United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2008_register executive 2014-05-29 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8091a6e D09002ee1c8091b5b United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Mine Safety and Health Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule revises MSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and addresses sealing abandoned areas in underground coal mines. The final rule includes requirements for seal strength, design, construction, maintenance and repair of seals and monitoring and control of atmospheres behind seals in order to reduce the risk of seal failure and the risk of explosions in abandoned areas of underground coal mines. It also addresses the level of overpressure for new seals. 73 FR 21182 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-04-18/08-1152 08-1152 fr18ap08-12 RIN 1219-AB52 4510-43-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-04-18/08-1152 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-04-18/html/08-1152.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-04-18/pdf/08-1152.pdf Mine Safety and Health Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Underground Coal Mines Ventilation 28 p. 21182 21209 73 FR 21182 Title 30 Part 75 30 CFR Part 75 RIN 1219-AB52 Sealing of Abandoned Areas; Federal Register Vol. 73, Issue RULE 08-1152 III DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mine Safety and Health Administration 2008-04-18 4510-43-P 08-1152 Final rule.

This final rule revises MSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and addresses sealing abandoned areas in underground coal mines. The final rule includes requirements for seal strength, design, construction, maintenance and repair of seals and monitoring and control of atmospheres behind seals in order to reduce the risk of seal failure and the risk of explosions in abandoned areas of underground coal mines. It also addresses the level of overpressure for new seals.

This final rule is effective April 18, 2008. Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3939, silvey.patricia@dol.gov (e-mail), (202) 693-9440 (voice), or (202) 693-9441 (telefax). Mine Safety and Health Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Underground Coal Mines Ventilation Sealing of Abandoned Areas, king.darrin@dol.gov silvey.patricia@dol.gov http://www.msha.gov/REGSINFO.HTM Vol. 73, no. 76 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2008-04-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 207 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-04-18 P0b002ee1892c7993 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18ap08 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-04-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-04-18/pdf/FR-2008-04-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-04-18/xml/FR-2008-04-18.xml fdlp 21017 21214 DGPO 2014-05-29 2024-06-05 FR-2008-04-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2008-04-18 73 76