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I. Notice of the Application for 

Expansion 

The Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration is providing notice that 

TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM), is 

applying for expansion of its current 

recognition as a NRTL. TUVAM 

requests the addition of two test 

standards to its 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 its scope of recognition. 

Each NRTL’s scope of recognition 

includes (1) the type of products the 

NRTL may test, with each type specified 

by its applicable test standard; and (2) 

the recognized site(s) that has/have the 

technical capability to perform the 

product-testing and productcertification 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 of 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 its preliminary 

finding. In the second notice, the 

Agency provides its 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 TUVAM, 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. 

TUVAM currently has six facilities 

(sites) recognized by OSHA for product 

testing and certification, with its 

headquarters located at: TUV SUD 

America, Inc., 10 Technology Drive, 

Peabody, MA 01960. A complete list of 

TUVAM’s scope of recognition 

(including sites) recognized by OSHA is 

available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/ 

otpca/nrtl/tuvam.html. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

TUVAM submitted an application, 

dated June 12, 2017 (OSHA–2007– 

0043–0023), to expand its recognition to 

include two additional test standards. 

OSHA staff performed a detailed 

analysis of the application packet and 

reviewed other pertinent information. 

OSHA did not perform any on-site 

reviews in relation to this application. 

Table 1 below lists the appropriate 

test standards found in TUVAM’s 

application for expansion for testing and 

certification of products under the 

NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN TUVAM’S NRTL 

[Scope of Recognition] 

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 924 ............ Standard for Emergency Lighting 

and Power Equipment. 

UL 2108 .......... Standard for Low Voltage Lighting 

Systems. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

TUVAM submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of its scope of 

recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application file, and pertinent 

documentation, indicates that TUVAM 

can meet the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its 

recognition to include the addition of 

these two test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of TUVAM’s application. 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether TUVAM meets the 

requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of its recognition as a NRTL. 

Comments should consist of pertinent 

written documents and exhibits. 

Commenters needing more time to 

comment must submit a request in 

writing, stating the reasons for the 

request. Commenters must submit the 

written request for an extension by the 

due date for comments. OSHA will limit 

any extension to 10 days unless the 

requester justifies a longer period. 

OSHA may deny a request for an 

extension if the request is not 

adequately justified. To obtain or review 

copies of the exhibits identified in this 

notice, as well as comments submitted 

to the docket, contact the Docket Office, 

at the above address. These materials 

also are available online at http://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

OSHA–2007–0043. 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner and, after addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, will make a 

recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health whether to grant TUVAM’s 

application for expansion of its scope of 

recognition. The Assistant Secretary 

will make the final decision on granting 

the application. In making this decision, 

the Assistant Secretary may undertake 

other proceedings prescribed in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. 

OSHA will publish a public notice of 

its final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

IV. Authority and Signature 

Loren Sweatt, 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 July 18, 

2018. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0012] 

Proposed Modification to the List of 

Appropriate NRTL Program Test 

Standards and the Scopes of 

Recognition of Several NRTLs 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA proposes 

to delete three test standards from the 

NRTL Program’s list of appropriate test 

standards; and update the scopes of 

recognition of several NRTLs. 

DATES: Submit comments, information, 

and documents in response to this 

notice, or requests for an extension of 

time to make a submission, on or before 

August 23, 2018. All submissions must 

bear a postmark or provide other 

evidence of the submission date. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at: http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

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than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2013–0012, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3653, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries 

(hand, express mail, messenger, and 

courier service) are accepted during the 

Department of Labor’s and Docket 

Office’s normal business hours, 10:00 

a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2013–0012) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the above 

address. All documents in the docket 

(including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection at 

the OSHA Docket Office. You may also 

contact Kevin Robinson at the below 

address to obtain a copy of the ICR. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before August 23, 

2018 to the Office of Technical 

Programs and Coordination Activities, 

Directorate of Technical Support and 

Emergency Management, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room N–3653, 

Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to 

(202) 693–1644. 

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 by phone (202) 693–1999; email: 

meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General and technical information: 

Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, NRTL 

Program, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor by phone (202) 693–2110; 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s 

web page includes information about 

the NRTL Program (see http://

www.osha.gov). 

Copies of this Federal Register 

notice: Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice are available at http://

www.regulations.gov. This Federal 

Register notice, as well as other relevant 

information, is also available on OSHA’s 

web page at http://www.osha.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The NRTL Program recognizes 

organizations that provide product 

safety testing and certification services 

to manufacturers. These organizations 

perform testing and certification, for 

purposes of the Program, to U.S. 

consensus-based product safety test 

standards. The products covered by the 

NRTL Program consist of those items for 

which OSHA safety standards require 

‘‘certification’’ by a NRTL. The 

requirements affect electrical products 

and 38 other types of products. OSHA 

does not develop or issue these test 

standards, but generally relies on 

standards development organizations 

(SDOs) which develop and maintain the 

standards using a method that provides 

input and consideration of views of 

industry groups, experts, users, 

consumers, governmental authorities 

and others having broad experience in 

the safety field involved. 

