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30 CFR 75.343 - Underground shops.
§ 75.343 Underground shops.
(a) Underground shops shall be equipped with an automatic fire suppression system meeting the requirements of § 75.1107-3 through § 75.1107-16, or be enclosed in a noncombustible structure or area.
(b) Underground shops shall be ventilated with intake air that is coursed directly into a return air course.
§ 863 - Ventilation
Title 30 published on 06-Jun-2018 04:01
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 30 CFR Part 75 after this date.
83 FR 12904 - Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust
FR Doc. 2018-05978
RIN 1219-AB86
Docket No. MSHA-2014-0031
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Mine Safety and Health Administration
Request for information; reopening of the rulemaking record for public comments.
The comment period for the request for information, published on June 8, 2016 (81 FR 36826), which closed on January 9, 2018 (82 FR 2284), is reopened. Comments must be received on or before midnight Eastern Standard Time on March 26, 2019.
30 CFR Parts 57, 70, 72, and 75
In response to requests from the public, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record for public comments on the Agency&apos;s request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.
2017-02-06; vol. 82 # 23 - Monday, February 6, 2017
82 FR 9369 - Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines
FR Doc. 2017-02388
RIN 1219-AB78
Docket No. MSHA-2014-0019
Comments must be received by midnight Daylight Saving Time on April 10, 2017.
30 CFR Part 75
In response to a request, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period for its proposed rule on Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines. This extension gives stakeholders additional time to evaluate the comments and rulemaking record and provide meaningful input.
82 FR 2284 - Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust
FR Doc. 2017-00104
Request for information; reopening of the comment period.
The comment period for the request for information, published on June 8, 2016 (81 FR 36826), and closed on November 30, 2016, (81 FR 58424) is reopened. Comments must be received on or before midnight Eastern Standard Time on January 9, 2018.
In response to requests from the public, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the proposed rulemaking record for public comment on the Agency&apos;s request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.
82 FR 2285 - Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines
FR Doc. 2017-00105
Proposed rule; reopening the comment period.
The comment period for the proposed rule published September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53070) is reopened. Comments must be received by midnight Daylight Saving Time on February 8, 2017.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record and requesting additional comments on the Agency&apos;s proposed rule on Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines which was published in the Federal Register on September 2, 2015. The proposed rule would require underground coal mine operators to equip coal hauling machines and scoops with proximity detection systems. Miners working near these machines face pinning, crushing, and striking hazards that result in accidents involving life-threatening injuries and death.
FR Doc. 2016-20396
Request for information; extension of comment period.
The comment period for the request for information published on June 8, 2016 (81 FR 36826), is extended. Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time on November 30, 2016.
In response to requests from the public, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the Agency&apos;s request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust. This extension gives stakeholders additional time to evaluate the comments and testimony received thus far and submit information to the Agency.
2016-06-27; vol. 81 # 123 - Monday, June 27, 2016
FR Doc. 2016-15190
Request for information; notice of public meetings.
The public meeting dates and locations are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Comments for the request for information must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings Time on September 6, 2016.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing the dates and locations of public meetings on the Agency&apos;s request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust, published on June 8, 2016. In the interest of efficiency, the public meetings will be held consecutively, on the same days in the same venues, as the public hearings announced in the MSHA&apos;s proposed rule addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines, published on June 8, 2016.
2016-06-17; vol. 81 # 117 - Friday, June 17, 2016
81 FR - Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust
FR Doc. C1-2016-13219
30 CFR 57, 70, 72, and 75
2016-06-08; vol. 81 # 110 - Wednesday, June 8, 2016
FR Doc. 2016-13219
Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Standard Time on September 1, 2016.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is requesting information and data on approaches to control and monitor miners&apos; exposures to diesel exhaust. Epidemiological studies by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have found that diesel exhaust exposure increases miners&apos; risk of death due to lung cancer. In June 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified diesel exhaust as a human carcinogen. Because of the carcinogenic health risk to miners from exposure to diesel exhaust and to prevent material impairment of miners&apos; health, MSHA is reviewing the Agency&apos;s existing standards and policy guidance on controlling miners&apos; exposures to diesel exhaust to evaluate the effectiveness of the protections now in place to preserve miners&apos; health.
