[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 1127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-410]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL-3-92]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., Request for Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of request for expansion of recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), and preliminary finding.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of TUV Rheinland of
North America, Inc. for expansion of its recognition as a NRTL under 29
CFR 1910.7, for programs and procedures, and presents the Agency's
preliminary finding.
DATES: The last date for interested parties to submit comments is March
9, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning this notice to: NRTL Program,
Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N3653 Washington, D.C. 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Pasquet, NRTL Recognition
Program at the above address, or phone (202) 219-7056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
Notice is hereby given that TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
(TUV) has made application pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.7, for expansion of
its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for the
programs and procedures listed below. TUV previously made application
pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.7, for recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (58 FR 61101, 11/19/93), and was so recognized (60
FR 42594, 8/16/95).
The address of the TUV laboratory covered by this application is:
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., 12 Commerce Road, Newton,
Connecticut 06470.
Background
This Federal Register notice announces TUV's application for
additional programs and procedures, dated September 15, 1997 (see
Exhibit 13D). This application supplements TUV's request for expansion
of its recognition for additional test standards, received on January
13, 1997 (see Exhibit 13C), and since modified by TUV. OSHA announced
this request of January 13 in a separate notice, which incorrectly
shows May 12, 1997 as the date of the request. The final notice(s) for
the overall expansion will reflect the correct information.
TUV requests expansion of its recognition, based upon the
conditions as detailed in the Federal Register document titled
``Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; Clarification of the
Types of Programs and Procedures,'' (60 FR 12980, 3/9/95), for the
following programs and procedures:
1. Acceptance of testing data from independent organizations, other
than NRTLs.
2. Acceptance of product evaluations from independent
organizations, other than NRTLs.
3. Acceptance of witnessed testing data.
4. Acceptance of product evaluations from organizations that
function as part of the International Electrotechnical Commission
Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme.
5. Acceptance of services (other than testing or evaluation)
performed by subcontractors or agents.
In a recommendation dated November 25, 1997, the NRTL staff
recommended that TUV's recognition be expanded to include these
additional programs and procedures.
Preliminary Finding
Based upon a review of the complete application, and the
recommendations of the staff, including the recommendation dated
November 25, 1997, the Assistant Secretary has made a preliminary
finding that TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. can meet the
requirements as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for the expansion of its
recognition to include the five (5) programs and procedures previously
listed.
All interested members of the public are invited to supply detailed
reasons and evidence supporting or challenging the sufficiency of the
applicant's having met the requirements for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, as required
by 29 CFR 1910.7 and Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. Submission of
pertinent written documents and exhibits shall be made no later than
the last date for comments (see DATES above), and submitted to the
address provided above (see ADDRESSES). Copies of the TUV application
letters and supporting documentation, the recommendation on the
programs and procedures, and all submitted comments, as received, are
available for inspection and duplication (under Docket No. NRTL-3-92)
at the Docket Office, Room N2634, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address.
The Assistant Secretary's final decision on whether the applicant
(TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.) satisfies the requirements for
expansion of its recognition as an NRTL will be made on the basis of
the entire record including the public submissions and any further
proceedings that the Assistant Secretary may consider to be appropriate
in accordance with Appendix A to Section 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 23rd day of December, 1997.
Charles N. Jeffress,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-410 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]
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