[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85243-85245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24791]
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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
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 DEKRA Certification Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
October 25, 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:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of DEKRA Certification Inc. (DEKRA) as a NRTL. DEKRA's
expansion covers 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
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 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 http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
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 amended a third time on February 28, 2024
(OSHA-2019-0009-0010), to withdraw two standards from the original
request. This notice covers the remaining seventeen standards. OSHA
staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packets and
reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-site review
of DEKRA's Arnhem, Netherlands site on June 5-7, 2023, in which
assessors found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7. DEKRA addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff has
preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the application for
test standard expansion.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing DEKRA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on September 12, 2024 (89 FR
74294). The agency requested comments by September 27, 2024, but it
received no comments in response to this notice.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the DEKRA's application, go to http://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--List of Appropriate 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 197........................... Commercial Electric Cooking
Appliances.
UL 499........................... Electric Heating Appliances.
UL 507........................... Electric Fans.
UL 508........................... Industrial Control Equipment.
UL 674........................... Electric Motors and Generators for
Use in Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
UL 749........................... Household Dishwashers.
UL 921........................... Commercial Electric Dishwashers.
UL 923........................... Microwave Cooking Appliances.
UL 1017.......................... Vacuum Cleaners, Blower Cleaners and
Household Floor Finishing Machines.
UL 1026.......................... Household Electric Cooking and Food-
Serving Appliances.
UL 1082.......................... Household Electric Coffee Makers and
Brewing-Type Appliances.
UL 1206.......................... Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing
Equipment.
UL 2054.......................... Household and Commercial Batteries.
UL 2158.......................... Electric Clothes Dryers.
UL 60079-28...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 28:
Protection of Equipment and
Transmission Systems Using Optical
Radiation.
UL 60730-2-7..................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use: Part 2:
Particular Requirements for Timers
and Time Switches.
NFPA 496......................... Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment.
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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.
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 1-0.3, Appendix C,
paragraph XIV), 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,
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.
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 October 18, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-24791 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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