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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201410</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1219</CODE>
            <NAME>Mine Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>MSHA</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1200</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Labor</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOL</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[On December 31, 2008, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a final rule establishing requirements for refuge alternatives for underground coal mines. MSHA is requesting data, comments, and information, based on industry experience, on issues relevant to miners' escape and refuge during an emergency. Continuous development of refuge equipment and technology is crucial to enhancing the effectiveness of escape and refuge.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>30 CFR 7</CFR>
            <CFR>30 CFR 75</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 USC 957</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 USC 811</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Request for Information</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/08/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 48593</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period Ends</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/07/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Extension of Comment Period</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/23/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 58264</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Extension of Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/06/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>2nd Extension of Comment Period</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/06/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 73471</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>2nd Extension of Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/02/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>3rd Extension of Comment Period</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/03/2014</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>79 FR 31895</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>3rd Extension of Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/02/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>4th Extension of Comment Period</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/01/2014</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>79 FR 59167</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>4th Extension of Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/02/2015</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Sheila</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>McConnell</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1219</CODE>
                    <NAME>Mine Safety and Health Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>MSHA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 693-9440</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 693-9441</FAX>
                <EMAIL>mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>201 12th Street South, Room 4E401,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Arlington</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22202-5452</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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