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III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

IAPMO submitted acceptable 

applications for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files, and pertinent 

documentation, indicate that IAPMO 

can meet the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding the 

recognition to include the addition of 

the six test standards for NRTL testing 

and certification listed above. This 

preliminary finding does not constitute 

an interim or temporary approval of 

IAPMO’s applications. 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether IAPMO 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, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor. These materials also are available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket No. OSHA–2010–0030. 

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 IAPMO’s 

application 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 

Amanda L. Edens, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, 

authorized the preparation of this 

notice. Accordingly, the agency is 

issuing this notice pursuant to Section 

29 U.S.C. 655(6)(d), Secretary of Labor’s 

Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept. 

18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1905.11. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 11, 

2021. 

Amanda L. Edens, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0042] 

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: 

Application for Expansion of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of CSA 

Group Testing & Certification Inc. for 

expansion of recognition as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) 

and presents the agency’s preliminary 

finding to grant the application. 

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 

March 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted as follows: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

OSHA will place comments and 

requests for a hearing, including 

personal information, in the public 

docket, which will be available online. 

Therefore, OSHA cautions interested 

parties about submitting personal 

information such as Social Security 

numbers and birthdates. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket 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 this website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2006–0042). All 

comments, including any personal 

information you provide, are placed in 

the public docket without change, and 

may be made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. For further 

information on submitting comments, 

see the section of this notice titled 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before March 10, 

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–3655, 

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, U.S. Department of 

Labor by 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, U.S. Department 

of Labor by phone (202) 693–2110 or 

email robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for 

Expansion 

OSHA is providing notice that CSA 

Group Testing & Certification Inc. (CSA) 

is applying for expansion of their 

current recognition as a NRTL. CSA 

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 productcertification activities for test standards 

within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is 

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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 an application 

by a NRTL for initial recognition and for 

an expansion or renewal of this 

recognition, following requirements in 

Appendix A, 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 the 

preliminary finding. 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, 

including CSA, 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. 

CSA currently has seven facilities 

(sites) recognized by OSHA for product 

testing and certification. The 

headquarters location is Canadian 

Standards Association, 178 Rexdale 

Boulevard, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 

1R3, Canada. A complete list of CSA’s 

scope of recognition is available at 

https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

csa.html. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

CSA submitted an application, dated 

July 17, 2019 (OSHA–2006–0042–0018), 

to expand their recognition to include 

four additional test standards. OSHA 

staff performed detailed analysis of the 

application packet and reviewed other 

pertinent information. OSHA did not 

perform any on-site reviews in relation 

to this application. 

Table 1 below lists the appropriate 

test standards found in CSA’s 

application for expansion for testing and 

certification of products under the 

NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN CSA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 2271 ............ Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications. 

UL 9540 ............ Standard for Energy Storage Systems and Equipment. 

UL 2054 ............ Standard for Household and Commercial Batteries. 

UL 1973 ............ Standard for Batteries for Use in Stationary, Vehicle Auxiliary Power and Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

CSA submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application file and pertinent 

documentation indicates that CSA can 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding their 

recognition to include the addition of 

the four test standards for NRTL testing 

and certification listed above. This 

preliminary finding does not constitute 

an interim or temporary approval of 

CSA’s application. 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether CSA 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. These materials also are 

available online at http://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

OSHA–2006–0042. 

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 as to whether to grant CSA’s 

application 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 

Amanda L. Edens, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, 

authorized the preparation of this 

notice. Accordingly, the agency is 

issuing this notice pursuant to Section 

29 U.S.C. 655(6)(d), Secretary of Labor’s 

Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept. 

18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1905.11. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 11, 

2021. 

Amanda L. Edens, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03649 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0042] 

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: 

Application 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 application of CSA 

Group Testing & Certification Inc. for 

expansion of recognition as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) 

and presents the agency’s preliminary 

finding to grant the application. 

Additionally, OSHA proposes to add 

four 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 

March 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted as follows: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, the Federal