ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. NRTL-1-89]

ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc.

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 ETL Testing

Laboratories, Inc. 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

October 8, 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, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of Variance Determination, NRTL Recognition Program,

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor--Room N3653, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that ETL

Laboratories, Inc. (ETL), 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 54 FR 8411, 2/28/89), and was so recognized

(see 54 FR 37845, 9/13/89); made application for expansion of its

recognition (see 55 FR 43229, 10/26/90), and was so recognized (see 55

FR 51971, 12/18/90; see also correction, 56 FR 2953, 1/25/91); made

application for expansion of its recognition (see 57 FR 54422, 11/18/

92), and was so recognized (see 58 FR 37749, 7/13/93; see also

correction, 58 FR 47001, 9/3/93); has made application for expansion of

its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for the

equipment or materials listed below.

The addresses of the concerned laboratories are:

3933 U.S. Route 11, P.O. Box 2040, Cortland, New York 13045

4317-A Park Drive, NW, Norcross, Georgia 30093

260 East Grand Avenue, # 38, South San Francisco, California 94080

Expansion of Recognition

On January 22, 1993, ETL Laboratories, Inc. made application for

expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory. The application was amended to include additional test

standards on July 13, 1993. Due to the circumstances noted in the May

28, 1996 report from the Lead Assessor for the NRTL Program, the

application was not acted upon. It was again amended on March 11 and

March 20, 1996. ETL requested expansion of its recognition for

certifying products when tested for compliance with the following test

standards, which are appropriate within the meaning of 29 CFR

1910.7(c):

ANSI/ISA S12.13--Performance Requirements for Combustible Gas

Detectors

ASTM E152--Method of Fire Test of Door Assemblies

ASTM E163--Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Window Assemblies

ANSI/IEEE C37.13--Low Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers Used in

Enclosures

ANSI/IEEE--C37.14--Low Voltage DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in

Enclosures

ANSI/UL 1--Flexible Metal Conduit

ANSI/UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring

UL 6--Rigid Metal Conduit

UL 13--Power-Limited Circuit Cables

ANSI/UL 17--Vent or Chimney Connector Dampers for Oil-Fired

Appliances

ANSI/UL 21--LP-Gas Hose

ANSI/UL 22--Amusement and Gaming Machines

ANSI/UL 25--Meters for Flammable and Combustible Liquids and LP Gas

ANSI/UL 65--Electric Wired Cabinets

ANSI/UL 69--Electric-Fence Controllers

ANSI/UL 79--Power-Operated Pumps for Petroleum Product Dispensing

Systems

ANSI/UL 87--Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Petroleum Products

UL 104--Elevator Door Locking Devices and Contracts

UL 136--Pressure Cookers

ANSI/UL 150--Antenna Rotators

ANSI/UL 154--Carbon-Dioxide Fire Extinguisher

ANSI/UL 183--Manufactured Wiring Systems

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UL 201--Standard for Garage Equipment

