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DOL/ESA RIN: 1215-AA09 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: Child Labor Regulations, Orders, and Statements of Interpretation (ESA/W-H) 
Abstract: Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act requires the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations with respect to minors between 14 and 16 years of age ensuring that the periods and conditions of their employment do not interfere with their schooling, health, or well-being. The Secretary is also directed to designate occupations that may be particularly hazardous for minors 16 and 17 years of age. Child Labor Regulation No. 3 sets forth the permissible industries and occupations in which 14- and 15-year-olds may be employed, and specifies the number of hours in a day and in a week, and time periods within a day, that such minors may be employed. The Department has invited public comment in considering whether changes in technology in the workplace and job content over the years require new hazardous occupation orders, and review of some of the applicable hazardous occupation orders and the method of their promulgation. Comment has also been solicited on whether revisions should be considered in the permissible hours and time of day standards for 14- and 15-year-olds. Comment has been sought on appropriate changes required to implement school-to-work transition programs. Additionally, Congress enacted Public Law 104-174 (August 6, 1996), which amended FLSA section 13(c) and requires changes in the regulations under Hazardous Occupation Order No. 12, regarding power-driven paper balers and compactors, to allow 16- and 17-year olds to load, but not operate or unload, machines meeting applicable American National Standards Institute (ANSI) safety standards and certain other conditions. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 570   
Legal Authority: 29 USC 203(e)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action on HOs 2, 10, 12  11/20/1991  56 FR 58626   
Final Action Effective Date  12/20/1991  56 FR 58626   
ANPRM  05/13/1994  59 FR 25167   
ANPRM Comment Period End  08/11/1994  59 FR 40318   
NPRM  06/00/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
Agency Contact:
John R. Fraser
Deputy Administrator (WHD)
Department of Labor
Employment Standards Administration
Room S3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-0051
Fax:202 693-1432