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Commission’s determination. See 

Presidential Memorandum of July 21, 

2005, 70 FR 43251 (July 26, 2005). 

During this period, the subject articles 

would be entitled to enter the United 

States under bond, in an amount 

determined by the Commission and 

prescribed by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. The Commission is therefore 

interested in receiving submissions 

concerning the amount of the bond that 

should be imposed if a remedy is 

ordered. 

Written Submissions: The parties to 

the investigation are requested to file 

written submissions on the issues 

identified in this notice. Parties to the 

investigation, interested government 

agencies, and any other interested 

parties are encouraged to file written 

submissions on the issues of remedy, 

the public interest, and bonding. 

In its initial submission, Complainant 

is also requested to identify the remedy 

sought and Complainant and OUII are 

requested to submit proposed remedial 

orders for the Commission’s 

consideration. Complainant is further 

requested to provide the HTSUS 

subheadings under which the accused 

products are imported, and to supply 

the identification information for all 

known importers of the products at 

issue in this investigation. The initial 

written submissions and proposed 

remedial orders must be filed no later 

than close of business on January 23, 

2024. Reply submissions must be filed 

no later than the close of business on 

January 30, 2024. Opening submissions 

are limited to 50 pages. Reply 

submissions are limited to 25 pages. No 

further submissions on these issues will 

be permitted unless otherwise ordered 

by the Commission. 

Persons filing written submissions 

must file the original document 

electronically on or before the deadlines 

stated above. The Commission’s paper 

filing requirements in 19 CFR 210.4(f) 

are currently waived. 85 FR 15798 (Mar. 

19, 2020). Submissions should refer to 

the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 

337–TA–1334’’) in a prominent place on 

the cover page and/or the first page. (See 

Handbook for Electronic Filing 

Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ 

documents/handbook_on_filing_

procedures.pdf). Persons with questions 

regarding filing should contact the 

Secretary (202–205–2000). 

Any person desiring to submit a 

document to the Commission in 

confidence must request confidential 

treatment by marking each document 

with a header indicating that the 

document contains confidential 

information. This marking will be 

deemed to satisfy the request procedure 

set forth in Rules 201.6(b) and 

210.5(e)(2) (19 CFR 201.6(b) & 

210.5(e)(2)). Documents for which 

confidential treatment by the 

Commission is properly sought will be 

treated accordingly. Any non-party 

wishing to submit comments containing 

confidential information must serve 

those comments on the parties to the 

investigation pursuant to the applicable 

Administrative Protective Order. A 

redacted non-confidential version of the 

document must also be filed 

simultaneously with any confidential 

filing and must be served in accordance 

with Commission Rule 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A) 

(19 CFR 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A)). All 

information, including confidential 

business information and documents for 

which confidential treatment is properly 

sought, submitted to the Commission for 

purposes of this investigation may be 

disclosed to and used: (i) by the 

Commission, its employees and Offices, 

and contract personnel (a) for 

developing or maintaining the records 

of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 

internal investigations, audits, reviews, 

and evaluations relating to the 

programs, personnel, and operations of 

the Commission including under 5 

U.S.C. appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 

government employees and contract 

personnel, solely for cybersecurity 

purposes. All contract personnel will 

sign appropriate nondisclosure 

agreements. All nonconfidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection on EDIS. 

The Commission vote for this 

determination took place on January 9, 

2024. 

This action is taken under the 

authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), 

and in part 210 of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

part 210). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 9, 2024. 

Katherine Hiner, 

Supervisory Attorney. 

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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025] 

UL LLC: Grant of Expansion of 

Recognition and 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 final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for UL LLC, as 

a Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA 

announces the final decision to add 

thirteen test standards to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards. 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

January 16, 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 

UL LLC, (UL) as a NRTL. UL’s 

expansion covers the addition of thirtyfive test standards 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 

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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 

