[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8053-8054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01567]
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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
January 23, 2025.
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) 693-2300 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 TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA) as a NRTL.
TUVRNA's expansion covers the addition of one test site 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, as well as for an 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 the 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 TUVRNA, which details that NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
TUVRNA submitted an application, dated November 16, 2020 (OSHA-
2007-0042-0081), to expand recognition as a NRTL to include one
additional testing site located at: TUV Rheinland Taiwan Ltd. Taoyuan
Testing Laboratories, 4F-1. No. 38, Huaya 1st Road Guishan District,
Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, R.O.C. OSHA staff performed a detailed
analysis of the application packet and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA performed an on-site review of TUVRNA's Taoyuan
facility on May 1-6, 2024, in which assessors found some
nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVRNA has
addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff preliminarily
determined that OSHA should grant the application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVRNA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on December 30, 2024 (89 FR
106603). The agency requested comments by January 14, 2025, however no
comments were received in response to this notice. OSHA is now
proceeding with this notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA's NRTL scope
of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the TUVRNA expansion application, go to www.regulations/gov or contact
the Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627. Docket No.
OSHA-2007-0042 contains all materials in the record containing TUVRNA's
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA's expansion application, conducted a
detailed on-site assessment, and examined other pertinent information.
Based on review of this evidence, OSHA finds that TUVRNA 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 TUVRNA's scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVRNA's recognition to
include the site at Taoyuan, Taiwan listed above. OSHA's recognition of
the site limits TUVRNA 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 TUVRNA'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,
TUVRNA also 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 its 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.
OSHA hereby expands the NRTL scope of recognition for TUVRNA to
include one additional test site.
III. Authority and Signature
Douglas L. Parker, 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.
Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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