[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 135 (Friday, July 12, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 36764-36766] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-17779] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [Docket No. NRTL-1-93] Wyle Laboratories AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of Request for Expansion of Recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, and Preliminary Finding. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of Wyle Laboratories for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7, and presents the Agency's preliminary finding. DATES: The last date for interested parties to submit comments is September 10, 1996. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: NRTL Recognition Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor--Room N3653, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Variance Determination, NRTL Recognition Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N3653, Washington, D.C. 20210. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that Wyle Laboratories (WL), which previously made application pursuant to section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, (84 Stat. 1593, 29 U.S.C. 655), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-90 (55 FR 9033), and 29 CFR 1910.7, for recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (see 59 FR 783, 1/6/94), and was so recognized (see 59 FR 37509, 7/22/94), has made application for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, for the programs and procedures, and the equipment or materials, listed below. The address of the laboratory covered by this application is: Wyle Laboratories, 7800 Highway 20 West, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. Expansion of Recognition On September 15, 1995, Wyle Laboratories made application for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory in the following areas: Expansion of Recognition--Programs and Procedures Based upon the conditions as detailed in the Federal Register document titled, ``Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; Clarification of the Types of Programs and Procedures'', 60 FR 12980, 3/9/95, WL applied for recognition for the following programs and procedures: 1. Acceptance of testing data from independent organizations, other than NRTLs. 2. Acceptance of product evaluations from independent organizations, other than NRTLs. 3. Acceptance of witnessed testing data. 4. Acceptance of testing data from non-independent organizations. 5. Acceptance of evaluation data from non-independent organizations (requiring NRTL review prior to marketing). 6. Acceptance of continued certification following minor modifications by the client. 7. Acceptance of product evaluations from organizations that function as part of the International Electrotechnical Commission Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme. 8. Acceptance of services other than testing of evaluation performed by subcontractors or agents. Expansion of Recognition--Test Standards WL also requested expansion of its NRTL recognition for testing and certification of products when tested for compliance with the following test standards, which are appropriate within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c): ANSI/UL 8--Foam Fire Extinguishers ANSI/UL 20--General--Use Snap Switches ANSI/UL 22--Amusement and Gaming Machines ANSI/UL 44--Rubber-Insulated Wires and Cables ANSI/UL 45--Portable Electric Tools ANSI/UL 48--Electric Signs ANSI/UL 62--Flexible Cord and Fixture Wire ANSI/UL 65--Electric Wired Cabinets ANSI/UL 67--Electric Panelboards ANSI/UL 73--Electric-Motor-Operated Appliances ANSI/UL 83--Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables ANSI/UL 92--Fire Extinguisher and Booster Hose UL 98--Enclosed and Dead-Front Switches ANSI/UL 154--Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers ANSI/UL 198B--Class H Fuses ANSI/UL 198C--High-Interrupting-Capacity Fuses, Current Limiting Type ANSI/UL 198D--High-Interrupting-Capacity Class K Fuses ANSI/UL 198E--Class R Fuses ANSI/UL 198F--Plug Fuses [[Page 36765]] ANSI/UL 198G--Fuse for Supplementary Overcurrent Protection ANSI/UL 198H--Class T Fuses ANSI/UL 198L--DC Fuses for Industrial Use ANSI/UL 244A--Solid-State Controls for Appliances ANSI/UL 299--Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers ANSI/UL 363--Knife Switches ANSI/UL 393--Indicating Pressure Gauges for Fire Protection Service ANSI/UL 429--Electrically Operated Valves UL 444--Communications Cables ANSI/UL 466--Electric Scales ANSI/UL 467--Electrical Grounding and Bonding Equipment ANSI/UL 486B--Wire Connectors for Use with Aluminum Conductors ANSI/UL 486C--Splicing Wire Connectors ANSI/UL 486D--Insulated Wire Connectors for Use With Underground Conductors UL 497A--Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits ANSI/UL 498--Attachment Plugs and Receptacles ANSI/UL 507--Electric Fans ANSI/UL 510--Insulating Tape ANSI/UL 512--Fuseholders ANSI/UL 539--Single and Multiple Station Heat Detectors ANSI/UL 541--Refrigerated Vending Machines ANSI/UL 547--Thermal Protectors for Electric Motors ANSI/UL 626--2\1/2\ Gallon Stored Pressure Water Type Fire Extinguishers ANSI/UL 711--Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers ANSI/UL 796--Printed-Wiring Boards ANSI/UL 813--Commercial Audio Equipment ANSI/UL 817--Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords ANSI/UL 845--Electric Motor Control Centers ANSI/UL 854--Service Entrance Cable ANSI/UL 863--Electric Time-Indicating and -Recording Appliances ANSI/UL 877--Circuit Breakers and Circuit-Breaker Enclosure for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations ANSI/UL 894--Switches