16 Tex. Admin. Code § 12.710 - Applicability
(a) Not later than 180 days after the
effective date of this section, §12.700, and §§
12.702-12.709 of this title (relating to
Training, Examination, and Certification of Blasters), each person who is
directly responsible for the use of explosives in mining operations regulated
by the Commission shall possess a valid Commission Blaster Certificate as
required by this chapter (relating to Coal Mining Regulations).
(b) Upon the adoption of this section,
§12.700, and §§
12.702-12.709 of this title (relating to
Training, Examination, and Certification of Blasters) by the Commission, the
Director of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Division shall compile a listing
from permittees of the names and qualifications of persons directly responsible
for the use of explosives in mining operations regulated by the Commission. The
purpose of the listing is to facilitate statewide operator compliance with this
section, §12.700, and §§
12.702-12.709 of this title (relating to
Training, Examination, and Certification of Blasters).
(c) The Director of the Surface Mining and
Reclamation Division is authorized to consider the feasibility of making the
services of this section, §§12.700, and §§
12.702-12.709 of this title (relating to
Training, Examination, and Certification of Blasters) available at reasonable
cost to other state agencies, municipalities, and individuals and industries
involved with the use of explosives.
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