32192 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2022 / Notices 

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 

June 13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at: https://

www.regulations.gov, which is 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 http://

www.regulations.gov. Documents in the 

docket 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. Please note: While 

OSHA’s docket office is continuing to 

accept and process submissions by 

regular mail, due to the COVID–19 

pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to 

the public and not able to receive 

submissions to the rulemaking record by 

express delivery, hand delivery, and 

messenger service. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and OSHA 

docket number for this Federal Register 

notice (OSHA–2007–0043). OSHA 

places comments and other materials, 

including any personal information, in 

the public docket without revision, and 

these materials will be available online 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Therefore, the agency cautions 

commenters about submitting 

statements they do not want made 

available to the public, or submitting 

comments that contain personal 

information (either about themselves or 

others) such as Social Security numbers, 

birth dates and medical data. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before June 13, 

2022 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–3655, 

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) 693–2110 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 three 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 seven 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 July 12, 2021 (OSHA–2007–0043– 

0042), to expand their recognition to 

include five additional test standards. 

This application was amended on 

February 12, 2022, to remove two 

standards from the original application. 

(OSHA–2007–0043–0041). 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 

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UL 61010–031 ........... Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 031: Safety Requirements for Hand-Held and 

Hand-Manipulated Probe Assemblies for Electrical Measurement and Test. 

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 three 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 May 19, 

2022. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042] 

TUV Rheinland of North 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 

Rheinland of North America, Inc., for 

expansion of the scope 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 

June 13, 2022. 

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. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2006–0042, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3653, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 

693–2350. Deliveries, (hand, express 

mail, messenger, and courier service) 

are accepted during the Docket Office’s 

normal business hours, 10:00 a.m. to 

3:00 p.m., ET. Please note: While 

OSHA’s docket office is continuing to 

accept and process submissions by 

regular mail, due to the COVID–19 

pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to 

the public and not able to receive 

submissions to the rulemaking record by 

express delivery, hand delivery, and 

messenger service. 

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 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. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2007–0042) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). OSHA places all comments, 

including personal information in the 

public docket without revision, and 

these materials will be available online 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Therefore, OSHA cautions interested 

parties about submitting personal 


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