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MSHA is seeking information and data on engineering controls that could reduce the risk of accidents and improve miner safety. MSHA is also seeking suggestions from stakeholders on: Best practices, training materials, policies and procedures, innovative technologies, and any other information they may have to improve safety in and around mobile equipment, and working near and around belt conveyors. MSHA will hold stakeholder meetings to provide the mining community an opportunity to discuss and share information about the issues raised in this notice. A separate notice announcing stakeholder meetings will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.","action":"Request for information.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","id":288,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/mine-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/288","parent_id":271,"slug":"mine-safety-and-health-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2018/06/26/2018-13603.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":56,"title":30},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":75,"title":30}],"citation":"83 FR 29716","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2018-12-24","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Daylight Time on December 24, 2018.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. MSHA-2018-0016"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Transcript of Proceedings, Safety Improvement Technologies for Mobile Equipment at Surface Mines, and for Belt Conveyors at Surface and Underground Mines. 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