[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47332-47333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18143]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]


TUV SUD America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and 
Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand 
the scope of recognition of TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA 
announces the final decision to add one test standard to the NRTL 
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
August 24, 2021.

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 [email protected].
    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 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the extension of the scope of 
recognition of TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a NRTL. TUVAM's 
expansion covers the addition of eighteen test standards to its NRTL 
scope of recognition. OSHA also hereby gives notice that it is adding 
one test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test 
Standards.
    OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets 
the requirements specified by 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 and is not a delegation or grant of government 
authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products 
properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require 
testing and certification of the products.
    The agency processes applications by NRTLs or applicant 
organizations for initial recognition, as well as for expansion or 
renewal of 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 that NRTL's scope of 
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at: http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    TUVAM submitted an application, dated June 8, 2020 (OSHA-2007-0043-
0036), to expand its recognition to include six additional test 
standards. Additionally, TUVAM submitted an application on May 19, 2015 
(OSHA-2007-0043-0020) to expand its recognition to include two 
additional recognized test sites and twelve additional test standards. 
However, due to an omission, OSHA did not rule on the May 19, 2015 
application to the extent TUVAM applied to expand its recognition to 
include the twelve additional test standards (82 FR 13143, March 9, 
2017; 82 FR 28359, June 21, 2017). Those twelve standards are included 
in this notice. Therefore, the expansion announced in this notice 
covers eighteen standards, including one which OSHA proposes to add to 
the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA staff 
performed a detailed analysis of both application packets and reviewed 
other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews 
in relation to these applications insofar as the applications sought 
expansions of recognition to include the eighteen additional test 
standards.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVAM's expansion 
applications in the Federal Register on July 2, 2021 (86 FR 35347). The 
agency requested comments by July 19, 2021, but it received no comments 
in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final 
notice to grant expansion of TUVAM's scope of recognition.
    To review copies of all public documents pertaining to TUVAM's 
applications, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket 
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department 
of Labor, at (202) 693-2350. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043 contains all 
materials in the record concerning TUVAM's recognition.

II. Final Decision and Order

    OSHA staff examined TUVAM's expansion applications, the capability 
to meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent 
information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that TUVAM 
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition, 
subject to the specified limitations and conditions listed. OSHA, 
therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of 
TUVAM's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's 
scope of recognition to testing and certification of products for 
demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed in Table 1.

  Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in TUVAM's
                        NRTL Scope of Recognition
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           Test standard                     Test standard title
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* UL 347A.........................  Medium Voltage Power Conversion
                                     Equipment.
UL 1004-1.........................  Rotating Electrical Machines--
                                     General Requirements.
UL 2594...........................  Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply
                                     Management.
UL 61010-2-030....................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                                     Equipment for Measurement, Control
                                     and Laboratory Use--Part 2-030:
                                     Particular Requirements for Testing
                                     and Measuring Circuits.
UL 61010-2-81.....................  Standard for Safety Requirements for
                                     Electrical Equipment for
                                     Measurement, Control and Laboratory
                                     Use--Part 2-081: Particular
                                     Requirements for Automatic and Semi-
                                     Automatic Laboratory Equipment for
                                     Analysis and Other Purposes.
UL 61010-2-101....................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                                     Equipment for Measurement, Control
                                     and Laboratory Use--Part 2-101:
                                     Particular Requirements for In
                                     Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical
                                     Equipment.

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UL 122............................  Photographic Equipment.
UL 153............................  Portable Electric Luminaires.
UL 429............................  Electrically Operated Valves.
UL 1776...........................  High-Pressure Cleaning Machines.
UL 60730-1A.......................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 1:
                                     General Requirements.
UL 60730-2-7......................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
                                     Particular Requirements for Timers
                                     and Time Switches.
UL 60730-2-10A....................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
                                     Particular Requirements for Motor
                                     Starting Relays.
UL 60730-2-11A....................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
                                     Particular Requirements for Energy
                                     Regulators.
UL 60730-2-12A....................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
                                     Particular Requirements for
                                     Electrically Operated Door Locks.
UL 60730-2-13A....................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
                                     Particular Requirements for
                                     Humidity Sensing Controls.
UL 60730-2-14.....................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
                                     Particular Requirements for
                                     Electric Actuators.
UL 60730-2-16A....................  Automatic Electrical Controls for
                                     Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
                                     Particular Requirements for
                                     Automatic Electrical Water Level
                                     Controls.
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* Represents Test Standard new to the NRTL Program.

    OSHA also announces the addition of one new test standard to the 
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2, below, 
lists the test standard that is new to the NRTL Program. OSHA has 
determined that this test standard is an appropriate test standard.

   Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
                       Appropriate Test Standards
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               Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 347A...................................  Medium Voltage Power
                                             Conversion Equipment.
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    OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is 
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require 
third-party testing and certification before using them in the 
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products 
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a 
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.

A. Conditions

    Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR 
1910.7, including, but not limited to, abiding by the following 
conditions of recognition:
    1. TUVAM must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any 
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major 
change in the operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the 
change(s);
    2. TUVAM must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. TUVAM must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on TUVAM's scope of 
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
    OSHA hereby expands the scope of recognition of TUVAM, subject to 
the limitation and conditions specified above.

IV. 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 August 17, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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