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Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
The Mine Safety and Health Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 25, 2026. It took effect on July 27, 2026.
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What the agency says
MSHA is removing flame safety lamps from the list of permissible electric face equipment that can be operated in underground coal mines. This provision is being removed from MSHA's regulations because flame safety lamps are an outdated technology that is no longer used in underground coal mines.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-12796
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Labor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Published
- June 25, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 27, 2026
- Dates
- Effective date: July 27, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. MSHA-2025-0073
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1219-AC04
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 30 CFR 75
- Topics
- Coal; Mine safety and health; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 4
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