[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1953.10]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR--(CONTINUED)
 
PART 1953--CHANGES TO STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--Developmental Change Supplements
 
Sec. 1953.10  Definitions.


    (a) Each State with a developmental plan must set forth in its plan 
those changes which are designed to make its program at least as 
effective as the Federal program and a timetable for making such changes 
in accordance with 29 CFR 1902.2(b). A developmental change includes the 
completion of these developmental steps as well as amendments required 
in response to failure to meet any steps in the developmental schedule.
    (b) Developmental steps must be completed within the three year 
period immediately following commencement of operations. (See 
Sec. 1902.2(b) of this chapter). The date of ``commencement of 
operations'' is ordinarily the plan approval date if the State initiates 
inspections and enforcement activity with respect to standards covered 
by the approved plan in accordance with the legal authority existing in 
the State at the time of approval. But in any case, commencement of 
operations can be no later than the effective date of the grant approved 
under section 23(g) of the Act. A State may also commence operations by 
initiating inspections and enforcement activity at some point after 
approval and prior to the effective date of the grant. Following 
approval, each State will submit a letter to the Regional Administrator 
setting the date for commencement operations. These letters will be 
included in the approved plans.