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testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope 

of recognition does not include these 

products. 

A. Conditions 

Recognition is contingent on 

continued compliance with 29 CFR 

1910.7, including but not limited to, 

abiding by the following conditions of 

recognition: 

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

recognition and comply with all OSHA 

policies pertaining to this recognition; 

and 

3. LCI must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

LCI’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 LCI 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, 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 January 24, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

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–2007–0039] 

Intertek Testing Services NA, 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 Intertek 

Testing Services NA, Inc., as a 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

January 30, 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, phone: (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, phone: (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 

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. 

(ITSNA) as a NRTL. ITSNA’s expansion 

covers the addition of one test standard 

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 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 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 ITSNA, 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. 

ITSNA submitted an application 

dated April 5, 2023 (OSHA–2007–0039– 

0051), requesting the addition of one 

test standard to the NRTL scope of 

recognition. 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. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing ITSNA’s expansion 

application in the Federal Register on 

December 18, 2023 (88 FR 87460). The 

agency requested comments by January 

2, 2024, but it received no comments in 

response to this notice. OSHA is now 

proceeding with this final grant of 

expansion of ITSNA’s NRTL 

recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the 

ITSNA applications, go to https://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor. Docket No. OSHA–2007–0039 

contains all materials in the record 

concerning ITSNA’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 ITSNA’s 

expansion application, its capability to 

meet the requirements of the test 

standard, and other pertinent 

information. Based on its review of this 

evidence, OSHA finds that ITSNA 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 ITSNA’s expanded scope of 

recognition. OSHA limits the expansion 

of ITSNA’s recognition to testing and 

certification of products for 

demonstration of conformance to the 

test standard listed below in table 1. 


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TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN ITSNA’S

NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 2225 ......... Cables and Cable-Fittings for 

Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for 

a particular test standard is limited to 

equipment or materials for which OSHA 

standards require third-party testing and 

certification before using them in the 

workplace. Consequently, if a test 

standard also covers any products for 

which OSHA does not require such 

testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope 

of recognition does not include these 

products. 

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 

Recognition is contingent on 

continued compliance with 29 CFR 

1910.7, including, but not limited to, 

abiding by the following conditions of 

the recognition: 

1. ITSNA 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. ITSNA must meet all the terms of 

its recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. ITSNA must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

ITSNA’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 ITSNA 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, on January 24, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Agreement and Undertaking (OMB 

Control No. 1240–0039) 

AGENCY: Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation, (OWCP/DCMWC), 

Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is soliciting comments 

concerning a proposed extension for the 

authority to conduct the information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Agreement and Undertaking.’’ This 

comment request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by April 1, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 202– 

354–9660 or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, Room S3323, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; by email: suggs.anjanette@

dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Anjanette Suggs by telephone at 

202–354–9660 or by email at 

suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, 

as part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the OMB for 

final approval. This program helps to 

ensure requested data can be provided 

in the desired format, reporting burden 

(time and financial resources) is 

minimized, collection instruments are 

clearly understood, and the impact of 

collection requirements can be properly 

assessed. 

The Black Lung Benefits Act (30 

U.S.C. 901 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations necessitate this information 

collection. The OWCP–1 form is 

executed by the self-insurer who agrees 

to abide by the Department’s rules and 

authorizes the Secretary, in the event of 

default, to file suit to secure payment 

from a bond underwriter or, in the case 

of a Federal Reserve account, to sell the 

securities for the same purpose. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through April 30, 

2021. 30 U.S.C. 933 and 20 CFR 726.110 

authorize this information collection. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

under the PRA approves it and displays 

a currently valid OMB Control Number. 

In addition, notwithstanding any other 

provisions of law, no person shall 

generally be subject to penalty for 

failing to comply with a collection of 

information that does not display a 

valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Written 

comments will receive consideration, 

and summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval of the final 

ICR. In order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention 1240–0039. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. The DOL encourages 

commenters not to include personally 

identifiable information, confidential 

business data, or other sensitive 

statements/information in any 

comments. 

The DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 


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