NRTLs or applicant organizations for 

initial recognition, as well as for 

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 a 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 UL, which details 

that NRTL’s scope of recognition. These 

pages are available from the OSHA 

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

otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

UL submitted two applications, one 

dated December 24, 2021 (OSHA–2009– 

0025–0053), and a second dated May 5, 

2023 (OSHA–2009–0025–0054). The 

first application was amended on July 

19, 2022, to remove two standards from 

the original request (OSHA–2009–0025– 

0055). In total, the expansion 

applications, as amended, requested the 

addition of thirty-seven test standards to 

the scope of recognition. OSHA staff 

performed a detailed analysis of the 

application packets and other pertinent 

information. OSHA did not perform any 

on-site reviews in relation to these 

applications. OSHA determined that 

two of the standards included in the 

amended expansion application, UL 

80079–36 and 80079–37, are not 

appropriate test standards and therefore 

did not propose they be included in 

UL’s NRTL Scope of Recognition or in 

the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate 

Test Standards. This expansion 

announced by this notice includes the 

remaining thirty-five standards. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing UL’s expansion 

applications in the Federal Register on 

October 27, 2023 (88 FR 73874). The 

agency requested comments by 

November 13, 2023, but it received no 

comments in response to this notice. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the UL 

applications, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor. Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025 

contains all materials in the record 

concerning UL’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 UL’s expansion 

applications, its capability to meet the 

requirements of the test standards, and 

other pertinent information. Based on 

its review of this evidence, OSHA finds 

that UL 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 UL’s expanded 

scope of recognition. OSHA limits the 

expansion of UL’s recognition to testing 

and certification of products for 

demonstration of conformance to the 

test standards listed below in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN UL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 62841–1 ............... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 1: General Requirements. 

UL 62841–2–1 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–1: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Drills and Impact Drills. 

UL 62841–2–2 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–2: 

Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches. 

UL 62841–2–3 * ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–3: 

Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Grinders, Disc-Type Polishers And Disc-Type Sanders. 

UL 62841–2–4 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–4: 

Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Sanders And Polishers Other. 

UL 62841–2–5 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–5: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Circular Saws. 

UL 62841–2–8 ........... Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Shears and Nibblers. 

UL 62841–2–9 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–9: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Tappers and Threaders. 

UL 62841–2–10 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety Part 2–10: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Mixers. 

UL 62841–2–11 ......... Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Reciprocating Saws. 

UL 62841–2–14 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–14: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Planers. 

UL 62841–2–17 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–17: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Routers. 

UL 62841–2–21 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety Part 2–21: 

Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Drain Cleaners. 

UL 62841–3–1 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–1: 

Particular Requirements For Transportable Table Saws. 

UL 62841–3–4 ........... Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Transportable Bench Grinders. 

UL 62841–3–6 ........... Safety Requirements for Particular Requirements for Transportable Diamond Drills with Liquid System. 

UL 62841–3–7 * ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–7: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Wall Saws. 

UL 62841–3–9 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–9: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Mitre Saws. 

UL 62841–3–10 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–10: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Cut-Off Machines. 

UL 62841–3–12 * ....... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–12: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Threading Machines. 


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TABLE 1—TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN UL’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION—Continued 

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 62841–3–13 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety Part 3–13: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Drills. 

UL 62841–3–14 * ....... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–14: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Drain Cleaners. 

UL 62841–3–1000 * ... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3– 

1000: Particular Requirements For Transportable Laser Engravers. 

UL 62841–4–1 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–1: 

Particular Requirements for Chain Saws. 

UL 62841–4–2 ........... Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–2: Particular Requirements for Hedge Trimmers. 

UL 62841–4–4 * ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–4: 

Particular Requirements For Lawn Trimmers, Lawn Edge Trimmers, Grass Trimmers, Brush Cutters And Brush Saws. 

UL 62841–4–1000 * ... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4– 

1000: Particular Requirements For Utility Machines. 

UL 60745–2–23 ......... Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools—Safety—Part 2–23: Particular Requirements for Die Grinders and Small Rotary Tools. 

UL 60079–33 * ........... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 33: Equipment Protection by Special Protection ‘‘s‘‘ 

UL 2610 * ................... Commercial Premises Security Alarm Units and Systems. 

UL 428A * .................. Electrically Operated Valves for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations Up to 85 

Percent (E0–E85). 

UL 428B * .................. Electrically Operated Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations Up To 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil. 

UL 3100 * ................... ANSI/CAN/UL Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs). 

UL 2743 ..................... Standard for Portable Power Packs. 

UL 8400 * ................... Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Technology Equipment. 

* Represents the standards that OSHA will add to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test. Standards. 

In this notice, OSHA also announces 

the final decision to add thirteen new 

test standards to the NRTL Program’s 

List of Appropriate Test Standards. 

Table 2 below lists the standards that 

are new to the NRTL Program. OSHA 

has determined that these test standards 

are appropriate test standards and will 

add them to the NRTL Program’s List of 

Appropriate Test Standards. 

