Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsiblity to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health

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Delegation of Authority and Assignment
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
[Secretary’s Order 5–2007]

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Delegation of Authority and
Assignment of Responsibility to the
Assistant Secretary for Occupational
Safety and Health
1. Purpose. To delegate authority and
assign responsibility to the Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Health.
2. Authorities and Directives Affected.
A. Authorities. This Order is issued
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 551 et seq.; 5
U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 5315; the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970, 29 U.S.C. 651, et seq.; the WalshHealey Public Contracts Act of 1936, as
amended, 41 U.S.C. 35, 37–41, 43–45;
the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract
Act of 1965, as amended, 41 U.S.C. 351–
354, 356–357; the Contract Work Hours
and Safety Standards Act, as amended,
40 U.S.C. 329, 333; the Maritime Safety
Act of 1958, 33 U.S.C. 941; the National
Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C.
954(m)(2); 5 U.S.C. 7902 and any
executive order thereunder, including
Executive Order 12196 (‘‘Occupational
Safety and Health Programs for Federal
Employees’’) (February 26, 1980); the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act
of 1982, 49 U.S.C. 31105; the Asbestos
Hazard Emergency Response Act of
1986, 15 U.S.C. 2651; the International
Safe Container Act, 46 U.S.C. 80507; the
Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
300j–9(i); the Energy Reorganization Act
of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5851;
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9610(a)–(d); the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33
U.S.C. 1367; the Toxic Substances
Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2622; the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6971; the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7622; the
Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment
and Reform Act For the 21st Century, 49
U.S.C. 42121; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, 18 U.S.C. 1514A; the Pipeline
Safety Improvement Act of 2002, 49
U.S.C. 60129.
B. Directives Affected. Secretary’s
Order 5–2002 is replaced by this Order.
3. Background. This Order constitutes
the basic Secretary’s Order for the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), superseding
Order 5–2002. This Order delegates and
assigns responsibility to OSHA for
enforcement of Section 6 (protection of
employees providing pipeline safety
information) of the Pipeline Safety
Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C.

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60129), and makes other minor
conforming modifications. All other
authorities and responsibilities set forth
in this Order were delegated or assigned
previously to the Assistant Secretary for
OSHA in Secretary’s Order 5–2002, and
this Order continues those delegations
and assignments in full force and effect,
except as expressly modified herein.
4. Delegation of Authority and
Assignment of Responsibility.
A. The Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health
(1) The Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health is
delegated authority and assigned
responsibility for administering the
safety and health, and whistleblower
programs and activities of the
Department of Labor, except as provided
in paragraph 4.a.(2) below, under the
designated provisions of the following
laws:
(a) Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 651, et seq.
(b) Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
of 1936, as amended, 41 U.S.C. 35, 37–
41, 43–45.
(c) McNamara-O’Hara Service
Contract Act of 1965, as amended, 41
U.S.C. 351–354, 356–357.
(d) Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act, as amended, 40 U.S.C.
329, 333.
(e) Maritime Safety Act of 1958, 33
U.S.C. 941.
(f) National Foundation on the Arts
and the Humanities Act of 1965, 20
U.S.C. 954(m)(2).
(g) 5 U.S.C. 7902 and any executive
order thereunder, including Executive
Order 12196 (‘‘Occupational Safety and
Health Programs for Federal
Employees’’) (February 26, 1980).
(h) Surface Transportation Assistance
Act of 1982, 49 U.S.C. 31105.
(i) Asbestos Hazard Emergency
Response Act of 1986, 15 U.S.C. 2651.
(j) International Safe Container Act,
46 U.S.C. 80507.
(k) Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
300j–9(i).
(l) Energy Reorganization Act of 1974,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5851.
(m) Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9610(a)–(d).
(n) Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1367.
(o) Toxic Substances Control Act, 15
U.S.C. 2622.
(p) Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42
U.S.C. 6971.
(q) Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7622.
(r) Wendell H. Ford Aviation
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
Century, 49 U.S.C. 42121.
(s) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18
U.S.C. 1514A.

