29 CFR § 1902.16 - Partial approval of State plans.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1902.16"
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title: "29 CFR § 1902.16 - Partial approval of State plans."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1902.16"
section_name: "Partial approval of State plans."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1902"
part_name: "STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 18, 84 Stat. 1608 (29 U.S.C. 667); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012)."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 20751, Oct. 29, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1902.16 Partial approval of State plans.

(a) The Assistant Secretary may partially approve a plan under this part whenever:

(1) The portion to be approved meets the requirements of this part;

(2) The plan covers more than one occupational safety and health issue; and

(3) Portions of the plan to be approved are reasonably separable from the remainder of the plan.

(b) Whenever the Assistant Secretary approves only a portion of a State plan, he may give notice to the State of an opportunity to show cause why a proceeding should not be commenced for disapproval of the remainder of the plan under subpart C of this part before commencing such a proceeding.

[80 FR 49903, Aug. 18, 2015]