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IV. Proposal To Add Test Standards to 

the NRTL Program’s List of 

Appropriate Test Standards 

In this notice, OSHA also proposes to 

add several test standards to the NRTL 

Program’s list of appropriate test 

standards. Table 7, below lists the test 

standards that OSHA proposes to add to 

the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate 

Test Standards. OSHA seeks comment 

on this preliminary determination. 

TABLE 7—TEST STANDARDS OSHA PROPOSES TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST

STANDARDS

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 970 ............................................ Standard for Retail Fixtures and Merchandise Displays. 

UL 62841–2–17 .............................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–17: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Routers. 

UL 62841–4–1 ................................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–1: Particular Requirements For Chain Saws. 

UL 62841–4–2. ............................... Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–2: Particular Requirements For Hedge Trimmers. 

CSA/ANSI C22.2 No. 336 ............... Particular requirements for rechargeable battery-operated commercial robotic floor treatment machines with 

traction drives. 

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. 

To review copies of comments 

submitted to the docket, contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor. These materials will generally 

be available online at http://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

OSHA–2013–0012. 

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 regarding the removal of 

recognition of these test standards from 

the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate 

Test Standards and to update the scope 

of recognition of several NRTLs. The 

Assistant Secretary will make the final 

decision. 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 this final decision in 

the Federal Register. 

V. 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 August 6, 

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–2010–0046] 

QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: 

Application for Expansion of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of QPS 

Evaluation Services, Inc., for expansion 

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 

August 31, 2021. 

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 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 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 

through 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 for this Federal Register 

notice (OSHA–2017–0014). OSHA will 

place comments and requests to speak, 

including personal information, in the 

public docket, which may be available 

online. Therefore, OSHA cautions 

interested parties about submitting 

personal information such as Social 

Security numbers and birthdates. 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 August 31, 

2021 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–3655, 

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 


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Coordination Activities, Directorate of 

Technical Support and Emergency 

Management, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, telephone: (202) 693–2110 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application for 

Expansion 

The Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration is providing notice that 

QPS Evaluation Services, Inc., (QPS) is 

applying for expansion of its current 

recognition as a NRTL. QPS requests the 

addition of eleven test standards to its 

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 its scope of recognition. 

Each NRTL’s scope of recognition 

includes (1) the type of products the 

NRTL may test, with each type specified 

by its 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 an application 

by a NRTL for initial recognition and for 

an 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 its preliminary 

finding. In the second notice, the agency 

provides its 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 QPS, which 

details the NRTL’s scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

OSHA website at: https://

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

QPS currently has one facility (site) 

recognized by OSHA for product testing 

and certification, with its headquarters 

located at: QPS Evaluation Services, 

Inc., 81 Kelfield Street, Unit 8, Toronto, 

Ontario M9W 5A3 Canada. The scope of 

QPS NRTL recognition is available at 

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

qps.html. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

QPS submitted an application dated 

January 30, 2020 (OSHA–2010–0046– 

0013), to expand its recognition to 

include eleven additional test 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 appropriate 

test standards found in QPS’s 

application for expansion for testing and 

certification of products under the 

NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL60079–0 ...................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 0: Equipment—General Requirements. 

UL60079–1 ...................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof Enclosures ‘‘d’’. 

UL60079–2 ...................................... Explosive atmospheres—Part 2: Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure ‘p’.

UL60079–7 ...................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment Protection by Increased Safety ’’e’’. 

UL60079–11 .................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment Protection by Intrinsic Safety ‘i’. 

UL60079–15 .................................... Explosive atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection ‘n’. 

UL60079–18 .................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment Protection by Encapsulation ‘m’. 

UL60079–25 .................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 25: Intrinsically Safe Electrical Systems. 

UL60079–26 .................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 26: Equipment for Use in Class I, Zone 0 Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

UL60079–28 .................................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using 

Optical Radiation. 

UL60079–31 .................................... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection by Enclosure ‘‘t’’. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

QPS submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of its scope of 

recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application file and related material 

indicates preliminarily that QPS can 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding its 

recognition to include the addition of 

these eleven test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of QPS’s application. 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether QPS meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its 

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 obtain or 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 available online at 

https://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2010–0046. 

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 QPS’s 

application for expansion of its 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 

this final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

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), 

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(85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020) and 

29 CFR 1910.7. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on August 6, 

2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting 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–2006–0042] 

CSA Group Testing & Certification 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 CSA Group 

Testing & Certification Inc., as a 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on August 

16, 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, U.S. Department of 

Labor; telephone (202) 693–1999 or 

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) 693–2110 or 

email robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition of 

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc. 

(CSA) as a NRTL. CSA’s expansion 

covers the addition of seven 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 an application 

by a NRTL for initial recognition and for 

an expansion or renewal of this 

recognition, following requirements in 

Appendix A, 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 CSA, which details the 

NRTL’s scope of recognition. These 

pages are available from the OSHA 

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

otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

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 adding 

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. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing CSA’s expansion 

applications in the Federal Register on 

June 24, 2021 (86 FR 33326). The agency 

requested comments by June 9, 2021, 

but it received no comments in response 

to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding 

with this final grant of expansion of 

CSA’s NRTL recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the 

CSA’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–2006–0042 

contains all materials in the record 

concerning CSA’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 CSA’s 

expansion application, its capability to 

meet the requirements of the test 

standards, and other pertinent 

information. Based on its review of this 

evidence, OSHA finds that CSA meets 

the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of its recognition, subject to 

the limitations and conditions listed in 

this notice. OSHA, therefore, is 

proceeding with this final notice to 

grant CSA’s expanded scope of 

recognition. OSHA limits the expansion 

of CSA’s recognition to testing and 

certification of products for 

demonstration of conformance to the 

test standards listed below in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—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. 


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