Notice2026-04722
Bay Area Compliance Laboratories: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
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Published
March 11, 2026
Effective
March 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Bay Area Compliance Laboratories as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04722]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2016-0022]
Bay Area Compliance Laboratories: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition
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 Bay Area Compliance Laboratories as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective
March 11, 2026.
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, phone: (202) 693-1999 or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e68b838f8a8f88818394c880948788858f95d4a682898ac8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd0d8d4d1d4d3dad8cf93dbcfdcd3ded4ce8ffdd9d2d193dad2cb">[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, phone: (202) 693-1911 or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ffde0ede6e1fce0e1a1e4eaf9e6e1cfebe0e3a1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d5f424f44435e42430346485b44436d494241034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA is providing notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of Bay Area Compliance Laboratories (BACL) as a NRTL.
BACL's expansion covers the addition of three 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
and for an expansion or renewal of this 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 a preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides a 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 BACL, which details the 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>.
BACL submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition on June 9, 2025 (OSHA-2016-0022-0017), requesting
the addition of three standards to the NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA
staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packet and
reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform an on-site
review in response to this application. OSHA staff has preliminarily
determined that OSHA should grant the application for test standard
expansion.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing BACL's expansion
application in the Federal Register on February 3, 2026 (91 FR 4957).
The agency requested comments by February 18, 2026, however no comments
were received in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with
this expansion of BACL's NRTL scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the BACL expansion application, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or contact
the Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627. Docket No.
OSHA-2016-0022 contains all materials in the record containing BACL's
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined BACL's expansion application and examined other
pertinent information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds
that BACL 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 expansion of
BACL's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of BACL's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of compliance to the test standards listed below in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in BACL's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard Title
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UL 61010-2-010......................... Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-010:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for the
Heating of Materials.
UL 61010-2-81.......................... Standard for Safety
Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement,
Control, and Laboratory Use--
Part 2-081: Particular
Requirements for Automatic and
Semi-Automatic Laboratory
Equipment for Analysis and
Other Purposes.
UL 61010-2-101......................... Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-101:
Particular Requirements for In
Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical
Equipment.
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A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
BACL also must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. BACL must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change in ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. BACL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. BACL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on BACL's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expand the
scope of recognition of BACL as a NRTL,
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subject to the limitations and conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Amanda Laihow, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 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. 7-2025 (90 FR 27878,
June 30, 2025), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 5, 2026.
Amanda Laihow,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-04722 Filed 3-10-26; 8:45 am]
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