[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: 30CFR27.4]

[Page 141-142]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 27--METHANE-MONITORING SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 27.4  Applications.

    (a) No investigation or testing for certification will be undertaken 
by MSHA except pursuant to a written application, in duplicate, 
accompanied by all drawings, specifications, descriptions, and related 
materials and also a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to U.S. 
Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover the fees. The 
application and all related matters and

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correspondence concerning it shall be addressed to Approval and 
Certification Center, RR 1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, 
WV 26059.
    (b) Drawings, specifications, and descriptions shall be adequate in 
detail to identify fully all components and subassemblies that are 
submitted for investigation, and shall include wiring and block 
diagrams. All drawings shall include title, number, and date; any 
revision dates and the purpose of each revision shall also be shown on 
the drawing.
    (c) For a complete investigation leading to certification, the 
applicant shall furnish all necessary components and material to MSHA. 
MSHA reserves the right to require more than one of each component, 
subassembly, or assembly for the investigation. Spare parts and 
expendable components, subject to wear in normal operation, shall be 
supplied by the applicant to permit continuous operation during test 
periods. The applicant shall furnish special tools necessary to assemble 
or disassemble any component or subassembly for inspection or test.
    (d) The applicant shall submit a plan of inspection of components at 
the place of manufacture or assembly. The applicant shall furnish to 
MSHA a copy of any factory-inspection form or equivalent with the 
application. The form shall direct attention to the points that must be 
checked to make certain that all components or subassemblies of the 
complete assembly are in proper condition, complete in all respects, and 
in agreement with the drawings, specifications, and descriptions filed 
with MSHA.
    (e) The applicant shall furnish to MSHA complete instructions for 
operating the assembly and servicing components. After completion of 
MSHA's investigation, and before certification, if any revision of the 
instructions is required, a revised copy thereof shall be submitted to 
MSHA for inclusion with the drawings and specifications.

[31 FR 10607, Aug. 9, 1966, as amended at 43 FR 12316, Mar. 24, 1978; 60 
FR 35694, July, 11, 1995]