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Notice to Stakeholders

Lapse in Appropriations

For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE).  This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025.  Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.

On April 11, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an order staying the Silica Rule’s compliance deadlines until the Court completes a substantive review of the petition. Accordingly, MSHA will continue to temporarily pause enforcement of the requirements in the Silica Rule for mine operators until the litigation is concluded.

Disclaimer:

This notice statement does not create or remove any rights or duties and does not affect any other aspect of MSHA or DOL regulations. This notice statement is not a final agency action, has no legally binding effect on persons or entities outside the federal government, and may be rescinded or modified in the Department’s complete discretion. Accordingly, it is not intended to, does not, and may not be relied upon to, create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party in any matter.