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IV. Preliminary Findings
UL submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application files and related material
preliminarily indicate that UL can meet
the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR
1910.7 for expanding recognition to
include the addition of the test standard
listed above for NRTL testing and
certification. This preliminary finding
does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of UL’s application.
OSHA also preliminarily determined
that the test standard listed above is an
appropriate test standard.
OSHA seeks public comment on these
preliminary determinations.
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V. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether UL meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of
recognition as a NRTL and whether the
test standard listed above is an
appropriate test standard that should be
included in the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards. Comments
should consist of pertinent written
documents and exhibits.
Commenters needing more time to
comment must submit a request in
writing, stating the reasons for the
request by the due date for comments.
OSHA will limit any extension to 10
days unless the requester justifies a
longer time period. OSHA may deny a
request for an extension if it is not
adequately justified.
To review copies of the exhibits
identified in this notice, as well as
comments submitted to the docket,
contact the Docket Office, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, listed in
ADDRESSES. These materials also are
generally available online at https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
OSHA–2009–0025 (for further
information, see the ‘‘Docket’’ heading
in the section of this notice titled
ADDRESSES),
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, make a
recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Health on whether to grant UL’s
application for expansion of its scope of
recognition and to add the test standard
listed above to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards. The
Assistant Secretary will make the final
decision on granting the application and
on adding the test standard listed above
to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards. In making
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these decisions, the Assistant Secretary
may undertake other proceedings
prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR
1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
its final decision in the Federal
Register.
VI. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting 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. 8–2020
(85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020), and 29
CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 17,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.:
Grant of Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on August
24, 2021.
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: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
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; telephone: (202) 693–2110;
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s
web page includes information about
the NRTL Program (see https://
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www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
(TUVRNA), as a NRTL. TUVRNA’s
expansion covers the addition of four
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 productcertification 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
NRTLs or applicant organizations for
initial recognition, as well as for
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 TUVRNA, which details that
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
TUVRNA submitted an application,
dated January 30, 2019 (OSHA–2007–
0042–0051), to expand recognition to
include the addition of four test
standards. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA did not perform any
on-site reviews in relation to this
application.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing TUVRNA’s
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expansion applications in the Federal
Register on June 25, 2021 (86 FR 33779).
The agency requested comments by July
12, 2021, but it received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant expansion of TUVRNA’s scope of
recognition.
To review copies of all public
documents pertaining to TUVRNA’s
application, go to www.regulations.gov
or contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor at (202) 693–2350. Docket No.
OSHA–2007–0042 contains all materials
in the record concerning TUVRNA’s
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA’s
expansion application, their capability
to meet the requirements of the test
standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that TUVRNA
meets the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitations and conditions
listed below. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant TUVRNA’s scope of recognition.
OSHA limits the expansion of
TUVRNA’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed below in Table 1.
testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope
of recognition does not include these
products.
A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on
continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including but not limited to,
abiding by the following conditions of
recognition:
1. TUVRNA 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. TUVRNA must meet all the terms
of its recognition and comply with all
OSHA policies pertaining to this
recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet
the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published
conditions on TUVRNA’s scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has
recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the scope of
recognition of TUVRNA, subject to the
limitations and conditions specified
above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No.
8–2020 (85 FR 58393, September 18,
TUVRNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF REC- 2020) and 29 CFR 1910.7.
OGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 399 ......................
Standard for DrinkingWater Coolers.
Standard for Batteries
for Use in Stationary, Vehicle
Auxillary Power
and Light Electric
Rail (LER) Applications.
Standard for Household and Commercial Batteries.
Standard for Batteries
for Use in Light
Electric Vehicle Applications.
UL 1973 ....................
UL 2054 ....................
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UL 2271 ....................
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
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2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040]
SGS North America, Inc.: Application
for Expansion of Recognition and
Proposed Modification to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of SGS North
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America, Inc., for expansion of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add one test standard
to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
September 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at: https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for this Federal Register
notice (OSHA–2006–0040). OSHA will
place comments and requests to speak,
including personal information, in the
public docket, which may be available
online. Therefore, OSHA cautions
interested parties about submitting
personal information such as Social
Security numbers and birthdates. For
further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before September
8, 2021 to the Office of Technical
Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and
Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, or by fax to (202)
693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: 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 TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
August 24, 2021.
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: [email protected].
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; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email: [email protected]. OSHA's web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA), as a
NRTL. TUVRNA's expansion covers the addition of four 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 NRTLs or applicant
organizations for initial recognition, as well as for 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 TUVRNA, which details that NRTL's scope of
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
TUVRNA submitted an application, dated January 30, 2019 (OSHA-2007-
0042-0051), to expand recognition to include the addition of four test
standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform
any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVRNA's
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expansion applications in the Federal Register on June 25, 2021 (86 FR
33779). The agency requested comments by July 12, 2021, but it received
no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with
this final notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA's scope of recognition.
To review copies of all public documents pertaining to TUVRNA's
application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
at (202) 693-2350. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042 contains all materials in
the record concerning TUVRNA's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA's expansion application, their
capability to meet the requirements of the test standards, and other
pertinent information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds
that TUVRNA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of
its recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed
below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
TUVRNA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVRNA's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards listed below in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in TUVRNA's
NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 399.................................... Standard for Drinking-Water
Coolers.
UL 1973................................... Standard for Batteries for
Use in Stationary, Vehicle
Auxillary Power and Light
Electric Rail (LER)
Applications.
UL 2054................................... Standard for Household and
Commercial Batteries.
UL 2271................................... Standard for Batteries for
Use in Light Electric
Vehicle Applications.
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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.
A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including but not limited to, abiding by the following
conditions of recognition:
1. TUVRNA 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. TUVRNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on TUVRNA's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the scope of recognition of TUVRNA, subject to
the limitations and conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020)
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 17, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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