[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: 30CFR44.1]

[Page 185]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 44--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR PETITIONS FOR MODIFICATION OF MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 44.1  Scope and construction.


    (a) The procedures and rules of practice set forth in this part 
shall govern petitions for modification of mandatory safety standards 
filed under section 101(c) of the Act.
    (b) These rules shall be liberally construed to carry out the 
purpose of the Act by assuring adequate protection of miners and to 
secure just and prompt determination of all proceedings consistent with 
adequate consideration of the issues involved.

[43 FR 29518, July 7, 1978, as amended at 55 FR 53440, Dec. 28, 1990]