10 CFR § 851.4 - Compliance order.

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title: "10 CFR § 851.4 - Compliance order."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "851.4"
section_name: "Compliance order."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "851"
part_name: "WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 851.4 Compliance order.

(a) The Secretary may issue to any contractor a Compliance Order that:

(1) Identifies a situation that violates, potentially violates, or otherwise is inconsistent with a requirement of this part;

(2) Mandates a remedy, work stoppage, or other action; and,

(3) States the reasons for the remedy, work stoppage, or other action.

(b) A Compliance Order is a final order that is effective immediately unless the Order specifies a different effective date.

(c) Within 15 calendar days of the issuance of a Compliance Order, the recipient of the Order may request the Secretary to rescind or modify the Order. A request does not stay the effectiveness of a Compliance Order unless the Secretary issues an order to that effect.

(d) A copy of the Compliance Order must be prominently posted, once issued, at or near the location where the violation, potential violation, or inconsistency occurred until it is corrected.