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RIN: 1219-AA94

Publication ID: Fall 1998

Title: Safety Standards for the Use of Roof-Bolting Machines
Abstract: Recent fatalities in underground coal mines involving roof-bolting machines indicate the need to both modify the design of such machines and take additional precautions in their use. MSHA has evaluated roof-bolting machines currently in use focusing on potential hazards to the machine operators during the drilling and roof-bolt installation procedures. MSHA believes that machine design features may contribute to or cause accidents and that changes in machine design and operating procedures would make operating the equipment safer for the machine operator. The Agency issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to obtain additional information and data on mine operators' experiences with these machines. MSHA will consider all comments received on the ANPRM in developing the proposed rule.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 57 30 CFR 75
Legal Authority: 30 USC 811

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	12/09/1997	62 FR 64789
ANPRM Comment Period End	02/09/1998
Extension of Comment Period to 3/9/98	02/12/1998	63 FR 7089
NPRM	03/00/1999

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Marvin W. Nichols Jr. Director, Office of Standards Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration Room 2352, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone:202 693-9440 Fax:202 693-9441 Email: nichols-marvin@dol.gov