The Department is legislatively responsible for the development of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship standards for apprenticeable occupations. Part of that responsibility is to contract with the United States Department of Labor to serve as the registration agency for federal apprenticeship registration purposes. The technical revisions, updated and added language to the various rules are to keep pace with the revisions and updates to Federal Regulation 29 CFR Part 29, Apprenticeship Programs, and 29 CFR Part 30, Equal Employment in Apprenticeship in order to remain in compliance as the approved registration agency.