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DOL/MSHA RIN: 1219-AA82 Publication ID: Spring 1997 
Title: Mine Shift Atmospheric Condition; Respirable Dust Sample 
Abstract: The Secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services have issued a joint proposed finding that the average concentration of respirable dust to which each miner is exposed can be measured accurately over a single shift. This joint finding would rescind their earlier joint finding published in July 1971 and affirmed in February 1972. MSHA believes that enforcement based on single, full-shift respirable dust samples will enhance mine operators' compliance with the requirement to maintain the average concentration of respirable dust in the mine atmosphere during each shift where miners work or travel at or below the applicable standard. 
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 
CFR Citation: Not yet determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 30 USC 811    30 USC 842(f)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Coal Mine Respirable Dust Standard Noncompliance Determinations  02/18/1994  59 FR 8356   
Extension of Comment Period  04/08/1994  59 FR 16958   
Public Hearing Notice  06/06/1994  59 FR 29348   
Public Hearing Notice  07/07/1994  59 FR 34868   
Extension of Comment Period  08/01/1994  59 FR 38988   
Supplemental Data to Record  09/30/1994  59 FR 50007   
Reopen Record  03/12/1996  61 FR 10012   
Final Action  07/00/1997    
Additional Information: MSHA supplemented the record with additional information on September 9, 1994, with a notice in the Federal Register on September 30, 1994. The record closed November 30, 1994 MSHA reopened the record in March 1996, and held a public hearing in May 1996. The record closed on June 10, 1996. The agencies are reviewing the public comments received.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Patricia W. Silvey
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances
Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Room 631, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209-3939
Phone:202 693-9440
Fax:202 693-9441
Email: silvey.patricia@dol.gov