29 CFR § 1955.45 - Effect of appeal of administrative law judge's decision.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1955.45"
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title: "29 CFR § 1955.45 - Effect of appeal of administrative law judge's decision."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1955.45"
section_name: "Effect of appeal of administrative law judge's decision."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1955"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF STATE PLANS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 1955.45 Effect of appeal of administrative law judge's decision.

An administrative law judge's decision shall be stayed pending a decision on appeal to the Secretary. If there are no exceptions filed to the decisions of the administrative law judge, the administrative law judge's decision shall be published in the *Federal Register* as a final decision and served upon the parties.