[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: 30CFR56.1000]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 56--SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 56.1000  Notification of commencement of operations and closing of mines.

    The owner, operator, or person in charge of any metal and nonmetal 
mine shall notify the nearest Mine Safety and Health Administration and 
Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health District Office before 
starting

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operations, of the approximate or actual date mine operation will 
commence. The notification shall include the mine name, location, the 
company name, mailing address, person in charge, and whether operations 
will be continuous or intermittent.
    When any mine is closed, the person in charge shall notify the 
nearest subdistrict office as provided above and indicate whether the 
closure is temporary or permanent.

[50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, as amended at 60 FR 33723, June 29, 1995; 60 
FR 35695, July 11, 1995]