[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: 29CFR1903.20]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1903_INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS AND PROPOSED PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1903.20  Informal conferences.

    At the request of an affected employer, employee, or representative 
of employees, the Assistant Regional Director may hold an informal 
conference for the purpose of discussing any issues raised by an 
inspection, citation, notice of proposed penalty, or notice of intention 
to contest. The settlement of any issue at such conference

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shall be subject to the rules of procedure prescribed by the Review 
Commission. If the conference is requested by the employer, an affected 
employee or his representative shall be afforded an opportunity to 
participate, at the discretion of the Assistant Regional Director. If 
the conference is requested by an employee or representative of 
employees, the employer shall be afforded an opportunity to participate, 
at the discretion of the Assistant Regional Director. Any party may be 
represented by counsel at such conference. No such conference or request 
for such conference shall operate as a stay of any 15-working-day period 
for filing a notice of intention to contest as prescribed in Sec. 
1903.17.

[36 FR 17850, Sept. 4, 1971. Redesignated at 62 FR 15337, Mar. 31, 1997]