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- U.S. Code: Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended, 30 U.S.C. §§901-944 (2012)
- Code of Federal Regulations:
- 20 CFR Part 718 - Standards for Determining Coal Miners' Total Disability or Death Due to Pneumoconiosis
- 20 CFR Part 725 - Claims for benefits under Part C of Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, as amended
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- Average Earnings of Employees in Coal Mining -- Exhibit 610
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