{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1902.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1902.16","heading":"Partial approval of State plans.","body":"(a) The Assistant Secretary may partially approve a plan under this part whenever:\n(1) The portion to be approved meets the requirements of this part;\n(2) The plan covers more than one occupational safety and health issue; and\n(3) Portions of the plan to be approved are reasonably separable from the remainder of the plan.\n(b) Whenever the Assistant Secretary approves only a portion of a State plan, he may give notice to the State of an opportunity to show cause why a proceeding should not be commenced for disapproval of the remainder of the plan under subpart C of this part before commencing such a proceeding.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1902—STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS","Subpart C—Procedures for Submission, Approval and Rejection of State Plans"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"00891d3f48e172ba6eb35d951388038d7fe2bb899d9dc81fcac10aa23cfd3db5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1902.15","next":"us/29-cfr-1902.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}