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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043]
TUV SUD 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 SUD
America, Inc. as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on
September 12, 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;
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) 693–1911 or
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM), as a
NRTL. TUVAM’s expansion covers the
addition of one recognized testing site to
the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA’s 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 its scope of recognition.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by its 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 an application
by a NRTL for initial recognition and for
an expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
appendix A, 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 its 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 TUVAM, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at: https://
www.osha.gov/nationally-recognizedtesting-laboratory-program.
TUVAM submitted an application to
OSHA for expansion of the NRTL scope
of recognition. The application, dated
August 1, 2023 (OSHA–2007–0043–
0061), requested the expansion of the
NRTL scope of recognition to include
one additional test site located at: 5945
Cabot Parkway, Suite 100, Alpharetta,
Georgia 30005. OSHA staff performed
an on-site review of TUVAM’s testing
facilities at TUVAM Alpharetta on
November 14–15, 2023, in which
assessors found some nonconformances
with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
TUVAM has addressed these issues
sufficiently, and OSHA staff has
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preliminarily determined that OSHA
should grant the expansion request to
include this additional site.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing TUVAM’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
July 29, 2024 (89 FR 60926). The agency
requested comments by August 13,
2024, but it received no comments in
response to the notice. OSHA now is
proceeding with this notice to grant
expansion of TUVAM’s scope of
recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to the
TUVAM expansion application, go to
www.regulations/gov or contact the
Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY
(877) 889–5627. Docket No. OSHA–
2007–0043 contains all materials in the
record containing TUVAM’s
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVAM’s
expansion application, conducted a
detailed on-site assessment, and
examined other pertinent information.
Based on review of this evidence, OSHA
finds that TUVAM 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 TUVAM’s
expanded scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of TUVAM’s
recognition to include the site at
Alpharetta, Georgia listed above.
OSHA’s recognition of the site limits
TUVAM 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 TUVAM’s scope of
recognition. This limitation is consistent
with the recognition that OSHA grants
to other NRTLs that operate multiple
sites.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
TUVAM also must abide by the
following conditions of the recognition:
1. TUVAM 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. TUVAM must meet all the terms of
its recognition and comply with all
OSHA policies pertaining to this
recognition; and
3. TUVAM must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
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TUVAM’s scope of recognition, in all
areas for which it has recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the NRTL
scope of recognition for TUVAM to
include one additional test site in
Alpharetta, Georgia.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy 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; Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 5,
2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0009]
DEKRA Certification Inc.: Application
for Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of DEKRA
Certification Inc., for expansion of the
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application.
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 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit
comments, including attachments,
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency’s name and the
docket number for this rulemaking
(Docket No. OSHA–2019–0009). All
comments, including any personal
information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at https://
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www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
information they do not want made
available to the public, or submitting
materials that contain personal
information (either about themselves or
others), such as Social Security numbers
and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) 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.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period on or before September
27, 2024 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, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N–3653,
Washington, DC 20210, 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, phone: (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, phone: (202)
693–1911 or email: robinson.kevin@
dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for
Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that
DEKRA Certification Inc. (DEKRA), is
applying for expansion of the current
recognition as a NRTL. DEKRA requests
the addition of seventeen test standards
to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA’s recognition of a NRTL
signifies that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
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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
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 DEKRA, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
DEKRA currently has two facilities
(sites) recognized by OSHA for product
testing and certification, with the
headquarters located at: DEKRA
Certification Inc., 405 Glenn Drive,
Suite 12, Sterling, Virginia 20164. A
complete list of DEKRA’s scope of
recognition is available at https://
www.osha.gov/nationally-recognizedtesting-laboratory-program/dekra.
II. General Background on the
Application
DEKRA submitted an application to
OSHA for expansion of the NRTL scope
of recognition on December 24, 2021
(OSHA–2019–0009–0007), requesting
the addition of twenty-nine recognized
testing standards. The application was
amended on February 1, 2023 (OSHA–
2019–0009–0008), removing eight
standards from the original request,
while adding an additional standard to
the expansion application. The
December 2021 expansion application
was amended a second time on June 21,
2023 (OSHA–2019–0009–0009) to
withdraw three standards from the
December 2021 application. The
December 2021 application was
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]
TUV SUD 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 SUD America, Inc. as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
September 12, 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;
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) 693-1911 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM), as a NRTL. TUVAM's
expansion covers the addition of one recognized testing site to the
NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA's 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 its
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its
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 an application by a NRTL for initial
recognition and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition,
following requirements in appendix A, 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 its 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 TUVAM, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at: https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program.
TUVAM submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition. The application, dated August 1, 2023 (OSHA-2007-
0043-0061), requested the expansion of the NRTL scope of recognition to
include one additional test site located at: 5945 Cabot Parkway, Suite
100, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005. OSHA staff performed an on-site review
of TUVAM's testing facilities at TUVAM Alpharetta on November 14-15,
2023, in which assessors found some nonconformances with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVAM has addressed these issues
sufficiently, and OSHA staff has preliminarily determined that OSHA
should grant the expansion request to include this additional site.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVAM's expansion
application in the Federal Register on July 29, 2024 (89 FR 60926). The
agency requested comments by August 13, 2024, but it received no
comments in response to the notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
notice to grant expansion of TUVAM's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the TUVAM expansion application, go to www.regulations/gov or contact
the Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627. Docket No.
OSHA-2007-0043 contains all materials in the record containing TUVAM's
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVAM's expansion application, conducted a
detailed on-site assessment, and examined other pertinent information.
Based on review of this evidence, OSHA finds that TUVAM 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 TUVAM's expanded scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's recognition to
include the site at Alpharetta, Georgia listed above. OSHA's
recognition of the site limits TUVAM 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 TUVAM's scope
of recognition. This limitation is consistent with the recognition that
OSHA grants to other NRTLs that operate multiple sites.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
TUVAM also must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. TUVAM 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. TUVAM must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVAM must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on
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TUVAM's scope of recognition, in all areas for which it has
recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the NRTL scope of recognition for TUVAM to
include one additional test site in Alpharetta, Georgia.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy 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; Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 5, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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