(a) Termination of a section 104(e)(1) of the Act pattern of
violations notice shall occur when an inspection of the entire mine by MSHA
finds no significant and substantial violations or if no withdrawal order is
issued by MSHA in accordance with section 104(e)(1) of the Act within 90
days of the issuance of the pattern notice.
(b) The mine operator may request an inspection of the entire mine or
portion of the mine. No advance notice of the inspection shall be provided,
and the scope of inspection shall be determined by MSHA. Partial mine
inspections covering the entire mine within 90 days shall constitute an
inspection of the entire mine for the purposes of this part.