Removal of Test Standards From the 

NRTL List of Appropriate Test 

Standards 

OSHA may propose to remove a test 

standard from the NRTL list of 

appropriate test standards based on an 

internal review in which NRTL Program 

staff review the NRTL list of appropriate 

test standards to determine if the test 

standard conforms to the definition of 

appropriate test standard defined in 

NRTL Program regulations and policy. 

There are several reasons for removing 

a test standard based on the internal 

review by NRTL Program staff. First, a 

document that provides the 

methodology for a single test is a test 

method rather than an appropriate test 

standard. A test standard must specify 

the safety requirements for a specific 

type of product(s) (29 CFR 1910.7(c)). A 

test method, however, is a ‘‘specified 

technical procedure for performing a 

test’’ (CPL 1–0.3, App. B). As such, a 

test method is not an appropriate test 

standard. While a NRTL may use a test 

method to determine if certain safety 

requirements are met, a test method is 

not itself a safety requirement for a 

specific product category. 

Second, a document that focuses 

primarily on usage, installation, or 

maintenance requirements would also 

not be considered an appropriate test 

standard (CPL 1–0.3, App. D.IV.B). In 

some cases, however, a document may 

also provide safety test specifications in 

addition to usage, installation, and 

maintenance requirements. In such 

cases, the document would be retained 

as an appropriate test standard based on 

the safety test specifications. 

Finally, a document may not be 

considered an appropriate test standard 

if the document covers products for 

which OSHA does not require testing 

and certification (CPL 1–0.3, App. 

D.IV.A). 

Similarly, a document that covers 

electrical product components would 

not be considered an appropriate test 

standard. These documents apply to 

types of components that have 

limitation(s) or condition(s) on their 

use, in that they are not appropriate for 

use as end-use products. These 

documents also specify that these types 

of components are for use only as part 

of an end-use product. NRTLs, however, 

evaluate such components only in the 

context of evaluating whether end-use 

products requiring NRTL approval are 

safe for use in the workplace. Testing 

such components alone would not 

indicate that the end-use products 

containing the components are safe for 

use. Accordingly, as a matter of policy, 

OSHA considers that documents 

covering such components are not 

appropriate test standards under the 

NRTL Program. OSHA notes, however, 

that it is not proposing to delete from 

NRTLs’ scopes of recognition any test 

standards covering end-use products 

that contain such components. 

OSHA may additionally propose to 

remove a test standard from the NRTL 

list of appropriate test standards if it has 

been withdrawn by a SDO. However, 

OSHA will recognize a NRTL for an 

appropriate replacement test standard if 

the NRTL has the requisite testing and 

evaluation capability for implementing 

the replacement test standard, and the 

replacement standard does not require 

an additional or different technical 

capability than an existing test standard. 

OSHA can add the replacement test 

standard to affected NRTLs’ scopes of 

recognition. 

II. Proposal To Delete Test Standards 

From the NRTL Program’s List of 

Appropriate Test Standards 

In this notice, OSHA proposes to 

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NRTL Program’s list of appropriate test 

standards. 

Table 1 lists the test standards that 

OSHA proposes to delete from the 

NRTL Program’s list of appropriate test 

standards, as well as an abbreviated 

rationale for OSHA’s proposed actions. 

For a full discussion of the rationale, 

see, above, Section I of this notice. 

TABLE 1—TEST STANDARDS OSHA PROPOSES TO DELETE FROM NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST

STANDARDS

Proposed deleted test standard Reason for proposed deletion 

Proposed replacement test 

standard(s) 

(if applicable) 

ISA 60079–2 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... None. 

ISA 60079–5 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... None. 

ISA 60079–18 .................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... None. 

III. Proposed Modifications to Affected 

NRTLs’ Scopes of Recognition 

In this notice, OSHA proposes to 

update the scopes of recognition of 

several NRTLs. The tables in this 

section (Table 2 thru Table 5) list, for 

each affected NRTL, the test standard(s) 

that OSHA proposes to delete from the 

scope of recognition of the NRTL and 

the proposed appropriate replacement 

test standard. OSHA’s analysis shows 

that the proposed replacement 

standards do not require additional or 

different technical capability than the 

proposed deleted standards so that the 

proposed replacement standards are 

comparable to the proposed deleted 

standards. These proposed replacement 

standards are already on the NRTL List 

of Appropriate Test Standards. 

OSHA seeks comment on whether its 

proposed deletions are appropriate, and 

whether individual tables omit any 

appropriate replacement test standard 

that is comparable to a withdrawn test 

standard. If OSHA determines any 

appropriate replacement test standard 

that is comparable to a withdrawn test 

standard was omitted, then the final 

determination will incorporate that 

replacement test standard into the scope 

of recognition of each affected NRTL. 

