United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2004_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c812594a D09002ee1c8125a17 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Employment Standards Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Wage and Hour Division originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document revises the child labor regulations in order to implement two amendments of the Fair Labor Standards Act's child labor standards--the Compactors and Balers Safety Standards Modernization Act, (August 6, 1996) (The Compactor and Baler Act); and the Drive for Teen Employment Act, (October 31, 1998). This document also revises procedural regulations dealing with administrative hearings and appeals of civil money penalties. The Compactor and Baler Act sets conditions which permit 16- and 17-year-old workers to load, but not operate or unload, certain scrap paper balers and paper box compactors. The Act also specifies that civil money penalties may be assessed for violations of these conditions. This document also revises the regulation to implement the provisions of this Act. The Drive for Teen Employment Act prohibits minors under 17 years of age from driving automobiles and trucks on public roadways on the job, and establishes the conditions and criteria under which 17-year-olds may drive automobiles and trucks on public roadways on the job. The regulation is also revised to implement the provisions of this Act. A regulation concerning government-issued Certificates of Age is also being revised. Prior to this Final Rule, the regulation required that the employer return the certificate to the issuing agency when the employee left employment, except that a certificate issued for employment in agriculture may be given to the named minor at termination of employment and a certificate issued to an 18- or 19- year-old shall be given to the named worker at termination of employment. This revision modifies the regulation to direct the employer to give the certificates to the employees when their employment ends. Further, the Department is revising the regulation regarding the types of cooking and cooking-related duties that 14- and 15-year-olds may perform. The Department is updating the regulation to modify a long-standing Department of Labor (DOL) interpretation of this child labor standard. Finally, this document revises certain other provisions which proscribe certain hazardous employment for 16- and 17-year-olds. Prior to this revision, the regulation prohibited these minors from working in roofing operations. The Department has revised the regulation to also prohibit all work on or about roofs. In addition, the Department has revised the regulation to update the definition of the terms explosives and articles containing explosive components in the prohibition on employment of minors in establishments which manufacture or store explosives. 69 FR 75382 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-12-16/04-27182 04-27182 fr16de04-12 RIN 1215-AA09 4510-27-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-12-16/04-27182 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-12-16/html/04-27182.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-12-16/pdf/04-27182.pdf Child Labor Child Labor Occupations Employment Government Incorporation by Reference Intergovernmental Relations Investigations Labor Law Enforcement Minimum Age Penalties Administrative Practice and Procedure 25 p. 75382 75406 69 FR 75382 Title 29 Part 570 29 CFR Part 570 Title 29 Part 579 29 CFR Part 579 Title 29 Part 580 29 CFR Part 580 RIN 1215-AA09 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation; Child Labor Violations-Civil Money Penalties; Federal Register Vol. 69, Issue RULE 04-27182 II DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division 2005-02-14 4510-27-P 04-27182 Final rule.

This document revises the child labor regulations in order to implement two amendments of the Fair Labor Standards Act's child labor standards--the Compactors and Balers Safety Standards Modernization Act, (August 6, 1996) (The Compactor and Baler Act); and the Drive for Teen Employment Act, (October 31, 1998). This document also revises procedural regulations dealing with administrative hearings and appeals of civil money penalties. The Compactor and Baler Act sets conditions which permit 16- and 17-year-old workers to load, but not operate or unload, certain scrap paper balers and paper box compactors. The Act also specifies that civil money penalties may be assessed for violations of these conditions. This document also revises the regulation to implement the provisions of this Act. The Drive for Teen Employment Act prohibits minors under 17 years of age from driving automobiles and trucks on public roadways on the job, and establishes the conditions and criteria under which 17-year-olds may drive automobiles and trucks on public roadways on the job. The regulation is also revised to implement the provisions of this Act. A regulation concerning government-issued Certificates of Age is also being revised. Prior to this Final Rule, the regulation required that the employer return the certificate to the issuing agency when the employee left employment, except that a certificate issued for employment in agriculture may be given to the named minor at termination of employment and a certificate issued to an 18- or 19- year-old shall be given to the named worker at termination of employment. This revision modifies the regulation to direct the employer to give the certificates to the employees when their employment ends. Further, the Department is revising the regulation regarding the types of cooking and cooking-related duties that 14- and 15-year-olds may perform. The Department is updating the regulation to modify a long-standing Department of Labor (DOL) interpretation of this child labor standard. Finally, this document revises certain other provisions which proscribe certain hazardous employment for 16- and 17-year-olds. Prior to this revision, the regulation prohibited these minors from working in roofing operations. The Department has revised the regulation to also prohibit all work on or about roofs. In addition, the Department has revised the regulation to update the definition of the terms explosives and articles containing explosive components in the prohibition on employment of minors in establishments which manufacture or store explosives.

Effective Dates: This rule is effective February 14, 2005. The incorporation by reference of American National Standards Institute standards in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of February 14, 2005. Arthur M. Kerschner, Jr., Office of Enforcement Policy, Child Labor and Special Employment Team, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3510, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-0072 (this is not a toll free number). Copies of this final rule may be obtained in alternative formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape or Disc), upon request, by calling (202) 693-0023. TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free 1-877-889-5627 to obtain information or request materials in alternative formats. Child Labor Child Labor Occupations Employment Government Incorporation by Reference Intergovernmental Relations Investigations Labor Law Enforcement Minimum Age Penalties Administrative Practice and Procedure Child labor; interpretation orders and statements; civil money penalties, http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html http://www.atf.gov http://www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/whd/america2.htm Vol. 69, no. 241 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2004-12-16 continuing daily deposited born digital 240 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-12-16 P0b002ee180977e00 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr16de04 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-12-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-12-16/pdf/FR-2004-12-16.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-12-16/xml/FR-2004-12-16.xml fdlp 75223 75450 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-06 FR-2004-12-16 machine generated eng FR FR-2004-12-16 69 241