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30 U.S.C. § 813 — Mines subject to coverage
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Each coal or other mine, the products of which enter commerce, or the operations or products of which affect commerce, and each operator of such mine, and every miner in such mine shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
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Each coal or other mine, the products of which enter commerce, or the operations or products of which affect commerce, and each operator of such mine, and every miner in such mine shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
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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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**(a) Issuance and form of citations; prompt issuance** If, upon inspection or investigation, the Secretary or his authorized representative believes that an operator of a coal or other mine subject to this chapter has violated this chapter, or any mandatory health or safety standard, rule, order, or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, he shall, with reasonable promptness, issue a citation to the operator. Each citation shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the provision of the chapter, standard, rule, regulation, or order alleged to have been violated. In addition, the citation shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation. The requirement for the issuance of a citation with reasonable promptness shall not be a jurisdictional prerequisite to the enforcement of any provision of this chapter.
**(b) Follow-up inspections; findings** If, upon any follow-up inspection of a coal or other mine, an authorized representative of the Secretary finds (1) that a violation described in a citation issued pursuant to subsection (a) has not been totally abated within the period of time as originally fixed therein or as subsequently extended, and (2) that the period of time for the abatement should not be further extended, he shall determine the extent of the area affected by the violation and shall promptly issue an order requiring the operator of such mine or his agent to immediately cause all persons, except those persons referred to in subsection (c), to be withdrawn from, and to be prohibited from entering, such area until an authorized representative of the Secretary determines that such violation has been abated.
**(c) Exempt persons** The following persons shall not be requi
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If a coal or other mine or area of such mine is closed by an order issued under [section 813 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section813&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 814 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section814&num=0&edition=prelim), or [section 817 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section817&num=0&edition=prelim), all miners working during the shift when such order was issued who are idled by such order shall be entitled, regardless of the result of any review of such order, to full compensation by the operator at their regular rates of pay for the period they are idled, but for not more than the balance of such shift. If such order is not terminated prior to the next working shift, all miners on that shift who are idled by such order shall be entitled to full compensation by the operator at their regular rates of pay for the period they are idled, but for not more than four hours of such shift. If a coal or other mine or area of such mine is closed by an order issued under [section 814 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section814&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 817 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section817&num=0&edition=prelim) for a failure of the operator to comply with any mandatory health or safety standards, all miners who are idled due to such order shall be fully compensated after all interested parties are given an opportunity for a public hearing, which shall be expedited in such cases, and after such order is final, by the operator for lost time at their regular rates of pay for such time as the min
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 813
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions vested by law in Office of Science and
Technology and in Director or Deputy Director of Of-
fice of Science and Technology transferred to Director
of National Science Foundation, and Office of Science
and Technology, including offices of Director and Dep-
uty Director, provided for by sections 1 and 2 of Reorg.
Plan No. 2, of 1962, eff. June 8, 1962, 27 F.R. 5419, 76 Stat.
1253, abolished by sections 2 and 3(a)(5) of Reorg. Plan
No. 1 of 1973, eff. July 1, 1973, 38 F.R. 9579, 87 Stat. 1089,
both set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or-
ganization and Employees.
§ 813. Inspections, investigations, and record-
keeping
(a) Purposes; advance notice; frequency; guide-
lines; right of access
Authorized representatives of the Secretary or
the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall make frequent inspections and investiga-
tions in coal or other mines each year for the
purpose of (1) obtaining, utilizing, and dissemi-
nating information relating to health and safety
conditions, the causes of accidents, and the
causes of diseases and physical impairments
originating in such mines, (2) gathering infor-
mation with respect to mandatory health or
safety standards, (3) determining whether an im-
minent danger exists, and (4) determining
whether there is compliance with the manda-
tory health or safety standards or with any cita-
tion, order, or decision issued under this sub-
chapter or other requirements of this chapter.
In carrying out the requirements of this sub-
section, no advance notice of an inspection shall
be provided to any person, except that in car-
rying out the requirements of clauses (1) and (2)
of this subsection, the Secretary o
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