Rules of Procedure; Corrections

• Published date: 30 August 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 45654
• Record Number: 2019-18736
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: Occupational Safety And Health Review Commission

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Pages 45654-45655]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-18736]
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                OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
                29 CFR Part 2200
                Rules of Procedure; Corrections
                AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
                ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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                SUMMARY: This document makes technical amendments to and corrects
                typographical errors in the final rule published by the Occupational
                Safety and Health Review Commission in the Federal Register on April
                10, 2019. That rule revised the procedural rules governing practice
                before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
                DATES: Effective on August 30, 2019.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Bailey, Attorney-Advisor, Office
                of the General Counsel, by telephone at (202) 606-5410, by email at
                [email protected], or by mail at: 1120 20th Street NW, Ninth Floor,
                Washington, DC 20036-3457.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSHRC published revisions to its rules of
                procedure in the Federal Register on April 10, 2019 (84 FR 14554). This
                document makes technical amendments to the final rule and corrects
                typographical errors found after publication of the final rule.
                List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 2200
                 Administrative practice and procedure, Hearing and appeal
                procedures.
                 Accordingly, 29 CFR part 2200 is amended by making the following
                correcting amendments:
                PART 2200--RULES OF PROCEDURE
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                1. The authority citation for part 2200 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 29 U.S.C. 661(g), unless otherwise noted.
                 Section 2200.96 is also issued under 28 U.S.C. 2112(a).
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                2. Amend Sec. 2200.1 by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
                Sec. 2200.1 Definitions.
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                 (f) Judge means an Administrative Law Judge appointed pursuant to
                section 12(e) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. 661(e), as amended by Public Law
                95-251, 92 Stat. 183, 184 (1978).
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                3. Amend Sec. 2200.8 by revising paragraph (c)(2)(ii) and paragraph
                (c)(7) as follows:
                Sec. 2200.8 Filing.
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                 (c) * * *
                 (2) * * *
                 (ii) Self-represented parties or intervenors who do not elect e-
                filing must file documents by postage-prepaid first class or higher
                class U.S. Mail, commercial delivery service, personal delivery, or
                facsimile transmission as described in paragraph (d) of this section.
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                 (7) Date of filing. The date of filing for documents filed
                electronically is the day that the complete document is successfully
                submitted in the Commission's E-File System pursuant to Sec.
                2200.4(a)(4)(i). Electronic filing shall be completed by following the
                instructions on the Commission's website (www.oshrc.gov).
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                4. Amend Sec. 2200.30 by revising paragraph (c) as follows:
                Sec. 2200.30 General rules.
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                 (c) Separation of claims. Each allegation or response shall be made
                in separate numbered paragraphs. Each paragraph shall be limited as far
                as practicable to a statement of a single set of circumstances.
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                5. Amend Sec. 2200.67 by revising paragraph (b) as follows:
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                Sec. 2200.67 Duties and powers of Judges.
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                 (b) Issue authorized subpoenas and rule on petitions to modify,
                revoke, or affirm, in accordance with Sec. 2200.65;
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                6. Amend Sec. 2200.202 by revising paragraph (a)(6) as follows:
                Sec. 2200.202 Eligibility for Simplified Proceedings.
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                 (a) * * *
                 (6) A small employer whether self-represented or represented by
                counsel.
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                 Dated: August 21, 2019.
                James J. Sullivan, Jr.,
                Chairman.
                [FR Doc. 2019-18736 Filed 8-29-19; 8:45 am]
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