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Form number: MSHA Form 2000-38
Form name: Electrically Operated Equipment Field Approval
Description: Individual field approvals will be issued by MSHA under the provisions 30 CFR, Part 18, Subpart E for electrically operated machines commercially built, or constructed, by the owner-coal mine operator of such machines including any associated electrical equipment, electrical components, and electrical accessories. Approvals will not be issued under the provisions of this Subpart E for electrically operated mining equipment manufactured or rebuilt primarily for sale or resale to any operator of a coal mine, or for small electrically operated equipment which consumes less than 2,250 watts of electricity, or for instruments and other small devices which employ electric power.
OMB Control Number and
Expiration Date:
1219-0066; 8/31/2011
Filing Options: Form 2000-38 may be completed online, printed (or printed and filled in manually) and sent to MSHA.

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Contact Information: Questions regarding this form should be directed to MSHA at
(877) 778-6055 or MSHAhelpdesk@dol.gov
Privacy Notice: Privacy Notice
Legal Authority: 30 CFR, Part 18, Subpart E
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 11 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data need, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3939.

Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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