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II. General Background on the 

Application 

CSA submitted two applications on 

July 17, 2019 (OSHA–2006–0042–0023) 

and (OSHA–2006–0042–0024), to 

expand their recognition to include 

fifteen additional test standards. The 

first application was amended on 

February 17, 2021, because eight of the 

standards requested in the application 

are already in CSA’s NRTL scope of 

recognition. This expansion will cover 

seven test standards that OSHA is 

proposing to add to CSA’s recognition. 

OSHA staff performed detailed analysis 

of the application packets and reviewed 

other pertinent information. OSHA did 

not perform any on-site reviews in 

relation to these applications. 

Table 1 below lists the appropriate 

test standards found in CSA’s 

applications 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 2108 .................................................... Low-Voltage Lighting Systems. 

UL 4703 .................................................... Standard for Photovoltaic Wire. 

UL 2594 .................................................... Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. 

UL 60730–2–8 .......................................... Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use Part 2: Particular Requirements for 

Electrically Operated Water Valves, Including Mechanical Requirements. 

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

Using Optical Radiation. 

UL 60079–31 ............................................ Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection Enclosure ‘‘t’’. 

NFPA 496 ................................................. Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

CSA submitted acceptable 

applications for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files 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 seven test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of CSA’s applications. 

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 

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. 

IV. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Acting 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, on June 11, 

2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028] 

MET Laboratories, Inc.: 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 MET 

Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on June 

24, 2021. 

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; 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; telephone: (202) 

693–2110; 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 of 

MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a 

NRTL. MET’s expansion covers the 

addition of one test standard to the 

NRTL scope of recognition. 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements specified by 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 

and is not a delegation or grant of 

government authority. As a result of 

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products properly approved by the 

NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require testing and certification of the 

products. 

The agency processes applications by 

a NRTL for initial recognition, or for 

expansion or renewal of this 

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 and, 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 

that details the scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

agency’s website at http://

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

index.html. 

MET submitted an application, dated 

May 11, 2018 (OSHA–2006–0028–0046), 

to expand the recognition to include one 

additional test standard. OSHA staff 

performed a detailed analysis of the 

application packet and reviewed other 

pertinent information. OSHA did not 

perform any on-site reviews in relation 

to this application. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing MET’s expansion 

application in the Federal Register on 

April 22, 2021 (86 FR 21335). The 

agency requested comments by May 7, 

2021, but it received no comments in 

response to this notice. OSHA now is 

proceeding with this final notice to 

grant expansion of MET’s scope of 

recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to MET’s 

application, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor. Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028 

contains all materials in the record 

concerning MET’s recognition. 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 staff examined MET’s 

expansion application, the capability to 

meet the requirements of the test 

standard, and other pertinent 

information. Based on the review of this 

evidence, OSHA finds that MET meets 

the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of the NRTL scope of 

recognition, subject to the limitation 

and conditions listed below. OSHA, 

therefore, is proceeding with this final 

notice to grant MET’s scope of 

recognition. OSHA limits the expansion 

of MET’s recognition to testing and 

certification of products for 

demonstration of conformance to the 

test standard listed in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 61010–2–010 .................. Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use Part 2–010: Particular requirements for Laboratory Equipment for the Heating of Materials. 

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. 

The American National Standards 

Institute (ANSI) may approve the test 

standard 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 1–0.3, Appendix 

C, paragraph XIV), 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, MET 

must abide by the following conditions 

of the recognition: 

1. MET 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. MET must meet all the terms of the 

NRTL recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. MET must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

MET’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 MET Inc., subject to 

the limitations and conditions specified 

above. 

III. Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Acting 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 June 11, 

2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

Susan Harwood Training Grant 

Program, FY 2021; Availability of 

Funds and Funding Opportunity 

Announcements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds 

and funding opportunities. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces 

availability of $11,787,000 for Susan 

Harwood Training Grant Program 

grants. Three separate funding 

opportunity announcements are 

available for Targeted Topic Training 

grants, Training and Educational 

Materials Development grants, and two 

types of new Capacity Building grants: 

Capacity Building Pilot and Capacity 

Building Developmental grants. 


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