29 CFR § 1955.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1955.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1955.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1955.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1955"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF STATE PLANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 8 and 18, 84 Stat. 1608 (29 U.S.C. 657, 667); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012)."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 23467, May 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1955"
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# 1955.1 Purpose and scope.

(a) This part contains rules of practice and procedure for formal administrative proceedings on the withdrawal of initial or final approval of State plans in accordance with section 18(f) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667).

(b) These rules shall be construed to secure a prompt and just conclusion of the proceedings subject thereto.