[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30396-30398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08599]


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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 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 DEKRA Certification Inc., (DEKRA) as a 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA 
announces the final decision to add one test standard to the NRTL List 
of Appropriate Test Standards.

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
April 23, 2024.

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 
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; telephone 
(202) 693-1911 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Notice of the Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of 
recognition of DEKRA Certification Inc., (DEKRA) as a

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NRTL. DEKRA's expansion covers the addition of three test standards 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 NRTLs or applicant 
organizations for initial recognition, as well as for 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 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 DEKRA, which details that NRTL's scope of 
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    DEKRA submitted an application on December 24, 2021 (OSHA-2019-
0009-0004), which requested the addition of twenty-two standards to the 
scope of recognition. DEKRA submitted an amended application, dated 
June 21, 2023 (OSHA-2019-0009-0003), which requested that OSHA consider 
three of the twenty-two standards separately. OSHA then moved forward 
with consideration only of the three standards requested in the June 
21, 2023, amended application; it is still evaluating the initial 
application and will announce the preliminary decision on the remaining 
nineteen standards in a separate notice. OSHA staff performed a 
detailed analysis of the application packet for the three standards 
covered by the June 21, 2023, amended application, and other pertinent 
information. OSHA staff performed an on-site assessment of DEKRA's 
Netherlands facility on June 5-7, 2023, in which OSHA assessors found 
some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. DEKRA has 
addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff preliminarily 
determined that OSHA should grant the June 21, 2023, amended 
application.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing DEKRA's expansion 
application in the Federal Register on March 1, 2024 (89 FR 15223). The 
agency requested comments by March 18, 2024, but it received no 
comments in response to this notice.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
the DEKRA application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the 
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor. Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009 contains all materials 
in the record concerning DEKRA's recognition. Contact the OSHA Docket 
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in 
locating docket submissions.

II. Final Decision and Order

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

     Table 1--Test Standards for Inclusion in DEKRA's NRTL Scope of
                               Recognition
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             Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 2202...............................  DC Charging Equipment for
                                         Electric Vehicles.
UL 2251 *.............................  Plugs, Receptacles, and Couplers
                                         for Electric Vehicles.
UL 2594...............................  Electric Vehicle Supply
                                         Equipment.
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* Represents the standard that OSHA will add to the NRTL Program's List
  of Appropriate Test Standards.

    In this notice, OSHA also announces the final decision to add one 
new test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test 
Standards. Table 2 below lists the standard that is new to the NRTL 
Program. OSHA has determined that this test standard is an appropriate 
test standard and will add it to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate 
Test Standards.

      Table 2--Standard OSHA Will Add to the NRTL Program's List of
                       Appropriate Test Standards
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             Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 2251...............................  Plugs, Receptacles, and Couplers
                                         for Electric Vehicles.
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    The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the 
test standards listed above as American National Standards. However, 
for convenience, we may use the designation of the standards-developing 
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under 
the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 01-00-004, Chapter 
2, Section VIII), any NRTL recognized for a particular test standard 
may use either the proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI 
version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test 
standard is currently ANSI-approved.

A. Conditions

    In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,

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DEKRA 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. OSHA also adds one test standard to the 
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.

III. Authority and Signature

    James S. Frederick, Deputy 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, on April 16, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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