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Program Policy Letters


For 2012
P12-IV-01 Safety Belts and Lines (30 C.F.R. §§ 56/57.15005)
P12-V-01 Reissue of P09-V-08 - Procedures for Revoking MSHA Certifications to Take Respirable Dust Samples or to Maintain and Calibrate Approved Dust Sampling Devices
P12-V-02 Examination, Testing, and Maintenance of Conveyor Belt Emergency Stop Devices under 30 C.F.R. § 77.502
P12-V-03 Reporting of Unplanned Roof Falls in Accordance with 30 C.F.R. § 50.10
P12-V-04 Reissue of P10-V-02 - Requirements of 30 C.F. R. § 75.313 and Two-Way Communication and Electronic Tracking Systems Operation after an Underground Coal Mine Accident
P12-V-05 Reissue of P10-V-6 - Bleeder System Examinations
P12-V-06 Longwall Lighting Cables
P12-V-07 Circuit Identification under 30 C.F.R. § 75.903 and 75.904
P12-V-08 Application of 30 C.F.R. Part 75.323(e) to Bleeder Systems


Previous Years

For 2011
P11-III-01 Part 41 Legal Identification Numbers for Auger and Highwall Miner Operators and Providing MSHA Notification of the Relocation of These Portable Mining Operations
P11-IV-01 Reissue of P10-IV-3: Examination of working places (30 CFR §§ 56/57.18002)
P11-V-01 Clarification on Repairs or Maintenance of Machinery, 30 C.F.R. § 75.1725(c)
P11-V-02 Application of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 75.523-2 to Mobile Bridge Carriers Connected to Continuous Miners That Form Component Part of Self-Propelled Electric Face Equipment
P11-V-03 Electric Equipment; Examination, Testing and Maintenance
P11-V-04 Remote Restarting of Conveyor Belts when a Slip Switch Stops the Belt
P11-V-05 Temporary Employment Agency Contracting and Part 50 Reporting
P11-V-06 Check In - Check Out System
P11-V-07 Two-Way Communication and Electronic Tracking System: Potential Interference of RF Electromagnetic Fields with Electric Blasting Circuits
P11-V-08 Tests for Methane at the Working Face, Using Extendable Probes or Other Acceptable Means
P11-V-09 Guidance on Issuance of Orders Under Sections 103(j) and (k) of the Mine Act
P11-V-10 Approval Plate for Caterpillar Model 3306 PCNA Diesel Engine
P11-V-11 Approval of Communication and Tracking Devices Required by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act)
P11-V-12 Re-Issue of P07-V-04 - Revision of MSHA Program Policy Manual, Volume II, Section 18.45- Insulation of Cable Reel and Spooling Devices
P11-V-13 Guidance for Compliance with Post-Accident Two-Way Communications and Electronic Tracking Requirements of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act)
P11-V-14 Water Sprinkler Fire Protection of Underground Belt Conveyors and Belt Takeup Storage Units
P11-V-15 Interpretation of 30 C.F.R. 75.1100-1 and 2 Regarding Water Delivery Capability of Coal Mine Waterlines when Fighting a Fire with a Firehose and Nozzle
P11-V-16 Suitability, Safety and Performance of Circuit Breakers
P11-V-17 Brass Compressed Gas Cylinder Valves and Associated Fittings Used in Refuge Alternatives
For 2010
P10-V-4 Sampling Sealed Areas with Inert Gas Injection


For 2009
P09-V-03 Re-Issue P06-V-11 - Family Liaison and Primary Communicator: Implementation of Section 7 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006
P09-V-06 Safe Use of Welding Equipment on Longwall Mining Systems-Interpretation of 30 C.F.R. 75.1725(a)
P09-V-08 Procedures for Revoking MSHA Certifications to Take Respirable Dust Samples or to Maintain and Calibrate Approved Dust Sampling Devices
P09-V-14 15 psi Stoppings as Structural Components for Refuge Alternatives


For 2008
P08-III-3 Criteria for Issuance and Maintenance of Special Investigation Credentials
P08-IV-1 Enforcement of Diesel Particulate Matter Final Limit at Metal and Nonmetal Underground Mines
P08-V-7 Longwall Lighting Cables