83 FR 36625 - TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-16214 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36625-36627] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16214] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042] TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., for expansion of its scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications. 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 August 14, 2018. 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. 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-2007-0042, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. 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. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA docket number (OSHA-2007-0042) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov. For further information on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at the above address. All documents in the docket (including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the https://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 [[Page 36626]] inspection at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Kevin Robinson at the contact information below to obtain a copy of the ICR. Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of the comment period on or before August 14, 2018 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-3653, 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, telephone: (202) 693-1999; 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, phone: (202) 693-2110 or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is providing notice that TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA), is applying for expansion of its current recognition as an NRTL. TUVRNA requests the addition of four (4) recognized testing and certification sites, and two (2) additional test standards to its NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA recognition of an 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 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 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 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 TUVRNA, 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. TUVRNA currently has five facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for product testing and certification, with its headquarters located at: TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., 12 Commerce Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470. A complete list of TUVRNA sites recognized by OSHA is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuv.html. II. General Background on the Applications TUVRNA submitted two applications, one dated March 30, 2016 (OSHA- 2007-0042-0030) and another dated April 19, 2017 (OSHA-2007-0042-0031), to expand its recognition to include the addition of four recognized testing and certification sites located at: TUV Rheinland (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 1f East & 2-4F, Cybio Technology Building No. 1, No. 16, Keibei 2nd Road, High-Tech Industrial Park North, Nashan District, 518057 Shenzhen China; TUV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, TUV Rheinland Building No. 177, Lane 777, West Guangzhong Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai 200072, P.R. China; TUV Rheinland Taiwan Ltd., 11F., No 758, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105, Taiwan; and TUV Rheinland Taiwan Ltd., Taichung Branch Office, No. 9, Lane 36, Minsheng Rod., Sec. 3, Daya District, Taichung City 428, Taiwan. TUVRNA's applications also requested the addition of two additional test standards to its scope of recognition. In 2017 OSHA staff performed an on-site review of TUVRNA's testing facilities on August 7-8 at TUV Rheinland Shanghai, August 10-11at TUV Rheinland Shenzhen, August 14-15 at TUV Rheinland Taipei, and August 16, 2017 at TUV Rheinland Taichung, in which the assessors found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVRNA addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the applications for expansion. Table 1 below lists the appropriate test standards found in TUVRNA's applications for expansion for testing and certification of products under the NRTL Program. Table 1--Proposed List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in TUVRNA's NRTL Scope of Recognition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test standard Test standard title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NFPA 496.......................... Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment. UL 698A........................... Industrial and Classification of Mercantile and Bank Burglar-Alarm Systems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ III. Preliminary Finding on the Applications TUVRNA submitted acceptable applications for expansion of its scope of recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and detailed on- site assessments indicate that TUVRNA can meet the requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding recognition to include the addition of four sites and these two 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 its 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 [[Page 36627]] 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, listed in ADDRESSES. 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 for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant TUVRNA's applications for expansion of its 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 this final decision in the Federal Register. Authority and Signature Loren Sweatt, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7. Signed at Washington, DC, on July 24, 2018. 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conducts a pre-clearance consultation statements/information in any ACTION: Notice.
program to provide the general public comments.
and Federal agencies an opportunity to The DOL is particularly interested in SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA
comment on proposed and/or comments that: announces the applications of TUV
continuing collections of information • Evaluate whether the proposed Rheinland of North America, Inc., for
before submitting them to the Office of collection of information is necessary expansion of its scope of recognition as
Management and Budget (OMB) for final for the proper performance of the a Nationally Recognized Testing
approval. This program helps to ensure functions of the agency, including Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
requested data can be provided in the whether the information will have agency’s preliminary finding to grant
desired format, reporting burden (time practical utility, the applications.
and financial resources) is minimized, • evaluate the accuracy of the DATES: Submit comments, information,
collection instruments are clearly agency’s estimate of the burden of the and documents in response to this
understood, and the impact of collection proposed collection of information, notice, or requests for an extension of
requirements can be properly assessed. including the validity of the time to make a submission, on or before
The Distribution of Characteristics of methodology and assumptions used, August 14, 2018.
the Insured Unemployed is a monthly • enhance the quality, utility, and ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
snapshot of the demographic clarity of the information to be the following methods:
composition of the claimant population collected, and Electronically: You may submit
in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) • minimize the burden of the comments and attachments
system. It is based on those who file a collection of information on those who electronically at: https://
claim in the week containing the 19th are to respond, including through the www.regulations.gov, which is the
day of the month, which reflects use of appropriate automated, Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
unemployment during the week electronic, mechanical, or other instructions online for submitting
containing the 12th day of the month. technological collection techniques or comments.
other forms of information technology, Facsimile: If your comments,
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used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
responses. than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
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serves a variety of socio-economic needs Type of Review: Extension without
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reflecting UI claimants’ sex, race/ethnic Title of Collection: Distribution of
Characteristics of the Insured copy of your comments and attachments
group, age, industry, and occupation. to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
The Social Security Act, Section Unemployed.
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(ICR). All comments, including any
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CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. Rosemary Lahasky, online at https://www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are encouraged to For further information on submitting
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posted on the internet, without Applications for Expansion of however, some information (e.g.,
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Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042. for the proper performance of the
STATUS: Closed.
OSHA staff will review all comments functions of the agency, including
to the docket submitted in a timely MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: whether the information will have
manner. After addressing the issues 1. Supervisory Action. Closed pursuant practical utility;
raised by these comments, staff will to Exemption (8). • Evaluate the accuracy of the
make a recommendation to the Assistant 2. Supervisory Action. Closed pursuant agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Secretary for Occupational Safety and to Exemptions (8), (9)(i)(B) and proposed collection of information,
Health on whether to grant TUVRNA’s (9)(ii). including the validity of the
applications for expansion of its scope 3. Supervisory Action. Closed pursuant methodology and assumptions used;
of recognition. The Assistant Secretary to Exemptions (6), (8), (9)(i)(B) and • Enhance the quality, utility, and
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