The following products were approved or certified during May 2002, and have been added to the Mine Safety and Health Administration's list of permissible equipment.

The following products were approved as having met Part 7, Title 30 CFR.

1. MD RS2-17.5 and MD RS2 AR-17.5 Brattice Cloth. Approval No. 7B-147108-0, issued to Vintex, Inc., One Mount Forest Drive, Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada NOG 2L2, May 21, 2002.

2. Type STOOW cable. Approval No. 7K-276136-0, issued to American Electric Cable Company, 181 Appleton Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040, May 15, 2002.

The following product was evaluated as having met Part 18 Instrinsic Safety Evaluation, Title 30 CFR.

1. Checkfire MP-N Vehicle Fire Detection/Suppression System. Evaluation No. IA-21108-0, issued to Ansul Incorporated, One Station Street, Marinette, Wisconsin 54143, May 2, 2002.

The following product was accepted as having met the flame requirments of Part 18, Title 30 CFR, and the Interim Fire Criteria for Acceptance of Products Taken into Underground Mines.

1. DYN PLY Conveyor Belt. USMSHA No. 28-90/3, issued to DEPREUX S.A., P.O. Box 3708, Bristol, Tennessee 37625, May 9, 2002.

The following product was accepted as having met the Interim Fire Criteria for Acceptance of Products Taken Into Underground Mines.

1. "FIREST 1-2C" hydraulic hose cover. MSHA No. IC-188/4, issued to Diesse Rubber Hoses S.p.a., Via Provinciale 8, 24040 Filago (BG), Bergamo, Italy, May 21, 2002.

Sincerely,

Steven J. Luzik

Steven J. