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1. TUVAM must inform OSHA as 

soon as possible, in writing, of any 

change of ownership, facilities, or key 

personnel, and of any major change in 

their operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. TUVAM must meet all the terms of 

their recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. TUVAM must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

TUVAM’s scope of recognition, in all 

areas for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby renews the 

recognition of TUVAM as a NRTL. 

III. Authority and Signature 

Amanda L. Edens, 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. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 1, 

2021. 

Amanda L. Edens, 

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–2006–0041] 

Southwest Research Institute: Grant of 

Renewal of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to grant 

renewal of recognition to Southwest 

Research Institute as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The renewal of recognition 

becomes effective on March 5, 2021. 

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) 693–2110 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice that it is 

granting the renewal of recognition of 

Southwest Research Institute, Inc. 

(SWRI) as a NRTL under 29 CFR 1910.7. 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 

29, Code of Federal Regulations (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. OSHA 

maintains an informational web page for 

each NRTL that details the scope of 

recognition available at http://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

index.html. 

OSHA processes applications 

submitted by an NRTL for renewal of 

recognition following requirements in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA 

conducts renewals in accordance with 

the procedures in 29 CFR 1910.7, App. 

A II.C. In accordance with these 

procedures, NRTLs submit a renewal 

request to OSHA between nine months 

and one year before the expiration date 

of the current recognition. A renewal 

request includes a request for renewal 

and any additional information 

demonstrating their continued 

compliance with the terms of the 

recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7. If OSHA 

has not conducted an on-site assessment 

of the NRTL headquarters and any key 

sites within the past 18 to 24 months, 

it will schedule the necessary on-site 

assessment prior to the expiration date 

of the NRTL’s recognition. Upon review 

of the submitted material and, as 

necessary, the successful completion of 

the on-site assessment, OSHA 

announces the preliminary decision to 

grant or deny renewal in the Federal 

Register and solicits comments from the 

public. OSHA then publishes a final 

Federal Register notice responding to 

any comments and renewing the NRTL’s 

recognition for a period of five years, or 

denying the renewal of recognition. 

SWRI initially received OSHA 

recognition as a NRTL on July 13, 1993 

(58 FR 37752). SWRI’s most recent 

renewal was granted on July 30, 2014, 

for a five-year period ending on July 30, 

2019. SWRI submitted a timely request 

for renewal, dated September 14, 2018 

(OSHA–2006–0041–0008), and retains 

their recognition pending OSHA’s final 

decision in this renewal process. The 

current address of the SWRI facility 

recognized by OSHA and included as 

part of the renewal request is: 

Southwest Research Institute, 6220 

Culebra Road, Post Office Drawer 28510, 

San Antonio, Texas 78238. 

OSHA evaluated SWRI’s application 

for renewal and made a preliminary 

determination that SWRI can continue 

to meet the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing SWRI’s renewal 

application in the Federal Register on 

July 13, 2020 (85 FR 42015). The agency 

requested comments by July 28, 2020, 

and received no comments in response 

to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding 

with this final notice to renew SWRI 

NRTL recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the 

SWRI 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–2006–0041 contains all materials 

in the record concerning SWRI’s NRTL 

recognition. Please note: Due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic, the Docket Office 

is closed to the public at this time but 

can be contacted at (202) 693–2350. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

renewal of recognition of SWRI as a 

NRTL. OSHA examined SWRI’s renewal 

application and all pertinent 

information related to SWRI’s request 

for renewal of NRTL recognition. Based 

on this review of the renewal request 

and other pertinent information, OSHA 

finds that SWRI meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of 

recognition as a NRTL, subject to the 

specified limitation and conditions. 

OSHA limits the renewal of SWRI’s 

recognition to include the terms and 

conditions of SWRI’s recognition found 

in 58 FR 37752. The NRTL scope of 

recognition for SWRI is also available on 

the OSHA website at: https://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/swri.html. 

