1219-AB93 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1219 Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has revised 30 CFR part 18 which sets out the testing, evaluation, and approval requirements for electric motor-driven equipment and accessories intended for use in gassy mines.

Under this final rule, MSHA will accept voluntary consensus standards (VCS) that are suitable for all gassy mining environments and that provide protection against fire or explosion dangers to replace applicable requirements in 30 CFR part 18. The rule promotes the use of innovative and advanced technologies that will lead to improvements in mine safety and health.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Not subject to, not significant 30 CFR 18 30 CFR 74 30 U.S.C. 957 No NPRM 11/19/2020 85 FR 73656 NPRM Comment Period End 12/21/2020 Final Rule 12/10/2024 89 FR 99085 Final Rule Effective 01/09/2025 No No None No http://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking http://www.regulations.gov No No Jessica Senk Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances 1219 Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA 202 693-9440 202 693-9441 senk.jessica@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20210