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29 U.S.C. § 557a — Mine Safety and Health Administration
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There is established in the Department of Labor a Mine Safety and Health Administration to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, shall have authority to appoint, subject to the civil service laws, such officers and employees as he may deem necessary for the administration of this Act, and to prescribe powers, duties, and responsibilities of all officers and employees engaged in the administration of this Act. The Secretary is authorized and directed, except as specifically provided otherwise to carry out his functions under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 [[30 U.S.C. 801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] through the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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There is established in the Department of Labor a Mine Safety and Health Administration to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, shall have authority to appoint, subject to the civil service laws, such officers and employees as he may deem necessary for the administration of this Act, and to prescribe powers, duties, and responsibilities of all officers and employees engaged in the administration of this Act. The Secretary is authorized and directed, except as specifically provided otherwise to carry out his functions under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 [[30 U.S.C. 801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] through the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–153, title IV, § 405, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 590, provided for appointment by the President of head of Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective 120 days after Nov. 9, 1977, see section 307 of Pub. L. 95–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under [section 801 of Title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section801&num=0&edition=prelim), Mineral Lands and Mining.
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**(a) Establishment** There is established a Technical Study Panel (referred to in this section as the “Panel”) which shall provide independent scientific and engineering review and recommendations with respect to the utilization of belt air and the composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in underground coal mining.
**(b) Membership** The Panel shall be composed of—
(1) two individuals to be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Associate Director of the Office of Mine Safety;
(2) two individuals to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health; and
(3) two individuals, one to be appointed jointly by the majority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and one to be appointed jointly by the minority leader of the Senate and House of Representatives, each to be appointed prior to the sine die adjournment of the second session of the 109th Congress.
**(c) Qualifications** Four of the six individuals appointed to the Panel under subsection (b) shall possess a masters or doctoral level degree in mining engineering or another scientific field demonstrably related to the subject of the report. No individual appointed to the Panel shall be an employee of any coal or other mine, or of any labor organization, or of any State or Federal agency primarily responsible for regulating the mining industry.
**(d) Report**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after the date on which all members of the Panel are appointed under subsection (b), the Panel shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Committee
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### Statutory Notes
This chapter, covering the operation of only metal and nonmetallic mines, is covered by section 801 et seq. of this title following the enactment of Pub. L. 95–164 which brought the operation of all coal and other mines under a single legislative canopy.
Section 721, Pub. L. 89–577, § 2, Sept. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 772, defined “commerce”, “mine”, “operator”, “Secretary”, and “Board”. See [section 802 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section802&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 722, Pub. L. 89–577, § 3, Sept. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 773, described mines to be covered and empowered Secretary of the Interior to decline jurisdiction if effect of the mine on commerce was not sufficiently substantial. See section 801 et seq. of this title.
Section 723, Pub. L. 89–577, § 4, Sept. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 773, related to investigations of metal and nonmetallic mines to obtain information relating to health and safety conditions. See [section 811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section811&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 724, Pub. L. 89–577, § 5, Sept. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 773, related to admission of investigators to mines. See [section 813 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section813&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 725, Pub. L. 89–577, § 6, Sept. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 774, related to development of health and safety standards. See [section 811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section811&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 726, Pub. L. 89–577, § 7, Sept. 16, 1966, 80 Stat. 775, related to advisory committees. See [section 812 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req
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Congress declares that—
**(a)** the first priority and concern of all in the coal or other mining industry must be the health and safety of its most precious resource—the miner;
**(b)** deaths and serious injuries from unsafe and unhealthful conditions and practices in the coal or other mines cause grief and suffering to the miners and to their families;
**(c)** there is an urgent need to provide more effective means and measures for improving the working conditions and practices in the Nation’s coal or other mines in order to prevent death and serious physical harm, and in order to prevent occupational diseases originating in such mines;
**(d)** the existence of unsafe and unhealthful conditions and practices in the Nation’s coal or other mines is a serious impediment to the future growth of the coal or other mining industry and cannot be tolerated;
**(e)** the operators of such mines with the assistance of the miners have the primary responsibility to prevent the existence of such conditions and practices in such mines;
**(f)** the disruption of production and the loss of income to operators and miners as a result of coal or other mine accidents or occupationally caused diseases unduly impedes and burdens commerce; and
**(g)** it is the purpose of this chapter (1) to establish interim mandatory health and safety standards and to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to develop and promulgate improved mandatory health or safety standards to protect the health and safety of the Nation’s coal or other miners; (2) to require that each operator of a coal or other mine and every miner in such mine comply with such standards; (3) to cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the States in the development and enforcement of effect
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**(a) Programs for operators, agents, and miners** The Secretary shall expand programs for the education and training of operators and agents thereof, and miners in—
(1) the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of accidents or unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in coal or other mines; and
(2) in the use of flame safety lamps, permissible methane detectors, and other means approved by the Secretary for detecting methane and other explosive gases accurately.
