Proposed Rule2025-13749
Training and Retraining of Miners
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Published
July 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentMine Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the proposed rule titled, "Training and Retraining of Miners," published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025, with an established public comment period that is scheduled to end on July 31, 2025. MSHA is extending the comment period for an additional 30 days--from July 31, 2025, to September 2, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13749]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Part 48
[Docket No. MSHA-2025-0085]
RIN 1219-AC19
Training and Retraining of Miners
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending
the comment period on the proposed rule titled, ``Training and
Retraining of Miners,'' published in the Federal Register on July 1,
2025, with an established public comment period that is scheduled to
end on July 31, 2025. MSHA is extending the comment period for an
additional 30 days--from July 31, 2025, to September 2, 2025.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that was published on
July 1, 2025, at 90 FR 28383 is extended. All comments must be
submitted by midnight Eastern Time on September 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: All submissions must include RIN 1219-AC19 or Docket No.
MSHA-2025-0085. You should not include personal or proprietary
information that you do not wish to disclose publicly. If you mark
parts of a comment as ``business confidential'' information, MSHA will
not post those parts of the comment. Otherwise, MSHA will post all
comments without change, including any personal information provided.
MSHA cautions against submitting personal information.
You may submit comments and informational materials, clearly
identified by RIN 1219-AC19 or Docket Id. No. MSHA-2025-0085, by any of
the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the online instructions for submitting comments for MSHA-2025-0085.
2. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f78d8dbaa4bfb6da94989a9a92998384b793989bd9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="067c7c4b554e472b65696b6b636872754662696a28616970">[email protected]</span></a>. Include ``RIN 1219-AC19'' in the
subject line of the message.
3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, Room C3522, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica D. Senk, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA at 202-693-9440
(voice). This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 1, 2025, MSHA published in the
Federal Register the proposed rule titled, ``Training and Retraining of
Miners'' (90 FR 28383). The proposed rule is available at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, <a href="https://regulations.gov">https://regulations.gov</a>. The proposed rule would
amend MSHA's regulations to eliminate provisions that allow District
Managers to require changes in, or additions to, training programs.
The public comment period for this proposed rule was scheduled to
close on July 31, 2025, 30 days after publication of the proposed rule.
MSHA is extending the comment period until September 2, 2025, to
provide stakeholders and interested parties an additional 30 days to
review the proposal and prepare comments.
James P. McHugh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-13749 Filed 7-21-25; 8:45 am]
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