80_FR_8730 80 FR 8698 - TÜV SÜD America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

80 FR 8698 - TÜV SÜD America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

Page Range8698-8699
FR Document2015-03234

In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand the scope of recognition for T[Uuml]V S[Uuml]D America, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8698-8699]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03234]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]


T[Uuml]V S[Uuml]D America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of 
Recognition

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand 
the scope of recognition for T[Uuml]V S[Uuml]D America, Inc., as a 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
February 18, 2015.

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, 200 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room N-3647, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999; 
email: Meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
    General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, 
Acting 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, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; 
telephone: (202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's Web 
page includes information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of 
recognition of T[Uuml]V S[Uuml]D America, Inc. (TUVAM), as an NRTL. 
TUVAM's expansion covers the addition of one test standard to its scope 
of recognition.
    OSHA recognition of an 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 its 
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 an NRTL for initial 
recognition, or for 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 its preliminary finding and, in the second 
notice, the Agency provides its 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

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for each NRTL that details its scope of recognition. These pages are 
available from the Agency's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    TUVAM submitted an application, dated June 9, 2014 (OSHA-2007-0043-
0009, Exhibit 14-1--TUVAM Request for Expansion), to expand its 
recognition to include one additional test standard. OSHA staff 
performed a comparability analysis and reviewed other pertinent 
information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews in relation to 
this application.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVAM's expansion 
application in the Federal Register on October 3, 2014 (79 FR 59863). 
The Agency requested comments by October 20, 2014, 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 obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
TUVAM's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket 
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC 
20210. 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 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 
TUVAM meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its 
recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed below. 
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant TUVAM's 
scope of recognition expansion. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's 
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration 
of conformance to the test standard listed in Table 1 below.

 Table 1--Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in TUVAM's NRTL Scope
                             of Recognition
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             Test standard                     Test standard title
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ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1:2005/(R)2012.......  Medical electrical equipment,
                                          Part 1: General requirements
                                          for basic safety and essential
                                          performance (with amendments).
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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, an 
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
    The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the 
test standard listed above as an American National Standard. 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 1-0.3, Appendix C, 
paragraph XIV), 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, 
TUVAM must abide by the following conditions of the 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 its operations as an 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.
    Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the 
scope of recognition of TUVAM, subject to the limitation and conditions 
specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

