Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal Mines
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 25, 2026. Document 2026-12796. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.
- What it does
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 This provision is being removed from MSHA's regulations because flame safety lamps are an outdated technology that is no longer used in underground coal mines.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has published 4 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1219-AC04 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective date: July 27, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-12796 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Labor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration |
| Published | June 25, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 27, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1219-AC04 |
| Docket | MSHA-2025-0073 |
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