G/TBT/N/USA/1798  
4 November 2021  
(21-8370) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 
Department of Labor [1827]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding t he notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Product -
safety testing and certification services; Services (ICS 03.080), Quality (ICS 03.120), 
Medical equipment (ICS 11.040), Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS 13.100), 
Electrical and electronic testing (ICS 19.080), Chemical laboratories. La boratory 
equipment (ICS 71.040.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Modification to 
the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards and the Scope of Recognition of 
Several NRTLs (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Descriptio n of content:  Notice - In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to: 
(1) Add  seven new test standards to the Nationally Recognized Testing  Laboratories 
(NRTL) Program's list of appropriate test standards; (2)  delete or replace several test 
standard s from the NRTL Program's list  of appropriate test standards; and (3) update the 
scope of recognition  of several NRTLs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality req uirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 60654, 3 November 2021:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-03/html/2021 -23893.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-03/pdf/2021 -23893.pdf  
 
This notice and the notice posted on 16 August 2021 are identified by Docket Number 
OSHA -2013-0012. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OSHA -2013-0012/document  and provides access 
to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  G/TBT/N/USA/1798  
 
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Proposed Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards and the 
Scope of Recognition of Several NRTLs, Notice published 16 August 2021:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-16/html/2021 -17436.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-16/pdf/2021 -17436.pdf   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  3 November 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  None 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_6999_ 00_e.pdf