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What's New for June 2007


POSTED: 06/01/2007
ETS on Seals Q&A's
Questions and Answers (Q&A's) are now available for the Emergency Temporary Standard on Sealing of Abandoned Areas


POSTED: 06/05/2007
News Release Posted
U.S. mine safety agency seeking more mine inspectors in Pennsylvania
Coal mine inspector positions available in Pottsville, Shamokin and Wilkes-Barre


POSTED: 06/06/2007
PIB07-16
Program Information Bulletin
Hard Hats


POSTED: 06/06/2007
FedReg Doc. 07-2811
Technical Study Panel on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining; Notice of meeting.


POSTED: 06/08/2007
Two Federal Register Documents Posted
Petitions for Modification
E7-11129
E7-11131


POSTED: 06/08/2007
Q&A's
Seal ETS Compliance Assistance Questions and Answers


POSTED: 06/11/2007
News Release Posted
MSHA hiring new mine inspectors for positions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
Applicant screenings scheduled in Arlington, Texas, and Little Rock, Ark.


POSTED: 06/14/2007
News Release Posted
U.S. Labor Department’s MSHA puts eight mine operators on notice
Operators receive letters indicating a potential pattern of violations

Pattern of Violations Screening Criteria and Scoring Model - 2007


POSTED: 06/15/2007
News Release Posted
MSHA’s aggressive actions to implement the MINER Act have improved safety for America’s miners


POSTED: 06/19/2007
News Release Posted
U.S. Labor Department's MSHA seeks to hire mine inspectors for duty stations in New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia
Applicant screening for all locations to be held in Charlottesville, Va.


POSTED: 06/25/2007
FedReg Doc. E7-12242
Sealing of Abandoned Areas; Extension of comment period.


POSTED: 06/27/2007
News Release Posted
U.S. Labor Department's MSHA seeks to hire mine inspectors for positions in New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia
Applicant screenings scheduled July 14 and 15 in Charlottesville, Va.


POSTED: 06/27/2007
News Release Posted
U.S. Labor Department's MSHA seeks to hire mine inspectors for positions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
Applicant screenings to be held in Arlington, Texas, and Little Rock, Ark., for all locations


POSTED: 06/28/2007
MSHA completes internal reviews into three fatal accidents
Agency ushers in new era of accountability

For all materials related to this, See Single Source Page


POSTED: 06/29/2007
E7-12578
OMB Control Numbers Under the Paperwork Reduction Act - Final rule; technical amendment.


POSTED: 06/29/2007
Four Federal Register Documents Posted
Information Collection Requests
FedReg E7-12523 - Escape and Evacuation Plan
FedReg E7-12524 - Records of Results of Examinations of Self-Rescuers
FedReg E7-12525 - Representative of Miners, Notification of Legal Identity, ...
FedReg E7-12526 - Application for Waiver of Surface Facilities Requirements


POSTED: 06/29/2007
PIB07-17
Program Information Bulletin
Test Procedure for Evaluating Maximum Total Exhaust System Backpressure on an Underground Diesel-Powered Machine







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