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

RECOGNITION—Continued 

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 60730–2–9 ....... Standard for Automatic Electrical Controls—Part 2–9: Particular Requirements for Temperatures Sensing Controls. 

III. Preliminary Finding on the 

Applications 

TUVRNA submitted acceptable 

applications for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application files indicates that TUVRNA 

can meet the requirements prescribed by 

29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding 

recognition to include the addition of 

these eleven test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification. This 

preliminary finding does not constitute 

an interim or temporary approval of 

TUVRNA’s applications. 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether TUVRNA 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 obtain or 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 available 

online at https://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042. 

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 

TUVRNA’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. 

Authority and Signature 

James S. Frederick, Acting 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 June 8, 2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040] 

SGS 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 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 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 30, 2021. 

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 for 

assistance in locating docket 

submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the OSHA 

docket number for this Federal Register 

notice (OSHA–2006–0040). OSHA will 

place comments and requests to speak, 

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. 

Extension of comment period: Submit 

requests for an extension of the 

comment period on or before June 30, 

2021 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, 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) 693–2110 or 

email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of the Application 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 thirteen test standards to the 

NRTL scope of recognition. 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

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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 http://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, 

Suwanee, Georgia 30024. A complete 

list of SGS’s scope of recognition is 

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

otpca/nrtl/sgs.html. 

II. General Background on the 

Application 

SGS submitted an application to 

OSHA to expand recognition as a NRTL 

to include thirteen additional test 

standards on January 20, 2021 (OSHA– 

2006–0040–0064). OSHA staff 

performed a 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 lists the appropriate test 

standards found in SGS’s application for 

expansion for testing and certification of 

products under the NRTL Program. 

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

Test standard Test standard title 

UL 121201 ............. Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

UL 60079–0 ........... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 0: Equipment—General Requirements. 

UL 60079–1 ........... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof Enclosures ‘‘d’’. 

UL 60079–2 ........... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 2: Protection by Pressurized Enclosures ‘‘p’’. 

UL 60079–5 ........... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 5: Equipment Protection by Powder Filling ‘‘q’’. 

UL 60079–6 ........... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 6: Equipment Protection by Oil Immersion ‘‘o’’. 

UL 60079–7 ........... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 7: Equipment Protection by Increased Safety ‘‘e’’. 

UL 60079–11 ......... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 11: Equipment Protection by Intrinsic Safety ‘‘i’’. 

UL 60079–15 ......... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 15: Equipment Protection by Type of Protection ‘‘n’’. 

UL 60079–18 ......... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 18: Equipment Protection by Encapsulation ‘‘m’’. 

UL 60079–26 ......... Explosive Atmospheres—Part 26: Equipment for Use in Class I, Zone 0 Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 

UL 60079–28 ......... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radiation. 

UL 60079–31 ......... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection Enclosure ‘‘t’’. 

III. Preliminary Findings on the 

Application 

SGS submitted an acceptable 

application for expansion of the scope 

of recognition. OSHA’s review of the 

application file and pertinent 

documentation indicates that SGS can 

meet the requirements prescribed by 29 

CFR 1910.7 for expanding the 

recognition to include the addition of 

these thirteen test standards for NRTL 

testing and certification listed above. 

This preliminary finding does not 

constitute an interim or temporary 

approval of SGS’s application. 

OSHA welcomes public comment as 

to whether SGS meets the requirements 

of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the 

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. Commenters 

must submit the written request for an 

extension by the due date for comments. 

OSHA will limit any extension to 10 

days unless the requester justifies a 

longer period. OSHA may deny a 

request for an extension if the request is 

not adequately justified. To obtain or 

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 

available online at http://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

OSHA–2006–0040. 

OSHA staff will review all comments 

to the docket submitted in a timely 

manner and, after addressing the issues 

raised by these comments, will make a 

recommendation to the Assistant 

Secretary for Occupational Safety and 

Health whether to grant SGS’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, Acting 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, September 18, 

2020) and 29 CFR 1910.7. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 8, 2021. 

James S. Frederick, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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