2016-20395: Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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In response to stakeholder requests, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period for Agency's proposed rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. The document also clarifies and seeks additional comments on selected proposed provisions.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 2 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
Rulemaking docket
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Proposed Rule June 08, 2016Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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Supporting & Related Material June 08, 2016U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (2016). Preliminary Regulatory Economic Analysis (PREA) for Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. June 8, 2016.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-PREA-6: United States Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2015.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-PREA-2: U.S. Metal & Industrial Mineral Mine Salaries, Wages & Benefits, 2012 Survey Results, M/NM Per Hour Pay Rates, CostMine InfoMine USA, Inc., 2012.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-1: 30 CFR Sections 56/57.18002- Examination of Working Places, Program Policy Letter No. P94-IV-5, Effective Date December 12, 1994.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-9: United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, March 17, 2015. Ulrich Gravel Inc., Ulrich Pit, Mine ID Mine No. 25...
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-3: United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. Final Policy on Examination of Working Places, Final Rule. Federal Register, 61 FR 42787-42788, August 19, 1996.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-7: Reissue of P11-IV-01 Examination of working places (30 CFR section 56/57.18002), Program Policy Letter No. P14-IV-01, Effective Date March 25, 2014.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-PREA-3: U.S. Metal and Industrial Mineral Mine Salaries, Wages, and Benefits, 2014 Wage Estimates Based on 2012 InfoMines Data Updated to 2014 Using BLS Employment Cost Index, ECI Multiplier from 2012 to 2014. 2014...
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-11: Standards Violated-Metal/Non-Metal (MNM) Fatal Investigations, raw data on actual issuances and rules to live by, January 1, 2010 to December 18, 2015. (Spreadsheet).
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-2: United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. Program Policy Letters: Public Input in Development and Withdrawals; First Aid Training for Selected Supervisors; and Examination of...
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-8: United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Machinery Accident, January 26, 2015. PCS Phosphate-White Springs, Swift Creek Mine, Mine ID ...
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-5: Reissue of P10- IV-3: Examination of Working Places (30 CFR Section 56/57.18002), Program Policy Letter No. P11-IV-01, Effective Date February 17, 2011 (Reissue of P10-IV-3).
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-4: Examination of Working Places (30 CFR Section 56/57.18002), Program Policy Letter No. P10-IV-3, Effective Date November 10, 2010.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-10: Examination of Working Places (30 CFR Section 56/57.18002), United States Department of Labor, Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. Program Policy Letter No. P15-IV-01, Effective Date...
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-PREA-5: United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2014 Domestic Uranium Production Report, Independent Statistics & Analysis, April 2015.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-PREA-1: Regulatory Impact Analysis: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), February 7, 2011.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-PREA-4: Raw data on all the actual issuances. Imminent Danger, 107 (a) issued since 1/1/2010. Two separate breakdowns (CY and by District), 2010-2015.
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Supporting & Related Material June 14, 2016AB87-BKG-6: United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Sliding Material Accident, March 2, 2011. PCS Phosphate Company Inc., Lee Creek Mine, Mine ID ...
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Proposed Rule June 27, 2016Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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Supporting & Related Material August 04, 2016Transcript of Proceedings and Hearing Submissions, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Salt Lake City, UT, July 19, 2016.
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Supporting & Related Material August 04, 2016Transcript of Proceedings and Hearing Submissions, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Pittsburgh, PA, July 21, 2016.
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Supporting & Related Material August 09, 2016Transcript of Proceedings and Hearing Submissions, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Arlington, VA, July 26, 2016.
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Supporting & Related Material August 16, 2016Transcript of Proceedings and Hearing Submissions, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Birmingham, AL, August 4, 2016.
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Proposed Rule August 25, 2016Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines, Extension of comment period; close of record.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, June 2, 2013. Newmont USA Limited, Exodus, Mine ID Mine No. 26-02661, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Sliding Material Accident, March 2, 2011. PCS Phosphate Company Inc., Trader Construction Co., Lee Creek Mine, Mine ID Mine No. 31-00212, Auror...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Fall of Person Accident, June 4, 2011. Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc., Fort Knox Mine, Mine ID Mine No. 50-01616, Fairbanks, North Star County, Ala...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Huang, Y.H., et al. 2009. Financial decision makers’ views on safety: What SH&E professionals should know. Professional Safety. 54(4): 36-42.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Falling Material Accident, August 2, 2014. Fossum Ready Mix, Belzer Pit, Mine ID Mine No. 24-00420, Glasgow, Valley County, Montana.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Energy Information Administration (EIA). 2016. 2015 Domestic Uranium Production Report. U.S. Department of Energy, EIA, Washington, D.C. May 2016.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Maxey, H. 2013. Safety & Small Business. The Compass. Pages 12-22. [www. Asse.org] .
