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RIN: 1219-AB93

Publication ID: Fall 2020

Title: Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories
Abstract: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) proposes to revise 30 CFR part 18 that sets out the testing, evaluation, and approval requirements for electric motor-driven equipment and accessories intended for use in gassy mines. Under this proposal, MSHA would accept voluntary consensus standards that are suitable for all gassy mining environments and that provide protection against fire or explosion dangers to replace, applicable requirements in 30 CFR 18. This proposed rulemaking is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of MSHA’s product approval process and promote the use of innovative and advanced technologies that lead to improvements in mine safety and health.
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
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 18 30 CFR 74
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/19/2020	85 FR 73656
NPRM Comment Period End	12/21/2020

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Roslyn B. Fontaine Deputy Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration 201 12th Street S, Suite 401, Arlington, VA 22202 Phone:202 693-9440 Fax:202 693-9441 Email: fontaine.roslyn@dol.gov