[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42436-42438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15059]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040]
SGS North America, Inc.: Request for Renewal of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of SGS North
America, Inc.'s (SGS), requesting renewal of recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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 July 29, 2020.
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-2006-0040,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
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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 the
OSHA docket number (OSHA-2006-0040). OSHA places comments and other
materials, including any personal information, in the public docket
without revision, and these materials will be available online at
http://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, the agency cautions commenters
about submitting statements they do not want made available to the
public, or submitting comments that contain personal information
(either about themselves or others) such as Social Security Numbers,
birth dates, and medical data.
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 inspection at the
OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before July 29, 2020 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. Background
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements in Sec. 1910.7 of title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (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 page for each NRTL that details its
scope of recognition available at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
OSHA processes applications by a 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, appendix
A, Section II.C. In accordance with these procedures, NRTLs submit a
renewal request to OSHA, not less than nine months or no more than one
year, before the expiration date of its current recognition. The
submission request includes a request for renewal and any additional
information the NRTL wishes to submit to demonstrate 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's headquarters and
key sites within the past 18 to 24 months, it will schedule the
necessary on-site assessments 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 solicit 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.
SGS initially received OSHA recognition as a NRTL on March 23, 1993
(58 FR 15509). SGS's most recent renewal was on July 14, 2014, for a
five-year period ending on July 14, 2019. SGS submitted a timely
request for renewal, dated October 2, 2018 (OSHA-2006-0040-0050), and
retains its recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal
process. The current addresses of the SGS facilities recognized by OSHA
and included as part of the renewal request are:
(1) SGS North America, Inc., 620 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee,
Georgia 30024;
(2) Consumer Testing Services, SGS Tecnos S.A., C/. Trespaderne 29,
Edificio Barajas 1, 28042 Madrid, Spain;
(3) SGS--Baseefa Limited, Rockhead Business Park, Staden Lane,
Buxton SK17 9RZ, United Kingdom;
(4) SGS--Fimko, Ltd., Sarkiniementie 3, FI-00210 Helsinki, Finland;
(5) SGS--Guangzhou, 198 Kezhu Road, Scientech Park, Guangzhou
Economic & Technology Development District, Guangzhou, Guangdong,
China;
(6) SGS--Ningbo, 1-5/F., West of Building 4, Lingyun Industry Park,
No. 1177, Lingyun Road, Ningbo National Hi-Tech Zone, Ningbo, Zhejiang,
China;
(7) SGS--Shanghai, No. 588 West Jindu Road, Xinqiao Town, Songjiang
District 201612, Shanghai, China;
(8) SGS--Shenzhen Branch, No. 1 Workshop, M-10, Middle Section,
Science & Technology Park, Nan Shan District, Shenzhen, China; and
(9) SGS--Shunde, 198 Kezhu Road, Scientech Park Building 1,
European Industrial Park, No. 1, Shunde South Road, Wusha, Daliang,
Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
II. Notice of Preliminary Findings
OSHA is providing notice that SGS is applying for renewal of its
recognition as a NRTL. This renewal covers SGS's existing NRTL scope of
recognition. OSHA evaluated SGS's application for renewal and
preliminarily determined that SGS can continue to meet the requirements
prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition. Accordingly, OSHA is
making a determination that it does not need to conduct an additional
on-site review of SGS's facilities based on its evaluations of SGS's
application and all other available information. This information
includes OSHA's audits of SGS's recognized NRTL sites during this
recognition period, and the satisfactory resolution of non-conformances
with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. This preliminary finding does
not constitute an interim or temporary approval of the request.
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether SGS meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of their 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. OSHA must receive the
written request for an extension by the due date for comments. OSHA
will limit any extension to 30
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days unless the requester justifies a longer period. OSHA may deny a
request for an extension if it is not adequately justified. To obtain
or review copies of the publicly available information in SGS's
application and other pertinent documents (including exhibits), as well
as all submitted comments, contact the Docket Office, Room N-3653,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, at the above address; these materials also are available online
at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040.
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner and, after addressing the issues raised by these
comments, will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary on
whether to grant SGS's application for renewal. The Assistant Secretary
will make the final decision on granting the application and, in making
this decision, 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.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 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 7, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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