30 CFR § 75.1717 - Exemptions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s75.1717"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 75.1717 - Exemptions."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.1717"
section_name: "Exemptions."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "75"
part_name: "MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 75.1717 Exemptions.

****[Statutory Provisions]

No notice under § 75.1716-1 and no permit under § 75.1716-2 shall be required in the case of any new working section of a mine which is located under any water resource reservoir being constructed by a Federal agency as of December 30, 1969, and where the operator is required by such agency to operate in a manner that adequately protects the safety of miners.