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 2013_register executive 2013-01-23 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fbf1e0 D09002ee1c7fbf29a 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 The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is revising the Agency's existing regulation for pattern of violations (POV). MSHA has determined that the existing regulation does not adequately achieve the intent of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) that the POV provision be used to address mine operators who have demonstrated a disregard for the health and safety of miners. Congress included the POV provision in the Mine Act so that mine operators would manage health and safety conditions at mines and find and fix the root causes of significant and substantial (S&S) violations, protecting the health and safety of miners. The final rule simplifies the existing POV criteria, improves consistency in applying the POV criteria, and more effectively achieves the Mine Act's statutory intent. It also encourages chronic safety violators to comply with the Mine Act and MSHA's health and safety standards. 78 FR 5056 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-01-23/2013-01250 2013-01250 fr23ja13-14 RIN 1219-AB73 4510-43-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-01-23/2013-01250 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-01-23/html/2013-01250.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-01-23/pdf/2013-01250.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Law Enforcement Mine Safety and Health Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 19 p. 5056 5074 78 FR 5056 Title 30 Part 104 30 CFR Part 104 RIN 1219-AB73 Pattern of Violations; Federal Register Vol. 78, Issue RULE 2013-01250 IV DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mine Safety and Health Administration 2013-03-25 4510-43-P 2013-01250 Final rule.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is revising the Agency's existing regulation for pattern of violations (POV). MSHA has determined that the existing regulation does not adequately achieve the intent of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) that the POV provision be used to address mine operators who have demonstrated a disregard for the health and safety of miners. Congress included the POV provision in the Mine Act so that mine operators would manage health and safety conditions at mines and find and fix the root causes of significant and substantial (S&S) violations, protecting the health and safety of miners. The final rule simplifies the existing POV criteria, improves consistency in applying the POV criteria, and more effectively achieves the Mine Act's statutory intent. It also encourages chronic safety violators to comply with the Mine Act and MSHA's health and safety standards.

The final rule is effective on March 25, 2013. George F. Triebsch, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at triebsch.george@dol.gov (email); 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-9441 (facsimile). (These are not toll-free numbers.) Administrative Practice and Procedure Law Enforcement Mine Safety and Health Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Pattern of Violations , triebsch.george@dol.gov http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/TableView.asp?SelectedTable=13&Freq=Qtr&FirstYear=2006&LastYear=2008 http://www.msha.gov http://www.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/DataSets/Accidents.zip http://www.msha.gov/POV/POVScreeningCriteria2011.pdf http://www.msha.gov/POV/POVsinglesource.asp http://www.msha.gov/PROGRAMS/assess/citationsandorders.asp http://www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 78, no. 15 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2013-01-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 364 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-01-23 P0b002ee183b0f723 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23ja13 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-01-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-01-23/pdf/FR-2013-01-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-01-23/xml/FR-2013-01-23.xml fdlp 4759 5113 DGPO 2013-01-23 2024-06-03 FR-2013-01-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2013-01-23 78 15