[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: 30CFR90.1]

[Page 652]
 
                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 90--MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS--COAL MINERS WHO HAVE EVIDENCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 90.1  Scope.


    This Part 90 establishes the option of miners who are employed at 
underground coal mines or at surface work areas of underground coal 
mines and who have evidence of the development of pneumoconiosis to work 
in an area of a mine where the average concentration of respirable dust 
in the mine atmosphere during each shift is continuously maintained at 
or below 1.0 milligrams per cubic meter of air. The rule sets forth 
procedures for miners to exercise this option, and establishes the right 
of miners to retain their regular rate of pay and receive wage 
increases. The rule also sets forth the operator's obligations, 
including respirable dust sampling for Part 90 miners. This Part 90 is 
promulgated pursuant to section 101 of the Act and supercedes section 
203(b) of the Act.