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Conditions

Applied Research Laboratories, Inc.

must also abide by the following

conditions of the recognition, in

addition to those already required by 29

CFR 1910.7:

OSHA shall be allowed access to

ARL’s facility and records for purposes

of ascertaining continuing compliance

with the terms of its recognition and to

investigate as OSHA deems necessary;

If ARL has reason to doubt the

efficacy of any test standard it is using

under this program, it shall promptly

inform the test standard developing

organization of this fact and provide

that organization with appropriate

relevant information upon which its

concerns are based;

ARL shall not engage in or permit

others to engage in any

misrepresentation of the scope or

conditions of its recognition. As part of

this condition, ARL agrees that it will

allow no representation that it is either

a recognized or an accredited Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)

without clearly indicating the specific

equipment or material to which this

recognition is tied, or that its

recognition is limited to certain

products;

ARL shall inform OSHA as soon as

possible, in writing, of any change of

ownership or key personnel, including

details;

ARL will continue to meet the

requirements for recognition in all areas

where it has been recognized; and

ARL will always cooperate with

OSHA to assure compliance with the

spirit as well as the letter of its

recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.

Authority: 29 CFR 1910.7.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of

November, 1997.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30685 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. NRTL–2–97]

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc.,

Application for Recognition

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration; Labor.

ACTIONS: Notice of application for

recognition as a Nationally Recognized

Testing Laboratory, and preliminary

finding.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

application of Detroit Testing

Laboratory, Inc. for recognition as a

NRTL under 29 CFR 1910.7, and

presents the Agency’s preliminary

finding.

DATES: The last date for interested

parties to submit comments is January

20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning

this notice to: NRTL Recognition

Program, Office of Variance

Determination, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Room N3653, Washington, D.C.

20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Pasquet, Office of Variance

Determination, NRTL Recognition

Program at the above address, or phone

(202) 219–7056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Application

Notice is hereby given that Detroit

Testing Laboratory, Inc. (DTL) has made

application pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.7,

for recognition as a Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory.

The address of the laboratory covered

by this application is: Detroit Testing

Laboratory, Inc., 7111 E. Eleven Mile,

Warren, Michigan 48092.

Background

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc. (DTL),

according to the applicant, is a

Michigan corporation and was formally

incorporated in 1949. The applicant

states that the lab was originally

founded in 1903 as a partnership, that

ownership of the lab changed in 1948

and again in 1968, and that in 1976, the

current owner purchased DTL as sole

stockholder.

The applicant submitted an

application package, and separately

submitted a Quality Assurance (QA)

Manual (see Exhibits 2A and 2B). The

QA Manual includes: an organization

chart, position descriptions, and

resumes of key personnel; department

descriptions including equipment &

standards used for departments

involved in testing; description of

certifications done and standards used

for certification; and the details on how

calibrations are handled, including

descriptions of equipment and

standards.

Capability

Section 1910.7(b)(1) states that for

each specified item of equipment or

material to be listed, labeled or

accepted, the laboratory must have the

capability (including proper testing

equipment and facilities, trained staff,

written testing procedures, and

calibration and quality control

programs) to perform appropriate

testing.

The applicant has one main facility at

its site in Warren, Michigan, and a

smaller test facility in Center Line,

Michigan. This smaller site is not

included in the applicant’s request for

recognition. The applicant claims that

natural gas, electric, compressed air,

steam, and water are available in the

laboratory for product testing and for

calibrations and tests.

The applicant’s QA Manual shows the

testing experience of its key testing staff,

mentions its certification, and listing

and labeling experience with products,

and describes its testing capabilities and

experience in a number of specific

areas. It also contains a list of major

instrumentation and equipment.

Quality Assurance Procedures, Test/

Operating procedures (developed on a

form, the original of which is kept by

each lab), calibration procedures, and

audits (including proficiency audits

which depends in part on the use of

outside private services) are described

in the QA manual. Furthermore, the QA

includes an Internal Corrective Action

Procedure whereby reports are issued to

an area when it operates outside the

guidelines of the QA System. The QA

Manual also contains a sample handling

procedure and procedures on employee

training. Written procedures exist for

typical tests, per QA manual.

Control Procedures

Section 1910.7(b)(2) requires that the

NRTL provide certain controls and

services, to the extent necessary, for the

particular equipment or material to be

listed, labeled, or accepted. These

consist of implementation of control

procedures for identifying the listed or

labeled equipment or materials,

inspecting the production runs at

factories to assure conformance with

test standards, and conducting field

inspections to monitor and assure the

proper use of identifying marks or

labels.

