Mine Health and Safety Counseling and Technical Assistance (17.601)

Program

17.601 Mine Health and Safety Counseling and Technical Assistance

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Mine Safety and Health Administration

Authorization

Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, Public Law 095-164, as amended by Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act), Public Law 109-236.

Program Number

17.601

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To improve conditions of health and safety in and around coal, metal and nonmetallic mines and mineral facilities through technical advice, special studies, investigations, development of State mine health and safety programs.

Types of Assistance

ADVISORY SERVICES AND COUNSELING; DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Uses and Use Restrictions

Assistance can be used for establishing or improving State mine health and safety programs. Technical advice and assistance is available to States, organizations, companies, or persons with mine health and safety programs and/or problems.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Any State, organization or person interested in employing healthful and safe mine or mineral industry working conditions can apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility

States, organizations, individuals.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. In the form of a letter to the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

Award Procedure

None.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

None. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: None.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Audits

No audits are required for this program.

Records

None.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: To reduce mine accidents and disasters, technical assistance is provided to help mine inspectors, State agencies, labor, and the industry in identifying and resolving complex mine safety and health issues. Activities include equipment testing, engineering and scientific evaluation of health and safety hazards, environmental sampling, and emergency response. Fiscal Year 2009: To reduce mine accidents and disasters, technical assistance is provided to help mine inspectors, State agencies, labor, and the industry in identifying and resolving complex mine safety and health issues. Activities include equipment testing, engineering and scientific evaluation of health and safety hazards, environmental sampling, and emergency response. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

16-1200-0-1-554.

Obligations

(Salaries) FY 08 $29,476,000; FY 09 est $30,117,000; FY 10 est $30,642,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

No Data Available.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

30 Code of Federal Regulations; Bureau of Mines Information Circulars; Bureau of Mines Reports of Investigations; MSHA Informational Reports.

Related Programs

17.600 Mine Health and Safety Grants; 17.602 Mine Health and Safety Education and Training; 17.603 Brookwood-Sago Grant

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for a list of the addresses of Mine Safety and Health Administration Field Installations. Information on health and safety programs, inspections, and enforcement should be sought from Coal Mine Safety and Health or Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health District Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog, or the Headquarters Office. Technical information can be sought from the same sources or from the Technical Support Field Centers.

Headquarters Office

Linda Zeiler 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22209 Phone: (202) 693-9478

Web Site Address

http://www.msha.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.