30 CFR § 7.5 - Issuance of approval.

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title: "30 CFR § 7.5 - Issuance of approval."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "7.5"
section_name: "Issuance of approval."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 957."
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# 7.5 Issuance of approval.

(a) An applicant shall not advertise or otherwise represent a product as approved until MSHA has issued the applicant an approval.

(b) MSHA will issue an approval or a notice of the reasons for denying approval after reviewing the application, and the results of product testing, when applicable. An approval will identify the documents upon which the approval is based.