30 CFR § 7.52 - New technology.

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title: "30 CFR § 7.52 - New technology."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "7.52"
section_name: "New technology."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "TESTING BY APPLICANT OR THIRD PARTY"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 957."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 23500, June 22, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 7.52 New technology.

MSHA may approve a battery assembly that incorporates technology for which the requirements of this subpart are not applicable, if the Agency determines that the battery assembly is as safe as those which meet the requirements of this subpart.