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Department of Justice, Justice 

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Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

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Dated: October 31, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

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Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040] 

SGS 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 SGS 

North America, Inc., 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 

November 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted as follows: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at https://

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–2006–0040). 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 https://

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket (including this Federal Register 

notice) are listed in the https://

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 November 

20, 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, 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; phone: (202) 693–1911 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Applications for 

Expansion 

The Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration is providing notice that 

SGS North America, Inc. (SGS) is 

applying for an expansion of the current 

recognition as a NRTL. SGS requests the 

addition of six test sites and 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 applications by 

a NRTL for initial recognition and for an 

expansion or renewal of this 

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 SGS, which 

details the NRTL’s scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

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

dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

SGS currently has nine facilities 

(sites) recognized by OSHA for product 

testing and certification, with the 

headquarters located at: SGS North 

America, Inc., 620 Old Peachtree Road, 


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Suwanee, Georgia 30024. A complete 

list of SGS’s scope of recognition is 

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

nationally-recognized-testinglaboratory-program/sgs. 

II. General Background on the 

Applications 

SGS submitted five applications to 

OSHA to expand recognition as a NRTL. 

The first application was received on 

March 20, 2022 (OSHA–2006–0040– 

0084), requesting the addition of one 

test site in Brussels, Belgium. This 

application was revised on January 9, 

2024 (OSHA–2006–0040–0089) to 

update the address on the original 

application. The second expansion 

application was received on March 29, 

2022 (OSHA–2006–0040–0085), 

requesting the addition of one test site 

in Yokohama, Japan. This application 

was revised on May 9, 2024 (OSHA– 

2006–0040–0091) requesting an 

additional test standard in addition to 

the Yokohama site. The third expansion 

application was received on March 30, 

2022 (OSHA–2006–0040–0086), 

requesting the addition of one test site 

in Munich, Germany. This application 

was revised on January 9, 2024 (OSHA– 

2006–0040–0090) to update the address 

on the application to Puchheim, 

Germany. The fourth (OSHA–2006– 

0040–0087) and fifth (OSHA–2006– 

0040–0088) applications were received 

on April 1, 2022, requesting the 

addition of two test sites in New Taipei 

City, Taiwan and one in Gunpo-si, 

Gyeonggi-do, Korea. In total, the 

applications requested the addition of 

six sites and one test standard to the 

NRTL scope of recognition. 

OSHA staff performed a detailed 

analysis of the application packets and 

reviewed other pertinent information. 

OTPCA staff also performed on-site 

reviews of SGS’s Korea site on April 25 

and May 7, 2024; SGS’s two Taiwan 

sites on February 29–March 1, 2024; 

SGS’s Germany site on June 15–16, 

2023; SGS’s Belgium site on June 15–16, 

2023; and SGS’s Japan on May 9–10, 

2024, in which the assessors found 

some nonconformances with the 

requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. SGS 

addressed these issues sufficiently and 

OTPCA has preliminarily determined 

that OSHA should grant the application 

requests to add these six test sites and 

one test standard to SGS’s NRTL scope 

of recognition. 

Table 1 lists the six sites that SGS has 

requested for inclusion in the NRTL’s 

expanded scope of recognition: 

TABLE 1—LIST OF TEST SITES PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN SGS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Site name Address Country 

SGS Korea Co., Ltd .................................. 4, LS-ro 182 beon-gil Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Republic of Korea 15807 .................... Korea. 

SGS Taiwan Ltd ........................................ No. 31 & 33, Wu Chyuan Road New Taipei Industrial Park Wu Ku District New Taipei City, Taiwan 248 Chinese Taipei.Taiwan. 

SGS Taiwan Ltd. Site 2 ............................. No. 17, Wu Chyuan 8th Road, New Taipei Industrial Park, Wu Ku District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 248 Chinese Taipei.Taiwan. 

