decision to delete eight withdrawn
and deleted test standards from the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. OSHA also incorporates
into the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards a
replacement test standard for one of the
withdrawn and deleted test standards
(UL 61010A–2–042) as indicated below
in Table 2:
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UL 2231–1 .................. Personnel Protection Systems for Elec-
tric Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: Gen-
eral Requirements.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
None.
UL 2231–2 .................. Personnel Protection Systems for Elec-
tric Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: Par-
ticular Requirements for Protection
Devices for Use in Charging Systems.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
None.
UL 224 ........................ Extruded Insulating Tubing ..................... Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
None.
UL 969 ........................ Marking and Labeling Systems ............... Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
None.
UL 1332 ...................... Organic Coatings for Steel Enclosures
for Outdoor Use Electrical Equipment. Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
None.
UL 1441 ...................... Coated Electrical Sleeving ...................... Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
None.
UL 1446 ...................... Systems of Insulating Materials-General Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
None.
UL 61010A–2–042 ...... Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use;
Part 2: Particular Requirements for
Autoclaves and Sterilizers Using Toxic
Gas for the Treatment of Medical Ma-
terials, and for Laboratory Processes.
Withdrawn and replaced ......................... UL 61010–1 (no direct replace-
ment for UL 61010A–2–042).
IV. Final Decision To Modify Affected
NRTLs’ Scopes of Recognition
In this notice, OSHA also announces
the final decision to update the scopes
of recognition of several NRTLs. The
tables in this section (Table 3 through
Table 7) list, for each affected NRTL, the
test standard(s) that OSHA will delete
from the scope of recognition and, when
applicable, the test standard that OSHA
will incorporate into the scope of
recognition to replace one of the
withdrawn (and deleted) test standards.
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UL 969 .................................. Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 1441 ................................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 1446 ................................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 61010A–2–042 ............... Withdrawn and replaced ............................................................................ UL 61010–1 (no direct replacement).
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UL 969 .................................. Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 1441 ................................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 1446 ................................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
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UL 61010A–2–042 ............... Withdrawn and replaced ............................................................................ UL 61010–1 (no direct replacement).
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UL 2231–1 ............................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 2231–2 ............................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 224 .................................. Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 969 .................................. Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 1332 ................................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 1441 ................................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 1446 ................................ Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program. None.
UL 61010A–2–042 ............... Withdrawn and replaced ............................................................................ UL 61010–1 (no direct replacement).
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1
The amendment as issued differs from the
proposed license markups in the LAR in two
respects: (1) The NRC made certain non-substantive
editorial changes to reflect the standard format of
the license, and (2) the NRC applied a requested
change for one ITAAC to a more limited set of
components to be consistent with the justification
provided in the LAR and the LAR’s discussion of
SNC’s planned actions.
OSHA will place on its informational
web pages the modifications to each
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These web
pages detail the scope of recognition for
each NRTL, including the test standards
the NRTL may use to test and certify
products under OSHA’s NRTL Program.
OSHA also will add to the list of
‘‘Appropriate Test Standards’’ web page,
those test standards added to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. The agency will add to the
‘‘Standards No Longer Recognized’’ web
page those test standards that OSHA no
longer recognizes or permits under the
NRTL Program. Access to these web
pages is available at http://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8–2020
(85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020), and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September
27, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DATES
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dated August 24, 2021 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML21236A305).
Attention: The PDR, where you may
examine and order copies of public
documents, is currently closed. You
may submit your request to the PDR via
email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1–
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holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Billy Gleaves, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301 415–5848; email:
Bill.Gleaves@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Introduction
The NRC is issuing License
Amendment Nos. 188 and 186 to COLs
NPF–91 and NPF–92, respectively, and
is granting an exemption from Tier 1
information in the plant-specific DCD
for the AP1000. The AP1000 DCD is
incorporated by reference in appendix
D, ‘‘Design Certification Rule for the
AP1000,’’ to part 52 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
The exemption, granted pursuant to
paragraph A.4 of section VIII,
‘‘Processes for Changes and
Departures,’’ of 10 CFR part 52,
appendix D, allows the licensee to
depart from the Tier 1 information. With
the requested amendment, SNC sought
proposed changes to requirements in the
plant-specific Tier 1 information and
COL appendix C that are associated
with components that cannot be
installed in their final operational
location until fuel is loaded into the
reactor. The license amendment as
issued revises Inspections, Tests,
Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
(ITAAC) Nos. 68 (2.1.03.01), 75
(2.1.03.06.i), 515 (2.5.01.03e), 565
(2.5.05.02.i), and 570 (2.5.05.03b) in
COL appendix C and plant-specific
design control document (PS–DCD) Tier
1 information to remove requirements
regarding location-specific inspection of
components where the requirements are
intended to reflect the final installed
location of the components, and certain
components cannot be installed in their
final location until after fuel load.
Because ITAAC must be satisfied before
fuel load, these ITAAC could not have
been completed as written. As revised,
the ITAAC can be completed, and the
ITAAC combined with post-fuel load
verifications still verify that the
applicable design requirements are met.
The changes to the ITAAC and to the
PS–DCD Tier 1 information also clarify
certain design terminology and
eliminate duplication.
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Part of the justification for granting
the exemption was provided by the
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