[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63084-63085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30112]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL-2-93]
Entela, Inc.; Application for Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of Entela, Inc., for
expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7, and presents the Agency's preliminary
finding. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of this application.
DATES: Comments submitted by interested parties must be received no
later than January 11, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning this notice to: Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Room N3653, Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program at the above
address, or phone (202) 219-7056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice that Entela, Inc. (ENT) has applied for expansion of its
current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
(NRTL). ENT's expansion request covers the use of additional test
standards. OSHA recognizes an organization as an NRTL, and processes
applications related to such recognitions, following requirements in
Sec. 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR 1910.7).
Appendix A to this section requires that OSHA publish this public
notice of the preliminary finding on an application.
ENT's previous application as an NRTL also covered an expansion for
use of additional test standards (63 FR 19275, April 17, 1998), which
OSHA granted on July 10, 1998 (63 FR 37416).
The current addresses of the ENT testing facilities already
recognized by OSHA are:
Entela, Inc., 3033 Madison, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49548
Entela Taiwan Laboratories, 3F No. 260 262 Wen, Lin North Road, Pei
Tou, Taipei, Taiwan.
General Background on the Application
ENT has submitted a request, dated August 10, 1998 (see Exhibit
15), to expand its recognition as an NRTL for additional test
standards. OSHA's recognition of ENT's site in Taipei, Taiwan,
currently includes certain limitations that are applicable to the
testing and evaluation of products under the test standards listed
below. These limitations are repeated in this notice.
ENT's request for expansion also includes its timely request for
renewal of its recognition. However, ENT's recognition as an NRTL does
not expire until July 26, 1999. Prior to this date, staff for the NRTL
Program plans to perform an on-site review of one or both of the ENT
testing sites. These reviews
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are part of the normal process for granting an NRTL a renewal of its
recognition, and in this case, ENT's recognition.
ENT seeks recognition for testing and certification of products to
demonstrate compliance to the following 18 test standards, and OSHA has
determined the standards are appropriate, as prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7(c). OSHA recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard
is limited to products for which OSHA standards require third party
testing and certification before use in the workplace.
ANSI/UL 187 X-Ray Equipment
ANSI/UL 563 Ice Makers
ANSI/UL 867 Electrostatic Air Cleaners
ANSI/UL 916 Energy Management Equipment
ANSI/UL 924 Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
UL 962 Household and Commercial Furnishings
ANSI/UL 1069 Hospital Signaling and Nurse-Call System
ANSI/UL 1088 Temporary Lighting Strings
ANSI/UL 1236 Battery Chargers
ANSI/UL 1418 Implosion-Protected Cathode-Ray Tubes for Television-
Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1472 Solid-State Dimming Controls
ANSI/UL 1492 Audio and Video Equipment
ANSI/UL 1564 Industrial Battery Chargers
ANSI/UL 1573 Stage and Studio Lighting Units
ANSI/UL 1638 Visual Signaling Appliances
UL 1993 Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
ANSI/UL 2044 Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment
UL 3044 Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment
The designations and titles of the above test standards were
current at the time of the preparation of this notice.
Limitations on the Recognition
The following limitations apply to the recognition of the Taiwan
facility:
a. The Taiwan facility shall be limited to carrying out minor
mechanical and electrical testing of instruments and small appliances.
b. Performance of inspections shall be limited to Entela personnel.
Preliminary Finding on the Application
ENT has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its
recognition as an NRTL. In connection with this request, OSHA did not
perform an on-site review of ENT's NRTL testing facilities. However,
NRTL Program audit staff reviewed information pertinent to the request,
and in a memo dated September 9, 1998 (see Exhibit 16), recommended
that ENT's recognition be expanded to include the additional 18
standards listed above.
Following a review of the application file, the auditor's
recommendation, and other pertinent documents, the NRTL Program staff
has concluded that OSHA can grant, to the Entela, Inc. facilities
listed above, the expansion of recognition to use the additional 18
test standards, with the limitations to be applied as noted. The staff
therefore recommended to the Assistant Secretary that the application
be preliminarily approved.
Based upon the recommendation of the staff, the Assistant Secretary
has made a preliminary finding that the Entela, Inc. facilities listed
above can meet the recognition requirements, as prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7, for the expansion of recognition, subject to the above
limitations. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether
ENT has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Your comment
must consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits. To consider
it, OSHA must receive the comment at the address provided above (see
ADDRESSES), no later than the last date for comments (see DATES above).
You may obtain or review copies of ENT's request, the recommendation on
the expansion, and all submitted comments, as received, by contacting
the Docket Office, Room N2625, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. You
should refer to Docket No. NRTL-2-93, the permanent record of public
information on ENT's recognition.
The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments, and after
resolution of issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether
to grant ENT's expansion request. The Assistant Secretary will make the
final decision on granting the expansion, and in making this decision,
may undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29
CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in
the Federal Register.
Signed at Washington, DC this day of 28th day of October, 1998.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary.
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