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Rule2024-131512024-06-14

Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection; Correction

Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Abstract

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is correcting an amendatory instruction in a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024. The document amended the Agency's existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica, a significant health hazard, and to improve respiratory protection for miners from exposure to airborne contaminants.

Action & Dates

Action
Final rule; correction.
Dates
This correction is effective June 17, 2024.
Effective Date
2024-06-17

CFR References

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration 30 CFR Part 90 [Docket No. MSHA-2023-0001] RIN 1219-AB36 AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Department of Labor. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is correcting an amendatory instruction in a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024. The document amended the Agency's existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica, a significant health hazard, and to improve respiratory protection for miners from exposure to airborne contaminants. DATES: This correction is effective June 17, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Aromie Noe, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at: silicaquestions@dol.gov (email); 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-9441 (facsimile). These are not toll-free numbers. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In ( FR Doc. 2024-06920 ) published on April 18, 2024 ( 89 FR 28218 ), the following correction is made: § 90.100 [Corrected] 1. On page 28482, in the third column, in amendment 79, the instruction “Amend § 90.100 by adding introductory text to read as follows:” is corrected to read “Amend § 90.100 by revising the introductory text to read as follows:” Christopher J. Williamson, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health. [ FR Doc. 2024-13151 Filed 6-13

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Citation: 89 FR 50527