Canadian Standards Association

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. NRTL-2-92]

Canadian Standards Association

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of

Labor.

ACTION: Notice of request for expansion of current recognition as a

nationally recognized testing laboratory.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of the Canadian

Standards Association 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

January 9, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: NRTL Recognition Program, Office of

Variance Determination, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., room N3653,

Washington, DC 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, DC 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Canadian

Standards Association 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 of its Rexdale (Toronto)

facility as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (see 57 FR

23429, 6/3/92; amended 57 FR 48804, 10/28/92), and was so recognized

(see 57 FR 61452, 12/24/92); made application for expansion of the

recognition of its Rexdale facility (see 58 FR 64973, 12/10/93), and

was so recognized (see 59 FR 5447, 2/4/94); and subsequently made

application for inclusion of its Pointe-Claire, Richmond, Edmonton,

Moncton, and Winnipeg facilities in the recognition of its Rexdale

facility as an NRTL (see 59 FR 10173, 3/3/94), and was so recognized

(see 59 FR 40692, 8/9/94), has made application for an expansion of its

current recognition, for the equipment or materials listed below.

The addresses of the concerned laboratories are:

Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale (Toronto) Facility, 178 Rexdale

Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario M9W1R3, Canada

Canadian Standards Association, Pointe-Claire (Montreal) Facility, 865

Ellingham Street, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 5E8, Canada

Canadian Standards Association, Richmond (Vancouver) Facility, 13799

Commerce Parkway, Richmond, British Columbia V6V 2N9, Canada

Canadian Standards Association, Edmonton Facility, 1707-94th Street,

Edmonton, Alberta T6N 1E6, Canada

Canadian Standards Association, Moncton Facility, 40 Rooney Cresent,

Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 4M3, Canada

Canadian Standards Association, Winnipeg Facility, 50 Paramount Road,

Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 2W3, Canada

Expansion of Recognition

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA), submitted an application

for expansion of its current recognition to include the following test

standards, which are appropriate within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c)

ANSI/IEEE C37.20.1--Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit-Breaker

Switchgear

ANSI/IEEE C37.20.2--Metal-Clad and Station-Type Cubicle Switchgear

ANSI/IEEE C37.20.3--Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear

ANSI/IEEE C37.21--Control Switchboards

ANSI/IEEE C37.23--Metal Enclosed Bus and Calculating Losses in

Isolated-Place Bus

ANSI/IEEE C37.41--Design Tests for High-Voltage Fuses, Distribution

Enclosed Single Pole Air Switches, Fuse Disconnecting Switches and

Accessories

ANSI/IEEE C37.46--Specifications for Power Fuses and Fuse Disconnection

Switches

ANSI/IEEE C37.54--Indoor Alternating-Current High Voltage Circuit

Breakers Applied as Removable Elements in Metal-Enclosed Switchgear,

Assemblies--Conformance Test Procedures

ANSI/IEEE C37.55--Metal-Clad Switchgear Assemblies--Conformance Test

Procedures

ANSI/IEEE C37.57--Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear Assemblies--

Conformance Testing

ANSI/IEEE C37.58--Indoor AC Medium-Voltage Switches for Use in Metal-

Enclosed Switchgear--Conformance Testing Procedures

ANSI/IEEE C37.121--Unit Substations--Requirements

ANSI/IEEE C62.11--Metal Oxide Surge Arresters for AC Power Circuits

UL 13--Power-Limited Circuit Cables

ANSI/UL 508C--Power Conversion Equipment

ANSI/UL 611--Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Systems

ANSI/UL 636--Holdup Alarm Units and Systems

UL 858A--Safety-Related Solid-State Controls for Electric Ranges

UL 1424--Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Protective-Signaling Circuits

UL 1651--Optical Fiber Cable

UL 1690--Data-Processing Cable

UL 1776--High-Pressure Cleaning Machines

UL 1951--Electric Plumbing Accessories

UL 1993--Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters

UL 1996--Duct Heaters

UL 2044--Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment

UL 2083--Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling Equipment

UL 2601-1--Medical Electrical Equipment

UL 3101-1--Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General

Requirements

UL 3111-1--Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment; Part 1: General

Requirements

UL 8730-1--Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 1:

General Requirements

The NRTL Recognition Program staff made an in-depth study of the

details of CSA's original recognition, expansion of its original

recognition, and extension of its recognition to include facilities

other than Rexdale (Toronto), and determined that CSA had the staff

capability and the necessary equipment to conduct testing of products

using the proposed test standards. The NRTL staff determined that an

additional on-site review was not necessary since the proposed

additional test standards were closely related to CSA's current areas

of recognition.

Preliminary Finding

Based upon a review of the details of CSA's recognition and an

evaluation of its present application including details of necessary

test equipment, procedures, and special apparatus or facilities needed,

the Assistant Secretary has made a preliminary finding that the

equipment and expertise required to certify products using the four

aforementioned standards are within the capabilities of the laboratory,

and that the proposed additional test standards (product categories)

can be added to CSA's recognition without the necessity for an

additional on-site review.

All interested members of the public are invited to supply detailed

reasons and evidence supporting or challenging the expansion of the

current recognition of the Canadian Standards Association, as required

by 29 CFR 1910.7. Submission of pertinent written documents and

exhibits shall be made no later than January 9, 1995, 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, DC 20210.

Copies of all pertinent documents (Docket No. NRTL-2-92), 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.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of November 1994.

Joseph A. Dear,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 94-30233 Filed 12-7-94; 8:45 am]

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