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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
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 four test
standards 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
November 16, 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
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Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
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Instructions: All submissions must
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personal information, in the public
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made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain
personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social
Security numbers, birth dates, and
medical data. 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 November
16, 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:
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; phone: (202) 693–2110 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is providing notice that
SGS North America, Inc. (SGS) is
applying for an expansion of the current
recognition as a NRTL. SGS requests the
addition of nineteen test standards to its
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
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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 a 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 SGS, which
details that NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
SGS currently has nine facilities
(sites) recognized by OSHA for product
testing and certification, with the
headquarters located at: SGS North
America, Inc., 620 Old Peachtree Road,
Suwanee, Georgia 30024. A complete
list of SGS’s scope of recognition is
available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/sgs.html.
II. General Background on the
Application
SGS submitted an application to
OSHA to expand recognition as a NRTL
to include twenty additional test
standards on June 5, 2020 (OSHA–
2006–0040–0067). This application was
amended on June 8, 2021, to remove one
standard from the original application.
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 has determined that one of the
standards requested in the application,
UL 4200A, Standard for Products
Incorporating Button or Coin Cell
Batteries of Lithium Technologies does
not meet the appropriate test standard
requirements in 29 CFR 1910.7(c) and
will not consider this standard in SGS’s
expansion application. UL 4200A does
not specify the safety requirements for
specific equipment or class of
equipment as required by the regulation.
OSHA will consider the expansion
application for the remaining eighteen
standards.
Table 1 lists the eighteen test
standards in SGS’s amended expansion
application that OSHA has determined
are appropriate.
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TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN SGS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
50 ....................................
458 ..................................
1973 ................................
2054 ................................
2097 ................................
2271 ................................
2272 * ..............................
2738 ................................
2743 * ..............................
8139 * ..............................
1090 ................................
1447 ................................
61010–2–040 ..................
UL 61010–2–081 ..................
UL 61010–2–091 ..................
UL 61010–2–101 ..................
UL 61010–2–201 ..................
UL 2849 * ..............................
Test standard title
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment.
Power Converters/Inverters and Power Converter/Inverter Systems for Land Vehicles and Marine Crafts.
Standard for Batteries for Use in Stationary, Vehicle Auxillary Power and Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications.
Standard for Household and Commercial Batteries.
Reference Standard for Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electronic Equipment.
Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) Applications.
Standard for Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices.
Standard for Induction Power Transmitters and Receivers for Use with Low Energy Products.
Standard for Portable Power Packs.
Electrical Systems of Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping Devices.
Electric Snow Movers.
Electric Lawn Mowers.
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–040: Particular Requirements for Sterilizers and Washer-Disinfectors Used to Treat Medical Materials.
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.
Standard for Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use—Part
2–091: Particular Requirements for Cabinet X-Ray Systems.
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–101: Particular Requirements for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Equipment.
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–201: Particular Requirements for Control Equipment.
Standard for Electrical Systems for eBikes.
* Represents a standard OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test
Standards to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to
add new test standards to the NRTL list
of appropriate test standards following
an evaluation of the test standard
document. To qualify as an appropriate
test standard, the agency evaluates the
document to (1) verify it represents a
product category for which OSHA
requires certification by a NRTL, (2)
verify the document represents an end
product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test
specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
OSHA becomes aware of new test
standards through various avenues. For
example, OSHA may become aware of
new test standards by: (1) Monitoring
notifications issued by certain
Standards Development Organizations;
(2) reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to
include new test standard in their
scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties.
OSHA may determine to include a new
test standard in the list, for example, if
the test standard is for a particular type
of product that another test standard
also covers or it covers a type of product
that no standard previously covered.
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add
four new test standards to the NRTL
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards. Table 2, below, lists these
test standards.
TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS
Test standard
UL
UL
UL
UL
2272
2743
8139
2849
................................
................................
................................
................................
Test standard title
Standard
Standard
Electrical
Standard
for Electrical Systems and Personal E-Mobility Devices.
for Portable Power Packs.
Systems of Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping Devices.
for Electrical Systems for eBikes.
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IV. Preliminary Findings
SGS submitted an acceptable
application for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file and pertinent
documentation preliminarily indicates
that SGS can meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expanding its recognition to include the
addition of the eighteen test standards
listed in Table 1, above, for NRTL
testing and certification. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
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an interim or temporary approval of
SGS’s application.
OSHA has also preliminarily
determined that the four test standards
listed in Table 2, above, are appropriate
test standard and that these test
standards should be added to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards.
OSHA seeks public comment on these
preliminary determinations.
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V. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether SGS meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the
recognition as a NRTL and whether the
test standards listed in Table 2, above,
are 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
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writing, stating the reasons for the
request. Commenters must submit the
written request for an extension by the
due date for comments. OSHA will limit
any extension to 10 days unless the
requester justifies a longer period.
OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if the request 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. These materials
also are generally available online at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040 (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, will make a
recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Health whether to grant SGS’s
application for expansion of the scope
of recognition and to add the test
standards listed in Table 2, 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
standards listed in Table 2, above, to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. In making 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
the final decision in the Federal
Register.
