30 CFR § 7.81 - Purpose and effective date.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s7.81"
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title: "30 CFR § 7.81 - Purpose and effective date."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "7.81"
section_name: "Purpose and effective date."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "TESTING, EVALUATION, AND APPROVAL OF MINING PRODUCTS"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "TESTING BY APPLICANT OR THIRD PARTY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 7.81 Purpose and effective date.

Subpart A general provisions of this part apply to this subpart E. Subpart E establishes the specific engine performance and exhaust emission requirements for MSHA approval of diesel engines for use in areas of underground coal mines where permissible electric equipment is required and areas where non-permissible electric equipment is allowed. It is effective November 25, 1996.