Notice2025-16774
DEKRA Certification Inc.: Request for Renewal of Recognition
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Published
September 2, 2025
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Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
In this notice, OSHA announces DEKRA Certification Inc.'s (DEKRA) application containing a request for renewal of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 167 (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42449-42451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16774]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009]
DEKRA Certification 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 DEKRA Certification Inc.'s
(DEKRA) application containing a request for 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 September 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments,
electronically at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting information they do not want made available to the public,
or submitting materials that contain personal information (either about
themselves or others), such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Documents in the
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docket (including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact
the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for
assistance in locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before September 17, 2025 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3cec6cacfcacdc4c6d18dc5d1c2cdc0cad091e3c7cccf8dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fe2eae6e3e6e1e8eafda1e9fdeee1ece6fcbdcfebe0e3a1e8e0f9">[email 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) 693-1911 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9abb6bbb0b7aab6b7f7b2bcafb0b799bdb6b5f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="681a070a01061b070646030d1e0106280c0704460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements in Section 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 <a href="http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html">http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html</a>.
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, paragraph II.C. In accordance with these procedures, NRTLs submit a
renewal request to OSHA, not less than nine months nor more than one
year, before the expiration date of its current recognition. The
submission 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
any recognized sites that have unique capabilities crucial to the
NRTL's scope within the previous 18 months, it will schedule the
necessary on-site assessments in conjunction with the NRTL's
application for renewal. At the discretion of the OTPCA Director, OSHA
may conduct an on-site assessment in conjunction with the NRTL's
application for renewal, even if OSHA has conducted one within the
previous 18 months. 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.
DEKRA initially received OSHA recognition as a NRTL on September
22, 2020 (85 FR 59555). DEKRA submitted a timely request for renewal,
dated October 31, 2024 (OSHA-2019-0009-0019); therefore, its current
will not expire until a final decision had been made by OSHA on the
request for renewal. The current addresses of the DEKRA facilities
recognized by OSHA and included as part of the renewal request is:
1. DEKRA Certification Inc. 405 Glenn Drive, Suite 12, Sterling,
Virginia 20164; and
2. DEKRA Certification BV. Meander 1051 6825 MJ Arnhem, Gelderland,
The Netherlands.
II. Notice of Preliminary Findings
OSHA is providing notice that DEKRA is applying for renewal of its
recognition as a NRTL. This renewal covers DEKRA's existing NRTL scope
of recognition. OSHA evaluated DEKRA's application for renewal and
preliminarily determined that DEKRA 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 DEKRA's facility based on its evaluations
of DEKRA's application and all other available information. This
information includes OSHA's audits of DEKRA's NRTL recognized 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 DEKRA 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 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 DEKRA'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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under
Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009.
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 DEKRA'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
Amanda Laihow, Acting 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. 7-2025 (90 FR 27878, June 30, 2025), and 29 CFR
1910.7.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on August 26, 2025.
Amanda Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-16774 Filed 8-29-25; 8:45 am]
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