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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040]
SGS North America, Inc.: Applications
for Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the applications 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 applications.
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 20, 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–2006–0040). All
comments, including any personal
information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at https://
SUMMARY:
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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 November
20, 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, 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 Applications 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 six test sites and one test
standard 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
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 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 the 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,
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Suwanee, Georgia 30024. A complete
list of SGS’s scope of recognition is
available at https://www.osha.gov/
nationally-recognized-testinglaboratory-program/sgs.
II. General Background on the
Applications
SGS submitted five applications to
OSHA to expand recognition as a NRTL.
The first application was received on
March 20, 2022 (OSHA–2006–0040–
0084), requesting the addition of one
test site in Brussels, Belgium. This
application was revised on January 9,
2024 (OSHA–2006–0040–0089) to
update the address on the original
application. The second expansion
application was received on March 29,
2022 (OSHA–2006–0040–0085),
requesting the addition of one test site
in Yokohama, Japan. This application
was revised on May 9, 2024 (OSHA–
2006–0040–0091) requesting an
additional test standard in addition to
the Yokohama site. The third expansion
application was received on March 30,
2022 (OSHA–2006–0040–0086),
requesting the addition of one test site
in Munich, Germany. This application
was revised on January 9, 2024 (OSHA–
2006–0040–0090) to update the address
on the application to Puchheim,
Germany. The fourth (OSHA–2006–
0040–0087) and fifth (OSHA–2006–
0040–0088) applications were received
on April 1, 2022, requesting the
addition of two test sites in New Taipei
City, Taiwan and one in Gunpo-si,
Gyeonggi-do, Korea. In total, the
applications requested the addition of
six sites and one test standard to the
NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA staff performed a detailed
analysis of the application packets and
reviewed other pertinent information.
OTPCA staff also performed on-site
reviews of SGS’s Korea site on April 25
and May 7, 2024; SGS’s two Taiwan
sites on February 29–March 1, 2024;
SGS’s Germany site on June 15–16,
2023; SGS’s Belgium site on June 15–16,
2023; and SGS’s Japan on May 9–10,
2024, in which the assessors found
some nonconformances with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. SGS
addressed these issues sufficiently and
OTPCA has preliminarily determined
that OSHA should grant the application
requests to add these six test sites and
one test standard to SGS’s NRTL scope
of recognition.
Table 1 lists the six sites that SGS has
requested for inclusion in the NRTL’s
expanded scope of recognition:
TABLE 1—LIST OF TEST SITES PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN SGS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Site name
Address
SGS Korea Co., Ltd ..................................
SGS Taiwan Ltd ........................................
4, LS-ro 182 beon-gil Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Republic of Korea 15807 ....................
No. 31 & 33, Wu Chyuan Road New Taipei Industrial Park Wu Ku District New Taipei City, Taiwan 248 Chinese Taipei.
No. 17, Wu Chyuan 8th Road, New Taipei Industrial Park, Wu Ku District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 248 Chinese Taipei.
Benzstrasse 26/28 D–82178 Puchheim .......................................................................
Riverside Business Park Bld. Internationalelaan, 55/A BE–1070 Brussels .................
134, Good-cho, Hodogaya-ku Yokohama Business Park North Square I 3F Yokohama, 240–0005.
SGS Taiwan Ltd. Site 2 .............................
SGS Germany GmbH ................................
SGS Belgium N.V ......................................
SGS Japan Inc ..........................................
Table 2 lists the one test standard
included in SGS’s applications for
expansion for testing and certification of
products under the NRTL Program.
an interim or temporary approval of
SGS’s applications.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as
TABLE 2—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE to whether SGS meets the requirements
TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of
SGS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNI- recognition as a NRTL. Comments
TION
Test
standard
ASME
A17.5.
Test standard title
Elevator and Escalator Electrical
Equipment.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the
Applications
OSHA has preliminarily determined
that SGS has submitted acceptable
applications for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application files and pertinent
documentation indicates that the
applications meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expanding the recognition to include
the addition of these six test sites and
one test standard for NRTL testing and
certification listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
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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. 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).
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Country
Korea.
Taiwan.
Taiwan.
Germany.
Belgium.
Japan.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner. After addressing the issues
raised by these comments, staff will
make a recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health on whether to grant
SGS’s applications for expansion of the
scope of recognition. The Assistant
Secretary will make the final decision
on granting the applications. In making
this decision, 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.
V. 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.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on October 29,
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–2017–0012]
National Fall Safety Stand-Down To
Prevent Falls in Construction;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning the proposal
extend to the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the National Fall Safety
Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in
Construction.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
January 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments, including attachments,
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, 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 (OSHA–2017–0012) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). OSHA will place comments,
including personal information, in the
public docket, which may be available
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Seleda Perryman, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of
the continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e.,
employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the public with an opportunity
to comment on proposed and
continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
authorizes information collection by
employers as necessary or appropriate
for enforcement of the OSH Act or for
developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29
U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires
that OSHA obtain such information
with minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small
businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary
duplication of effort in obtaining
information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The following sections describes who
uses the information collection under
each requirement, as well as how they
use it. The purpose of these
requirements is that falls are a leading
cause of death for employees. According
to 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
data, falls accounted for 395 of the 1,069
construction fatalities, and 700 of the
5,486 fatalities in all recorded
industries. The National Fall Safety
Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in
Construction raises fall hazard
awareness across the country in an
effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries.
