Notice2025-11768

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

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Published
June 26, 2025
Effective
June 26, 2025

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Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration

Abstract

In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition of Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 121 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27347-27348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11768]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0039]


Intertek Testing Services NA, 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 the final decision to expand 
the scope of recognition of Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. as a 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
June 26, 2025.

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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#59343c303530373e3c2b773f2b38373a302a6b193d3635773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c1119151015121b190e521a0e1d121f150f4e3c181310521b130a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    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) 693-2300 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ed9f828f84839e8283c386889b8483ad898281c38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12607d707b7c617d7c3c7977647b7c52767d7e3c757d64">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Notice of Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of 
recognition for Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITSNA), as a NRTL. 
ITSNA's expansion covers the addition of two test standards to the NRTL 
scope of recognition.
    OSHA recognition of a 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 the 
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 a preliminary finding. In the second notice, 
the agency provides a 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 ITSNA, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These 
pages are available from the OSHA website at <a href="http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html">http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html</a>.
    ITSNA submitted an application dated October 1, 2023 (OSHA-2007-
0039-0061), requesting the addition of two test standards to the NRTL 
scope of recognition. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the 
application packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did 
not perform any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing ITSNA's expansion 
application in the Federal Register on April 25, 2025 (90 FR 17469). 
The agency requested comments by May 12, 2025, but it received no 
comments in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this 
notice to grant expansion of ITSNA's NRTL scope of recognition.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
the ITSNA expansion application, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or contact 
the Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627. Docket No. 
OSHA-2007-0039 contains all materials in the record containing ITSNA's 
recognition.

II. Final Decision and Order

    OSHA staff examined ITSNA's expansion application and examined 
other pertinent information. Based on review of this evidence, OSHA 
finds that ITSNA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion 
of recognition, subject to the specified limitations and conditions 
listed in this notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final 
notice to grant ITSNA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion 
of ITSNA's recognition to testing and certification of products for 
demonstration of conformance to the test standards listed below in 
Table 1.

 Table 1--Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in ITSNA's NRTL Scope
                             of Recognition
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           Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 2272...........................  Electrical Systems for Personal E-
                                     Mobility Devices.
UL 2849...........................  Electrical Systems for eBikes.
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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, a 
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.

A. Conditions

    Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR 
1910.7, including, but not limited to, abiding by the following 
conditions of the recognition:
    1. ITSNA 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 a NRTL, and provide details of the 
change(s);
    2. ITSNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. ITSNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on ITSNA'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 ITSNA as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and 
conditions specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

    Amanda Laihow, Acting 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 
18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on June 17, 2025.
Amanda Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-11768 Filed 6-25-25; 8:45 am]
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