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30 U.S.C. § 951 — Miner benefit entitlement reports; penalty for failure or refusal to file
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**(a)** The Secretary may by regulation require employers to file reports concerning miners who may be or are entitled to benefits under this part, including the date of commencement and cessation of benefits and the amount of such benefits. Any such report shall not be evidence of any fact stated therein in any proceeding relating to death or total disability due to pneumoconiosis of any miner to which such report relates.
**(b)** Any employer who fails or refuses to file any report required of such employer under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each such failure or refusal.
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**(a)** The Secretary may by regulation require employers to file reports concerning miners who may be or are entitled to benefits under this part, including the date of commencement and cessation of benefits and the amount of such benefits. Any such report shall not be evidence of any fact stated therein in any proceeding relating to death or total disability due to pneumoconiosis of any miner to which such report relates.
**(b)** Any employer who fails or refuses to file any report required of such employer under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each such failure or refusal.
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The Secretary or an authorized representative of the Secretary may prescribe in any coal mine that rescue chambers, properly sealed and ventilated, be erected at suitable locations in the mine to which persons may go in case of an emergency for protection against hazards. Such chambers shall be properly equipped with first aid materials, an adequate supply of air and self-contained breathing equipment, an independent communication system to the surface, and proper accommodations for the persons while awaiting rescue, and such other equipment as the Secretary may require. A plan for the erection, maintenance, and revisions of such chambers and the training of the miners in their proper use shall be submitted by the operator to the Secretary for his approval.
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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 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 944
1 See References in Text note below.
able under this section and the terms and condi-
tions under which, and the area within which,
such insurance or reinsurance shall be available
and such rates shall apply.
(2) Such premium rates shall be (A) based on
a consideration of the risks involved, taking
into account differences, if any, in risks based
on location, type of operations, facilities, type
of coal, experience, and any other matter which
may be considered under accepted actuarial
principles; and (B) adequate, on the basis of ac-
cepted actuarial principles, to provide reserves
for anticipated losses.
(3) All premiums received by the Secretary
shall be paid into the insurance fund.
(g) Black Lung Compensation Insurance Fund
(1) The Secretary may establish in the Depart-
ment of Labor a Black Lung Compensation In-
surance Fund which shall be available, without
fiscal year limitation—
(A) to pay claims of miners for benefits cov-
ered by insurance or reinsurance issued under
this section;
(B) to pay the administrative expenses of
carrying out the black lung compensation in-
surance program under this section; and
(C) to repay to the Secretary of the Treasury
such sums as may be borrowed in accordance
with the authority provided in subsection (i).
(2) The insurance fund shall be credited with—
(A) premiums, fees, or other charges which
may be collected in connection with insurance
or reinsurance coverage provided under this
section;
(B) such amounts as may be advanced to the
insurance fund from appropriations in order to
maintain the insurance fund in an operative
condition adequate to meet its liabilities; and
(C) income which may be earned on invest-
ments of the insurance fund pursuant to
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