---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 75.1709"
title: "30"
number: "75.1709"
heading: "Accumulations of methane and coal dust on surface coal-handling facilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/75.1709"
---

# §75.1709. Accumulations of methane and coal dust on surface coal-handling facilities.


Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent methane and coal dust from accumulating in excessive concentrations in or on surface coal-handling facilities, but in no event shall methane be permitted to accumulate in concentrations in or on surface coal-handling facilities in excess of limits established for methane by the Secretary on and after March 30, 1971. Where coal is dumped at or near air-intake openings, provisions shall be made to avoid dust from entering the mine.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted.