[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR104.1]

[Page 667]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 104--PATTERN OF VIOLATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 104.1  Purpose and scope.

    This part establishes the criteria and procedures for determining 
whether a mine operator has established a pattern of significant and 
substantial (S&S) violations at a mine. It implements section 104(e) of 
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Act) by addressing mines 
with an inspection history of recurrent S&S violations of mandatory 
safety or health standards that demonstrate a mine operator's disregard 
for the health and safety of miners. The purpose of the procedures in 
this part is the restoration of effective safe and healthful conditions 
at such mines.