Mine Safety Commission Extends Deadline for New Procedural Rules Comments
Published Date: 2/18/2025
Rule
Summary
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is giving everyone more time to share their thoughts on new procedural rules by extending the comment deadline to March 21, 2025. The new rules won’t start until April 7, 2025, instead of March 3. This affects miners, companies, and legal folks involved in mine safety cases, giving them extra time to prepare without any new costs right now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Comment deadline extended to March 21, 2025
The Commission extended the public comment deadline on its final procedural rule to March 21, 2025. You can send written or electronic comments that the agency will accept only if received on or before that date.
Effective date delayed to April 7, 2025
The effective date for the final procedural rule that was published January 17, 2025, is delayed until April 7, 2025. The rule will not take effect earlier than that delayed date.
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