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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 24, 2021 / Notices
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I. Notice of the Application for Expansion OSHA is providing notice that UL
LLC, UL is applying to expand the current recognition as a NRTL. UL
requests 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 in 29 CFR

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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 NRTLs 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 sites that has/have the technical capability to perform the product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards within the NRTLs 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 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 NRTLs scope of recognition or modifications of that scope. OSHA
maintains an informational web page for each NRTL, including UL, which details that NRTLs 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 October 4, 2020, OSHA20090025
0036 to expand recognition to include one 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 test standard found in ULs application for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL Program.

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TABLE 1PROPOSED TEST STANDARD
FOR INCLUSION IN ULS NRTL
SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 2580

Standard for Safety Batteries for Use in Electric Vehicles.

In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add this test standard to the NRTL Programs List of Appropriate Test Standards.

III. Proposal To Add a New Test Standard to the NRTL Programs 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; and 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 it covers a type of product that no standard previously covered.
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add one new test standard to the NRTL
Programs list of appropriate test standards. Table 2, below, lists the test standard that is new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA preliminarily determines that this test standard is an appropriate test standard. OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination.

TABLE 2STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAMS LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 2580

Standard for Safety Batteries for Use in Electric Vehicles.

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