    David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on February 11, 2015.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-03234 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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8698 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 18, 2015 / Notices Compensation Survey (NCS), ORS will including the validity of the OMB Number: 1220–NEW. use NCS data and forms for those data methodology and assumptions used. Affected Public: Businesses or other elements that overlap. • Enhance the quality, utility, and for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; and clarity of the information to be State, local, and tribal government. III. Desired Focus of Comments collected. Total Respondents: 10,402 (three-year The Bureau of Labor Statistics is • Minimize the burden of the average). particularly interested in comments collection of information on those who Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): that: are to respond, including through the $0. use of appropriate automated, • Evaluate whether the proposed Total Burden Cost (operating/ electronic, mechanical, or other collection of information is necessary maintenance): $0. technological collection techniques or for the proper performance of the All figures in the table below are other forms of information technology, functions of the agency, including based on a three-year average. The total e.g., permitting electronic submissions whether the information will have respondents in the table are greater than of responses. practical utility. Type of Review: New Collection. the figure shown above because many • Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. respondents are asked to provide agency’s estimate of the burden of the Title: Occupational Requirements information relating to more than one proposed collection of information, Survey. form. Minutes for the Total respond- Total annual Form Frequency predominant Total hours * ents per form responses * form use Establishment, work level, and schedule collection form (ORS Form 15–1G ) ......................................................... 1,366 1 1,366 54 1,229 Establishment, work level, and schedule collection form (ORS Form 15–1P ) ......................................................... 8,246 1 8,246 54 7,421 Occupation requirements (ORS Form 4 PPD–4G) ............. 1,507 1 1,507 66 1,658 Occupation requirements (ORS Form 4 PPD–4P) .............. 8,545 1 8,545 66 9,400 Collection not tied to a specific form (Quality Assurance, Testing) ............................................................................. 853 1 853 ........................ 476 TOTALS ........................................................................ 20,516 ........................ 20,516 ........................ 20,184 * The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding. Comments submitted in response to DATES: The expansion of the scope of an NRTL. TUVAM’s expansion covers this notice will be summarized and/or recognition becomes effective on the addition of one test standard to its included in the request for Office of February 18, 2015. scope of recognition. Management and Budget approval of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OSHA recognition of an NRTL information collection request; they also Information regarding this notice is signifies that the organization meets the will become a matter of public record. available from the following sources: requirements specified by 29 CFR Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank 1910.7. Recognition is an February 2015. Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of acknowledgment that the organization Eric Molina, Communications, U.S. Department of can perform independent safety testing Acting Chief, Division of Management Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., and certification of the specific products Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210; covered within its scope of recognition, [FR Doc. 2015–03291 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] telephone: (202) 693–1999; email: and is not a delegation or grant of BILLING CODE 4510–24–P Meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. government authority. As a result of General and technical information: recognition, employers may use Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Acting products properly approved by the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Director, Office of Technical Programs NRTL to meet OSHA standards that and Coordination Activities, Directorate require testing and certification of the Occupational Safety and Health of Technical Support and Emergency products. Administration Management, Occupational Safety and The Agency processes applications by Health Administration, U.S. Department an NRTL for initial recognition, or for [Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043] of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., expansion or renewal of this Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210; recognition, following requirements in TÜV SÜD America, Inc.: Grant of telephone: (202) 693–2110; email: Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This Expansion of Recognition robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s Web appendix requires that the Agency page includes information about the publish two notices in the Federal AGENCY:Occupational Safety and Health NRTL Program (see http:// Register in processing an application. In Administration (OSHA), Labor. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ the first notice, OSHA announces the ACTION: Notice. index.html). application and provides its preliminary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: finding and, in the second notice, the SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA Agency provides its final decision on announces its final decision to expand I. Notice of Final Decision the application. These notices set forth the scope of recognition for TÜV SÜD OSHA hereby gives notice of the the NRTL’s scope of recognition or America, Inc., as a Nationally expansion of the scope of recognition of modifications of that scope. OSHA Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). TÜV SÜD America, Inc. (TUVAM), as maintains an informational Web page VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:32 Feb 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 18, 2015 / Notices 8699 for each NRTL that details its scope of OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for Signed at Washington, DC, on February 11, recognition. These pages are available a particular test standard is limited to 2015. from the Agency’s Web site at http:// equipment or materials for which OSHA David Michaels, www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ standards require third-party testing and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational index.html. certification before using them in the Safety and Health. TUVAM submitted an application, workplace. Consequently, if a test [FR Doc. 2015–03234 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] dated June 9, 2014 (OSHA–2007–0043– standard also covers any products for BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 0009, Exhibit 14–1—TUVAM Request which OSHA does not require such for Expansion), to expand its testing and certification, an NRTL’s recognition to include one additional scope of recognition does not include DEPARTMENT OF LABOR test standard. OSHA staff performed a these products. Office of Workers’ Compensation comparability analysis and reviewed The American National Standards Programs other pertinent information. OSHA did Institute (ANSI) may approve the test not perform any on-site reviews in standard listed above as an American Proposed Collection; Comment relation to this application. National Standard. However, for Request: Division of Coal Mine OSHA published the preliminary convenience, we may use the Workers’ Compensation notice announcing TUVAM’s expansion designation of the standards-developing application in the Federal Register on organization for the standard as opposed ACTION: Notice. October 3, 2014 (79 FR 59863). The to the ANSI designation. Under the NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as Agency requested comments by October part of its continuing effort to reduce 20, 2014, but it received no comments Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix C, paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized paperwork and respondent burden, in response to this notice. OSHA now is conducts a pre-clearance consultation proceeding with this final notice to for a particular test standard may use either the proprietary version of the test program to provide the general public grant expansion of TUVAM’s scope of and Federal agencies with an recognition. standard or the ANSI version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine opportunity to comment on proposed To obtain or review copies of all whether a test standard is currently and/or continuing collections of public documents pertaining to ANSI-approved. information in accordance with the TUVAM’s application, go to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 www.regulations.gov or contact the A. Conditions (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This Docket Office, Occupational Safety and program helps to ensure that requested Health Administration, U.S. Department In addition to those conditions data can be provided in the desired of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, format, reporting burden (time and Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210. TUVAM must abide by the following financial resources) is minimized, Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043 contains conditions of the recognition: collection instruments are clearly all materials in the record concerning 1. TUVAM must inform OSHA as understood, and the impact of collection TUVAM’s recognition. soon as possible, in writing, of any requirements on respondents can be change of ownership, facilities, or key properly assessed. Currently, the Office II. Final Decision and Order of Workers’ Compensation Programs is personnel, and of any major change in OSHA staff examined TUVAM’s its operations as an NRTL, and provide soliciting comments concerning the expansion application, its capability to details of the change(s); proposed collection: Notice of meet the requirements of the test 2. TUVAM must meet all the terms of Termination, Suspension, Reduction or standards, and other pertinent its recognition and comply with all Increase in Benefit Payments (CM–908). information. Based on its review of this OSHA policies pertaining to this A copy of the information collection evidence, OSHA finds that TUVAM recognition; and request can be obtained by contacting meets the requirements of 29 CFR the office listed below in the addresses 3. TUVAM must continue to meet the section of this Notice. 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition, requirements for recognition, including subject to the limitation and conditions DATES: Written comments must be all previously published conditions on submitted to the office listed in the listed below. OSHA, therefore, is TUVAM’s scope of recognition, in all proceeding with this final notice to addresses section below on or before areas for which it has recognition. April 20, 2015. grant TUVAM’s scope of recognition expansion. OSHA limits the expansion Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. of TUVAM’s recognition to testing and 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope Department of Labor, 200 Constitution certification of products for of recognition of TUVAM, subject to the Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington, demonstration of conformance to the limitation and conditions specified DC 20210, telephone (202) 354–9647, test standard listed in Table 1 below. above. fax (202) 693–1447, Email III. Authority and Signature ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STAND- one method of transmission for ARD FOR INCLUSION IN TUVAM’S David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, comments (mail, fax, or Email). NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION Assistant Secretary of Labor for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Occupational Safety and Health, 200 I. Background: The Office of Workers’ Test standard Test standard title Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Compensation Programs (OWCP) DC 20210, authorized the preparation of administers the Federal Mine Safety and ANSI/AAMI Medical electrical equipment, this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is Health Act of 1977 as amended, Section ES60601– Part 1: General require- issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 432 (30 U.S.C. 942) and 20 CFR 725.621 1:2005/ ments for basic safety and 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No. necessitate this information collection. (R)2012. essential performance (with amendments). 1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and Under this Act, Coal mine operators, 29 CFR 1910.7. their representatives, or their insurers VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:32 Feb 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1


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