{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-45.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 45.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(a) Act means the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 91-173, as amended by Pub. L. 95-164;\n(b) District Manager means the District Manager of the Mine Safety and Health Administration District in which the independent contractor is located;\n(c) Independent contractor means any person, partnership, corporation, subsidiary of a corporation, firm, association or other organization that contracts to perform services or construction at a mine; and,\n(d) Production-operator means any owner, lessee, or other person who operates, controls or supervises a coal or other mine.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER G—FILING AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS","PART 45—INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"260a87ae5362367a33891fe4eb3615f96cda7f07767fb811a025200e794b3769","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-45.1","next":"us/30-cfr-45.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}