Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling

OMB 1219-0011

Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. § 813(h), authorizes MSHA to collect information necessary to carry out its duty to protect the safety and health of miners. Further, Section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. 811(a), authorizes the Secretary to develop, promulgate, and revise as may be appropriate, improved mandatory health or safety standards for the protection of life and prevention of injuries in coal or other mines. The existing standards provide that each coal mine operator sample bimonthly the designated occupations or work locations of the mine and submit these samples to MSHA for analysis to determine if the mine is complying with the applicable dust standards.

The latest form for Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling expires 2022-10-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form MSHA-NA Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling Form
Final Rule 89 FR 28218.pdf Supplementary Document
1219-0011 Supporting Statement 2024.docx Supporting Statement A
1219-0011 60-Day FRN 5-23-2022.pdf Supplementary Document
1219-0011 Change Request Justification Statement.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
Respirable Coal Mine Dust Sampling Form

All Historical Document Collections

202402-1219-001	Revision of a currently approved collection	2024-04-18
202207-1219-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2022-09-19
202004-1219-003 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2020-10-05
201904-1219-004 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2019-07-29
201406-1219-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2015-12-01
201206-1219-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2012-09-28
200907-1219-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2009-07-29
200606-1219-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2006-06-21
200304-1219-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2003-04-28
200303-1219-001 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2003-03-06
200007-1219-001 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2000-07-10
199912-1219-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1999-12-03
199610-1219-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1996-10-18
199307-1219-004 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1993-07-16
199103-1219-007 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1991-03-27
199001-1219-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1990-01-25
198901-1219-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1989-01-18
198711-1219-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1987-11-18
198708-1219-002 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1987-08-04
198610-1219-007 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1986-10-14
198509-1219-004 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1985-09-26
198410-1219-017 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1984-10-01
198404-1219-004 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1984-04-17
198209-1219-006 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1982-09-24
198111-1219-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1981-11-20