30 CFR § 15.6 - Issuance of approval.

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title: "30 CFR § 15.6 - Issuance of approval."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "15.6"
section_name: "Issuance of approval."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "15"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF EXPLOSIVES AND SHEATHED EXPLOSIVE UNITS"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 957."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 46761, Nov. 18, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 15.6 Issuance of approval.

(a) MSHA will issue an approval or a notice of the reasons for denying approval after completing the evaluation and testing provided for by this part.

(b) An applicant shall not advertise or otherwise represent an explosive or sheathed explosive unit as approved until MSHA has issued an approval.