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IV. Preliminary Findings on the 

Applications 

FM submitted acceptable applications 

for expansion of the scope of 

recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files, and pertinent 

documentation, indicate that FM can 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding the 

recognition to include the addition of 

these fourteen test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of FM’s application. 

V. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether FM meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 

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 by the due date for comments. 

OSHA will limit any extension to 10 

days unless the requester justifies a 

longer time period. OSHA may deny a 

request for an extension if it is not 

adequately justified. 

To 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 generally available online at 

https://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043 (for 

further information, see the ‘‘Docket’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner. After addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, staff will 

make a recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health on whether to grant 

FM’s applications for expansion of the 

scope of recognition. The Assistant 

Secretary will make the final decision 

on granting the applications. 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. 

VI. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, 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. 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. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0013] 

SolarPTL, LLC: Application for 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of SolarPTL, 

LLC, for expansion of the scope 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 

December 6, 2023. 

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. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency’s name and the 

docket number for this rulemaking 

(Docket No. OSHA–2010–0013). All 

comments, including any personal 

information you provide, are placed in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

information they do not want made 

available to the public, or submitting 

materials that contain personal 

information (either about themselves or 

others), 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 (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 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 

693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before December 

6, 2023 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, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 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, U.S. Department 

of Labor, phone: (202) 693–1911 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for 

Expansion 

OSHA is providing notice that 

SolarPTL, LLC (PTL), is applying for an 

expansion of current recognition as a 

NRTL. PTL requests the addition of two 

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 

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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 applications by 

a NRTL for initial recognition, as well 

as for an expansion or renewal of 

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 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 PTL, which details that 

NRTL’s scope of recognition. These 

pages are available from the OSHA 

website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/ 

otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

PTL currently has one facility (site) 

recognized by OSHA for product testing 

and certification, with the headquarters 

located at: SolarPTL, LLC, 1107 West 

Fairmont Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85282. 

A complete listing of PTL’s scope of 

recognition is available at https:/

www.osha.gov/nationally-recognizedtesting-laboratory-program/solarptl. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

PTL submitted an application, dated 

December 21, 2018 (OSHA–2010–0013– 

0007) to request one additional standard 

to the NRTL scope of recognition. The 

standard requested UL 61730 was 

referenced in the application as a single 

standard, however this standard has two 

parts. This application was amended on 

October 30, 2023 (OSHA–2010–0013– 

0008), clarifying that the expansion 

request was for both parts of the 

standard. OSHA staff performed a 

detailed analysis of the application 

packets and reviewed other pertinent 

information. OSHA performed an onsite assessment related to this 

application on August 16–17, 2022, 

where OSHA found nonconformances 

with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910. 

PTL has addressed the 

nonconformances adequately. OSHA 

has no objection to the addition of this 

standard to the NRTL scope of 

recognition. 

Table 1 shows the test standards 

found in PTL’s amended application for 

expansion for testing and certification of 

products under the NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE

TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN

PTL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test 

standard Test standard title 

UL 

61730.

Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety 

Qualification—Part 1: Requirements for Construction; and 

Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety 

Qualification—Part 2: Requirements for Testing. 

III. Preliminary Finding on the 

Application 

PTL submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application file and pertinent 

documentation, together with the results 

of the on-site assessment and follow-up 

information, preliminarily indicate that 

PTL can meet the requirements 

prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expanding its recognition to include the 

addition of the test standard shown in 

Table 1, above, for NRTL testing and 

certification. This preliminary finding 

does not constitute an interim or 

temporary approval of PTL’s 

application. 

OSHA seeks public comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

V. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether PTL meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 

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 by the due date for comments. 

OSHA will limit any extension to 10 

days unless the requester justifies a 

longer time period. OSHA may deny a 

request for an extension if it is not 

adequately justified. 

To 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 generally available online at 

https://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2010–0013 (for 

further information, see the ‘‘Docket’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner. After addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, staff will 

make a recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health on whether to grant 

PTL’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. 

VI. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, 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 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. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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