2015-11-30; vol. 80 # 229 - Monday, November 30, 2015
80 FR 74740 - Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines
FR Doc. 2015-30181
The comment period for the proposed rule published on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53070), is extended. Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 15, 2015.
In response to a request, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the Agency&apos;s proposed rule on Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines. This extension gives stakeholders additional time to evaluate the comments and testimony received thus far and provide meaningful input.
80 FR 72028 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2015-29433
RIN 1219-AB79
Docket No. MSHA-2013-0033
Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Standard Time on January 15, 2016.
30 CFR Parts 7 and 75
In response to requests from interested parties, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the Request for Information on Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines. This extension gives stakeholders additional time to provide input on the current state of refuges in use and recent research and new technology that may lead to the development of a new generation of refuges.
2015-09-28; vol. 80 # 187 - Monday, September 28, 2015
80 FR 58229 - Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2015-24574
Proposed rule; scheduling of public hearing.
The public hearing dates and locations are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 1, 2015.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing the date and location of public hearings on the Agency&apos;s proposed rule addressing Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Coal Mines, published on September 2, 2015.
2015-09-18; vol. 80 # 181 - Friday, September 18, 2015
80 FR 56416 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2015-23448
Notice of public meeting; reopening of record.
The public meeting will be held on October 19, 2015. All written submissions or responses for the record, including relevant data and information, must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time on November 16, 2015.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will hold a public meeting to gather information on issues and options relevant to miners&apos; escape and refuge. This meeting will supplement the information already received in response to the Agency&apos;s Request for Information on Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines. This meeting provides coal mine operators, coal miners, manufacturers, academia and other interested stakeholders an opportunity to provide information concerning two critical issues: Impediments to the use of built-in-place refuges and enhanced two-way voice communication when using escape breathing devices. This meeting also invites stakeholders to provide input on the current state of refuges in use and recent research and new technology that may lead to the development of a new generation of refuges. MSHA also is reopening the record for public comment.
80 FR 52984 - MSHA Headquarters, Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center, and Respirable Dust Processing Laboratory Address Changes
FR Doc. 2015-21054
Effective Date: September 2, 2015.
30 CFR Parts 7, 18, 44, 46, 48, 49, 56, 57, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, and 90
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is amending its published regulations that include the Agency&apos;s addresses. MSHA relocated its Headquarters offices and also will discontinue renting the Post Office boxes it uses for mail delivery to the Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center and Respirable Dust Processing Laboratory. In addition, MSHA is amending the incorporation by reference language in some of its regulations to include current addresses, telephone numbers, and internet addresses.
80 FR 53070 - Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines
FR Doc. 2015-21573
Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Daylight Saving Time on December 1, 2015.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is proposing to require underground coal mine operators to equip coal hauling machines and scoops with proximity detection systems. Miners working near these machines face pinning, crushing, and striking hazards that result in accidents involving life threatening injuries and death. The proposal would strengthen protections for miners by reducing the potential for pinning, crushing, or striking accidents in underground coal mines. MSHA is also interested in the application of these proposed requirements to underground metal and nonmetal mines.
2015-04-22; vol. 80 # 77 - Wednesday, April 22, 2015
80 FR 22465 - Request for Information To Improve the Health and Safety of Miners and To Prevent Accidents in Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2015-09246
RIN 1219-AB85
MSHA-2014-0029
The comment period for the document published February 26, 2015 (80 FR 10436), has been extended. Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings time on June 26, 2015.
In response to requests from interested parties, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the Agency&apos;s Request for Information To Improve the Health and Safety of Miners and To Prevent Accidents in Underground Coal Mines. This extension gives interested parties additional time to submit information to the Agency.
