[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87895-87897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25622]


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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.

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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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e38e868a8f8a8d848691cd8591828d808a90d1a3878c8fcd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d2028242124232a283f632b3f2c232e243e7f0d292221632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41332e23282f322e2f6f2a2437282f01252e2d6f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04766b666d6a776b6a2a6f61726d6a44606b682a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 product-
certification 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-testing-laboratory-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
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           Site name                   Address              Country
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SGS Korea Co., Ltd............  4, LS-ro 182 beon-gil  Korea.
                                 Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-
                                 do Republic of Korea
                                 15807.
SGS Taiwan Ltd................  No. 31 & 33, Wu        Taiwan.
                                 Chyuan Road New
                                 Taipei Industrial
                                 Park Wu Ku District
                                 New Taipei City,
                                 Taiwan 248 Chinese
                                 Taipei.
SGS Taiwan Ltd. Site 2........  No. 17, Wu Chyuan 8th  Taiwan.
                                 Road, New Taipei
                                 Industrial Park, Wu
                                 Ku District, New
                                 Taipei City, Taiwan
                                 248 Chinese Taipei.
SGS Germany GmbH..............  Benzstrasse 26/28 D-   Germany.
                                 82178 Puchheim.
SGS Belgium N.V...............  Riverside Business     Belgium.
                                 Park Bld.
                                 Internationalelaan,
                                 55/A BE-1070
                                 Brussels.
SGS Japan Inc.................  134, Good-cho,         Japan.
                                 Hodogaya-ku Yokohama
                                 Business Park North
                                 Square I 3F
                                 Yokohama, 240-0005.
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    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
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           Test standard                     Test standard title
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ASME A17.5........................  Elevator and Escalator Electrical
                                     Equipment.
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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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