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amended a third time on February 28, 

2024 (OSHA–2019–0009–0010), to 

withdraw two standards from the 

original request. This notice covers the 

remaining seventeen standards. OSHA 

staff performed a detailed analysis of the 

application packets and reviewed other 

pertinent information. OSHA performed 

an on-site review of DEKRA’s Arnhem, 

Netherlands site on June 5–7, 2023, in 

which assessors found some 

nonconformances with the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7. DEKRA addressed 

these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff 

has preliminarily determined that 

OSHA should grant the application. 

Table 1, below, lists the appropriate 

test standards found in DEKRA’s 

amended application for expansion for 

testing and certification of products 

under the NRTL Program. 

TABLE 1—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN DEKRA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 197 .............. Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances. 

UL 499 .............. Electric Heating Appliances. 

UL 507 .............. Electric Fans. 

UL 508 .............. Industrial Control Equipment. 

UL 674 .............. Electric Motors and Generators for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

UL 749 .............. Household Dishwashers. 

UL 921 .............. Commercial Electric Dishwashers. 

UL 923 .............. Microwave Cooking Appliances. 

UL 1017 ............ Vacuum Cleaners, Blower Cleaners and Household Floor Finishing Machines. 

UL 1026 ............ Household Electric Cooking and Food-Serving Appliances. 

UL 1082 ............ Household Electric Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances. 

UL 1206 ............ Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment. 

UL 2054 ............ Household and Commercial Batteries. 

UL 2158 ............ Electric Clothes Dryers. 

UL 60079–28 .... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radiation. 

UL 60730–2–7 .. Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use: Part 2: Particular Requirements for Timers and Time Switches. 

NFPA 496 ......... Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

DEKRA submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files and pertinent 

documentation indicates that DEKRA 

has met the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding the 

recognition to include the addition of 

the seventeen test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed in Table 

1. This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of DEKRA’s application. 

OSHA seeks comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

IV. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether DEKRA 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–2019–0009 (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 

DEKRA’s amended application for 

expansion of the 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 

the final decision in the Federal 

Register. 

V. 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 September 5, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20687 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2024–0005] 

National Advisory Committee on 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NACOSH); Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Renewal of the NACOSH 

charter. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary) has renewed the charter for 

NACOSH. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For press inquiries: Mr. Frank 

Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications, U.S. Department of 

Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999; 

email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

For general information: Ms. Lisa 

Long, Acting Deputy Director, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; 

telephone: (202) 693–2049; email: 

long.lisa@dol.gov. 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20649 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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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