ANSI/UL 209--Cellular Metal Floor Raceways and Fittings

ANSI/UL 224--Extruded Insulating Tubing

ANSI/UL 294--Access Control System Units

ANSI/UL 296A--Waste Oil-Burning Air-Heating Appliances

ANSI/UL 299--Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher

ANSI/UL 307A--Liquid Fuel-Burning Heating Appliances for

Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles

UL 330--Hose and Hose Assemblies for Dispensing Gasoline

ANSI/UL 343--Pumps for Oil-Burning Appliances

ANSI/UL 355--Cord Reels

ANSI/UL 360--Liquid-Tight Flexible Steel Conduit

ANSI/UL 363--Knife Switches

ANSI/UL 365--Police Station Connected Burglar Alarm Units and

Systems

UL 407--Manifolds for Compressed Gases

ANSI/UL 414--Meter Sockets

ANSI/UL 443--Steel Auxiliary Tanks for Oil-Burner Fuel

UL 444--Communications Cables

ANSI/UL 448--Pumps for Fire-Protection Service

ANSI/UL 486B--Wire Connectors for Use with Aluminum and/or Copper

Conductors

ANSI/UL 486C--Splicing Wire Connectors

ANSI/UL 486E--Equipment Wiring Terminals for Use with Aluminum and/

or Copper Conductors

ANSI/UL 493--Thermoplastic-Insulated Underground Feeder and Branch-

Circuit Cables

UL 497--Protectors for Paired Conductor Communications Circuits

UL 497A--Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits

ANSI/UL 497B--Protectors for Data Communication and Fire Alarm

Circuits

UL 508C--Power Conversion Equipment

ANSI/UL 512--Fuseholders

ANSI/UL 525--Flame Arresters for Use on Vents of Storage Tanks for

Petroleum Oil and Gasoline

ANSI/UL 543--Impregnated-Fiber Electrical Conduit

ANSI/UL 551--Transformer-Type Arc-Welding Machines

ANSI/UL 558--Industrial Trucks, Internal Combustion Engine-Powered

UL 567--Pipe Connectors for Flammable and Combustible Liquids and LP

Gas

ANSI/UL 583--Electric-Battery-Powered Industrial Trucks

ANSI/UL 603--Power Supplies for Use with Burglar-Alarm Systems

ANSI/UL 606--Linings and Screens for Use with Burglar-Alarm Systems

ANSI/UL 626--2\1/2\ Gallon Stored-Pressure, Water-Type Fire

Extinguisher

ANSI/UL 632--Electrically Actuated Transmitters

ANSI/UL 634--Connectors and Switches for Use with Burglar-Alarm

Systems

ANSI/UL 641--Low-Temperature Venting Systems, Type L

ANSI/UL 644--Container Assemblies for LP-Gas

ANSI/UL 651A--Type EB and A Rigid PVC Conduit and HDPE Conduit

UL 664--Commercial Dry-Cleaning Machines (Type IV)

ANSI/UL 676--Underwater Lighting Fixtures

ANSI/UL 710--Grease Extractors for Exhaust Ducts

ANSI/UL 711--Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers

ANSI/UL 729--Oil-Fired Floor Furnaces

ANSI/UL 730--Oil-Fired Wall Furnaces

UL 745-1--Portable Electric Tools

UL 745-2-1--Particular Requirements of Drills

UL 745-2-2--Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact

Wrenches

UL 745-2-3--Particular Requirements for Grinders, Polishers, and

Disk-Type Sanders

UL 745-2-4--Particular Requirements for Sanders

UL 745-2-5--Particular Requirements for Circular Saws and Circular

Knives

UL 745-2-6--Particular Requirements for Hammers

UL 745-2-8--Particular Requirements for Shears and Nibblers

UL 745-2-9--Particular Requirements for Tappers

UL 745-2-11--Particular Requirements for Reciprocating Saws

UL 745-2-12--Particular Requirements for Concrete Vibrators

UL 745-2-14--Particular Requirements for Planers

UL 745-2-17--Particular Requirements for Routers and Trimmers

UL 745-2-30--Particular Requirements for Staplers

UL 745-2-31--Particular Requirements for Diamond Core Drills

UL 745-2-32--Particular Requirements for Magnetic Drill Presses

UL 745-2-33--Particular Requirements for Portable Bandsaws

UL 745-2-34--Particular Requirements for Strapping Tools

UL 745-2-35--Particular Requirements for Drain Cleaners

UL 745-2-36--Particular Requirements for Hand Motor Tools

UL 745-2-37--Particular Requirements for Plate Joiners

ANSI/UL 773--Plug-In, Locking Type Photocontrols for Use with Area

Lighting

ANSI/UL 773A--Nonindustrial Photoelectric Switches for Lighting

Control

ANSI/UL 797--Electrical Metallic Tubing

ANSI/UL 814--Gas-Tube-Sign and Ignition Cable

ANSI/UL 826--Household Electric Clocks

ANSI/UL 827--Central-Stations for Watchman, Fire-Alarm, and

Supervisory Services

UL 842--Valves for Flammable Liquids

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

Ranges

ANSI/UL 864--Control Units for Fire-Protective Signaling Systems

ANSI/UL 875--Electric Dry Bath Heaters

ANSI/UL 879--Electrode Receptacles for Gas-Tube Signs

ANSI/UL 884--Underfloor Raceways and Fittings

ANSI/UL 964--Electrically Heated Bedding

ANSI/UL 977--Fused Power-Circuit Devices

ANSI/UL 983--Surveillance Camera Units

UL 991--Safety-Related Controls Employing Solid-State Devices

UL 1072--Medium Voltage Cables

UL 1075--Gas Fired Cooking Appliances for Recreational Vehicles

ANSI/UL 1076--Proprietary Burglar Alarm Units and Systems

ANSI/UL 1203--Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical

Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations

UL 1206--Electrical Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment

ANSI/UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified)

