30 CFR § 75.1721 Opening of new underground coal mines, or reopening and reactivating of abandoned or deactivated coal mines, notification by the operator; requirements.
(a) Each operator of a new underground coal mine, and a mine which
has been abandoned or deactivated and is to be reopened or reactivated, shall
prior to opening, reopening or reactivating the mine notify the Coal Mine
Health and Safety District Manager for the district in which the mine is
located of the approximate date of the proposed or actual opening of such
mine. Thereafter, and as soon as practicable, the operator of such mine shall
submit all preliminary plans in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of
this section to the District Manager and the operator shall not develop any
part of the coalbed in such mine unless and until all preliminary plans have
been approved.
(b) The preliminary plans required to be submitted by the operator to
the District Manager shall be in writing and shall contain the following:
(1) The name and location of the proposed mine and the
Mine Safety and Health Administration mine identification number, if
known;
(2) The name and address of the mine operator(s);
(3) The name and address of the principal official
designated by the operator as the person who is in charge of health and
safety at the mine;
(4) The identification and approximate height of the
coalbed to be developed;
(5) The system of mining to be employed;
(6) A proposed roof control plan containing the
information specified in §75.220.
(7) A proposed mine ventilation plan containing the
information specified in §§75.371 and 75.372;
(8) A proposed plan for sealing worked-out areas
containing the information specified in §§75.371 and
75.372.
(9) A proposed program for searching miners for smoking
materials in accordance with the provisions of §75.1702; and,
(10) A proposed plan for emergency medical assistance and
emergency communication in accordance with the provisions of
§§75.1713-1 and 75.1713-2.
(c) The preliminary plans required to be submitted by the operator to
the District Manager shall be in writing and shall contain the following:
(1) The proposed training plan containing the information
specified in §§48.3 and 48.23 of this
chapter, and
(2) A proposed plan for training and retraining certified
and qualified persons containing the information specified in
§75.160-1.
[44 FR 9380, Feb. 13, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 23641, May 28, 1982; 57 FR
20929, May 15, 1992]
