---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 779.511"
title: "29"
number: "779.511"
heading: "“Finding by Secretary.”"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/779.511"
---

# §779.511. “Finding by Secretary.”


As stated in [§ 779.510](/cfr/29/779.510.md), before the [section 13(b)(11)](/cfr/29/13.md?p=b-11) exemption may be claimed, the Secretary must find that the trip rate basis of compensation, or other delivery payment plan used to compensate a driver or a driver's helper making local deliveries, has the general purpose and effect of reducing the hours worked by these employees to, or below, the maximum workweek applicable to them under [section 7(a)](/cfr/29/7.md?p=a) of the Act. The conditions under which such findings may be made, amended, or revoked, and the procedure for obtaining such a finding are set forth in the regulations in [part 551](/cfr/29/part551.md) of this chapter.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1-19, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended; 75 Stat. 65; Sec. 29(B), Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55; 29 U.S.C. 201-219.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 5856, Apr. 9, 1970, unless otherwise noted.