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[April 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 78)] [Unified Agenda] [Page 22926] Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 1971. TRAINING STANDARDS FOR SHAFT AND SLOPE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT UNDERGROUND MINES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 811; 30 USC 825 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 48.2; 30 CFR 48.3; 30 CFR 48.8; 30 CFR 48.22; 30 CFR 48.23; 30 CFR 48.28 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The final rule removes the training exclusion for shaft and slope construction workers. Shaft and slope construction workers will now receive training for new miners, training for experienced miners, task training, and annual refresher training, and hazard training. The rule will provide shaft and slope construction workers with the same type of safety and health training afforded other miners. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/16/04 69 FR 42842 Public Hearing 08/24/04 Public Hearing 08/26/04 Comment Period End 09/14/04 Final Action 12/30/05 70 FR 77716 Final Action Effective 06/28/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patricia W. Silvey, Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2349, Arlington, VA 22209-3939 Phone: 202 693-9440 Fax: 202 693-9441 Email: silvey.patricia@dol.gov RIN: 1219-AB35 _______________________________________________________________________ |
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