[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: 29CFR1905.5]

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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. 1905.5  Effect of variances.

    All variances granted pursuant to this part shall have only future 
effect. In his discretion, the Assistant Secretary may decline to 
entertain an application for a variance on a subject or issue concerning 
which a citation has been issued to the employer involved and a 
proceeding on the citation or a related issue concerning a proposed 
penalty or period of abatement is pending before the Occupational Safety 
and Health Review Commission or appropriate State review authority until 
the completion of such proceeding.

[36 FR 12290, June 30, 1971, as amended at 40 FR 25449, June 16, 1975]