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RIN: 1218-AC25

Publication ID: Spring 2006

Title: ●Procedures for Handling Discrimination Complaints Under Federal Employee Protection Statutes
Abstract: Section 629, the employee protection provision of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 amended the Energy Reorganization Act of 1978, 42 USC §5851. The amendments add Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees to the employees covered under the Act, as are contractors and subcontractors of the Commission. In addition, Congress added a "kick-out" provision allowing the complainant to remove the complaint to District Court if the Secretary of Labor has not issued a final decision within a year of the filing of the complaint. These are significant changes to the ERA, necessitating immediate revision of the regulations, 29 C.F.R. Part 24, Procedures for the Handling of Discrimination Complaints under Federal Employee Protection Statutes, which governs whistleblower investigations under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1978 as well as under the six EPA statutes.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Info./Admin./Other
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 24
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300j-9(i) 33 USC 1367 15 USC 2622 42 USC 6971 42 USC 7622 42 USC 9610 42 USC 5851 ...

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	05/00/2006
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	06/00/2006

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Nilgun Tolek Director, Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3610, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-2531 Fax:202 693-2369