**(b) Technical assistance to operators** The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent possible, provide technical assistance to operators in meeting the requirements of this chapter and in further improving the health and safety conditions and practices in coal or other mines.
**(c) National Mine Health and Safety Academy**
(1) The National Mine Health and Safety Academy shall be maintained as an agency of the Department of Labor. The Academy shall be responsible for the training of mine safety and health inspectors under [section 954 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section954&num=0&edition=prelim), and in training of technical support personnel of the Mine Safety and Health Administration established under [section 557a of title 29](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section557a&num=0&edition=prelim); and for any other training programs for mine inspectors, mining personnel, or other persons as the Secretary of Labor shall designate. In performing this function, the Academy shall have the authority to enter into cooperative educational and training agreements with educational institutions, State governments, labor organizations, and mine operators and related industries. Such training shall be conducted by the Academy i
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**(a) Transfer of functions to Secretary of Labor** Except with respect to the functions assigned to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 501 of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 [[30 U.S.C. 951](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section951&num=0&edition=prelim)], the functions of the Secretary of the Interior under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended [[30 U.S.C. 801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act [[30 U.S.C. 721](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] are transferred to the Secretary of Labor, except those which are expressly transferred to the Commission by this Act. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, Health 11 So in original. Probably should be “the Health”. and Safety Academy is transferred to the Secretary of Labor.
**(b) Existing mandatory standards; review by advisory committee; recommendations**
(1) The mandatory standards relating to mines, issued by the Secretary of the Interior under the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act [[30 U.S.C. 721](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and standards and regulations under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 [[30 U.S.C. 801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] which are in effect on November 9, 1977, shall remain in effect as mandatory health or safety standards applicable to metal and nonmetallic mines and to coal mines respectively unde
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 557a
see Reorg. Plan No. 6, of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Govern-
ment Organization and Employees.
§ 557. Bureaus and offices in Department
The following-named offices, bureaus, divi-
sions, and branches of the public service, and all
that pertains to the same, shall be under the ju-
risdiction and supervision of the Department of
Labor:
1. Bureau of Employees’ Compensation.
2. Bureau of Labor Standards.
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4. Division of Public Contracts.
5. Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board.
6. United States Employment Service.
7. Wage and Hour Division.
8. Women’s Bureau.
(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737; June 5, 1920,
ch. 248, § 1, 41 Stat. 987; June 6, 1933, ch. 49, § 1, 48
Stat. 113; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 14, June 10, 1933;
June 30, 1936, ch. 881, § 4, 49 Stat. 2038; June 25,
1938, ch. 676, § 4, 52 Stat. 1061; 1939 Reorg. Plan
No. I, § 201, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat.
1424; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. V, § 1, eff. June 4, 1940,
5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238; Ex. Ord. No. 9247, Sept.
17, 1942, 7 F.R. 7379; Ex. Ord. No. 9617, Sept. 19,
1945, 10 F.R. 11929; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff.
July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7873, 60 Stat. 1095; June 23,
1947, ch. 120, title II, § 202, 61 Stat. 153; 1949
Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. Aug. 20, 1949, 14 F.R.
5225, 63 Stat. 1065; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, §§ 1, 2,
eff. May 24, 1952, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1271, 1272.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 616 of Title
5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L.
89–554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 801
Sec.
824.
Authorization of appropriations.
825.
Mandatory health and safety training.
826.
Limitation on certain liability for rescue op-
erations.
SUBCHAPTER II—INTERIM MANDATORY HEALTH
STANDARDS
841.
Mandatory health standards for underground
mines; enforcement; review; purpose.
842.
Dust concentration and respiratory equip-
ment.
843.
Medical examinations.
844.
Rock dust and gas hazards; controls.
845.
Dust standards in presence of quartz.
846.
Noise standards; promulgation of new stand-
ards; tests; procedures; protective devices.
SUBCHAPTER III—INTERIM MANDATORY SAFETY
STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND COAL MINES
861.
Mandatory safety standards for underground
mines.
862.
Roof support.
863.
Ventilation.
864.
Combustible materials and rock dusting.
865.
Electrical equipment.
866.
Trailing cables.
867.
Grounding of equipment.
868.
Underground high-voltage distribution.
869.
Underground low- and medium-voltage alter-
nating current circuits.
870.
Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires.
871.
Fire protection.
872.
Maps.
873.
Blasting and explosives.
874.
Hoisting and mantrips.
875.
Emergency shelters; construction; contents;
implementation plans.
876.
Communication
facilities;
locations
and
emergency response plans.
877.
General safety provisions.
878.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER IV—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS
PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS
901.
Congressional findings and declaration of pur-
pose; short title.
902.
Definitions.
903.
Field offices.
904.
Repealed.
PART B—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS FILED ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31, 1973
921.
Regulations and presumptions.
922.
Payment of benefits.
923.
Filing of notice of claim.
924.
Time for filing claims.
924a.
Repealed.
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