Locations

ANSI/UL 1230--Amateur Movie Lights

ANSI/UL 1238--Control Equipment for Use with Flammable Liquid

Dispensing Devices

ANSI/UL 1240--Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment

ANSI/UL 1278--Movable and Wall- or Ceiling-Hung Electric Room

Heaters

ANSI/UL 1313--Nonmetallic Safety Cans for Petroleum Products

ANSI/UL 1316--Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage

Tanks for Petroleum Products

UL 1323--Scaffold Hoists

ANSI/UL 1413--High-Voltage Components for Television-Type Appliances

ANSI/UL 1416--Overcurrent and Overtemperature Protectors for Radio-

and Television-Type Appliances

ANSI/UL 1417--Special Fuses for Radio- and Television-Type

Appliances

ANSI/UL 1418--Implosion-Protected Cathode-Ray Tubes for Television-

Type Appliances

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

UL 1437--Electrical Analog Instruments--Panel Board Types

ANSI/UL 1445--Electric Water Bed Heaters

ANSI/UL 1447--Electric Lawn Mowers

ANSI/UL 1448--Electric Hedge Trimmers

ANSI/UL 1480--Speakers for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

ANSI/UL 1481--Power Supplies for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

UL 1492--Audio-Video Products and Accessories

ANSI/UL 1555--Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Washing Equipment

ANSI/UL 1556--Electric-Coin-Operated Clothes-Drying Equipment

UL 1558--Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear

UL 1565--Wire Positioning Devices

UL 1567--Receptacles and Switches for Use With Aluminum Wire

ANSI/UL 1569--Metal-Clad Cables

ANSI/UL 1577--Optical Isolators

ANSI/UL 1610--Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Units

ANSI/UL 1638--Visual Signaling Appliances

UL 1640--Portable Power Distribution Units

ANSI/UL 1662--Electric Chain Saws

UL 1664--Immersion-Detection Circuit-Interrupters

UL 1673--Electric Space Heating Cables

UL 1676--Discharge Path Resistors

UL 1690--Data-Processing Cables

ANSI/UL 1711--Amplifiers for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

UL 1738--Venting Systems for Gas-Burning Appliances, Categories, II,

III, and IV

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UL 1795--Hydromassage Bathtubs

ANSI/UL 1876--Isolating Signal and Feedback Transformers for Use in

Electronic Equipment

UL 1993--Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters

UL 1994--Low-Level Path Marking and Lighting Systems

UL 1996--Duct Heaters

UL 2021--Fixed and Location-Dedicated Electric Room Heaters

UL 2044--Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment

UL 2601-1--Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General

Requirements for Safety

UL 3044--Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment

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

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

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

details of ETL's original recognition and previous expansion of its

recognition, and the application, and determined that ETL 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 ETL's current areas

of recognition; ETL had experience in testing to the specific product

test standards; appropriate modifications had been made to the

operating and control systems at the Cortland facility; the audits

performed by NRTL staff members during the previous four years

indicated ETL's competence to test and certify products to similar test

standards.

Preliminary Finding

Based upon a review of the completed application file and the

recommendation of the NRTL staff, the Assistant Secretary has made a

preliminary finding that the ETL Laboratories, Inc's. facilities for

which expansion of its recognition was requested 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 Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. Submission of

pertinent written documents and exhibits shall be made no later than

October 8, 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, 300 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. Copies of the ETL applications, the

laboratory survey reports, and all submitted comments, as received,

(Docket No. NRTL-1-89), 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

(ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc.) 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 5th day of August, 1996.

Joseph A. Dear,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-20379 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am]

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