[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: 30CFR77.215-3]

[Page 607]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 77--MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C--Surface Installations
 
Sec. 77.215-3  Refuse piles: certification.

    (a) Within 180 days following written notification by the District 
Manager that a refuse pile can present a hazard, the person owning, 
operating, or controlling the refuse pile shall submit to the District 
Manager a certification by a registered engineer that the refuse pile is 
being constructed or has been modified in accordance with current, 
prudent engineering practices to minimize the probability of impounding 
water and failure of such magnitude as to endanger the lives of miners.
    (b) After the initial certification required by this section and 
until the District Manager notifies the operator that the hazard has 
been eliminated, certification shall be submitted every twelfth month 
from the date of the initial certification.
    (c) Certifications required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this 
section shall include all information considered in making the 
certification.

(Secs. 101, 508, Pub. L. 91-173, 83 Stat. 745, 803 (30 U.S.C. 811, 957))

[40 FR 41776, Sept. 9, 1975, as amended at 57 FR 7471, Mar. 2, 1992]