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not regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) (see Federal Mine
Safery and Health Act). In general, OSHA regulates those industries that are not on mine
property.
Permits. special reports. and fees
No permits or fees are associated with this act. OSHA has numerous recordkeeping
requirements, including maintaining all physical examination records for workers (29
CFR Subpart G) and records of all exposure incidents and monitoring measurements (29
CFR Subpart Z).
References
Arbuckle, J., Brownell, E, Case, D., Halbleib, W., Jensen, L., Landfair, S., Lee, R.,
Miller, M., Nardi, K., Olney, A., Saravadi, D, Spensley, J., Steinway, D., and
Sullivan, T., 1993, Environmental Law Handbook, 12th Edition: Government
Institutes Inc., Rockville, MD, 550 pp.
U.S. Department of Labor, 1993, Code of Federal Regulations Title 29, Labor, Part
1910: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington, DC, 1312 pp.
Protection of Bald and Golden Eagles Act
The Protection of Bald and Golden Eagles Act, 16 U.S.C. 668(a) et seq., was
fIrst enacted in 1940 and last amended in 1972. The requirements of this act have been
codifIed in 50 CFR Part 22 (Eagle Permits). Associated regulations are found in 50 CFR
Subchapter A (General Provisions, Parts 1-3) and Subchapter B (Taking, Possession,
Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife and
Plants, Parts 10-17).
50 CFR Part 22 (Eagle Permits) forbid the follOWing activities: selling, purchasing,
bartering, trading or offering for sale, purchase, barter, trade, export or import any
bald eagle or golden eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof.
If a permit is obtained, then the taking, possession, and transportation of bald or
golden eagles or their parts, nests, or eggs, may be allowed for the following purposes:
for scientifIc or exhibition purposes of pUblic museums, scientifIc societies, and zoological
parks; for the religious purposes of Indian tribes; for depredation control purposes;
for the protection of wildlife, or of agricultural or other interests.
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A permit may also be obtained for the taking of golden eagle nests that interfere
with resource development or recovery operations (e.g. mining and oil and gas extraction).
The nests must be inactive and the taking must be compatible with the preservation
of the nesting population of golden eagles. .
Operations that involve subsurface mjnjng or the extraction of oil, gas, or potash
may be subject to the regulations as in 50 CPR as described above.
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