SGS Germany GmbH ................................ Benzstrasse 26/28 D–82178 Puchheim ....................................................................... Germany. 

SGS Belgium N.V ...................................... Riverside Business Park Bld. Internationalelaan, 55/A BE–1070 Brussels ................. Belgium. 

SGS Japan Inc .......................................... 134, Good-cho, Hodogaya-ku Yokohama Business Park North Square I 3F Yokohama, 240–0005.Japan. 

Table 2 lists the one test standard 

included in SGS’s applications for 

expansion for testing and certification of 

products under the NRTL Program. 

TABLE 2—PROPOSED APPROPRIATE

TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN

SGS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test 

standard Test standard title 

ASME 

A17.5.

Elevator and Escalator Electrical 

Equipment. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Applications 

OSHA has preliminarily determined 

that SGS has submitted acceptable 

applications for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files and pertinent 

documentation indicates that the 

applications meet the requirements 

prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expanding the recognition to include 

the addition of these six test sites and 

one test standard for NRTL testing and 

certification listed above. This 

preliminary finding does not constitute 

an interim or temporary approval of 

SGS’s applications. 

IV. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether SGS 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–2006–0040 (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 

SGS’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 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. 


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Signed at Washington, DC, on October 29, 

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–2017–0012] 

National Fall Safety Stand-Down To 

Prevent Falls in Construction; 

Extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning the proposal 

extend to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval of the 

information collection requirements 

specified in the National Fall Safety 

Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in 

Construction. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments, including attachments, 

electronically at https://

www.regulations.gov, the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket are listed in the https://

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. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2017–0012) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). OSHA will place comments, 

including personal information, in the 

public docket, which may be available 

online. Therefore, OSHA cautions 

interested parties about submitting 

personal information such as Social 

Security numbers and birthdates. 

For further information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Seleda Perryman, Directorate of 

Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor, telephone (202) 

693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of 

the continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent (i.e., 

employer) burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the public with an opportunity 

to comment on proposed and 

continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

ensures that information is in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and costs) is minimal, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

OSHA’s estimate of the information 

collection burden is accurate. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 

authorizes information collection by 

employers as necessary or appropriate 

for enforcement of the OSH Act or for 

developing information regarding the 

causes and prevention of occupational 

injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 

U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires 

that OSHA obtain such information 

with minimum burden upon employers, 

especially those operating small 

businesses, and to reduce to the 

maximum extent feasible unnecessary 

duplication of effort in obtaining 

information (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The following sections describes who 

uses the information collection under 

each requirement, as well as how they 

use it. The purpose of these 

requirements is that falls are a leading 

cause of death for employees. According 

to 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 

data, falls accounted for 395 of the 1,069 

construction fatalities, and 700 of the 

5,486 fatalities in all recorded 

industries. The National Fall Safety 

Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in 

Construction raises fall hazard 

awareness across the country in an 

effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries. 

The Stand-Down is the biggest safety 

outreach event ever conducted by the 

agency. OSHA has collaborated with 

countless industry leaders and 

employers over the last eight years to 

reach over 10 million workers during 

Stand-Downs. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply. For 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB extend 

the approval of the information 

collection requirements contained in the 

National Fall Safety Stand-Down to 

Prevent Falls in Construction (29 U.S.C. 

669). The agency is requesting that the 

burden of 750 hours remain the same. 

OSHA will summarize the comments 

submitted in response to this notice and 

will include this summary in the 

request to OMB to extend the approval 

of the information collection 

requirements. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Title: National Fall Safety StandDown to Prevent Falls in Construction. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0271. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. 

Number of Respondents: 4,500. 

Number of Responses: 4,500. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 750. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments in 

response to this document as follows: 

(1) Electronically at https://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by 

facsimile (fax) at (202) 693–1648; or (3) 

by hard copy. All comments, 

attachments, and other materials must 

identify the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number for the ICR (Docket No. 

OSHA–2017–0012). You may 


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