[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: 30CFR71.300]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 71--MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS--SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart D--Respirable Dust Control Plans
 
Sec. 71.300  Respirable dust control plan; filing requirements.

    Authority: Secs. 101 and 103(h), Federal Mine Safety and Health Act 
of 1977, Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 and 
1299 (30 U.S.C. 811 and 813(h)).

    Source: 45 FR 80759, Dec. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Within 15 calendar days after the termination date of a citation 
for violation of Sec. 71.100 (Respirable dust standard) or Sec. 71.101 
(Respirable dust standard when quartz is present), the operator shall 
submit to the District Manager for approval a written respirable dust 
control plan applicable to the work position identified in the citation. 
The respirable dust control plan and revisions thereof shall be suitable 
to the conditions and the mining system of the coal mine and shall be 
adequate to continuously maintain respirable dust within the permissible 
concentration at the surface work position identified in the citation.
    (b) Each respirable dust control plan shall include at least the 
following:
    (1) The mine identification number and designated work position 
number assigned by MSHA, the operator's name, mine name, mine address, 
and mine telephone number and the name, address, and telephone number of 
the principal officer in charge of health and safety at the mine;

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    (2) The specific designated work position at the mine to which the 
plan applies;
    (3) A detailed description of the specific respirable dust control 
measures used to abate the violation of the respirable dust standard; 
and
    (4) A detailed description of how each of the respirable dust 
control measures described in response to paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section will continue to be used by the operator, including at least the 
specific time, place and manner the control measures will be used.