One part of the code, three identifiers: a joint rule from three Labor bureaus
A final rule published on 31 August 2026, signed by three bureaus of the Department of Labor. It amends only 29 CFR Part 42, yet carries three regulation identifiers.
Document overview (primary data)
- Document typeRule
- AgencyDepartment of Labor
- Citation91 FR 55744
Key points
- A final rule published on 31 August 2026 and signed by three bureaus of the Department of Labor.
- It amends only 29 CFR Part 42 yet carries three regulation identifiers.
- Identifiers attach to the office carrying the matter, not to a location in the code.
- It rescinds enforcement coordination procedures for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, effective 30 September 2026.
1Rescinding enforcement coordination procedures for migrant and seasonal farmworkers
On 31 August 2026 the Employment and Training Administration, the Wage and Hour Division and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, all within the Department of Labor, published a final rule rescinding the regulations in 29 CFR Part 42 that established formal procedures for coordinating enforcement relating to migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
The rule states that the regulations are obsolete, no longer reflect the department organizational structure or operational practices, and are not needed for effective coordination, and describes the change as aligning with coordination models already in use. It takes effect on 30 September 2026.
2One department, one part, three numbers
The rule rescinding a definition under the Endangered Species Act had different departments placing text in different parts. This rule is the mirror image. Every signatory belongs to the same department and the text lands in one place — and still there are three identifiers.
3An identifier says whose matter it is
A regulation identifier does not mark a location in the code. It marks which office is carrying the regulatory matter. One location can therefore carry three numbers if three offices are carrying it.
One location does not imply one number. Set the two documents side by side and the word joint turns out to describe two quite different arrangements.
4What was rescinded
The subject is the set of regulations that established formal procedures for coordinating enforcement relating to migrant and seasonal farmworkers among the Wage and Hour Division, OSHA and the Employment and Training Administration.
The rule gives its reasons: the regulations are obsolete, they no longer reflect the department organizational structure or operational practices, and they are not needed for effective coordination. It describes the change as aligning with coordination models already in use. The effective date is 30 September 2026.
The next article takes up a document with three agencies of which only two are regulators.
Why it matters
Systems that follow regulation by identifier cannot assume one document equals one number. Identifiers attach to offices, so a single document spans several of them.
FAQ
Why three identifiers for one location?
What reasons does the rule give?
Does coordination itself end?
Sources (primary)
Source: Federal Register (federal documents, public domain). Links go to the official site.