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(t) Pipeline Safety Improvement Act
of 2002, 49 U.S.C. 60129.
(u) Responsibilities of the Secretary of
Labor with respect to safety and health,
or whistleblower provisions of any other
Federal law except those
responsibilities which are assigned to
another DOL agency.
(2) The authority of the Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Health under the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 does not include
authority to conduct inspections and
investigations, issue citations, assess
and collect penalties, or enforce any
other remedies available under the
statute, or to develop and issue
compliance interpretations under the
statute, with regard to the standards on:
(a) Field sanitation, 29 CFR 1928.110;
and
(b) Temporary labor camps, 29 CFR
1910.142, with respect to any
agricultural establishment where
employees are engaged in ‘‘agricultural
employment’’ within the meaning of the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C.
1802(3), regardless of the number of
employees, including employees
engaged in hand packing of produce
into containers, whether done on the
ground, on a moving machine, or in a
temporary packing shed, except that the
Assistant Secretary for Occupational
Safety and Health retains enforcement
responsibility over temporary labor
camps for employees engaged in egg,
poultry, or red meat production, or the
post-harvest processing of agricultural
or horticultural commodities.
Nothing in this Order shall be
construed as derogating from the right of
States operating OSHA-approved State
plans under 29 U.S.C. 667 to continue
to enforce field sanitation and
temporary labor camp standards if they
so choose. The Assistant Secretary for
OSHA retains the authority to monitor
the activity of such States with respect
to field sanitation and temporary labor
camps. Moreover, the Assistant
Secretary for OSHA retains all other
agency authority and responsibility
under the Occupational Safety and
Health Act with regard to the standards
on field sanitation and temporary labor
camps, such as rulemaking authority.
(3) The Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health is also
delegated authority and assigned
responsibility for:
(a) Serving as Chairperson of the
Federal Advisory Council on
Occupational Safety and Health, as
provided for by Executive Order 12196.
(b) Coordinating Agency efforts with
those of other officials or agencies

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having responsibilities in the
occupational safety and health area.
B. The Assistant Secretary for
Occupational Safety and Health and the
Assistant Secretary for Employment
Standards are directed to confer
regularly on enforcement of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act
with regard to the standards on field
sanitation and temporary labor camps
(see paragraph 4.a.(2) of this Order), and
to enter into any memoranda of
understanding which may be
appropriate to clarify questions of
coverage which arise in the course of
such enforcement.
C. The Solicitor of Labor is
responsible for providing legal advice
and assistance to all Department of
Labor officials relating to
implementation and administration of
all aspects of this Order. The bringing of
legal proceedings under those
authorities, the representation of the
Secretary and/or other officials of the
Department of Labor, and the
determination of whether such
proceedings or representations are
appropriate in a given case, are
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D. The Commissioner of Labor
Statistics is delegated authority and
assigned responsibility for:
(1) Furthering the purpose of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act by
developing and maintaining an effective
program of collection, compilation,
analysis, and publication of
occupational safety and health statistics
consistent with the provisions of
Secretary’s Orders 4–81 and 5–95.
(2) Making grants to states or political
subdivisions thereof in order to assist
them in developing and administering
programs dealing with occupational
safety and health statistics under
Sections 18, 23, and 24 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act.
(3) Coordinating the above functions
with the Assistant Secretaries for
Occupational Safety and Health and
Employment Standards.
5. Reservation of Authority and
Responsibility.
A. The submission of reports and
recommendations to the President and
the Congress concerning the
administration of the statutory
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in paragraph 4.a. above is reserved to
the Secretary.
B. No delegation of authority or
assignment of responsibility under this
order will be deemed to affect the
Secretary’s authority to continue to
exercise or further delegate such
authority or responsibility.
C. Nothing in this Order shall limit or
modify the delegation of authority and
assignment of responsibility to the
Administrative Review Board by
Secretary’s Order 1–2002 (September
24, 2002).
6. Redelegation of Authority. The
Assistant Secretary for Occupational
Safety and Health, the Solicitor of
Labor, and the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics may redelegate authority
delegated in this Order.
7. Effective Date. This delegation of
authority and assignment of
responsibility is effective immediately.
Dated: May 30, 2007.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. E7–10747 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am]
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