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standard also covers any products for 

which OSHA does not require such 

testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope 

of recognition does not include these 

products. 

The American National Standards 

Institute (ANSI) may approve the test 

standards listed above as American 

National Standards. However, for 

convenience, the use of the designation 

of the standards-developing 

organization for the standard as opposed 

to the ANSI designation may occur. 

Under the NRTL Program’s policy (see 

OSHA Instruction CPL 01–00–004, 

Chapter 2, Section VIII), only standards 

determined to be appropriate test 

standards may be approved for NRTL 

recognition. Any NRTL recognized for a 

particular test standard may use either 

the proprietary version of the test 

standard or the ANSI version of that 

standard. Contact ANSI to determine 

whether a test standard is currently 

ANSI-approved. 

A. Conditions 

In addition to those conditions 

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, FM 

must abide by the following conditions 

of the recognition: 

1. FM must inform OSHA as soon as 

possible, in writing, of any change of 

ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 

and of any major change in its 

operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. FM must meet all the terms of its 

recognition and comply with all OSHA 

policies pertaining to this recognition; 

and 

3. FM must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

FM’s scope of recognition, in all areas 

for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope 

of recognition of FM, subject to the 

limitations and conditions specified 

above. OSHA also adds fourteen 

standards to the NRTL Program’s List of 

Appropriate Test Standards. 

III. 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: Grant of Expansion of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for SolarPTL, 

LLC as a Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

December 26, 2023. 

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; telephone: (202) 693–1911; 

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. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition 

for SolarPTL LLC (PTL). PTL’s 

expansion covers 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 

within the NRTL’s scope. Recognition is 

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

otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

PTL submitted an application, dated 

December 21, 2018 (OSHA–2010–0013– 

0007), to expand recognition as a NRTL 

to include one additional test standard. 

The standard requested, UL 61730, was 

referenced in application as a single 

standard; however this standard has two 

parts. PTL amended the application on 

October 30, 2023 (OSHA–2010–0013– 

0008), to clarify that the expansion 

request was for both parts of the 

standard. OSHA staff performed a 

detailed analysis of the application 

packet 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 part 

1910. PTL addressed the 

nonconformances adequately and OSHA 

has no objection to the addition of both 

parts of this standard to the NRTL scope 

of recognition. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing PTL’s expansion 

application in the Federal Register on 

November 21, 2023 (88 FR 81107). The 

agency requested comments by 

December 6, 2023, but it received no 

comments in response to this notice. 

OSHA now is proceeding with this final 

notice to grant expansion of PTL’s NRTL 

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1 88 FR 43149 (July 6, 2023). 

To review copies of all public 

documents pertaining to PTL’s 

application, go to https://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor at (202) 693–2350. Docket No. 

OSHA–2010–0013 contains all materials 

in the record concerning PTL’s 

recognition. All submissions, including 

copyrighted material, are available for 

inspection through the OSHA Docket 

Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350 for assistance in 

locating docket submissions. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined PTL’s 

expansion application, their capability 

to meet the requirements of the test 

standards, and other pertinent 

information. Based on its review of this 

evidence, OSHA finds that PTL meets 

the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of its recognition, subject to 

the limitations and conditions listed 

below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding 

with this final notice to grant PTL’s 

scope of recognition. OSHA limits the 

expansion of PTL’s recognition to 

testing and certification of products for 

demonstration of conformance to the 

test standards shown below in table 1. 

TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN PTL’s NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 61730—Part 1 ........................... Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 1: Requirements for Construction; and 

UL 61730—Part 2 ........................... Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 2: Requirements for Testing. 

OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for 

a particular test standard is limited to 

equipment or materials for which OSHA 

standards require third-party testing and 

certification before using them in the 

workplace. Consequently, if a test 

standard also covers any products for 

which OSHA does not require such 

testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope 

of recognition does not include these 

products. 

A. Conditions 

Recognition is contingent on 

continued compliance with 29 CFR 

1910.7, including but not limited to, 

abiding by the following conditions of 

recognition: 

1. PTL must inform OSHA as soon as 

possible, in writing, of any change of 

ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 

and of any major change in its 

operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. PTL must meet all the terms of its 

recognition and comply with all OSHA 

policies pertaining to this recognition; 

and 

3. PTL must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

PTL’s scope of recognition, in all areas 

for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope 

of recognition of PTL as a NRTL, subject 

to the limitations and conditions 

specified above. 

III. 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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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

National Credit Union Administration 

Operating Fee Schedule Methodology 

AGENCY: National Credit Union 

Administration (NCUA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is 

amending its methodology for 

computing the annual operating fees it 

charges to federal credit unions (FCUs). 

First, for purposes of calculating the 

annual operating fee, the Board will 

increase the current asset exemption 

threshold from $1 million to $2 million. 

Second, the Board will adjust the asset 

exemption threshold annually in future 

years by the computed rate of aggregate 

asset growth at FCUs. Third, in response 

to comments from the public, as part of 

future reviews of the Operating Fee 

Schedule methodology the Board plans 

to analyze options to adjust the 

distribution of operating fee costs. 

DATES: This methodology is effective on 

January 25, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Holm, Supervisory Budget 

Analyst, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, at (703) 518–6570. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

II. Summary of the Proposed Changes to the 

Operating Fee Schedule Methodology 

and Public Comments 

III. Summary of the Operating Fee Schedule 

Methodology 

I. Introduction 

At its June 2023 meeting, the Board 

issued a notice requesting public 

comment about amendments to its 

methodology for computing the annual 

operating fee charged to FCUs.1 For 

purposes of calculating the annual 

operating fee, the Board requested views 

from the public about: (1) increasing the 

asset threshold used to determine which 

FCUs are exempt from paying an 

operating fee from $1 million to $2 

million; (2) updating the exemption 

threshold in future years based on 

annual asset growth at FCUs; and (3) 

whether and how the Board should 

modify the current three-tier Operating 

Fee Schedule to distribute the operating 

fee cost burden more equitably across 

FCUs subject to paying it. 

Currently, FCUs reporting average 

assets of $1,000,000 or less during the 

preceding four calendar quarters are 

exempt from paying an operating fee 

because the Board determined that such 

credit unions do not have the ability to 

pay the fee. The $1,000,000 average 

asset exemption level has been in place 

since 2012 and has not been adjusted 

since that time. In the intervening 11 

years, average assets across FCUs have 

approximately doubled. To account for 

this growth in the size of the credit 

union system, the Board proposed 

raising the average asset exemption 

level for FCUs to $2,000,000 and to 

adjust the exemption threshold annually 

in future years by the computed rate of 

asset growth among FCUs. 

A. Background on the NCUA Annual 

Budget and Fees Paid by FCUs 

The NCUA charters, regulates, and 

insures deposits in FCUs and insures 


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