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Falling Material Accident, August 12, 2010. Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc., Meikle Mine, Mine ID Mine No. 26-02246, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Falling/Sliding Material Accident, December 13, 2013. Brown Brothers Sand Company, Wittichen Stephen Plants, Mine ID Mine No. 09-00265, Junctio...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 2011. Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Primer, Frequently Asked Questions. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, August 15, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, May 15, 2012. Sterling Materials, Mine ID Mine No. 15-18068, Verona, Gallatin County, Kentucky.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Report of Investigations for Final Rule (spreadsheet with 16 reports listed), 2010-2014.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Smitha, M.W., et al. 2001. Effect of state workplace safety laws on occupational injury rates. J. Occ. Environ. Med. 43(12):1001-1010.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Fall of Person Accident, September 22, 2012. BHP Copper Inc., Pinto Valley Operations, Mine ID Mine No. 02-01049, Miami, Gila County, Arizona.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Powered Haulage Accident, November 25, 2014. Edwards Sand & Stone, South Sterling Quarry, Mine ID Mine No. 36-08183, Greene Township, Pike Cou...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training. 2015. Notice of Final Filing and Adoption of a Legislative Rule Authorized by the West Virginia Legislature – Rules Governing the Safety of Those Employed in a...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 2016. Employment Cost Index: Total compensation for Private industry workers in Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, Series ID CIU20100004050001. http://...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Fall of Ground Accident, June 18, 2010. U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc. United Mine Services, Galena Mine, Mine ID Mine No. 10-00082, Wallace, Shoshon...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Powered Haulage Accident, October 20, 2010. Oil-Dri Corporation of Georgia, Simpson Mine, Mine ID Mine No. 09-00114, Ochlocknee, Thomas County, Georgia.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Fall of Rib Accident, May 26, 2010. Reliance Resources, LLC, Denison Mines (USA) Corporation, Mine ID Mine No. 42-00470, La Sal, San Juan Count...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Fall of Highwall Accident, February 14, 2012. Rare Red Rock, Mine ID Mine No. 01-03273, Graysville, Jefferson County, Alabama.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Falling Material Accident, January 7, 2013. Lafarge West, Inc., Three Rivers Quarry, Mine ID Mine No. 15-00100, Smithland, Livingston County, K...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Explosives Accident, May 28, 2010. Gold Run Enterprises LLC, Discovery Day Mine, Mine ID Mine No. 04-05222, Forks of Salmon, Siskiyou County, C...
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Rule January 23, 2017Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. 30 CFR Parts 56 and 57.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (2017). Regulatory Economic Analysis (REA) for Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. January 23, 2017.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Report of Investigation, Fatal Falling Material Accident, November 30, 2010. Shawnee Rock Inc., Portable Plant, Mine ID Mine No. 45-03112, Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). 2015. Mine Injury and Worktime, Quarterly, January – December 2015. Program Evaluation and Information Resources, Information Technology Center. http://arlweb.msha.gov/Stats...
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Department of the Interior (DOI). 2016. Mineral Commodity Summaries 2016. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/2016/mcs2016.pdf
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Supporting & Related Material January 23, 2017Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 2015. Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Estimates, Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey, May, 2015. Accessed October 13, 2016). http://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
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Proposed Rule March 27, 2017Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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Other April 28, 2017U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. Reply dated April 21, 2017, from Patricia W. Silvey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, to Mr. R. Henry Moore, Jackson Kelly, interim response re...
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Other April 28, 2017Jackson Kelly, Attorneys At Law, PLLC., et al., Request for Stay of Effective Date of Workplace Examination Rule, March 29, 2017.
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Rule May 22, 2017Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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Proposed Rule September 12, 2017Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines - Proposed rule; delay of effective date.
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Proposed Rule September 12, 2017Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines - Proposed rule, limited reopening of the rulemaking record; notice of public hearings; close of comment period.
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Rule October 05, 2017Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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Supporting & Related Material November 13, 2017LIMITED REOPENING OF THE RULEMAKING RECORD Transcript of Proceedings, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Arlington, VA, October 24, 2017.
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Supporting & Related Material November 13, 2017LIMITED REOPENING OF THE RULEMAKING RECORD Transcript of Proceedings, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Salt Lake City, UT, October 26, 2017.
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Supporting & Related Material November 16, 2017LIMITED REOPENING OF THE RULEMAKING RECORD Transcript of Proceedings, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2, 2017.
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Supporting & Related Material November 16, 2017LIMITED REOPENING OF THE RULEMAKING RECORD Transcript of Proceedings, Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. Public Hearing, Birmingham, AL, October 31, 2017.
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Rule April 09, 2018Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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Rule April 09, 2018Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines: Announcement of Public Stakeholder Meetings
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Rule April 19, 2018Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines: Announcement of Public Meetings
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Rule September 30, 2019Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
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Rule October 17, 2019Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines; Meetings
Public comments
What people are saying
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Winn Corporation 2017-11-21
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Luck Companies 2017-11-21
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Nevada Mining Association 2017-11-21
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Maine Aggregate Association 2017-11-21
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Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association 2017-11-21
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