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2005); 72 FR 3410 (January 25, 2007)
(Rescinded by 82 FR 24147); 82 FR
24147 (May 25, 2017).
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0009]
DEKRA Certification Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition and
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 final decision to expand
the scope of recognition of DEKRA
Certification Inc., (DEKRA) as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA
announces the final decision to add one
test standard to the NRTL List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on April
23, 2024.
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 or
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) 693–1911 or
email robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Notice of the Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
DEKRA Certification Inc., (DEKRA) as a
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NRTL. DEKRA’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 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 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 DEKRA, which
details that NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
DEKRA submitted an application on
December 24, 2021 (OSHA–2019–0009–
0004), which requested the addition of
twenty-two standards to the scope of
recognition. DEKRA submitted an
amended application, dated June 21,
2023 (OSHA–2019–0009–0003), which
requested that OSHA consider three of
the twenty-two standards separately.
OSHA then moved forward with
consideration only of the three
standards requested in the June 21,
2023, amended application; it is still
evaluating the initial application and
will announce the preliminary decision
on the remaining nineteen standards in
a separate notice. OSHA staff performed
a detailed analysis of the application
packet for the three standards covered
by the June 21, 2023, amended
application, and other pertinent
information. OSHA staff performed an
on-site assessment of DEKRA’s
Netherlands facility on June 5–7, 2023,
in which OSHA assessors found some
nonconformances with the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7. DEKRA has addressed
these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff
preliminarily determined that OSHA
should grant the June 21, 2023,
amended application.
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OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing DEKRA’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
March 1, 2024 (89 FR 15223). The
agency requested comments by March
18, 2024, but it received no comments
in response to this notice.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to the
DEKRA application, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor. Docket No. OSHA–2019–0009
contains all materials in the record
concerning DEKRA’s recognition.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined DEKRA’s
expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test
standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that DEKRA
meets the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitations and conditions
listed in this notice. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant DEKRA’s expanded scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of DEKRA’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed below in table 1.
TABLE 1—TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN DEKRA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
UL 2202 .....................
UL 2251 * ...................
UL 2594 .....................
Test standard title
DC Charging Equipment for Electric Vehicles.
Plugs, Receptacles, and Couplers for Electric Vehicles.
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment.
* Represents the standard that OSHA will add to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards.
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 WILL ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Test standard
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UL 2251 .....................
Test standard title
Plugs, Receptacles, and Couplers for Electric Vehicles.
The American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test
standards listed above as American
National Standards. However, for
convenience, we may use the
designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed
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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
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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,
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DEKRA must abide by the following
conditions of the recognition:
1. DEKRA 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. DEKRA must meet all the terms of
its recognition and comply with all
OSHA policies pertaining to this
recognition; and
3. DEKRA must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
DEKRA’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 DEKRA as a NRTL,
subject to the limitations and conditions
specified above. OSHA also adds one
test standard to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8–2020
(85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020), and 29
CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 16,
2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–99984; File No. SR–
PEARL–2024–19]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX
PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change To Make Minor, NonSubstantive Edits to Rule 531, Reports
and Market Data Products
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April 17, 2024.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that
on April 9, 2024, MIAX PEARL, LLC
(‘‘MIAX Pearl’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) a
2 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is filing a proposal to
amend (1) make a non-substantive,
clarifying change to a footnote in prior
rule filings submitted to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) for immediate
effectiveness pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) 4 to adopt the Liquidity Taker
Event Report and Liquidity Taker Event
Report—Resting Simple Orders; 5 and
(2) make a non-substantive clarifying
change to Exchange Rule 531, Reports
and Market Data Products.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s website at
https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/
us-equities/pearl-equities/rule-filings, at
MIAX Pearl’s principal office, and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant aspects of such
statements.
[FR Doc. 2024–08599 Filed 4–22–24; 8:45 am]
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proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
3 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
5 The Exchange notes that its affiliate, MIAX
Emerald, LLC (‘‘MIAX Emerald’’), submitted the
first filing to adopt the Liquidity Taker Event
Report—Simple Orders, pursuant to Section
19(b)(2) of the Act. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). See
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 91356 (March
18, 2021), 86 FR 15759 (March 24, 2021) (SR–
EMERALD–2021–09) (Notice of Filing of a Proposed
Rule Change To Adopt Exchange Rule 531, Reports,
To Provide for the New ‘‘Liquidity Taker Event
Report’’); and 91787 (May 6, 2021), 86 FR 26111
(May 12, 2021) (SR–EMERALD–2021–09) (Order
Approving Proposed Rule Change To Adopt
Exchange Rule 531(a), Reports, To Provide for a
New ‘‘Liquidity Taker Event Report’’).
