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Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis
 

MSHA Unified Agenda - [Prerule Stage]

RIN: 1219-AB48

Publication ID: Fall 2009 

Title: Coal Mine Respirable Dust; Continuous Personal Dust Monitor (CPDMs) 

Abstract: On June 24, 2003, MSHA announced that all work on its Plan Verification and Single-Sample Respirable Coal Mine Dust final rules would cease and the rulemaking record would remain open in order to obtain information concerning Continuous Personal Dust Monitors (CPDMs) being tested by NIOSH. A Federal Register notice was published on July 3, 2003, extending the comment periods indefinitely. NIOSH issued a report on the CPDM in September 2006, and another report concerning test results in June 2007. MSHA will solicit public input on potential applications of this new monitoring technology in coal mines. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Other Significant 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.

Legal Authority: 30 USC 811 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite

Request for Information 

10/14/2009 

74 FR 52708 

Request for Information Comment Period End 

12/14/2009 

 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: None 

Small Entities Affected: Businesses 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Information URL: www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm 

Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Related RINs: Related to 1219-AB14, Related to 1219-AB18 

Agency Contact:
Patricia W. Silvey
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances
Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Room 631, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209-3939
Phone:202 693-9440
Fax:202 693-9441
Email: silvey.patricia@dol.gov