Part VII: Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Published: 2005-12-30
This final rule amends an existing safety standard to allow
the use of low and mediumvoltage dieselpowered electrical generators
as an alternative means of powering electrical equipment in underground
coal mines. The final rule eliminates the need for mine operators to
file petitions for modification to use these portable generators to
power
Part VII: Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Published: 2005-12-30
We (MSHA) are revising certain provisions of our regulations
addressing the training and retraining of miners. This final rule
removes the training exclusion for shaft and slope construction
workers. Shaft and slope construction workers will now receive training
for new miners, training for experienced miners, task training, annual
refresher
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2005-12-30
December 22, 2005.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, 44 U.S.C chapter 35). A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation,
NOTICES: Mining products; testing, evaluation, and approval; user fee adjustments,
Published: 2005-12-30
This notice revises MSHA's Approval and Certification Center
(A&CC) user fees for services provided pursuant to part 5 of Title 30
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) during 2006. Fees compensate
MSHA for the costs that the agency incurs for testing and evaluating
equipment and materials manufactured for use in the mining industry.
The fees
