Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation

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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