[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: 29CFR1905.1]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1905_RULES OF PRACTICE FOR VARIANCES, LIMITATIONS, VARIATIONS, 
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 1905.1  Purpose and scope.

TOLERANCES, AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE WILLIAMS-STEIGER OCCUPATIONAL 
SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970--Table of Contents




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
1905.1 Purpose and scope.
1905.2 Definitions.
1905.3 Petitions for amendments to this part.
1905.4 Amendments to this part.
1905.5 Effect of variances.
1905.6 Public notice of a granted variance, limitation, variation, 
          tolerance, or exemption.
1905.7 Form of documents; subscription; copies.

     Subpart B_Applications for Variances, Limitations, Variations, 
                 Tolerances, Exemptions and Other Relief

1905.10 Variances and other relief under section 6(b)(6)(A).
1905.11 Variances and other relief under section 6(d).
1905.12 Limitations, variations, tolerances, or exemptions under section 
          16.
1905.13 Modification, revocation, and renewal of rules or orders.
1905.14 Action on applications.
1905.15 Requests for hearings on applications.
1905.16 Consolidation of proceedings.

                           Subpart C_Hearings

1905.20 Notice of hearing.
1905.21 Manner of service.
1905.22 Hearing examiners; powers and duties.
1905.23 Prehearing conferences.
1905.24 Consent findings and rules or orders.
1905.25 Discovery.
1905.26 Hearings.
1905.27 Decisions of hearing examiners.
1905.28 Exceptions.
1905.29 Transmission of record.
1905.30 Decision of the Assistant Secretary.

                       Subpart D_Summary Decisions

1905.40 Motion for summary decision.
1905.41 Summary decision.

                  Subpart E_Effect of Initial Decisions

1905.50 Effect of appeal of a hearing examiner's decision.
1905.51 Finality for purposes of judicial review.

    Authority: Secs. 6, 8, 16, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 657, 665), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 
FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), or 9-83 (48 FR 35736) as applicable.

    Source: 36 FR 12290, June 30, 1971, unless otherwise noted.



    (a) This part contains rules of practice for administrative 
proceedings
    (1) To grant variances and other relief under sections 6(b)(6)(A) 
and 6(d) of the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970, and
    (2) To provide limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions 
under section 16 of the Act.
    (b) These rules shall be construed to secure a prompt and just 
conclusion of proceedings subject thereto.
    (c) The rules of practice in this part do not apply to the granting 
of variances under section 6(b)(6)(C). Whenever appropriate, the 
procedure for granting such a variance shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

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