2015-02-26; vol. 80 # 38 - Thursday, February 26, 2015
80 FR 10436 - Request for Information To Improve the Health and Safety of Miners and To Prevent Accidents in Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2015-03982
Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time on April 27, 2015.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is requesting information on mine ventilation and roof control plans; atmospheric monitoring systems and new technology for remote monitoring systems; methods to suppress the propagation of coal dust explosions; and criteria and procedures for certification, recertification, and decertification of persons qualified to conduct mine examinations. These issues were raised in reports on the coal dust explosion that occurred at the Upper Big Branch Mine on April 5, 2010. After reviewing the recommendations in these reports and related National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health research, MSHA is seeking information and data that will help improve the health and safety of underground coal miners. Submitted information will assist MSHA in determining appropriate regulatory actions.
80 FR 2188 - Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous Mining Machines in Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2015-00319
RIN 1219-AB65
Docket No. MSHA-2010-0001
Effective date: The final rule is effective March 16, 2015. Compliance dates: • Continuous mining machines manufactured after March 16, 2015 must meet requirements no later than November 16, 2015. • Continuous mining machines manufactured and equipped with a proximity detection system on or before March 16, 2015 must meet requirements no later than September 16, 2016. • Continuous mining machines manufactured and not equipped with a proximity detection system on or before March 16, 2015 must meet requirements no later than March 16, 2018.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration&apos;s (MSHA) final rule requires underground coal mine operators to equip continuous mining machines, except full-face continuous mining machines, with proximity detection systems. Miners working near continuous mining machines face pinning, crushing, and striking hazards that result in accidents involving life-threatening injuries and death. This final rule strengthens protections for miners by reducing the potential for pinning, crushing, or striking accidents in underground coal mines.
79 FR 59167 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2014-23301
The comment period for the RFI published on August 8, 2013 (78 FR 48593), last extended on June 3, 2014 (79 FR 31895), has been further extended. Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Daylight Saving Time on April 2, 2015.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the Agency&apos;s Request for Information (RFI) on Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines to give interested parties additional time to review research reports from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and other relevant information and provide substantive comments.
2014-07-07; vol. 79 # 129 - Monday, July 7, 2014
FR Doc. 2014-15569
RIN 1219-AB64
The effective date of the final rule and the related information collections is August 1, 2014.
30 CFR Parts 70, 71, 72, 75, and 90
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the information requirements contained in the final rule on Lowering Miners&apos; Exposure to Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors published in the Federal Register May 1, 2014, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The OMB Control Number is 1219-0152.
2014-06-03; vol. 79 # 106 - Tuesday, June 3, 2014
79 FR 31895 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2014-12749
Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Saving Time on October 2, 2014.
In response to requests from interested parties, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the Agency&apos;s Request for Information (RFI) on Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines. This extension gives interested parties additional time to review research reports and other relevant information.
79 FR 24814 - Lowering Miners&apos; Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors
FR Doc. 2014-09084
Effective Date: August 1, 2014. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 12, 1999.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is revising the Agency&apos;s existing standards on miners&apos; occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust in order to: Lower the existing exposure limits; provide for full-shift sampling; redefine the term “normal production shift”; and add reexamination and decertification requirements for persons certified to sample for dust, and maintain and calibrate sampling devices. In addition, the rule provides for single shift compliance sampling by MSHA inspectors, establishes sampling requirements for mine operators&apos; use of the Continuous Personal Dust Monitor (CPDM), requires operator corrective action on a single, full-shift operator sample, changes the averaging method to determine compliance on operator samples, and expands requirements for medical surveillance of coal miners. Chronic exposure to respirable coal mine dust causes lung diseases that can lead to permanent disability and death. The final rule will greatly improve health protections for coal miners by reducing their occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust and by lowering the risk that they will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity over their working lives.
2013-12-06; vol. 78 # 235 - Friday, December 6, 2013
78 FR 73471 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2013-29306
The comment period for the RFI published August 8, 2013 (78 FR 48593), extended September 23, 2013 (78 FR 58264), is further extended. Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings Time on June 2, 2014.
