[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: 29CFR1953.4]

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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 A--General
 
Sec. 1953.4  Delegation of authority.

    (a)(1) Under a delegation of authority from the Assistant Secretary 
of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, the Regional Administrators 
shall be responsible for review and approval of changes to occupational 
safety and health standards in approved State plans in accordance with 
the procedures specified in the applicable subparts of this part.
    (2) In conjunction with this delegation of authority, the Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, after 
consultation with the Office of the Solicitor, will be responsible for 
advising the Regional Administrators as to interpretations of Federal 
and State standards so as to avoid inconsistent interpretations 
particularly in States adopting other than Federal standards. Any person 
may request such an interpretation from the Assistant Secretary.
    (b) Regional Administrators means the employee or officer regularly 
or temporarily in charge of a Regional Office of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, or any other person 
or persons who are specifically designated to act for such employee or 
officer in his absence. The term also includes any employee or officer 
in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration exercising 
supervisory responsibility over

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the Regional Administrator. Such supervisory employee or officer is 
considered to exercise concurrent authority with the Regional 
Administrator.

[39 FR 5629, Feb. 14, 1974]