[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1981.106]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1981_PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS UNDER 
SECTION 6 OF THE PIPELINE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2002--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B_Litigation
 
Sec. 1981.106  Objections to the findings and the preliminary order and 
request for a hearing.


    (a) Any party who desires review, including judicial review, of the 
findings and preliminary order, or a named person alleging that the 
complaint was frivolous or brought in bad faith who seeks an award of 
attorney's fees, must file any objections and/or a request for a hearing 
on the record within 60 days of receipt of the findings and preliminary 
order pursuant to paragraph (b) of Sec. 1981.105. The objection or 
request for attorney's fees and request for a hearing must be in writing 
and state whether the objection is to the findings, the preliminary 
order, and/or whether there should be an award of attorney's fees. The 
date of the postmark, facsimile transmittal, or e-mail communication 
will be considered to be the date of filing; if the objection is filed 
in person, by hand-delivery or other means, the objection is filed upon 
receipt. Objections must be filed with the Chief Administrative Law 
Judge, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20001 and copies of the 
objections must be mailed at the same time to the other parties of 
record, the OSHA official who issued the findings and order, and the 
Associate Solicitor, Division of Fair Labor Standards, U.S. Department 
of Labor, Washington, DC 20210.
    (b)(1) If a timely objection is filed, all provisions of the 
preliminary order will be stayed, except for the portion requiring 
preliminary reinstatement, which shall not be automatically stayed. The 
portion of the preliminary order requiring reinstatement will be 
effective immediately upon the named person's receipt of the findings 
and preliminary order, regardless of any objections to the order. The 
named person may file a motion with the Office of Administrative Law 
Judges for stay of the Assistant Secretary's preliminary order.
    (2) If no timely objection is filed with respect to either the 
findings or the preliminary order, the findings or preliminary order, as 
the case may be, shall become the final decision of the

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Secretary, not subject to judicial review.