# Mine Safety and Health Administration 7 documents across 3 days of the archive, 0 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below. [HTML](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/mine-safety-and-health-administration/) · [the long-form archive](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/mine-safety-and-health-administration/archive.md) · [the daily issue](https://downstream.sh/daily/index.md) ## Dates this agency has set that have not yet arrived | Date | Offset | What | Document | Agency | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-11-16 | +18d | Comments close | [Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21175/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards) | Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration | | 2026-11-16 | +18d | Comments close | [Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21174/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards) | Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration | | 2026-11-16 | +18d | Comments close | [Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21173/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards) | Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration | | 2026-11-20 | +22d | Comments close | [Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Refuse Piles and Impoundment Structures](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19266/proposed-extension-of-information-collection-refuse-piles-and-impoundment-structures) | Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration | | 2026-11-30 | +32d | Comments close | [Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Certification and Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/29/2026-19837/proposed-extension-of-information-collection-certification-and-qualification-to-examine-test-operate) | Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration | | 2026-12-08 | +40d | Comments close | [Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21154/powered-air-purifying-respirators-paprs-in-underground-mines) | Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration | ## 16 October 2026 — 5 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-10-16.md) > The Mine Safety and Health Administration published four notices on petitions for modification of safety standards and one proposed rule reopening the rulemaking record on powered air purifying respirators in underground mines. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/mine-safety-and-health-administration/#s-2026-10-16 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part *Notice* — Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, governs the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification of mandatory safety standards. Any mine operator or representative of miners may petition for an alternative method of complying with an existing safety standard. MSHA reviews the content of each submitted petition, assesses the equipment and system(s) proposed at the mine in question, and ultimately issues a decision on the petition. This notice includes a list of petitions for modification that were granted, after MSHA's review and investigation, between January 1, 2026, and June 30, 2026. 91 FR 65792 · FR Doc. 2026-21213 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-16/pdf/2026-21213.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21213/affirmative-decisions-on-petitions-for-modification-granted-in-whole-or-in-part) ### Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards *Notice* — Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by Panther Creek Mining, LLC. - **Comments close** 16 November 2026 (in 18 days) 91 FR 65790 · FR Doc. 2026-21175 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-16/pdf/2026-21175.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21175/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards) ### Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards *Notice* — Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by Panther Creek Mining, LLC. - **Comments close** 16 November 2026 (in 18 days) 91 FR 65796 · FR Doc. 2026-21174 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-16/pdf/2026-21174.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21174/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards) ### Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards *Notice* — Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by Panther Creek Mining, LLC. - **Comments close** 16 November 2026 (in 18 days) 91 FR 65793 · FR Doc. 2026-21173 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-16/pdf/2026-21173.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21173/petition-for-modification-of-application-of-existing-mandatory-safety-standards) ### Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines *Proposed Rule* — Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration In response to a public request, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record and is scheduling a virtual public hearing on the Agency's proposed rule published on July 1, 2025, titled, "Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in Underground Mines." - **Comments close** 8 December 2026 (in 40 days) 91 FR 65697 · FR Doc. 2026-21154 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-16/pdf/2026-21154.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/16/2026-21154/powered-air-purifying-respirators-paprs-in-underground-mines) ## 29 September 2026 — 1 document [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-29.md) > The Mine Safety and Health Administration published a notice soliciting comments on an information collection regarding certification and qualification to examine, test, operate hoists and perform other duties. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/mine-safety-and-health-administration/#s-2026-09-29 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Certification and Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties *Notice* — Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre- clearance consultation program for all information collections, to provide the public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection titled "Certification and Qualification to Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties." - **Comments close** 30 November 2026 (in 32 days) 91 FR 61459 · FR Doc. 2026-19837 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-29/pdf/2026-19837.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/29/2026-19837/proposed-extension-of-information-collection-certification-and-qualification-to-examine-test-operate) ## 21 September 2026 — 1 document [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-21.md) > The Mine Safety and Health Administration published a notice proposing extension of an information collection on refuse piles and impoundment structures. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/mine-safety-and-health-administration/#s-2026-09-21 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Refuse Piles and Impoundment Structures *Notice* — Labor Department · Mine Safety and Health Administration The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre- clearance consultation program for all information collections, to provide the public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection titled "Refuse Piles and Impoundment Structures." - **Comments close** 20 November 2026 (in 22 days) 91 FR 59801 · FR Doc. 2026-19266 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-21/pdf/2026-19266.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19266/proposed-extension-of-information-collection-refuse-piles-and-impoundment-structures) ## Ask an assistant instead Everything on this page is also a tool call. Add `mcp.downstream.sh` as an MCP server — no key, no account — then paste this: ``` Using the Downstream MCP server at mcp.downstream.sh, call whats_new_since with agency "Mine Safety and Health Administration" since 2026-09-21, then summarise what changed and list every deadline it created. ``` Reaches `whats_new_since`. The response carries its own citations and states what it is missing, including which dates it has no record for. --- Every document linked here is a work of the United States government and in the public domain. The Federal Register's HTML and XML renderings are unofficial; the PDF on each item is the official text, and that is the one to cite. Counts are arithmetic over published fields, dates are printed as filed, and titles are verbatim. Where we have nothing, this says nothing rather than estimating. The one-sentence agency summaries are machine-written from those same fields and are labelled where they appear. 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