VI. Authority and Signature
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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 October 25,
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
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of SGS North
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 four test
standards 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 November 16, 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, attachments and other information and
requests, including personal information, in the public docket without
revision, and these materials will be available online at https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the agency cautions commenters about
submitting statements they do not want made available to the public, or
submitting comments that contain personal information (either about
themselves or others) such as Social Security numbers, birth dates, and
medical data. 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 November 16, 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:
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; phone:
(202) 693-2110 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing
notice that SGS North America, Inc. (SGS) is applying for an expansion
of the current recognition as a NRTL. SGS requests the addition of
nineteen test standards to its 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 a 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 SGS, which details that NRTL's scope of
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
SGS currently has nine facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with the headquarters located at:
SGS North America, Inc., 620 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee, Georgia
30024. A complete list of SGS's scope of recognition is available at
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/sgs.html.
II. General Background on the Application
SGS submitted an application to OSHA to expand recognition as a
NRTL to include twenty additional test standards on June 5, 2020 (OSHA-
2006-0040-0067). This application was amended on June 8, 2021, to
remove one standard from the original application. 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 has determined that one of the
standards requested in the application, UL 4200A, Standard for Products
Incorporating Button or Coin Cell Batteries of Lithium Technologies
does not meet the appropriate test standard requirements in 29 CFR
1910.7(c) and will not consider this standard in SGS's expansion
application. UL 4200A does not specify the safety requirements for
specific equipment or class of equipment as required by the regulation.
OSHA will consider the expansion application for the remaining eighteen
standards.
Table 1 lists the eighteen test standards in SGS's amended
expansion application that OSHA has determined are appropriate.
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Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in
SGS's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 50........................ Enclosures for Electrical Equipment.
UL 458....................... Power Converters/Inverters and Power
Converter/Inverter Systems for Land
Vehicles and Marine Crafts.
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 2097...................... Reference Standard for Double Insulation
Systems for Use in Electronic Equipment.
UL 2271...................... Standard for Batteries for Use in Light
Electric Vehicles (LEV) Applications.
UL 2272 *.................... Standard for Electrical Systems for
Personal E-Mobility Devices.
UL 2738...................... Standard for Induction Power Transmitters
and Receivers for Use with Low Energy
Products.
UL 2743 *.................... Standard for Portable Power Packs.
UL 8139 *.................... Electrical Systems of Electronic
Cigarettes and Vaping Devices.
UL 1090...................... Electric Snow Movers.
UL 1447...................... Electric Lawn Mowers.
UL 61010-2-040............... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-040: Particular
Requirements for Sterilizers and Washer-
Disinfectors Used to Treat Medical
Materials.
UL 61010-2-081............... 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 61010-2-091............... Standard for Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control, and Laboratory Use--Part 2-091:
Particular Requirements for Cabinet X-
Ray Systems.
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.
UL 61010-2-201............... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-201: Particular
Requirements for Control Equipment.
UL 2849 *.................... Standard for Electrical Systems for
eBikes.
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* Represents a standard OSHA proposes to add to the NRTL Program's List
of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Proposal To Add New Test Standards to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
Periodically, OSHA will propose to add new test standards to the
NRTL list of appropriate test standards following an evaluation of the
test standard document. To qualify as an appropriate test standard, the
agency evaluates the document to (1) verify it represents a product
category for which OSHA requires certification by a NRTL, (2) verify
the document represents an end product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test specifications (not
installation or operational performance specifications). OSHA becomes
aware of new test standards through various avenues. For example, OSHA
may become aware of new test standards by: (1) Monitoring notifications
issued by certain Standards Development Organizations; (2) reviewing
applications by NRTLs or applicants seeking recognition to include new
test standard in their scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers, manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties. OSHA may determine to include a
new test standard in the list, for example, if the test standard is for
a particular type of product that another test standard also covers or
it covers a type of product that no standard previously covered.
In this notice, OSHA proposes to add four new test standards to the
NRTL Program's list of appropriate test standards. Table 2, below,
lists these test standards.
Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Is Proposing To Add to the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 2272...................... Standard for Electrical Systems and
Personal E-Mobility Devices.
UL 2743...................... Standard for Portable Power Packs.
UL 8139...................... Electrical Systems of Electronic
Cigarettes and Vaping Devices.
UL 2849...................... Standard for Electrical Systems for
eBikes.
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IV. Preliminary Findings
SGS submitted an acceptable application for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA's review of the application file and pertinent
documentation preliminarily indicates that SGS can meet the
requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its recognition
to include the addition of the eighteen test standards listed in Table
1, above, for NRTL testing and certification. This preliminary finding
does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of SGS's
application.
OSHA has also preliminarily determined that the four test standards
listed in Table 2, above, are appropriate test standard and that these
test standards should be added to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
OSHA seeks public comment on these preliminary determinations.
V. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether SGS meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the recognition as a
NRTL and whether the test standards listed in Table 2, above, are
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
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writing, stating the reasons for the request. Commenters must submit
the written request for an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA
will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester justifies a
longer period. OSHA may deny a request for an extension if the request
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. These materials also are generally available online at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040 (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, will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health whether to grant SGS's application for
expansion of the scope of recognition and to add the test standards
listed in Table 2, 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 standards listed in
Table 2, above, to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test
Standards. In making 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 the final decision in the
Federal Register.
VI. 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 October 25, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-23690 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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