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DOL/MSHA RIN: 1219-AC21 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria 
Abstract:

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)proposes to revise requirements for the contents in mine ventilation plans to eliminate the authority given to the District Manager to require additional provisions. The current standard may violate the Appointments Clause, by vesting significant regulatory authority in District Managers, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), by skipping notice and comment.  The NPRM was pulsed on July 1, 2025, and the comment period extension  notice was published on July 22, 2025.

 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 75.371   
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/01/2025  90 FR 28443   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/31/2025 
NPRM Comment Period Extended  07/22/2025  90 FR 34406   
NPRM Comment Period Extended End  09/02/2025 
Final Rule  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jessica Senk
Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances
Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-9440
Fax:202 693-9441
Email: senk.jessica@dol.gov