New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 6 - MINE SAFETY › Part 4 - CERTIFICATION OF COAL MINE OFFICIALS › Section 19.6.4.11 - CERTIFICATION PERIOD AND RECERTIFICATION PROCESS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Certification of officials shall be issued
				for a period of five years. All officials certified by the state mine inspector
				prior to June 15, 2007 shall have their certification period extended five
				years. Each official is required to have retraining as a qualified/certified
				person on an annual basis from the mine in which they are employed as required
				in
				30 CFR 75.160,
				30 CFR
				75.161 and
				30 CFR 77.107
				and
				30 CFR
				77.107-1. Failure to have re-training as a
				qualified/certified person on an annual basis may result in suspension of
				certification. Should a certified official fail to meet the annual training
				requirement for any reason; or should a certified official be absent from mine
				employment in New Mexico for a period of one year or more and upon resumption
				of mine employment in New Mexico; the certified official may appeal to the
				state mine inspector for reinstatement of active certification. The state mine
				inspector may require testing, remedial training, interviews, evidence of
				applicable training, or other criteria to assure competency before
				re-activating said certification.
B. Each official has the responsibility to
				notify the state mine inspector of any change in address or change in mine
				employment within 30 days of such change. Failure to provide current contact
				information may result in suspension of certification.
C. Certified persons may apply for
				recertification within 12 months prior to the end of the certification period.
				Every certification shall automatically expire on the last day of the
				certification period if the official has not recertified prior to that date.
				The state mine inspector may extend the certification period for an official
				for no more than six months to facilitate the recertification process.
				Recertification will require the applicant to submit an application and
				appropriate documentation as required by the state mine inspector.
D. Recertification may be done by taking an
				exam every five years, prior to certification expiration, or an organization
				may submit an alternative plan for the inspector's approval as follows:
(1) officials taking an exam every five years
				will follow the same process required for original certification; or
(2) an organization may submit an alternative
				plan, for the state mine inspector's approval; the alternative plan may be
				carried out over the five year period; the alternative plan shall include the
				subjects to be covered, the minimum amount of time per subject, the methods of
				instruction, and the methods of participant evaluation during process
				completion; following completion, the applicant shall provide the state mine
				inspector with verification that all training for the recertification period is
				current; and
(3) applicants shall
				submit an application, pay the applicable fee, and provide all appropriate
				documentation as required by the state mine inspector, before receiving
				recertification.