In response to requests from interested parties, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the Agency&apos;s Request for Information (RFI) on Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines. This extension gives interested parties additional time to review new information on refuge alternatives.
2013-11-15; vol. 78 # 221 - Friday, November 15, 2013
78 FR 68783 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2013-27397
RIN 1219-AB84
Reopen the record and extend the comment period.
Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 16, 2013.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record for MSHA&apos;s existing rule on Refuge Alternatives for the limited purpose of obtaining comments on the frequency for motor task (also known as ”hands-on” training), decision-making, and expectations training for miners to deploy and use refuge alternatives in underground coal mines. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit remanded a training provision in the Refuge Alternatives rule, directing MSHA to explain the basis for requiring motor task (hands-on), decision-making, and expectations training annually rather than quarterly or to reopen the record and allow public comment. MSHA published a notice reopening the record on August 8, 2013, with comments due by October 7, 2013. Due to the government shutdown, the public requested additional time to comment. This notice reopens the rulemaking record to provide an additional opportunity for public comment.
2013-09-23; vol. 78 # 184 - Monday, September 23, 2013
78 FR 58264 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2013-23031
Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 6, 2013.
2013-08-08; vol. 78 # 153 - Thursday, August 8, 2013
78 FR 48592 - Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
FR Doc. 2013-19028
Limited reopening of the record.
Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Saving Time on October 7, 2013.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record for MSHA&apos;s existing rule on Refuge Alternatives for the limited purpose of obtaining comments on the frequency for motor task (also known as “hands-on” training), decision-making, and expectations training for miners to deploy and use refuge alternatives in underground coal mines. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit remanded a training provision in the Refuge Alternatives rule, directing MSHA to explain the basis for requiring motor task (hands-on), decision-making, and expectations training annually rather than quarterly or to reopen the record and allow public comment. MSHA will review the comments to determine an appropriate course of action for the Agency in response to comments. MSHA will publish its response in the Federal Register addressing the public comments and either explaining the reason that it is leaving the existing rule unchanged or modifying the rule as the result of the public comment process.
FR Doc. 2013-19029
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is requesting data, comments, and information on issues and options relevant to miners&apos; escape and refuge that may present more effective solutions than the existing rule during underground coal mine emergencies. The Agency continues to reiterate that in the event of an underground coal mine emergency, a miner should seek escape as the first line of defense. Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will assist MSHA in determining if changes to existing practices and regulations would improve the overall strategy for survivability, escape, and training to protect miners in an emergency. MSHA will review the comments to determine what actions, if any, the Agency will take in response to comments.
2012-07-26; vol. 77 # 144 - Thursday, July 26, 2012
77 FR 43721 - Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards
FR Doc. 2012-18205
RIN 1219-AB75
Notice of OMB approval of information collection requirements.
On July 17, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under the PRA the Department of Labor&apos;s information collection request for additional requirements in 30 CFR 75.360, 75.363, and 75.364 for the final rule published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2012 (77 FR 20700). The current expiration date for OMB authorization for this information collection is July 31, 2015. The effective date of the final rule is August 6, 2012.
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires this notice to set forth the effectiveness of information collection requirements contained in the final rule on Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards.
77 FR 20700 - Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards
FR Doc. 2012-8328
Effective date: August 6, 2012.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is revising its requirements for preshift, supplemental, on-shift, and weekly examinations of underground coal mines to require operators to identify violations of health or safety standards related to ventilation, methane, roof control, combustible materials, rock dust, other safeguards, and guarding, as listed in the final rule. Violations of these standards create unsafe conditions for underground coal miners. The final rule also requires that the mine operator record and correct violations of the nine safety and health standards found during these examinations. It also requires that the operator review with mine examiners on a quarterly basis all citations and orders issued in areas where preshift, supplemental, on-shift, and weekly examinations are required. The final rule will increase the identification and correction of unsafe conditions in mines earlier, and improve protection for miners in underground coal mines.