Notice2025-13888
UL LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
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Published
July 24, 2025
Effective
July 24, 2025
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for UL LLC, as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA will add one standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34899-34900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13888]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
UL LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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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). Additionally, OSHA will add one standard to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
July 24, 2025.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0ada5a9aca9aea7a5b2eea6b2a1aea3a9b3f280a4afaceea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8de0e8e4e1e4e3eae8ffa3ebffece3eee4febfcde9e2e1a3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1a3beb3b8bfa2bebfffbab4a7b8bf91b5bebdffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a180508030419050444010f1c03042a0e0506440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the 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 one test site and two test standards to the 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 <a href="http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html">http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html</a>.
UL submitted three applications for expansion of the NRTL scope of
recognition. 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 an on-site 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 addressed
these issues sufficiently, and OTPCA preliminarily determined that OSHA
should grant the application requests to add this one test site and
these two test standards to UL's NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing UL's expansion
applications in the Federal Register on April 25, 2025 (90 FR 17467).
The agency requested comments by May 12, 2025, however no comments were
received in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this
notice to grant expansion of UL's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the UL expansion applications, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or contact the
Docket Office (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627). Docket No. OSHA-
2009-0025 contains all materials in the record containing UL's NRTL
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined UL's expansion applications, conducted a
detailed on-site assessment, and examined other pertinent information.
Based on review of this evidence, OSHA finds that UL meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition, subject to
the specified limitations and conditions. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to grant UL's scope of recognition.
OSHA limits the expansion of UL's recognition to include the site
located at: Phu Thai Vietnam, Lot DH, Lai Vu Industrial Park and two
additional testing standards. OSHA's recognition of the site limits UL
to performing product testing and certifications only to the test
standards for which the site has the proper capability and programs,
and for test standards in UL's scope of recognition. This limitation is
consistent with the recognition that OSHA grants to other NRTLs that
operate multiple sites. Additionally, OSHA grants UL expansion of the
NRTL scope of recognition to include the additional test standards
listed below in Table 1 below:
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Table 1--Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in UL's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60335-2-29................ Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-29:
Particular Requirements for Battery
Chargers.
UL 2056 *.................... Power Banks.
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* Represents standard that OSHA is adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
In this notice, OSHA also announces the final decision to add one
new test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test
Standards. Table 2 below lists the standard that is new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA has determined that this test standard is an appropriate
test standard and will add it to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
Table 2--Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 2056................................ Power Banks.
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standard listed above as an American National Standard. However,
for convenience, we may use the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under
the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 01-00-004, Chapter
2, Section VIII), any NRTL recognized for a particular test standard
may use either the proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI
version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test
standard is currently ANSI-approved.
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. Additionally, OSHA will add one standard to
the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Authority and Signature
Amanda 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. 7-2027 (90 FR 27878; June 30, 2025), and 29 CFR
1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 8, 2025.
Amanda Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-13888 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am]
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