# 2026-00344: More Mine Safety Rule Changes Proposed by Coal Giant

2026-00344, 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: 2026-00344
- Title: Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Labor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 1214
- 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

More Mine Safety Rule Changes Proposed by Coal Giant

## 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 site and might save time or money by using new safety steps. Everyone has until February 11, 2026, to share their thoughts before any changes happen.

## 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

- Allow specified non‑permissible diagnostic gear: benefit, high. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company asked MSHA to allow use of specific battery‑powered, non‑permissible testing and vibration analyzers (including Emerson AMS 2140 and several Bentley Nevada models) within 150 feet of pillar workings or longwall faces at the Enlow Fork Mine (MSHA ID 36-07416). The pe…
- Methane monitoring and 1% cutoff rule: benefit, high. Under the proposed alternative, a qualified person must continuously monitor for methane immediately before and during use of non‑permissible electronic testing equipment within 150 feet of pillar workings or longwall faces, and non‑permissible equipment must be de‑energized and withdrawn if methan…
- Training, examinations, and posting requirements: benefit, low. The petitioner would require that non‑permissible equipment be examined by a qualified person before use with the examination recorded in the weekly examination book, include the petition's terms in initial and annual Part 48 training, and post the petition on mine bulletin boards for at least 60 c…

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## Sources
- [2026-00344 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00344/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards)
- [2026-00344 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-12/pdf/2026-00344.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00344 (as of 2026-06-08).