MSHA Seeks Comments on Mine Reporting and Identification Forms
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This notice asks the public to comment on MSHA’s continued collection of information about miners’ representatives, mine operators’ legal identity, and the start or closure of mine operations. Mine operators, miners’ representatives, and compliance teams should review whether the reporting requirements are clear, practical, and not more burdensome than needed. Comments are due by July 31, 2026.
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Key Changes
- MSHA is seeking public comments on renewing an existing information collection.
- The collection covers miners’ representatives, mine operators’ legal identity, and notices of mine openings or closures.
- Comments must be submitted by July 31, 2026, through Regulations.gov or directly to MSHA.
Obligations
What this law requires
Any party submitting comments on the MSHA information collection must ensure the comments are received by MSHA on or before July 31, 2026; late comments will not be considered.
Comments submitted through Regulations.gov must follow the portal instructions and reference docket number MSHA-2026-0265.
A commenter that submits confidential information must mark the information as confidential to prevent MSHA from posting it publicly in the docket.