The Stand-Down is the biggest safety
outreach event ever conducted by the
agency. OSHA has collaborated with
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countless industry leaders and
employers over the last eight years to
reach over 10 million workers during
Stand-Downs.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply. For
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting that OMB extend
the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
National Fall Safety Stand-Down to
Prevent Falls in Construction (29 U.S.C.
669). The agency is requesting that the
burden of 750 hours remain the same.
OSHA will summarize the comments
submitted in response to this notice and
will include this summary in the
request to OMB to extend the approval
of the information collection
requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Title: National Fall Safety StandDown to Prevent Falls in Construction.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0271.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 4,500.
Number of Responses: 4,500.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Average Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 750.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (fax) at (202) 693–1648; or (3)
by hard copy. All comments,
attachments, and other materials must
identify the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for the ICR (Docket No.
OSHA–2017–0012). You may
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040]
SGS North America, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications 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 applications.
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 20, 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-2006-0040). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://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 November 20, 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, 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 Applications 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 six
test sites and one test standard to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within the
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the
applicable test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope.
Recognition is not a delegation or grant of government authority;
however, recognition enables employers to use products approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and
certification.
The agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial recognition
and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition, following
requirements in appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires
that the agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides a preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides 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 the 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,
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Suwanee, Georgia 30024. A complete list of SGS's scope of recognition
is available at https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/sgs.
II. General Background on the Applications
SGS submitted five applications to OSHA to expand recognition as a
NRTL. The first application was received on March 20, 2022 (OSHA-2006-
0040-0084), requesting the addition of one test site in Brussels,
Belgium. This application was revised on January 9, 2024 (OSHA-2006-
0040-0089) to update the address on the original application. The
second expansion application was received on March 29, 2022 (OSHA-2006-
0040-0085), requesting the addition of one test site in Yokohama,
Japan. This application was revised on May 9, 2024 (OSHA-2006-0040-
0091) requesting an additional test standard in addition to the
Yokohama site. The third expansion application was received on March
30, 2022 (OSHA-2006-0040-0086), requesting the addition of one test
site in Munich, Germany. This application was revised on January 9,
2024 (OSHA-2006-0040-0090) to update the address on the application to
Puchheim, Germany. The fourth (OSHA-2006-0040-0087) and fifth (OSHA-
2006-0040-0088) applications were received on April 1, 2022, requesting
the addition of two test sites in New Taipei City, Taiwan and one in
Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. In total, the applications requested the
addition of six sites and one test standard to the NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packets
and reviewed other pertinent information. OTPCA staff also performed
on-site reviews of SGS's Korea site on April 25 and May 7, 2024; SGS's
two Taiwan sites on February 29-March 1, 2024; SGS's Germany site on
June 15-16, 2023; SGS's Belgium site on June 15-16, 2023; and SGS's
Japan on May 9-10, 2024, in which the assessors found some
nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. SGS addressed
these issues sufficiently and OTPCA has preliminarily determined that
OSHA should grant the application requests to add these six test sites
and one test standard to SGS's NRTL scope of recognition.
Table 1 lists the six sites that SGS has requested for inclusion in
the NRTL's expanded scope of recognition:
Table 1--List of Test Sites Proposed To Be Included in SGS's NRTL Scope
of Recognition
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Site name Address Country
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SGS Korea Co., Ltd............ 4, LS-ro 182 beon-gil Korea.
Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-
do Republic of Korea
15807.
SGS Taiwan Ltd................ No. 31 & 33, Wu Taiwan.
Chyuan Road New
Taipei Industrial
Park Wu Ku District
New Taipei City,
Taiwan 248 Chinese
Taipei.
SGS Taiwan Ltd. Site 2........ No. 17, Wu Chyuan 8th Taiwan.
Road, New Taipei
Industrial Park, Wu
Ku District, New
Taipei City, Taiwan
248 Chinese Taipei.
SGS Germany GmbH.............. Benzstrasse 26/28 D- Germany.
82178 Puchheim.
SGS Belgium N.V............... Riverside Business Belgium.
Park Bld.
Internationalelaan,
55/A BE-1070
Brussels.
SGS Japan Inc................. 134, Good-cho, Japan.
Hodogaya-ku Yokohama
Business Park North
Square I 3F
Yokohama, 240-0005.
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Table 2 lists the one test standard included in SGS's applications
for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL
Program.
Table 2--Proposed Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in SGS's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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ASME A17.5........................ Elevator and Escalator Electrical
Equipment.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Applications
OSHA has preliminarily determined that SGS has submitted acceptable
applications for expansion of the scope of recognition. OSHA's review
of the application files and pertinent documentation indicates that the
applications meet the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expanding the recognition to include the addition of these six test
sites and one test standard for NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or
temporary approval of SGS's applications.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether SGS meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL.
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. 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. After addressing the issues raised by these comments,
staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant SGS's
applications for expansion of the scope of recognition. The Assistant
Secretary will make the final decision on granting the applications. In
making this decision, 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.
V. 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.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on October 29, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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