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QPS retains its recognition pending 

OSHA’s final decision in this renewal 

process. The current address of the QPS 

facility recognized by OSHA and 

included as part of the renewal request 

is: QPS Evaluation Services, Inc., 81 

Kelfield Street, Unit 8, Toronto, Ontario 

M9W 5A3 Canada. 

OSHA evaluated QPS’s application 

for renewal and made a preliminary 

determination that QPS can continue to 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for recognition. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing QPS’s renewal 

application in the Federal Register on 

December 15, 2021 (86 FR 71284). The 

agency requested comments by 

December 30, 2021, and received no 

comments in response to this notice. 

OSHA is now proceeding with this final 

notice to renew QPS’s NRTL 

recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of the 

publicly available information in QPS’s 

application and other pertinent 

documents (including exhibits), as well 

as all submitted comments, contact the 

Docket Office, Room N–3653, 

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–2010–0046. 

Please note: Due to the COVID–19 

pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to 

the public at this time but can be 

contacted at (202) 693–2350. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

renewal of recognition of QPS as a 

NRTL. OSHA examined QPS’s renewal 

application and all pertinent 

information related to QPS’s request for 

renewal of NRTL recognition. Based on 

this review of the renewal request and 

other pertinent information, OSHA 

finds that QPS meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of 

recognition as a NRTL, subject to the 

specified limitation and conditions. 

OSHA limits the renewal of QPS’s 

recognition to include the terms and 

conditions of QPS’s recognition found 

in 81 FR 24133. The NRTL scope of 

recognition for QPS is also available on 

the OSHA website at: https://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qps.html. 

This renewal extends QPS’s recognition 

as a NRTL for a period of five years from 

January 26, 2022. 

A. Conditions 

In addition to those conditions 

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, QPS 

must abide by the following conditions 

of recognition: 

1. QPS must inform OSHA as soon as 

possible, in writing, of any change of 

ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 

and of any major change in their 

operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. QPS must meet all the terms of 

their recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. QPS must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

QPS’s scope of recognition, in all areas 

for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby renews the 

recognition of QPS as a NRTL. 

III. Authority and Signature 

Douglas L. Parker, 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, September 18, 2020), and 

29 CFR 1910.7. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 14, 

2022. 

Douglas L. Parker, 

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–2009–0025] 

UL LLC: 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 UL 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. Additionally, 

OSHA proposes to add two 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 

February 10, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at: https://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Docket: To read or download 

submissions or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the above 

address. All 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 the website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection at 

the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 

(TTY (877) 889–5627) for assistance in 

locating docket submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2009–0025). 

OSHA places comments and other 

materials, including any personal 

information, in the public docket 

without revision, and these materials 

will be available online at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the 

agency cautions commenters about 

submitting statements they do not want 

made available to the public, or 

submitting comments that contain 

personal information (either about 

themselves or others) such as Social 

Security numbers, birth dates, and 

medical data. For further information on 

submitting comments, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before February 

10, 2022 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; 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 


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Technical Support and Emergency 

Management, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, phone: (202) 693–2110 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for 

Expansion 

OSHA is providing notice that UL 

LLC (UL) is applying to expand the 

scope of its current recognition as a 

NRTL. UL requests the addition of 

eleven test standards to its NRTL scope 

of recognition. 

OSHA’s 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 

NRTLs or applicant organizations for 

initial recognition, as well as for 

expansion or renewal of recognition, 

following the 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 a 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 UL, 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. UL currently has 

thirteen facilities (sites) recognized by 

OSHA for product testing and 

certification, with headquarters located 

at: UL LLC, 333 Pfingsten Road, 

Northbrook, Illinois 60062. A complete 

list of UL sites recognized by OSHA is 

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

otpca/nrtl/ul.html. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

UL submitted an application, dated 

May 23, 2019, to expand recognition to 

include twelve additional test standards 

(OSHA–2009–0025–0038). This 

application was amended on November 

11, 2021 to remove one standard from 

the original request (OSHA–2009–0025– 

0039). The expansion, if approved, will 

cover the remaining eleven standards. 

OSHA staff performed a detailed 

analysis of the application packet and 

other pertinent information. OSHA did 

not perform any on-site reviews in 

relation to this application. 

Table 1, below, lists the test standards 

found in UL’s application for expansion 

for testing and certification of products 

under the NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN UL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test Standard Test Standard title 

UL 122701 * .......................... Requirements for Process Sealing Between Electrical Systems and Flammable or Combustible Process Fluids. 

UL 248–19 * .......................... Standard for Low-Voltage Fuses—Part 19: Photovoltaic Fuses. 

UL 8139 ................................ Electrical Systems of Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping Devices. 

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

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

ISA 60079–25 ...................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems. 

UL 60079—25 ...................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems. 

UL 60079–26 ........................ Explosive Atmospheres—Part 26: Equipment for Use in Class I, Zone 0 Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

UL 60079–30–1 .................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 30–1: Electrical Resistance Trace Heating-General and Testing Requirements. 

UL 121201 ............................ Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

UL 60079–28 ........................ Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical 

Radiation. 

* In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add this test standard to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards. 

III. Proposal To Add New Test 

Standards to the NRTL Program’s List 

of Appropriate Test Standards 

Periodically, OSHA will propose to 

add new test standards to the NRTL list 

of appropriate test standards following 

an evaluation of the test standard 

document. To qualify as an appropriate 

test standard, the agency evaluates the 

document to: (1) verify it represents a 

product category for which OSHA 

requires certification by a NRTL; (2) 

verify the document represents a 

product and not a component; and (3) 

verify the document defines safety test 

specifications (not installation or 

operational performance specifications). 

