Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances

1219-AC13 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1219 Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Drilling

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is proposing to rescind requirements for the maintenance of drill equipment and inspection of drilling areas before starting drilling operations in surface metal and nonmetal mines. Removing these provisions would not reduce protections afforded to miners because the requirements are duplicative and covered elsewhere in 30 CFR part 56.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 30 CFR 56.7002 30 CFR 56.7003 30 U.S.C. 811 No NPRM 07/01/2025 90 FR 28392 NPRM Comment Period End 07/31/2025 Undetermined No None No No 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