[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11114-11115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03880]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
February 26, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office
of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's website includes
information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA) as a NRTL.
TUVRNA's expansion covers the addition of one recognized testing
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, and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products
properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require
testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial
recognition, or for 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 the preliminary finding and, 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 that details the scope of recognition. These pages are
available from the agency's website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
TUVRNA submitted two applications, one dated March 30, 2016 (OSHA-
2007-0042-0030) and another dated April 19, 2017 (OSHA-2007-0042-0031),
to expand the scope of recognition to include the addition of four
recognized testing and certification sites and the addition of two test
standards to its scope of recognition. OSHA preliminarily determined
that OSHA should grant the applications for expansion.
OSHA published a Federal Register notice (83 FR 36625), July 30,
2018, announcing these applications, but referenced the incorrect title
of one of the standards in the listing of appropriate test standards
(UL 698A). OSHA further published a Federal Register notice (84 FR
26160), June 5, 2019, granting recognition for the four sites and the
two additional standards requested in the application, but again
referenced the incorrect title one of the standards in the listing of
appropriate test standards (UL 698A). This notice is being issued to
grant recognition to the correct title of the standard requested in
TUVRNA's application for expansion of the NRTL scope of recognition (UL
698A).
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVRNA's expansion
application, reflecting the correct title of the standard in the
Federal Register on October 29, 2019 (84 FR 57886). The agency
requested comments by November 13, 2019, and the agency did not receive
any comments regarding the application. OSHA now is proceeding with
this final notice to correct the title of the standard previously
granted to TUVRNA's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
TUVRNA's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
2350. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042 contains all materials in the record
concerning TUVRNA's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA's expansion application and examined
other pertinent information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA
finds that TUVRNA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion
of recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
expansion of TUVRNA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of TUVRNA's scope of recognition to testing and certification of
products for demonstration of conformance to the test standard listed
in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in TUVRNA's NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 698A................................................ Standard for Industrial Control Panels Relating to
Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
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OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
TUVRNA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. TUVRNA must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. TUVRNA must meet all the terms of the recognition and comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on TUVRNA's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
scope of recognition of TUVRNA, subject to the limitation and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912,
Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 19, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-03880 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
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