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to: (1) make a
non-substantive, clarifying change to a
footnote in prior rule filings submitted
to the Commission for immediate
effectiveness pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 6 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) 7 thereunder to adopt the
Liquidity Taker Event Report and
Liquidity Taker Event Report—Resting
Simple Orders; and (2) make a nonsubstantive clarifying change to
Exchange Rule 531, Reports and Market
Data Products.
The Exchange offers two versions of
the Liquidity Taker Event Report: (1)
Liquidity Taker Event Report (referred
to herein as the ‘‘Simple Order Report’’);
and (2) Liquidity Taker Event Report—
Resting Simple Orders (referred to
herein as the ‘‘Resting Simple Order
Report’’).8 Each of the Reports are
available for purchase by Exchange
Members 9 on a voluntary basis. The
Exchange’s prior rule filings to adopt
each Liquidity Taker Event Report were
submitted to the Commission for
immediate effectiveness pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 10 and
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.11 Each
Liquidity Taker Event Report is
described under Exchange Rules 531(a)
and (c).12
In general, each Liquidity Taker Event
Report is a daily report that provides a
Member (‘‘Recipient Member’’) with its
liquidity response time details for
executions and contra-side responses of
6 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
8 The Simple Order Report and Resting Simple
Order Report are collectively referred to herein as
the ‘‘Reports.’’
9 The term ‘‘Member’’ means an individual or
organization that is registered with the Exchange
pursuant to Chapter II of the Exchange’s Rules for
purposes of trading on the Exchange as an
‘‘Electronic Exchange Member’’ or ‘‘Market Maker.’’
Members are deemed ‘‘members’’ under the
Exchange Act. See Exchange Rule 100.
10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
12 See Exchange Rules 531(a) and (c); see also
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 92082 (June
1, 2021), 86 FR 30337 (June 7, 2021) (SR–PEARL–
2021–25) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Rule 531, Reports and Market Data Products, To
Adopt the Liquidity Taker Event Report for Options
Trading); and 96837 (February 8, 2023), 88 FR 9543
(February 14, 2023) (SR–PEARL–2023–01) (Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 531, Reports
and Market Data Products, To Provide for the New
‘‘Liquidity Taker Event Report— Resting Simple
Orders’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009]
DEKRA Certification Inc.: 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 of DEKRA Certification Inc., (DEKRA) as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA
announces the final decision to add one test standard to the NRTL List
of Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
April 23, 2024.
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
or 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) 693-1911 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of DEKRA Certification Inc., (DEKRA) as a
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NRTL. DEKRA'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 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 DEKRA, which details that NRTL's scope of
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
DEKRA submitted an application on December 24, 2021 (OSHA-2019-
0009-0004), which requested the addition of twenty-two standards to the
scope of recognition. DEKRA submitted an amended application, dated
June 21, 2023 (OSHA-2019-0009-0003), which requested that OSHA consider
three of the twenty-two standards separately. OSHA then moved forward
with consideration only of the three standards requested in the June
21, 2023, amended application; it is still evaluating the initial
application and will announce the preliminary decision on the remaining
nineteen standards in a separate notice. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application packet for the three standards
covered by the June 21, 2023, amended application, and other pertinent
information. OSHA staff performed an on-site assessment of DEKRA's
Netherlands facility on June 5-7, 2023, in which OSHA assessors found
some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. DEKRA has
addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff preliminarily
determined that OSHA should grant the June 21, 2023, amended
application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing DEKRA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on March 1, 2024 (89 FR 15223). The
agency requested comments by March 18, 2024, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the DEKRA application, go to https://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor. Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009 contains all materials
in the record concerning DEKRA's recognition. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined DEKRA's expansion application, its capability
to meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that
DEKRA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed in this
notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
DEKRA's expanded scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of
DEKRA's recognition to testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed below in
table 1.
Table 1--Test Standards for Inclusion in DEKRA's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 2202............................... DC Charging Equipment for
Electric Vehicles.
UL 2251 *............................. Plugs, Receptacles, and Couplers
for Electric Vehicles.
UL 2594............................... Electric Vehicle Supply
Equipment.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Represents the standard that OSHA will add to the NRTL Program's List
of Appropriate Test Standards.
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 Will Add to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 2251............................... Plugs, Receptacles, and Couplers
for Electric Vehicles.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standards listed above as American National Standards. 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,
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DEKRA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. DEKRA 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. DEKRA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. DEKRA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on DEKRA'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 DEKRA as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above. OSHA also adds one test standard to the
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393,
Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 16, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-08599 Filed 4-22-24; 8:45 am]
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