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Final ruleTook effect July 27, 2026

Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Blacksmith Shops

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 25, 2026. Document 2026-12797. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

MSHA is eliminating outdated requirements for blacksmith shops located at surface areas of underground metal and nonmetal (MNM) mines. These provisions are being removed from MSHA's regulations because blacksmith shops are no longer used by MNM 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:

30 CFR 57

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-AC07 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective date: July 27, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-12797
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesLabor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration
PublishedJune 25, 2026
Effective dateJuly 27, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1219-AC07
DocketMSHA-2025-0076

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register