30 USC § 957 - Promulgation of regulations

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title: "30 USC § 957 - Promulgation of regulations"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "957"
section_name: "Promulgation of regulations"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–173, title V, § 508, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 108(i)(5), Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1488.)"
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# § 957. Promulgation of regulations

The Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Panel are authorized to issue such regulations as each deems appropriate to carry out any provision of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–173, title V, § 508, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 108(i)(5), Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1488.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

1994— substituted “Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Commissioner of Social Security” for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , The Public Health and Welfare.