[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: 30CFR15.1]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 15--REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF EXPLOSIVES AND SHEATHED EXPLOSIVE UNITS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 15.1  Purpose and effective dates.


    This part sets forth the requirements for approval of explosives and 
sheathed explosive units to be used in underground coal mines and 
certain underground metal and nonmetal gassy mines and is effective 
January 17, 1989. Those manufacturers proceeding under the provisions of 
the previous regulation may file requests for approval or extension of 
approval of explosives under that regulation until January 17, 1990. 
After January 17, 1990, all requests for approval or extension of 
approval of explosives or sheathed explosive units shall be made in 
accordance with Subpart A and the applicable subpart of this part. 
Explosives issued an approval

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under regulations in place prior to January 17, 1989, and in compliance 
with those regulations, may continue to be manufactured and marked as 
approved as long as no change to the explosive is made.

[FR 46761, Nov. 18, 1988; 54 FR 351, Jan. 5, 1989]