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Title 29LaborPart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations Relating to Labor100 – 4999
Chapter XVIIOccupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor1900 – 1999
Part 1905Rules of Practice for Variances, Limitations, Variations, Tolerances, and Exemptions Under the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 19701905.1 – 1905.51
Subpart AGeneral1905.1 – 1905.7
§ 1905.1Purpose and scope.
§ 1905.2Definitions.
§ 1905.3Petitions for amendments to this part.
§ 1905.4Amendments to this part.
§ 1905.5Effect of variances.
§ 1905.6Public notice of a granted variance, limitation, variation, tolerance, or exemption.
§ 1905.7Form of documents; subscription; copies.
Subpart BApplications for Variances, Limitations, Variations, Tolerances, Exemptions and Other Relief1905.10 – 1905.16
§ 1905.10Variances and other relief under section 6(b)(6)(A).
§ 1905.11Variances and other relief under section 6(d).
§ 1905.12Limitations, variations, tolerances, or exemptions under section 16.
§ 1905.13Modification, revocation, and renewal of rules or orders.
§ 1905.14Action on applications.
§ 1905.15Requests for hearings on applications.
§ 1905.16Consolidation of proceedings.
Subpart CHearings1905.20 – 1905.30
Subpart DSummary Decisions1905.40 – 1905.41
§ 1905.40Motion for summary decision.
§ 1905.41Summary decision.
Subpart EEffect of Initial Decisions1905.50 – 1905.51
§ 1905.50Effect of appeal of a hearing examiner's decision.
§ 1905.51Finality for purposes of judicial review.