Employment & Labor

TÜV SÜD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice announces that TÜV SÜD America, Inc. has applied to expand its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. This expansion includes adding a test site in Japan. The change could affect businesses that rely on TÜV SÜD for safety testing and certification of their products.

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Key Changes

  • TÜV SÜD America, Inc. applies to expand recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.
  • Includes the addition of a new test site in Japan.
  • Public comments invited on the preliminary determination.

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Submit comments, information, and documents in response to TÜV SÜD America's NRTL expansion application on or before April 29, 2026

Any interested party or member of the public
reporting
medium

If requesting an extension of the comment period, submit the request in writing on or before April 29, 2026, stating reasons for the request

Any party requesting additional time to submit comments
reporting
high

Include the agency's name and docket number (Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043) in all submissions to the Federal eRulemaking Portal

All commenters submitting electronically via regulations.gov
operational
high

TÜV SÜD America, Inc. must meet the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.7 for NRTL recognition

TÜV SÜD America, Inc.
operational
high

TÜV SÜD America's new test site in Yonezawa, Japan must possess technical capability to perform product-testing and product-certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope of recognition

TÜV SÜD America, Inc.
operational

Affected Parties

TÜV SÜD America, Inc.Businesses relying on NRTL certification

Tags

testing,certification,product safety