The application contains the

description of the listing and labeling

procedure, which indicates

‘‘inspections’’ will be done four times

per year, and periodic compliance

testing is done every four years. A

sample listing and follow-up agreement

was also provided. In addition,

‘‘Instructions for * * * Inspections

* * * ,’’ and a sample inspection form

were submitted.
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Independence

A statement of independence was

supplied attesting that DTL is

independent of any producer, supplier,

or vendor. The applicant claims in the

statement that, for products being tested

and certified: it has no managerial

affiliations with any producer, supplier,

or vendor; it has no securities,

investments, or stock options in the

product lines; the employment security

of its personnel is free from influence by

any producer, supplier, or vendor; that

it is not owned, operated, or controlled

by any producers, suppliers, or vendors;

and that it is not engaged in promotion

or design.

Creditable Reports/Complaint Handling

Section 1910.7(b)(4) provides that a

OSHA recognized NRTL must maintain

effective procedures for producing

creditable findings and reports that are

objective and without bias, as well as for

handling complaints and disputes under

a fair and reasonable system. The QA

manual contains details on development

of test data and reports, and both the

application and the QA manual describe

a complaint procedure.

Standards

DTL desires recognition for testing

and certification of products to

determine compliance with the

following test standards, which are

appropriate within the meaning of 29

CFR 1910.7(c):

ANSI/UL 234—Low Voltage Lighting

Fixtures for Use in Recreational

Vehicles

ANSI/UL 1025—Electric Air Heaters

Preliminary Finding

Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc.,

addressed all of the criteria which had

to be met for recognition as an NRTL,

as summarized above. In addition, the

NRTL Recognition Program staff

performed an on-site review of DTL’s

main facility and investigated nine

major areas: facility; test equipment;

calibration program; test and evaluation

procedures; test reports; records; quality

assurance program; follow-up listing

program; and personnel. Any

discrepancies noted by the survey team

during the on-site review were

adequately responded to following the

on-site evaluation and are included as

an integral part of the On-Site Review

Report (see Exhibit 3). With the

preparation of the final report, the

Program staff was satisfied that the

testing facility appeared to meet the

necessary criteria required by 29 CFR

1910.7, and recommended that DTL be

recognized.

Following a review of the application

file and the On-Site Review Report, the

NRTL Recognition Program staff

concluded that the applicant appeared

to have met the requirements for

recognition as a Nationally Recognized

Testing Laboratory for the Warren,

Michigan facility and, therefore,

recommended to the Assistant Secretary

that the application be preliminarily

approved.

Based upon a review of the completed

application file, the On-Site Review

Report, and the recommendation of the

staff, the Assistant Secretary has made

a preliminary finding that Detroit

Testing Laboratory, Inc. can meet the

requirements as prescribed by 29 CFR

1910.7 to recognize the Warren,

Michigan facility for the two standards

previously listed.

All interested members of the public

are invited to supply detailed reasons

and evidence supporting or challenging

the sufficiency of the applicant having

met the requirements for recognition as

a Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory, as well as Appendix A to 29

CFR 1910.7. Submission of pertinent

written documents and exhibits shall be

made no later than January 20, 1998 and

must be addressed to the Office of

Variance Determination, NRTL

Recognition Program, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room N 3653,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Copies of the

DTL application, the laboratory On-Site

Review Report, and all submitted

comments, as received, (Docket No.

NRTL–2–97), are available for

inspection and duplication at the

Docket Office, Room N 2634,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, at the above address.

The Assistant Secretary’s final

decision on whether the applicant (DTL)

satisfies the requirements for

recognition as a NRTL will be made on

the basis of the entire record including

the public submissions and any further

proceedings that the Assistant Secretary

may consider appropriate in accordance

with Appendix A to Section 1910.7.

Authority: 29 CFR 1910.7.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of

November, 1997.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30684 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. NRTL–4–93]

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.;

Request for Expansion of Recognition

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of request for expansion

of recognition as a Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL),

and preliminary finding.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

application of Underwriters Laboratory

for expansion of its recognition as a

NRTL under 29 CFR 1910.7, for test

standards, and presents the Agency’s

preliminary finding.

DATES: The last date for interested

parties to submit comments is January

20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning

this notice to: NRTL Recognition

Program, Office of Variance

Determination, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Room N3653 Washington, D.C.

20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Pasquet, Office of Variance

Determination, NRTL Recognition

Program at the above address, or phone

(202) 219–7056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Application

Notice is hereby given that

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), has

made application pursuant to 29 CFR

1910.7, for expansion of its recognition

as a Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory for the equipment or

materials listed below. UL previously

made application pursuant to 29 CFR

1910.7, for renewal of its recognition as

a Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory (see 60 FR 16171, 3/29/95),

and was so recognized (see 60 FR 33852,

6/29/95).

The addresses of the UL laboratories

covered by this application are:

333 Pfinsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois

60062

1285 Walt Whitman Road, Melville,

Long Island, New York 11747

1655 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara,

California 95050

12 Laboratory Drive, P.O. Box 13995,

Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina 27709

2600 N.W. Lake Road, Camas,

Washington 98607

UL International Limited, Veristrong

Industrial Centre, Block B, 14th Floor