# 2026-00343: Coal Company Pushes for Flexible Mine Safety Protocols

2026-00343, Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards, is a Federal Register notice from Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration published 2026-01-12, effective All comments on the petition must be received by MSHA's Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances on or before February 11, 2026. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00343
- Title: Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Labor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 1204
- Published: 2026-01-12
- Effective: All comments on the petition must be received by MSHA's Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances on or before February 11, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-02-11
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Coal Company Pushes for Flexible Mine Safety Protocols

## Summary

Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company wants to change some safety rules at their mine to use a different method that keeps workers just as safe. This petition could affect miners at their Pennsylvania mine and might change how safety checks are done, but won’t cut corners on protection. Everyone has until February 11, 2026, to share their thoughts before any decisions are made.

## Abstract

This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mine seeks OK to use battery test gear: benefit, high. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company asked MSHA to allow battery-powered, non-permissible testing and diagnostic equipment (including named vibration analyzers like the Emerson AMS 2140 and several Bentley Nevada models) to be used in return air outby the last open crosscut at the Enlow Fork Mine (MSHA…

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## Sources
- [2026-00343 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00343/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards)
- [2026-00343 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-12/pdf/2026-00343.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00343 (as of 2026-06-08).