10 CFR § 851.30 - Consideration of variances.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s851.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 851.30 - Consideration of variances."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "851.30"
section_name: "Consideration of variances."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "851"
part_name: "WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201(i)(3), (p); 42 U.S.C. 2282c; 42 U.S.C. 5801 42 U.S.C. 7101 50 U.S.C. 2401 28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 6931, Feb. 9, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "851"
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# 851.30 Consideration of variances.
(a) Variances shall be granted by the Under Secretary after considering the recommendation of the EHSS Director. The authority to grant a variance cannot be delegated.
(b) The application must satisfy the requirements for applications specified in § 851.31.
[71 FR 6931, Feb. 9, 2006, as amended at 71 FR 68733, Nov. 28, 2006; 80 FR 5009, Jan. 30, 2015; 88 FR 41293, June 26, 2023]