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DOL/MSHA RIN: 1219-AA98 Publication ID: Fall 2002 
Title: Improving and Eliminating Regulations 
Abstract: This rulemaking will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or duplication, and to streamline requirements. We have reviewed our current regulations and identified provisions that are outdated, redundant, unnecessary or otherwise require change. We will be making these changes through notice and comment rulemaking where necessary. We will also consider new regulations that reflect "best practices" in the mining industry. We view this effort to be evolving and ongoing and will continue to accept recommendations from the public. We are considering the following issues for direct final and/or proposed rulemaking: updating the 1985 SAE seat belt standard to the current 1997 standard; providing alternatives for containers which are used to store flammable liquids; addressing compliance burdens for small mines; reducing paperwork approval burden for sanitary toilet facilities; and allowing the use of spring-loaded locking devices on battery-powered machines, rather than padlocks. 
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 1 to 199   
Legal Authority: 30 USC 811    30 USC 957   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM: Phase 5 Miscellaneous Technology Improvements (Methane Testing)  09/26/2002  67 FR 60611   
NPRM: Phase 5 Miscellaneous Technology Improvements (Methane Testing) Comment Period End  11/25/2002    
NPRM: Phase 7-Storage Containers  09/00/2003    
NPRM: Phase 9-Sanitary Toilet Facilities  09/00/2003    
NPRM: Phase 8-Small Mine Compliance  09/00/2003    
Direct Final Rule: Phase 6-Seat Belts  09/00/2003    
Direct Final Rule: Phase 10-Spring -loaded locks  09/00/2003    
Direct Final Rule: Phase 9-Sanitary Toilet Facilities  09/00/2003    
Direct Final Rule: Phase 8-Small Mine Compliance  09/00/2003    
Direct Final Rule: Phase 7-Storage Containers  09/00/2003    
Final Action: Phase 5  09/00/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
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