90 FR 79 pgs. 17467-17469 - UL LLC: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 79Pages: 17467 - 17469
Pages: 17467, 17468, 17469Docket number: [Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-07126 Filed 4-24-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
Sub Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
UL LLC: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
AGENCY:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of UL LLC for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications. Additionally, OSHA proposes to add one standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
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 May 12, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Comments may be submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments, electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025). All comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov . Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting information they do not want made available to the public, or submitting materials that contain personal information (either about themselves or others), such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov . Documents in the docket (including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the https://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.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of the comment period on or before May 12, 2025 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-3653, 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 Coordination Activities, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, phone: (202) 693-1911 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that UL LLC (UL) is applying for expansion of current recognition as a NRTL. UL requests the addition of one test site and two test standards to the NRTL scope of recognition.
[top] OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets the requirements specified in 29 CFR
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 https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html .
UL currently has fifty-six facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for product testing and certification, with the 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 Applications
UL submitted three applications. The first application, dated November 29, 2022 (OSHA-2009-0025-0069), requested expanded recognition as a NRTL to include one additional test site located at: Phu Thai Vietnam, Lot DH, Lai Vu Industrial Park. UL submitted a second application, dated March 19, 2024 (OSHA-2009-0025-0070), requesting the addition of one test standard to the NRTL scope of recognition. A third application was submitted on November 15, 2024 (OSHA-2009-0025-0071), requesting the addition of one test standard to the NRTL scope of recognition. In total, the expansion applications requested the addition of one test site and two test standards to the NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA staff performed a review of UL's testing facility in UL Vietnam on August 4-6, 2024, in which assessors found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. UL has addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff has preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the application.
Table 1, below, lists the test standards found in UL's applications for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL Program.
| Test standard | Test standard title |
|---|---|
| UL 60335-2-29 | Household and Similar Electrical Appliances-Safety-Part 2-29: Particular Requirements for Battery Chargers. |
| UL 2056?* | Power Banks. |
| *?In this notice, OSHA also proposes to add this test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. | |
III. Proposal To Add New Test Standard to the NRTL Program's 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 a new test standard to the NRTL Program's 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.
| Test standard | Test standard title |
|---|---|
| UL 2056 | Power Banks |
IV. Preliminary Finding on the Applications
UL submitted acceptable applications for expansion of its scope of recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and pertinent documentation preliminarily indicates that UL can meet the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition to include one additional test site and two additional test standards for NRTL testing and certification. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of UL's applications.
OSHA seeks public comment on this preliminary determination.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether UL meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL. Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits.
[top] 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 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. These materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025 (for further information, see the " Docket " heading in the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES ).
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a timely manner. After addressing the issues raised by these comments, staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant UL'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
Amanda Wood Laihow, 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 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 March 27, 2025.
Amanda Wood Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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