---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 955.16"
title: "30"
number: "955.16"
heading: "Reciprocity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/955.16"
---

# §955.16. Reciprocity.

- (a) **Grant of certificate.** OSM shall grant an OSM blaster certificate through reciprocity to any qualified applicant who demonstrates that he or she, and whom OSM finds, holds a current State blaster certificate granted by a State regulatory authority under an OSM-approved State blaster certification program. An applicant for a certificate through reciprocity need not otherwise demonstrate that he or she meets the age, experience, knowledge, competence, training or examination requirements of this part.
- (b) **Subsequent certificate.**
  - (1) Any person who holds an OSM blaster certificate granted through reciprocity may qualify for a subsequent certificate either through reciprocity or by meeting directly the applicable requirements of this part for certificate issuance, renewal or reissuance.
  - (2) OSM shall not recognize a certificate granted through reciprocity as qualifying an applicant for certificate issuance, renewal or reissuance.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 95-87 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. ), sec. 955.13 also issued under sec. 9701, Pub. L. 97-258 (31 U.S.C. 9701).

### Source

Source: 51 FR 19462, May 29, 1986, unless otherwise noted.