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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary has renewed the NACOSH 

charter. The charter will expire on 

September 4, 2026. 

Congress established NACOSH in 

section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety 

and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 

U.S.C. 651, 656) to advise, consult with, 

and make recommendations to the 

Secretary and the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services on matters relating 

to the administration of the OSH Act. 

NACOSH is a non-discretionary 

advisory committee of indefinite 

duration. 

NACOSH operates in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.), its 

implementing regulations (41 CFR part 

102–3), and OSHA’s regulations on 

NACOSH (29 CFR part 1912a). Pursuant 

to FACA (5 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.) the 

NACOSH charter must be renewed 

every two years. 

The new charter increases the 

estimated annual operational costs for 

NACOSH by approximately 3 percent 

(from $201,715.20 to $207,766.65). 

The new NACOSH charter is available 

to read or download at http://

www.regulations.gov (Docket No. 

OSHA–2024–0005), the federal 

rulemaking portal. The charter also is 

available on the NACOSH page on 

OSHA’s web page at http://

www.osha.gov and at the OSHA Docket 

Office, N–3653, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2350. In addition, the charter is 

available for viewing or download at the 

Federal Advisory Committee Database at 

http://www.facadatabase.gov. 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, authorized the 

preparation of this notice under the 

authority granted by 29 U.S.C. 656; 5 

U.S.C. 10; 29 CFR part 1912a; 41 CFR 

part 102–3; and Secretary of Labor’s 

Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 

18, 2020). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 5, 

2024. 

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–2013–0016] 

Nemko North America, Inc.: 

Applications for Expansion of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the applications of Nemko 

North America, Inc. (NNA) for 

expansion of recognition as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) 

and presents the agency’s preliminary 

finding to grant the applications. 

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 

September 27, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted as follows: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency’s name and the 

docket number for this rulemaking 

(Docket No. OSHA–2013–0016). All 

comments, including any personal 

information you provide, are placed in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA 

cautions commenters about submitting 

information they do not want made 

available to the public, or submitting 

materials that contain personal 

information (either about themselves or 

others), such as Social Security numbers 

and birthdates. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 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 

through the OSHA Docket Office. 

Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 

693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before September 

27, 2024 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 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 by phone: (202) 693–1911 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Applications for 

Expansion 

OSHA is providing notice that Nemko 

North America, Inc. (NNA) is applying 

for expansion of the current recognition 

as a NRTL. NNA requests the addition 

of one recognized testing standard and 

one recognized testing site to the NRTL 

scope of recognition. 

OSHA’s 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 


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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 NNA, 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. 

NNA currently has two facilities 

(sites) recognized by OSHA for product 

testing and certification, with its 

headquarters located at: Nemko North 

America, Inc., 2210 Faraday Avenue, 

Suite 150, Carlsbad, California 92008. A 

complete list of NNA’s scope of 

recognition (including sites recognized 

by OSHA) is available at: https://

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

II. General Background on the 

Applications 

NNA submitted two applications to 

OSHA for expansion of the NRTL scope 

of recognition. The first application, 

dated September 1, 2023 (OSHA–2013– 

0016–0029), requested the expansion of 

the NRTL scope of recognition to 

include one additional test standard. 

The second application, dated 

November 27, 2023 (OSHA–2013–0016– 

0030), requested the expansion of the 

NRTL scope of recognition to include an 

additional recognized testing site 

located at: 5F, No. 413, Sec. 2, Tiding 

Blvd., Nei Hu Dist. 11493 Taipei City, 

Taiwan, R.O.C. OSHA staff performed 

an on-site review of NNA’s testing 

facilities at NNA Taipei on March 4–5, 

2024, in which assessors found some 

nonconformances with the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7. NNA has addressed 

these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff 

has preliminarily determined that 

OSHA should grant the application. 

Table 1 below lists the appropriate 

test standard found in NNA’s 

application for expansion for testing and 

certification of products under the 

NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN NNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

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III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Applications 

NNA submitted acceptable 

applications for expansion of the NRTL 

scope of recognition. OSHA’s review of 

the application files, and pertinent 

documentation, indicate that NNA can 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding their 

recognition to include the addition of 

one additional testing standard and one 

additional testing site for NRTL testing 

and certification. This preliminary 

finding does not constitute an interim or 

temporary approval of NNA’s 

applications. OSHA seeks comment on 

this preliminary determination. 

IV. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether NNA meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 

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 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. 

To review copies of the exhibits 

identified in this notice, as well as 

comments submitted to the docket, 

contact the Docket Office, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor. These materials 

also are generally available online at 

https://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. OSHA–2013–0016 (for 

further information, see the ‘‘Docket’’ 

heading in the section of this notice 

titled ADDRESSES). 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner. After addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, staff will 

make a recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health on whether to grant 

NNA’s applications for expansion of the 

scope of recognition. The Assistant 

Secretary will make the final decision 

on granting the applications. 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 

the final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

V. 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 section 

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 September 5, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20683 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0042] 

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: 

Application for Expansion of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the application of CSA 

Group & Testing Certification Inc., for 

expansion of the recognition as a 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the 

agency’s preliminary finding to grant 

the application. 

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 

September 27, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted as follows: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency’s name and the 

docket number for this rulemaking 

(Docket No. OSHA–2006–0042). All 

comments, including any personal 

information you provide, are placed in 

the public docket without change and 


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