for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations ANSI/UL 916--Energy Management Equipment ANSI/UL 917--Clock-Operated Switches ANSI/UL 924--Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment ANSI/UL 943--Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters ANSI/UL 961--Hobby and Sports Equipment ANSI/UL 9677--Fused Power-Circuit Devices ANSI/UL 998--Humidifiers ANSI/UL 1004--Electric Motors ANSI/UL 1008--Automatic Transfer Switches ANSI/UL 1018--Electric Aquarium Equipment UL 1022--Line Isolated Monitors ANSI/UL 1028--Electric Hair-Clipping and -Shaving Appliances UL 1047--Isolated Power Systems Equipment ANSI/UL 1053--Ground-Fault Sensing and Relaying Equipment ANSI/UL 1054--Special-Use Switches ANSI/UL 1058--Halogenated Agent Extinguishing System Units UL 1059--Terminal Blocks UL 1066--Low-Voltage AC and DC power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures ANSI/UL 1077--Supplementary Protectors for Use in Electrical Equipment ANSI/UL 1091--Butterfly Valves for Fire Protection Service ANSI/UL 1093--Halogenated Agent Fire Extinguishers ANSI/UL 1096--Electric Central Air-Heating Equipment ANSI/UL 1097--Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical Equipment UL 1254--Pre-Engineered Dry Chemical Extinguishing System Units ANSI/UL 1283--Electromagnetic-Interference Filter ANSI/UL 1412--Fusing Resistors and Temperature-Limited Resistors for Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances ANSI/UL 1416--Overcurrent and Overtemperature Protectors for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances UL 1424--Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Protective-Signaling Circuits ANSI/UL 1429--Pullout Switches UL 1437--Electric Analog Instruments, Panelboard Types UL 1449--Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors ANSI/UL 1474--Adjustable Drop Nipples for Sprinkler Systems ANSI/UL 1481--Power Supplies for Fire Protective Signaling Systems UL 1486--Quick Opening Devices for Dry Pipe Valves for Fire-Protection Service ANSI/UL 1557--Electrically Isolated Semiconductor Devices ANSI/UL 1564--Industrial Battery Chargers ANSI/UL 1577--Optical Isolators UL 1604--Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations ANSI/UL 1624--Light Industrial and Fixed Electric Tools ANSI/UL 1664--Immersion-Detection Circuit-Interrupters UL 1673--Electric Space Heating Cables UL 1682--Plugs, Receptacles, and Cable Connectors, of the Pin and Sleeve Type ANSI/UL 1876--Isolating Signal and Feedback Transformers for Use in Electronic Equipment UL 1995--Heating and Cooling Equipment UL 2006--Halon 1211 Recovery/Recharge Equipment The NRTL Recognition Program staff made an in-depth study of the details of WL's original application for recognition and the on-site assessment and determined that an additional on-site visit was not necessary. The programs and procedures for which Wyle Laboratories has requested accreditation are the type that have been utilized previously in their nuclear and defense area programs, and controls have already been established. With respect to the test standards for which WL has requested, all but those pertaining to fire extinguishment and protection equipment are similar to the standards for which it has already been accredited and are, therefore, within the recognized capabilities of its personnel, facilities and equipment. Regarding the fire extinguishment and equipment protection standards, Wyle has tested at least four products in each of 16 of the 18 standards requested. The general knowledge that WL has acquired in the performance of those tests, and the test equipment and personnel on the site, would indicate that it has the capability to test and certify products under these standards. In any event, at the next scheduled audit a judgement will be made of the adequacy of the controls for the scope of activities involved in the NRTL program as well as of the status of the facility, equipment, and personnel. Preliminary Finding Based upon a review of the completed application file and the recommendation of the staff, the Assistant Secretary has made a preliminary finding that the Wyle Laboratories facility for which expansion of its recognition was requested (Huntsville, Alabama) can meet the requirements as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7. All interested members of the public are invited to supply detailed reasons and evidence supporting or challenging the sufficiency of the applicant's having met the requirements for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, as required by 29 CFR 1910.7 and [[Page 36766]] Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. Submission of pertinent written documents and exhibits shall be made no later than September 10, 1996, and must be addressed to the NRTL Recognition Program, Office of Variance Determination, Room N 3653, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20210. Copies of the WL application, the laboratory survey reports, and all submitted comments, as received, (Docket No. NRTL-1-93), are available for inspection and duplication at the Docket Office, Room N 2634, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. The Assistant Secretary's final decision on whether the applicant (Wyle Laboratories) satisfies the requirements for expansion of its recognition as an NRTL will be made on the basis of the entire record including the public submissions and any further proceedings that the Assistant Secretary may consider appropriate in accordance with Appendix A to Section 1910.7. Signed at Washington, D.C. this 8th day of July, 1996. Joseph A. Dear, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-17779 Filed 7-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-26-M