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the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require product testing and certification. 

The agency processes applications by 

a NRTL for initial recognition, as well 

as for an expansion or renewal of 

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 the 

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 TUVRNA, which details that 

NRTL’s scope of recognition. These 

pages are available from the OSHA 

website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/ 

otpca/nrtl/index.html. 

TUVRNA submitted an application, 

dated November 16, 2020 (OSHA–2007– 

0042–0081), to expand recognition as a 

NRTL to include one additional testing 

site located at: TUV Rheinland Taiwan 

Ltd. Taoyuan Testing Laboratories, 4F– 

1. No. 38, Huaya 1st Road Guishan 

District, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, 

R.O.C. OSHA staff performed a detailed 

analysis of the application packet and 

reviewed other pertinent information. 

OSHA performed an on-site review of 

TUVRNA’s Taoyuan facility on May 1– 

6, 2024, in which assessors found some 

nonconformances with the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVRNA has 

addressed these issues sufficiently, and 

OSHA staff preliminarily determined 

that OSHA should grant the application. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing TUVRNA’s 

expansion application in the Federal 

Register on December 30, 2024 (89 FR 

106603). The agency requested 

comments by January 14, 2025, however 

no comments were received in response 

to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding 

with this notice to grant expansion of 

TUVRNA’s NRTL scope of recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the 

TUVRNA expansion application, go to 

www.regulations/gov or contact the 

Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY 

(877) 889–5627. Docket No. OSHA– 

2007–0042 contains all materials in the 

record containing TUVRNA’s 

recognition. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined TUVRNA’s 

expansion application, conducted a 

detailed on-site assessment, and 

examined other pertinent information. 

Based on review of this evidence, OSHA 

finds that TUVRNA meets the 

requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for 

expansion of recognition, subject to the 

specified limitations and conditions. 

OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with 

this final notice to grant TUVRNA’s 

scope of recognition. OSHA limits the 

expansion of TUVRNA’s recognition to 

include the site at Taoyuan, Taiwan 

listed above. OSHA’s recognition of the 

site limits TUVRNA to performing 

product testing and certifications only 

to the test standards for which the site 

has the proper capability and programs, 

and for test standards in TUVRNA’s 

scope of recognition. This limitation is 

consistent with the recognition that 

OSHA grants to other NRTLs that 

operate multiple sites. 

A. Conditions 

In addition to those conditions 

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, 

TUVRNA also must abide by the 

following conditions of the recognition: 

1. TUVRNA must inform OSHA as 

soon as possible, in writing, of any 

change of ownership, facilities, or key 

personnel, and of any major change in 

its operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. TUVRNA must meet all the terms 

of its recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. TUVRNA must continue to meet 

the requirements for recognition, 

including all previously published 

conditions on TUVRNA’s scope of 

recognition, in all areas for which it has 

recognition. 

OSHA hereby expands the NRTL 

scope of recognition for TUVRNA to 

include one additional test site. 

III. Authority and Signature 

Douglas L. Parker, 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. 

Signed at Washington, DC. 

Douglas L. Parker, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2019–0009] 

DEKRA Certification Inc.: Grant of 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for DEKRA 

Certification Inc., as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on 

January 23, 2025. 

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) 693–2300 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition of 

DEKRA Certification Inc. (DEKRA), as a 

NRTL. DEKRA’s expansion covers the 

addition of six test standards 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 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. 


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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 a 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 DEKRA, 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. 

DEKRA submitted an application to 

OSHA for expansion of the NRTL scope 

of recognition on January 5, 2023 

(OSHA–2019–0009–0013), requesting 

the addition of six recognized testing 

standards. OSHA staff performed a 

detailed analysis of the application 

packet and reviewed other pertinent 

information. OSHA did not perform an 

on-site review associated with this 

application. OSHA staff has 

preliminarily determined that OSHA 

should grant the application. 

OSHA published a Federal Register 

notice announcing DEKRA’s application 

and soliciting public comment on 

December 30, 2024 (89 FR 106601). The 

agency requested comments by January 

14, 2025, however no comments were 

received in response to this notice. 

OSHA is now proceeding with the 

expansion of DEKRA’s NRTL scope of 

recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to the 

DEKRA expansion application, go to 

www.regulations/gov or contact the 

Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY 

(877) 889–5627. Docket No. OSHA– 

2019–0009 contains all materials in the 

record containing DEKRA’s recognition. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined DEKRA’s 

expansion application and examined 

other pertinent information. Based on 

review of this evidence, OSHA finds 

that DEKRA meets the requirements of 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of 

recognition, subject to the specified 

limitations and conditions. OSHA, 

therefore, is proceeding with this final 

notice to grant expansion of DEKRA’s 

scope of recognition. OSHA limits the 

expansion of DEKRA’s recognition to 

testing and certification of products for 

demonstration of compliance to the test 

standards listed below in Table 1. 

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

Test standard Test standard title 

FM 3600 ................. Electrical Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations, General Requirements. 

FM 3610 * ............... Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II and III, Division 1 Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

FM 3611 ................. Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I, Division 2; Class II, Division 2; and Class III, Division 1 and 2 Hazardous Locations. 

FM 3615 * ............... Explosion-proof Electrical Equipment, General Requirements. 

FM 3810 * ............... Electrical and Electronic Test, Measuring and Process Control Equipment. 

UL 857 ................... Electric Busways and Associated Fittings. 

* OSHA notes that the title to this standard in the table is taken from OSHA’s List of Appropriate Test Standards (see https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/list-standards). This title is not the same as the title currently used by the Standards Developing 

Organization that issued the test standard. OSHA intends to update the List of Appropriate Test Standards to reflect the currently used title in the 

near future. 

A. Conditions 

In addition to those conditions 

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, 

DEKRA also must abide by the 

following conditions of the recognition: 

1. DEKRA must inform OSHA as soon 

as possible, in writing, of any change of 

ownership, facilities, or key personnel, 

and of any major change in its 

operations as a NRTL, and provide 

details of the change(s); 

2. DEKRA must meet all the terms of 

its recognition and comply with all 

OSHA policies pertaining to this 

recognition; and 

3. DEKRA must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

DEKRA’s scope of recognition, in all 

areas for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope 

of recognition of DEKRA as a NRTL, 

subject to the limitations and conditions 

specified above. 

III. Authority and Signature 

Douglas L. Parker, 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. 

Douglas L. Parker, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; Grantee 

Reporting Requirements for 

Partnership for Research and 

Education in Materials (PREM) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to renew this collection. In accordance 

with the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide an 

opportunity for public comment on this 

action. After obtaining and considering 

public comment, NSF will prepare the 

submission requesting Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

clearance of this collection for no longer 

than 3 years. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by March 24, 2025 to 

be assured consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to an extent practicable. 

Send comments to address below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 

W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 

telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who 

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