OSHA becomes aware of new test 

standards through various avenues. For 

example, OSHA may become aware of 

new test standards by: (1) monitoring 

notifications issued by certain 

Standards Development Organizations; 

(2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or 

applicants seeking recognition to 

include new test standards in their 

scopes of recognition; or (3) obtaining 

notification from manufacturers, 

manufacturing organizations, 

government agencies, or other parties. 

OSHA may determine to include a new 

test standard in the list, for example, if 

the test standard is for a particular type 

of product that another test standard 

also covers or if the test standard covers 

a type of product that no standard 

previously covered. 

In this notice, OSHA proposes to add 

two new test standards to the NRTL 

Program’s list of appropriate test 

standards. Table 2, below, lists the test 

standards that are new to the NRTL 

Program. OSHA preliminarily 

determines that these test standards are 

appropriate test standards. OSHA seeks 

public comment on this preliminary 

determination. 


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1This report encompasses laws enacted between 

January 3, 2021 at noon and January 3, 2022 at 

11:56 a.m. (Pub. L. 116–285 through Pub. L. 117– 

81). 

2References to years on the PAYGO scorecards 

are to fiscal years. 

3Provisions in appropriations acts that affect 

direct spending in the years after the budget year 

(also known as ‘‘outyears’’) or affect revenues in any 

year are considered to be budgetary effects for the 

purposes of the PAYGO scorecards except if the 

provisions produce outlay changes that net to zero 

over the current year, budget year, and the four 

subsequent years. As specified in section 3 of the 

PAYGO Act, off-budget effects are not counted as 

budgetary effects. Off-budget effects refer to effects 

on the Social Security trust funds (Old-Age and 

Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance) and 

the Postal Service. 

TABLE 2—STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST

STANDARDS

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 122701 ..... Requirements for Process 

Sealing Between Electrical 

Systems and Flammable 

or Combustible Process 

Fluids. 

UL 248–19 ..... Standard for Low-Voltage 

Fuses—Part 19: Photovoltaic Fuses. 

IV. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

UL submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files and related material 

preliminarily indicate that UL can meet 

the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 

1910.7 for expanding recognition to 

include the addition of the test 

standards listed above for NRTL testing 

and certification. This preliminary 

finding does not constitute an interim or 

temporary approval of UL’s application. 

OSHA also preliminarily determined 

that the test standards listed above are 

appropriate test standards. OSHA seeks 

public comment on these preliminary 

determinations. 

V. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether UL meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 

recognition as a NRTL and whether the 

test standards listed above are 

appropriate test standards that should 

be included in the NRTL Program’s List 

of Appropriate Test Standards. 

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 no 

longer than 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, listed in 

ADDRESSES. These materials also are 

generally available online at https://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

OSHA–2009–0025 (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 and after addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, make a 

recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health on whether to grant UL’s 

application for expansion of its scope of 

recognition and to add the test 

standards listed above to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards. The Assistant Secretary will 

make the final decision on granting the 

application and on adding the test 

standards listed above to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards. In making these decisions, 

the Assistant Secretary may undertake 

other proceedings prescribed in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. 

OSHA will publish a public notice of 

its final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

VI. Authority and Signature 

Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary 

of Labor for Occupational Safety and 

Health, 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, on January 14, 

2022. 

Douglas L. Parker, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Notice; 2021 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go 

Act Annual Report 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This report is being published 

as required by the Statutory Pay-AsYou-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. The Act 

requires that OMB issue an annual 

report and a sequestration order, if 

necessary. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

O’Brien. 202–395–3106. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

report can be found at https://

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/paygo/. 

Authority: 2 U.S.C. 934. 

Kelly A. Kinneen, 

Assistant Director for Budget. 

This Report is being published 

pursuant to section 5 of the Statutory 

Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, 

Public Law 111–139, 124 Stat. 8, 2 

U.S.C. 934, which requires that OMB 

issue an annual PAYGO report, 

including a sequestration order if 

necessary, no later than 14 working days 

after the end of a congressional session. 

This Report describes the budgetary 

effects of all PAYGO legislation enacted 

during the first session of the 117th 

Congress and presents the 5-year and 

10-year PAYGO scorecards maintained 

by OMB.1 Because neither the 5-year 

nor 10-year scorecard shows a debit for 

the budget year, which for purposes of 

this Report is fiscal year 2022,2 a 

sequestration order under subsection 

5(b) of the PAYGO Act, 2 U.S.C 934(b) 

is not required. 

The budget year balance on each of 

the PAYGO scorecards is zero because 

the Protecting Medicare and American 

Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (Pub. 

L. 117–71) shifted the debits on both 

scorecards from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal 

year 2023. The change directed by 

Public Law 117–71 is discussed in more 

detail in section IV of this report. 

During the first session of the 117th 

Congress, two laws with PAYGO effects 

were enacted with emergency 

requirements under section 4(g) of the 

PAYGO Act, 2 U.S.C. 933(g). Four laws 

had estimated budgetary effects on 

direct spending and/or revenues that 

were excluded from the calculations of 

the PAYGO scorecards due to 

provisions excluding all or part of the 

law from section 4(d) of the PAYGO 

Act, 2 U.S.C. 933(d). 

I. PAYGO Legislation With Budgetary 

Effects 

PAYGO legislation is authorizing 

legislation that affects direct spending 

or revenues, and appropriations 

legislation that affects direct spending 

in the years after the budget year or 

affects revenues in any year.3 For a more 

complete description of the Statutory 

PAYGO Act, see Chapter 6, ‘‘Budget 

Concepts,’’ of the Analytical 


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