This renewal extends SWRI’s 

recognition as a NRTL for a period of 

five years from March 5, 2021. 


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A. Conditions 

In addition to those conditions 

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, 

SWRI must abide by the following 

conditions of recognition: 

1. SWRI must inform OSHA as soon 

as possible, in writing, of any change of 

ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 

and of any major change in their 

operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. SWRI must meet all the terms of 

their recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. SWRI must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

SWRI’s scope of recognition, in all areas 

for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby renews the 

recognition of SWRI as a NRTL. 

III. Authority and Signature 

Amanda L. Edens, 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. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 1, 

2021. 

Amanda L. Edens, 

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–2006–0028] 

MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of 

Renewal of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to grant 

renewal of recognition to MET 

Laboratories, Inc. as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The renewal of recognition 

becomes effective on March 5, 2021. 

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) 693–2110 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

OSHA hereby gives notice that it is 

granting the renewal of recognition of 

MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET) as a NRTL 

under 29 CFR 1910.7 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 

29, Code of Federal Regulations (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. OSHA 

maintains an informational web page for 

each NRTL that details the scope of 

recognition available at http://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

index.html. 

OSHA processes applications 

submitted by an NRTL for renewal of 

recognition following requirements in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA 

conducts renewals in accordance with 

the procedures in 29 CFR 1910.7, App. 

A II.C. In accordance with these 

procedures, NRTLs submit a renewal 

request to OSHA between nine months 

and one year before the expiration date 

of the current recognition. A renewal 

request includes a request for renewal 

and any additional information 

demonstrating their continued 

compliance with the terms of the 

recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7. If OSHA 

has not conducted an on-site assessment 

of the NRTL headquarters and any key 

sites within the past 18 to 24 months, 

it will schedule the necessary on-site 

assessment prior to the expiration date 

of the NRTL’s recognition. Upon review 

of the submitted material and, as 

necessary, the successful completion of 

the on-site assessment, OSHA 

announces the preliminary decision to 

grant or deny renewal in the Federal 

Register and solicits comments from the 

public. OSHA then publishes a final 

Federal Register notice responding to 

any comments and renewing the NRTL’s 

recognition for a period of five years, or 

denying the renewal of recognition. 

MET initially received OSHA 

recognition as a NRTL on May 16, 1989 

(54 FR 21136). MET’s most recent 

renewal was granted on July 14, 2014, 

for a five-year period ending on July 14, 

2019. MET submitted a timely request 

for renewal, dated September 5, 2018 

(OSHA–2006–0028–0058), and retains 

its recognition pending OSHA’s final 

decision in this renewal process. The 

current address of the MET facility 

recognized by OSHA and included as 

part of the renewal request is: MET 

Laboratories, Inc., 914 West Patapsco 

Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. 

OSHA evaluated MET’s application 

for renewal and made a preliminary 

determination that MET can continue to 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for recognition. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing MET’s renewal 

application in the Federal Register on 

July 13, 2020 (85 FR 42012). The agency 

requested comments by July 28, 2020, 

and received no comments in response 

to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding 

with this final notice to renew MET’s 

NRTL recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the MET 

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–2006–0028 contains all materials 

in the record concerning MET’s NRTL 

recognition. Please note: Due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic, the Docket Office 

is closed to the public at this time but 

can be contacted at (202) 693–2350. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

renewal of recognition of MET as a 

NRTL. OSHA examined MET’s renewal 

application and all pertinent 

information related to MET’s request for 

renewal of NRTL recognition. Based on 

this review of the renewal request and 

other pertinent information, OSHA 

finds that MET meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of 

recognition as a NRTL, subject to the 

specified limitation and conditions. 

OSHA limits the renewal of MET’s 

recognition to include the terms and 

conditions of MET’s recognition found 

in 54 FR 21136. The NRTL scope of 

recognition for MET is also available on 

the OSHA website at: https://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/met.html. 

This renewal extends MET’s recognition 


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