[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-19236]


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[Federal Register: August 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division
RIN 1215-AA09
29 CFR Part 570
 

Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, 
Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for filing written comments 
an additional 60 days on revisions to child labor regulations, issued 
pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), governing permissible 
employment of minors under 18 years of age. This action is being taken 
in order to provide interested parties additional time to submit 
comments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 11, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Administrator, Wage and Hour 
Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S3506, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, Attention: J. Dean Speer, Director, 
Division of Policy and Analysis. Commenters who wish to receive 
notification of receipt of comments are requested to include a self-
addressed, stamped post card, or to submit them by certified mail, 
return receipt requested. As a convenience to commenters, comments may 
be transmitted by facsimile (``FAX'') machine to (202) 219-5122 (this 
is not a toll-free number). If transmitted by facsimile and a hard copy 
is also submitted by mail, please indicate on the hard copy that it is 
a duplicate copy of the facsimile transmission.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
J. Dean Speer, Director, Division of Policy and Analysis, Wage and Hour 
Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room S-3506, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
Telephone (202) 219-8412. This is not a toll free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of May 13, 1994 (59 
FR 25167 through 25173) the Department of Labor (the Department) 
published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning revisions 
in the child labor regulations, 29 CFR Part 570. These regulations set 
forth the criteria for the permissible employment of minors under 18 
years of age. As indicated by the advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking, the Department is undertaking a comprehensive review of the 
current regulatory standards for child labor employment, and is 
considering proposing revisions to the regulations which reflect 
changes in the workplace since their adoption. The Department expressed 
particular interest in the views of the public on needed changes to 
Subparts C and E of these regulations. Subpart C (Child Labor Reg. 3) 
specifies permissible hours and time standards, as well as occupational 
limitations, for 14- and 15-year-old employees. Subpart E identifies 
occupations deemed particularly hazardous for, or detrimental to the 
health or well-being of, employees under 18 years of age. The 
Department requested that written comments from interested parties be 
submitted on or before August 11, 1994.
    Because of the interest that has been expressed in this proposed 
rulemaking, and the desire of some commenters to support their comments 
with detailed statistical information which takes time to prepare, the 
Department believes it is desirable to extend the comment period for 
interested parties. Therefore, the period for submitting written 
comments concerning the advance notice of proposed rulemaking is 
extended for 60 additional days, to October 11, 1994.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on this 2nd day of August, 1994.
Maria Echaveste,
Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.
[FR Doc. 94-19236 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]
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