2023-20776. UL LLC: 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 UL LLC as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

DATES:

The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on September 26, 2023.

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: [phone]; email: [e-mail].

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, phone: [phone] or email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Notice of Final Decision

OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of recognition of UL LLC (UL) as a NRTL. UL's expansion covers the addition of 42 test sites 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 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 product-certification 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 a NRTL for initial recognition, as well as for an 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 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 UL, which details that NRTL's scope of recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/​dts/​otpca/​nrtl/​index.html.

UL submitted an application, dated January 20, 2021 (OSHA–2009–0025–0050), requesting the conversion of 42 existing Satellite Notification Acceptance Program (SNAP) sites to recognized sites under the NRTL Policy for Transitioning to Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program Termination (SNAP Transition Policy) published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2020 (85 FR 75042), as amended by a June 22, 2022 Memorandum from James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, to Regional Administrators and Executive Staff, titled “Second Revision to the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Policy for Transitioning to Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program (SNAP) Termination.”

OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing UL's expansion application in the Federal Register on August 16, 2023 (88 FR 55734). The agency requested comments by August 31, 2023, but it received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this final grant of expansion of UL's NRTL recognition.

To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to the UL 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–2009–0025 contains all materials in the record concerning UL's recognition. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 for assistance in locating docket submissions.

II. Final Decision and Order

OSHA staff examined UL'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 UL meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition, subject to the specified limitations and condition. OSHA limits the expansion of UL's recognition to include the 42 sites listed in Table 1, below. This limitation is consistent with the recognition that OSHA grants to other NRTLs that operate multiple sites.

Table 1—List of Test Sites for Inclusion in UL's NRTL Scope of Recognition

UL site name	Address	Country
Auckland	54 Tarndale Grove 106 Bush Road Unit 1, Block 1, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand 0632	New Zealand
Bangalore	3rd Floor, Block 1, No. 24 Kalyani Platina EPIP Zone, Phase II, Bangalore, Karnataka 560066, India	India
Barcelona	C/Caravel-la la Nina 12 3 Planta 08017, Barcelona, Spain 08017	Spain
Milan	Via Europa 5/7/9 & 28, Cabiate-CO, Milan, Italy 22060	Italy
Changzhou	No. 21 Longmen Road National High-Tech, Industrial Development District, Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu China 213614	China
Plano	801 Klein Road, Suite 200, Plano, Texas 75074	United States
Dubai	Premises 222–224, 2nd Floor, DSP Laboratory Complex Dubai Science Park, Al Barsha, Dubai, 345831 United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
Edmonton	1040 Parsons Road SW Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6X 0J4	Canada
Fremont	47173 Benicia Street, Fremont, California 94538	United States
Holland	3480 Windquest Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424	United States
Gurugram	A–12 Section 34, Infocity-1, Gurugram, Haryana India 122001	India
Istanbul	Gursel Mah. Yesiltepe Sok No. 34, ERG Is Merkezi, 80260 Kat 3&6, Instanbul, Turkey 34400	Turkey
Singapore	20 Kian Teck Lane, Singapore 627 854	Singapore
Basingstoke	Units 1–4, Horizons, Wade Road, Kingsland Business Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom RG24 8AH	United Kingdom
Brea	1075 West Lambert Road, Suite B, Brea, California 92821	United States
Subang Jaya	Suite 9.01, Level 9, Menara Summit, Persiaran Kewajipan, USJ 1, UEP Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia	Malaysia
Mexico City	Blas Pascal 205 Piso 3, Polanco I Seccion, Mexico City, Mexico 11510	Mexico
Mounds View	2222 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112	United States
Montreal	6505 Trans-Canada Highway, Suite 330, St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada H4T1S3	Canada
Mumbai	Patina Block no 102, 1st Floor, C–59, G-Block, Mumbai, India 400 051	India
Munich	Hopfenstrasse 6, Munich, Germany 80335	Germany
Guangzhou	1–3F, Building 2 (R&D Building A1), No. 25, South Huanshi Avenue, Nansha District Guangzhou, Guangdong Sheng, China 511458	China
Guangzhou	Block B, Electronic Building, No. 8, Nanyun Er Road, Hangpu District, Guangzhou, China 510670	China
Warsaw	Rownolegla 4, Warsaw, Poland 02–235	Poland
Queretaro	Module K1 Unit 6 & 7 Kaizen Industrial Park, State Road 100, KM, 8+820, Colonia Galeras, Colon Municipality, Queretaro 76295 Mexico	Mexico
Rosenheim	Am Oberfeld 19, Rosenheim, Germany 83026	Germany
Saint Aubin	Espace Technologique, De Saint-Aubins Baitmont Explorer, Route de L'Orme des Mersies, Saint Aubin, France 91190	France
Sao Paulo	Av. Engenheiro Luis, Carlos Berrini, 105, 23th Floor, Brooklin, Sao Paulo, Brazil 0451–010	Brazil
Shanghai	29 F, Wheelock Square, No. 1717 West Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China 200040	China
Suzhou	No. 2, Chengwan Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China 215122	China
Taoyuan	No. 2 Wenming 1st Street Guishan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333	Taiwan
Samutprakarn	888 Moo 5, Srinakarin Road, Tambol Samrong Nua Amphur Muang Samutprakarn, 10270	Thailand
Tokyo	6F, Marunouchi Trust Tower, 1–8–3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100–0005	Japan
Krefeld-Uerdingen	Rheinufestr. 7–9 Building R33, Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, 47829	Germany
Bayrakli—Izmir	Adlet Mah. Sehit Polis, Fethi Sekin Cad. Ventus Tower No:6 Ic Kapi No: 241, Bayrakli-Izmir Turkey 35530	Turkey
Beijing	11/F, Tower W3, Oriental Plaza, No. 1, East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China 100738	China
Richmond	#130–137775, Commerce Parkway, Richmond, British Columbia, V6V2V4 Canada	Canada
Vancouver	14301 SE 1st Street, Suite 140, Vancouver, Washington 98684	United States
Warrington	220 Cygnet Court, Centre Park, Warrington, Chesire, WA1 1PP, United Kingdom	United Kingdom
Kwai Chung N.T.	19F, Watson Centre, 16–22 Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung N.T. Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Xiamen	17/F, The Bank Centre, No. 189 Xxiahe Road, Xiamen, China 361004	China
Zhongshan	Block C, C101–102 &, C202 –202, No.8, Jinsan Avenue East, Sanjiao Town, Zhongshan China 528445	China

A. Conditions

In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, UL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:

1. UL must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the change(s);

2. UL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and

3. UL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, including all previously published conditions on UL'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 UL as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and conditions specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

James S. Frederick, Deputy 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.

James S. Frederick,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.