TABLE 2—STANDARDS OSHA WILL ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 62841–2–3 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 2–3: 

Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Grinders, Disc-Type Polishers And Disc-Type Sanders. 

UL 62841–3–7 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–7: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Wall Saws. 

UL 62841–3–12 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–12: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Threading Machines. 

UL 62841–3–14 ......... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–14: 

Particular Requirements for Transportable Drain Cleaners. 

UL 62841–3–1000 ..... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 3–1000: 

Particular Requirements For Transportable Laser Engravers. 

UL 62841–4–1000 ..... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–1000: 

Particular Requirements For Utility Machines. 

UL 62841–4–4 ........... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–4: 

Particular Requirements for Lawn Trimmers, Lawn Edge Timmers, Grass Trimmers, Brush Cutters And Brush Saws. 

UL 60079–33 ............. Explosive Atmospheres—Part 33: Equipment Protection by Special Protection ‘‘s’’. 

UL 2610 ..................... Commercial Premises Security Alarm Units and Systems. 

UL 428A .................... Electrically Operated Vales for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations Up to 85 

Percent (E0–E85). 

UL 428B .................... Electrically Operated Valves for Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel Fuel, Diesel/Biodiesel Blends with Nominal Biodiesel Concentrations Up To 20 Percent (B20), Kerosene, and Fuel Oil. 

UL 3100 ..................... ANSI/CAN/UL Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs). 

UL 8400 ..................... Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Technology Equipment. 

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 01–00–004, Chapter 2, 

Section VIII), 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, UL 

must abide by the following conditions 

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1. UL 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. UL must meet all the terms of its 

recognition and comply with all OSHA 

policies pertaining to this recognition; 

and 

3. UL must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

UL’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 UL 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. 

James S. Frederick, 

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–2007–0043] 

TUV SUD America, Inc.: Grant of 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for TUV SUD 

America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

January 16, 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; 

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; 

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

web page includes information about 

the NRTL Program (see http://

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

index.html). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition 

for TUV SUD America Inc. (TUVAM). 

TUVAM’s expansion covers the 

addition of two test standards and one 

recognized testing 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 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 an application 

by a NRTL for initial recognition and for 

an expansion or renewal of this 

recognition, following requirements in 

Appendix A, 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 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 TUVAM, which 

details the NRTL’s scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

OSHA website at: https://

www.osha.gov/nationally-recognizedtesting-laboratory-program. 

TUVAM submitted two applications 

to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL 

scope of recognition. The first 

application, dated June 8, 2020 (OSHA– 

2007–0043–0051), requested the 

expansion of the NRTL scope of 

recognition to include one additional 

test site located at: Daimlerstr, 40 

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60314 

Germany. The second application, dated 

July 12, 2021 (OSHA–2007–0043–0052), 

requested the expansion of the NRTL 

scope of recognition to include two 

additional test standards that were 

removed from another NRTL expansion 

application (see OSHA–2007–0043– 

0042). In that application, TUVAM 

originally requested the addition of five 

standards to its scope of recognition on 

July 12, 2021. That application was 

amended to remove two standards, and 

the final Federal Register notice 

announcing the expansion of the NRTL 

scope of recognition to include the other 

three standards was published on June 

29, 2022 (see 87 FR 38784). This notice 

covers the remaining two standards 

from the July 12, 2021, expansion 

application and the requested testing 

site. OSHA staff performed an on-site 

review of TUVAM’s testing facilities at 

TUVAM Frankfurt on June 14–15, 2023, 

in which assessors found some 

nonconformances with the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVAM has 

addressed these issues sufficiently, and 

OSHA staff preliminarily determined 

that OSHA should grant the 

applications. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing TUVAM’s expansion 

applications in the Federal Register on 

November 22, 2023 (88 FR 81436). The 

agency requested comments by 

December 7, 2023, but it received no 

comments in response to this notice. 

OSHA now is proceeding with this final 

notice to grant expansion of TUVAM’s 

NRTL scope of recognition. 

To review copies of all public 

documents pertaining to TUVAM’s 

applications, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor at (202) 693–2350. Docket No. 

OSHA–2007–0043 contains all materials 

in the record concerning TUVAM’s 

recognition. All submissions, including 

copyrighted material, are available for 

inspection through the OSHA Docket 

Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office 

at (202) 693–2350 for assistance in 

locating docket submissions. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined TUVAM’s 

expansion applications, conducted a 

detailed on-site assessment, and 


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