[Federal Register: May 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 99)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL2-92]
Canadian Standards Association; Application for Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of Canadian Standards
Association (CSA) for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7, and presents the
Agency's preliminary finding. This preliminary finding does not
constitute an interim or temporary approval of the application.
DATES: You may submit comments in response to this notice, or any
request for extension of the time to comment, by (1) regular mail, (2)
express or overnight delivery service, (3) hand delivery, (4) messenger
service, or (5) FAX transmission (facsimile). Because of security-
related problems there may be a significant delay in the receipt of
comments by regular mail. Comments (or any request for extension of the
time to comment) must be submitted by the following dates:
Regular mail and express delivery service: Your comments must be
postmarked by June 6, 2003.
Hand delivery and messenger service: Your comments must be received
in the OSHA Docket Office by June 6, 2003. OSHA Docket Office and
Department of Labor hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be sent
by June 6, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger
service: You must submit three copies of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket NRTL2-92, Room N-2625, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Please contact the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for information about security
procedures concerning the delivery of materials by express delivery,
hand delivery and messenger service.
Facsimile: If your comments, including any attachments, are 10
pages or fewer, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693-1648. You must include the docket number of this notice, Docket
NRTL2-92, in your comments.
Internet access to comments and submissions: OSHA will place
comments and submissions in response to this notice on the OSHA Web
page http://www.osha.gov. Accordingly, OSHA cautions you about
submitting information of a personal nature (e.g., social security
number, date of birth). There may be a lag time between when comments
and submissions are received and when they are placed on the Web page.
Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for information
about materials not available through the OSHA Web page and for
assistance in using the Web page to locate docket submissions. Comments
and submissions will also be available for inspection and copying at
the OSHA Docket Office at the address above.
Extension of Comment Period: Submit requests for extensions
concerning this notice to: Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3653, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Or fax to (202) 693-1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Nicolas, Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Room N3653 at the
address shown immediately above for the program, or phone (202) 693-
2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice that Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has applied for
expansion of its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). CSA's expansion request covers the use of additional
test standards. OSHA's current scope of recognition for CSA may be
found in the following informational Web page: http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/csa.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, OSHA can accept products ``properly certified'' by the
NRTL.
The Agency processes applications by an NRTL for initial
recognition or for
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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 an application. These notices set forth
the NRTL's scope of recognition or modifications of this scope.
The most recent notices published by OSHA for CSA's recognition
covered a renewal and expansion of recognition, which OSHA announced on
March 16, 2001 (66 FR 15280) and granted on July 3, 2001 (66 FR 35271).
The current addresses of the testing facilities (sites) that OSHA
recognizes for CSA are:
Canadian Standards Association, Etobicoke (Toronto), 178 Rexdale
Boulevard, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 1R3.
CSA International, Pointe-Claire (Montreal), 865 Ellingham Street,
Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 5E8.
CSA International, Richmond (Vancouver), 13799 Commerce Parkway,
Richmond, British Columbia V6V 2N9.
CSA International, Edmonton, 1707-94th Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6N
1E6.
CSA International, Cleveland, 8501 East Pleasant Valley Road,
Cleveland, Ohio 44131 (formerly part of the American Gas
Association).
CSA International, Irvine, 2805 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, California
92606.
General Background on the Application
CSA has submitted a request, dated March 27, 2002 (see Exhibit 30),
to expand its recognition as an NRTL to use 17 additional test
standards. The NRTL Program staff has determined that nine of these
standards cannot be included in the expansion because they are not
``appropriate test standards,'' within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
The staff makes similar determinations in processing expansion requests
from any NRTL. Therefore, OSHA would approve eight test standards for
the expansion, which are listed below. Through no fault of CSA, the
application has been delayed in processing.
CSA seeks recognition for testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the following additional test
standards.
ANSI Z21.19 Refrigerators Using Gas Fuel
ANSI Z21.42 Gas-Fired Illuminating Appliances
ANSI Z21.45 Flexible Connectors of Other Than All-Metal Construction
for Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.54 Gas Hose Connectors for Portable Outdoor Gas-Fired
Appliances
ANSI Z21.57 Recreational Vehicle Cooking Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.58 Outdoor Cooking Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.74 Portable Refrigerators for Use With HD-5 Propane Gas
ANSI Z21.76 Gas-Fired Unvented Catalytic Room Heaters for Use With
Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases
UL 2017 General Purpose Signaling Devices and Systems
The designations and titles of the above test standards were
current at the time of the preparation of this notice.
OSHA recognition of 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, an NRTL's scope of recognition excludes
any product(s) falling within the scope of the test standard for which
OSHA has no testing and certification requirements. CSA seeks
recognition for testing and certification of products to demonstrate
compliance with the following nine standards.
The Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) test standard listed above
also is approved as an American National Standard by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for consistency in our
treatment of such standards in previous notices, we use the designation
of the standards developing organization (e.g., UL 2017) for the
standard, as opposed to the ANSI designation (e.g., ANSI/UL 2017).
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. Contact ``NSSN''
(http://www.nssn.org), an organization partially sponsored by ANSI, to
find out whether or not a test standard is currently ANSI-approved.
Preliminary Finding on the Application
CSA has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its
recognition as an NRTL. In connection with this request, OSHA did not
perform an on-site review of CSA's NRTL testing facilities. However,
NRTL Program assessment staff reviewed information pertinent to the
request and recommended that CSA's recognition be expanded to include
the additional test standards listed above (see Exhibit 31).
Following a review of the application file, the assessor's
recommendation, and other pertinent documents, the NRTL Program staff
has concluded that OSHA should grant to CSA the expansion of
recognition as an NRTL to use the additional test standards listed
above. The staff, therefore, recommended to the Assistant Secretary
that the application be preliminarily approved.
Based upon the recommendations of the staff, the Agency has made a
preliminary finding that the Canadian Standards Association can meet
the requirements, as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for the expansion of
recognition. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether
CSA has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Your comment
should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits. To consider
it, OSHA must receive the comment at the address provided above (see
ADDRESSES) no later than the last date for comments (see DATES above).
Should you need more time to comment, OSHA must receive your written
request for extension at the address provided above no later than the
last date for comments. You must include your reason(s) for any request
for extension. OSHA will limit an extension to 15 days unless the
requester justifies a longer period. We may deny a request for
extension if it is frivolous or otherwise unwarranted. You may obtain
or review copies of CSA's request, the recommendation on the expansion,
and all submitted comments, as received, by contacting the Docket
Office, Room N2625, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, at the above address. You should refer to Docket
No. NRTL 2-92, the permanent record of public information on CSA's
recognition.
The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments, and after
resolution of issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether
to grant CSA's expansion request. The Agency will make the final
decision on granting the expansion, and in making this decision, may
undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR
section 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final
decision in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of April, 2003.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary.
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