| DOL/MSHA | RIN: 1219-AB66 | Publication ID: Fall 2009 |
| Title: Mine Rescue Teams | |
| Abstract: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated a portion of MSHA's Mine Rescue Teams final rule, applicable to underground coal mines. The Court's ruling requires state employees on state-sponsored mine rescue teams to train at small mines semi-annually instead of annually and to participate in two mine rescue contests annually instead of one. In addition, mine-site teams at small mines will have to train semi-annually instead of annually. MSHA published a final rule to conform the existing rule to the Court's decision on June 17, 2009 (74 FR 28606). | |
| Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Other Significant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 30 CFR 49 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
| Legal Authority: 30 USC 957; 30 USC 811; 30 USC 825 | |
| Legal Deadline: None | |||||||||
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: State |
| Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
| Agency
Contact: Patricia W. Silvey Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209-3939 Phone:202 693-9440 Fax:202 693-9441 Email: silvey.patricia@dol.gov | |
