29 CFR § 1921.2 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1921.2"
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title: "29 CFR § 1921.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1921.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1921"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 41, Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 941); 5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "27 FR 4165, May 2, 1962, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 28 FR 7909, Aug. 2, 1963, and further redesignated at 36 FR 25232, Dec. 31, 1971."
cfr_part: "1921"
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# 1921.2 Definitions.

(a) *Act* means the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

(b) *Chief Hearing Examiner* means the Chief Hearing Examiner, United States Department of Labor, Washington DC 20210.

(c) *Respondent* means the person or organization proceeded against.

(d) *Assistant Secretary* means the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.