1514.47 Qualified person to conduct 30 CFR part 56 examinations. - Ohio Statutes

1514.47 Qualified person to conduct 30 CFR part 56 examinations.

(A) The operator of a surface mining operation shall employ a certified mine foreperson or a person who is qualified in accordance with this section and rules to conduct examinations of surface mining operations for purposes of 30 C.F.R. part 56, as amended.

(B) The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall conduct examinations for the position of certified mine foreperson in accordance with rules. In order to be eligible for examination as a certified mine foreperson, an applicant shall file with the chief an affidavit establishing the applicant’s qualifications to take the examination. The chief shall grade examinations and issue certificates.

(C) A certificate issued under this section shall expire five years after the date of issuance. A certificate may be renewed, provided that the applicant verifies that all required training pursuant to 30 C.F.R. part 46, as amended, has been completed and any other requirements for renewal have been satisfied.

(D) If a certificate issued under this section is suspended, the certificate shall not be renewed until the suspension period expires and the person whose certificate is suspended successfully completes all actions required by the chief. If an applicant’s license, certificate, or similar authority that is issued by another state to perform specified mining duties is suspended or revoked by that state, the applicant shall be ineligible for examination for or renewal of a certificate in this state during that period of suspension or revocation. A certificate that has been revoked shall not be renewed.

If a person who has been certified by the chief under this section purposely violates this chapter, the chief may suspend or revoke the certificate after an investigation and hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code are completed.

(E) In lieu of employing a certified mine foreperson, the operator of a surface mining operation may submit to the chief a detailed training plan under which persons who qualify under the plan may conduct and document examinations at the surface mining operation for purposes of 30 C.F.R. part 56, as amended. The chief shall review the plan and determine if the plan complies with the requirements established in rules. The chief shall approve or deny the plan and notify in writing the operator who submitted the plan of the chief’s decision.

Effective Date: 04-06-2007