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[May 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 93)] [Unified Agenda] [Page 27192-27193] Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule Stage Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) _______________________________________________________________________ 1918. PART 5--FEES FOR TESTING, EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: 30 USC 957 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 5 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: MSHA intends to publish a direct final rule to amend provisions of 30 CFR part 5, ``Fees for testing, evaluation, and approval of mining products.'' MSHA has streamlined the manner in which the fee system is administered. This rule would update the existing regulation to reflect these changes, including: (1) The existing rule requires an application fee to offset costs of the initial administrative review of the application. Upon approval, this amount is deducted from the total fees due. MSHA deemed the practice to be an unnecessary administrative burden and eliminated the requirement. (2) Most fees are set on an hourly basis; however, the MSHA Stamped Notification Acceptance Program (SNAP) and Stamped Revision Acceptance (SRA) Program charged only a nominal fixed fee for acceptance of certain changes to existing approvals. Each program covered specific types of products. To streamline this process, MSHA replaced both programs with the Revised Acceptance Modification Program (RAM), which provided one process for all types of products. (3) The existing rule requires MSHA to initially research the application and provide the applicant with an estimated maximum fee prior to beginning the technical investigation of the product. To expedite the approval process, MSHA now permits the applicant to pre-authorize an amount for each approval, which in turn allows MSHA to immediately begin the technical investigation while the fee estimate is being processed. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 05/00/05Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal Agency Contact: Rebecca J. Smith, Acting Director, Office of Standards, Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Rm 2350, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 202 693-9440 Fax: 202 693-9441 Email: smith.rebecca@dol.gov RIN: 1219-AB38 _______________________________________________________________________ |
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