[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1902.10]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1902_STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE 
STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart C_Procedures for Submission, Approval and Rejection of State 
                                  Plans
 
Sec. 1902.10  Submission.


    (a) An authorized representative of the State agency or agencies 
responsible for administering the plan shall submit the plan with 10 
copies to the appropriate Assistant Regional Director of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. 
The State plan shall include (1) Supporting papers conforming to the 
requirements specified in subpart B of this part, and (2) the State 
occupational safety and health standards to be included in the plan, 
including copies of any specific or enabling State laws and regulations 
relating to such standards. If any of the representations concerning the 
requirements of subpart B of this part are dependent upon any judicial 
or administrative interpretations of the State standards or enforcement 
provisions, the State shall furnish citations to any pertinent judicial 
decisions and the text of any pertinent administrative decisions.
    (b) Upon receipt of the State plan the Assistant Regional Director 
shall make a preliminary examination of the plan. If his examination 
reveals any defect in the plan, the Assistant Regional Director shall 
offer assistance to the State agency and shall provide the agency an 
opportunity to cure such defect. After his preliminary examination, and 
after affording the State agency such opportunity to cure defects, the 
Assistant Regional Director shall submit the plan to the Assistant 
Secretary.
    (c) Upon receipt of the plan from the Assistant Regional Director, 
the Assistant Secretary shall examine the plan and supporting materials. 
If the

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examination discloses no cause for rejecting the plan, the Assistant 
Secretary shall follow the procedure prescribed in Sec. 1902.11. If the 
examination discloses cause for rejection of the plan, the Assistant 
Secretary shall follow the procedure prescribed in Sec. 1902.17.

           Procedure for Proposed or Possible Approval of Plan