[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44205-44206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17966]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Grant of Renewal of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's final decision granting renewal of recognition of TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The renewal of recognition becomes effective on July 30, 2014.
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: [email protected].
General and technical information: Contact Mr. David Johnson,
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: [email protected]. OSHA's Web page
includes information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
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. OSHA maintains an informational Web site for
each NRTL at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html that details
its scope of recognition.
OSHA processes applications submitted by an NRTL for renewal of
recognition following requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA
conducts renewals in accordance with the procedures in 29 CFR 1910.7,
App. A II.C. In accordance with these procedures, NRTLs submit a
renewal request to OSHA between nine months and one year before the
expiration date of its current recognition. A renewal request includes
a request for renewal and any additional information demonstrating its
continued compliance with the terms of its recognition and 29 CFR
1910.7. If OSHA has not conducted an on-site assessment of the NRTL
headquarters and any key sites within the past 18 to 24 months, it will
schedule the necessary on-site assessment prior to the expiration date
of the NRTL's recognition. Upon review of the submitted material and,
as necessary, the successful completion of the on-site assessment, OSHA
announces its preliminary decision to grant or deny renewal in the
Federal Register and solicits comments from the public. OSHA then
publishes a final Federal Register notice responding to any comments
and renewing the NRTL's recognition for a period of five years, or
denying the renewal of recognition.
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA), initially received
OSHA recognition as an NRTL on August 16, 1995 (60 FR 42594). The most
recent renewal for TUVRNA was on March 18, 2002, for a five-year period
expiring on March 19, 2007. TUVRNA submitted a timely request for
renewal, dated June 12, 2006 (see Ex. OSHA-2007-0042-0007), and
retained its recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal
process. The current addresses of TUVRNA facilities recognized by OSHA
and included as part of the renewal request are:
1. TUVRNA Newtown, 12 Commerce Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470;
and
2. TUVRNA Austin, 2324 Ridgepoint Drive, Suite E, Austin, Texas
78754.
OSHA evaluated TUVRNA's application for renewal and made a
preliminary determination that TUVRNA can continue to meet the
requirements prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition. OSHA
conducted audits of TUVRNA's headquarters, TUVRNA Newtown, on July 25-
26, 2013, and the TUVRNA Austin site on August 23-25, 2010. OSHA found
non-conformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVRNA
addressed these issues sufficiently to meet the applicable NRTL
requirements. Accordingly, OSHA determined that it did not need to
conduct an on-site review of TUVRNA's facilities for this request for
renewal based on its evaluation of TUVRNA's application and all other
available information.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVRNA's renewal
request in the Federal Register on February 24, 2014 (79 FR 10198). The
Agency requested comments by March 11, 2014, but received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant TUVRNA's request for renewal of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
TUVRNA'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-2007-0042 contains all materials in the record
concerning TUVRNA's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
Pursuant to the authority granted under 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby
gives notice of the renewal of recognition of TUVRNA as an NRTL. OSHA
NRTL Program staff reviewed the renewal request for TUVRNA and other
pertinent information. Based on this review of the renewal request for
TUVRNA and other pertinent information, OSHA finds that TUVRNA meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of its recognition,
subject to the specified limitation and conditions. OSHA limits the
renewal of TUVRNA's recognition to include the terms and conditions of
TUVRNA's scope of recognition. The scope of recognition for TUVRNA is
available in the Federal Register notice dated August 16, 1995 (60 FR
42594), or on OSHA's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuv.html. This renewal extends TUVRNA's recognition for a period of
five years from July 30, 2014.
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Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
TUVRNA also must abide by the following conditions of recognition:
1. TUVRNA 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. TUVRNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on TUVRNA's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
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 July 25, 2014.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-17966 Filed 7-29-14; 8:45 am]
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