Compliance, Regulations 23 Jan 2025 compliance, information collection, labor regulations, coal mining, emergency response

⚠️DOL Invites Comments on Refuge Alternatives for Coal Mine Safety

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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Compliance, Regulatory Changes 15 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, montana, hydrology, material damage, coal mining

⚖️Montana Regulatory Changes Impacting Coal Mining Compliance

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving, in part, and denying, in part, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Montana submitted this proposed amendment to OSMRE on its own initiative in response to a State law passed by the Montana Legislature (House Bill (HB) 576). The proposed amendment generally concerns proposed changes to the definition of material damage and changes to permit requirements related to hydrologic information.

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