Comments should consist of pertinent 

written documents and exhibits. 

Commenters needing more time to 

comment must submit a request in 

writing, stating the reasons for the 

request, by the due date for comments. 

OSHA will limit any extension to 10 

days unless the requester justifies a 

longer time period. OSHA may deny a 

request for an extension if it is not 

adequately justified. 

TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA PROPOSES TO DELETE FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF THE UNDERWRITERS

LABORATORY, INC. AND THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT TEST STANDARDS

Proposed deleted test standard Reason for proposed deletion 

Proposed replacement test 

standard(s) 

(if applicable) 

ISA 60079–2 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–2. 

ISA 60079–5 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–5. 

ISA 60079–18 .................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–18. 

TABLE 3—TEST STANDARDS OSHA PROPOSES TO DELETE FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF CSA GROUP TESTING

AND CERTIFICATION INC. AND THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT TEST STANDARDS

Proposed deleted test standard Reason for proposed deletion 

Proposed replacement test 

standard(s) 

(if applicable) 

ISA 60079–2 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–2. 

ISA 60079–5 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–5. 

ISA 60079–18 .................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–18. 

TABLE 4—TEST STANDARDS OSHA PROPOSES TO DELETE FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF INTERTEK TESTING

SERVICES, NA, INC. AND THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT TEST STANDARDS

Proposed deleted test standard Reason for proposed deletion 

Proposed replacement test 

standard(s) 

(if applicable) 

ISA 60079–2 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–2.* 

ISA 60079–5 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–5.* 

ISA 60079–18 .................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–18.* 

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TABLE 5—TEST STANDARDS OSHA PROPOSES TO DELETE FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF SGS NORTH

AMERICA, INC. AND THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT TEST STANDARDS

Proposed deleted test standard Reason for proposed deletion 

Proposed replacement test 

standard(s) 

(if applicable) 

ISA 60079–2 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–2. 

ISA 60079–5 ...................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–5. 

ISA 60079–18 .................................... Standard Withdrawn by Standards Organization .......................................... UL 60079–18. 

To obtain or review copies of 

comments submitted to the docket, 

contact the Docket Office, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, at the above 

address. These materials will also be 

available online at http://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

OSHA–2013–0012. 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner and, after addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, will make a 

recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health regarding the removal of three 

test standards from the NRTL Program’s 

List of Appropriate Test Standards and 

to update the scopes of recognition of 

several NRTLs. The Assistant Secretary 

will make the final decision. In making 

this decision, the Assistant Secretary 

may undertake other proceedings 

prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 

1910.7. OSHA will publish a public 

notice of this final decision in the 

Federal Register. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Loren Sweatt, 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 July 18, 

2018. 

Loren Sweatt, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15774 Filed 7–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028] 

MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for 

Expansion of Recognition and 

Proposed Modification to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of MET 

Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of its 

recognition as a Nationally Recognized 

Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents 

the Agency’s preliminary finding to 

grant the application. Additionally, 

OSHA proposes to add one new test 

standard to the NRTL Program’s List of 

Appropriate Test Standards. 

DATES: Submit comments, information, 

and documents in response to this 

notice, or requests for an extension of 

time to make a submission, on or before 

August 8, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronically: Submit comments and 

attachments electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for making 

electronic submissions. 

Facsimile: If submissions, including 

attachments, are not longer than 10 

pages, commenters may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Regular or express mail, hand 

delivery, or messenger (courier) service: 

Submit comments, requests, and any 

attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, 

Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028, 

Technical Data Center, U.S. Department 

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone: (202) 693–2350 (TTY 

number: (877) 889–5627). Note that 

security procedures may result in 

significant delays in receiving 

comments and other written materials 

by regular mail. Contact the OSHA 

Docket Office for information about 

security procedures concerning delivery 

of materials by express mail, hand 

delivery, or messenger service. The 

hours of operation for the OSHA Docket 

Office are 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., ET. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2006–0028). 

OSHA places comments and other 

materials, including any personal 

information, in the public docket 

without revision, and these materials 

will be available online at http://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the 

agency cautions commenters about 

submitting statements they do not want 

made available to the public, or 

submitting comments that contain 

personal information (either about 

themselves or others) such as Social 

Security numbers, birth dates, and 

medical data. 

Docket: To read or download 

submissions or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the above 

address. All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download through the website. 

All submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection at 

the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the 

OSHA Docket Office for assistance in 

locating docket submissions. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before August 8, 

2018 to the Office of Technical 

Programs and Coordination Activities, 

Directorate of Technical Support and 

Emergency Management, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room N–3653, 

Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to 

(202) 693–1644. 

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, phone: (202) 693– 


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