27456 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 17, 2024 / Notices 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

April 2024. 

Eric Molina, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Branch of Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2024–08088 Filed 4–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043] 

TUV SUD America, 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 TUV SUD 

America, Inc. (TUVAM) for expansion 

of 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 

May 2, 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–2007–0043). 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 May 2, 

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 Application for 

Expansion 

OSHA is providing notice that TUV 

SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) is 

applying for expansion of the current 

recognition as a NRTL. TUVAM 

requests the addition of five test 

standards to their 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: http://www.osha.gov/ 

dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

TUVAM currently has seventeen 

facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for 

product testing and certification, with 

its headquarters located at: TUV SUD 

America, Inc., 401 Edgewater Place, 

Suite 500, Wakefield, MA 01880. A 

complete list of TUVAM’s scope of 

recognition (including sites recognized 

by OSHA) is available at: https://

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

tuvam.html. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

TUVAM submitted an application, 

dated September 30, 2021 (OSHA– 

2007–0043–0057), to expand their 

recognition to include five additional 

test standards. OSHA staff performed 

detailed analysis of the application 

packet and reviewed other pertinent 

information. OSHA did not perform any 

on-site reviews in relation to this 

application. 

Table 1 below lists the appropriate 

test standards found in TUVAM’s 

application for expansion for testing and 

certification of products under the 

NRTL Program. 


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TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN TUVAM’S NRTL SCOPE OF

RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 50E ............................................ Safety Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, Environmental Considerations. 

UL 3100 .......................................... Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs). 

UL 60335–2–29 .............................. Household and Similar Electrical Appliances: Particular Requirements for Battery Chargers. 

UL 61010–2–201 ............................ Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use—Part 2–201: 

Particular Requirements for Control Equipment. 

UL 60950–22 .................................. Information Technology Equipment Safety—Part 22: Equipment to be Installed Outdoors. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

TUVAM submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the NRTL 

scope of recognition. OSHA’s review of 

the application file, and pertinent 

documentation, indicate that TUVAM 

can meet the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding their 

recognition to include the addition of 

these five test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of TUVAM’s application. 

OSHA seeks comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

IV. Public Participation 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether TUVAM 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–2007–0043 (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 

TUVAM’s 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, 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 April 10, 

2024. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2024–08087 Filed 4–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health 

ACTION: Solicitation for nominations to 

serve on the Advisory Board on Toxic 

Substances and Worker Health for the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). 

SUMMARY: The Acting Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary) invites interested parties to 

submit nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Advisory Board on Toxic 

Substances and Worker Health for Part 

E of the Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act 

(EEOICPA). 

DATES: Nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Board must be submitted 

(postmarked, if sending by mail; 

submitted electronically; or received, if 

hand delivered) within 30 days of the 

date of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be 

submitted, including attachments, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Electronically: Send to: 

EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify 

in the email subject line, ‘‘Advisory 

Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 

Health nomination’’). 

• Mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, messenger, or courier service: 

Submit one copy of the documents 

listed above to the following address: 

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs, 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health, Room S–3522, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20210. 

Follow-up communications with 

nominees may occur as necessary 

through the process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Ryan Jansen, Designated 

Federal Officer, at jansen.ryan@dol.gov, 

or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer, at rhoads.carrie@

dol.gov, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Suite S–3524, 

Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 

343–5580. 

This is not a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health (the Board) is 

mandated by section 3687 of EEOICPA. 

The Secretary of Labor established the 

Board under this authority and 

Executive Order 13699 (June 26, 2015) 

and in accordance with the provisions 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 10. The 

purpose of the Board is to advise the 

Secretary with respect to: (1) the Site 

Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the 

Department of Labor; (2) medical 

guidance for claims examiners for 

claims with the EEOICPA program, with 

respect to the weighing of the medical 

evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary 

requirements for claims under Part B of 

EEOICPA related to lung disease; and 

(4) the work of industrial hygienists and 

staff physicians and consulting 


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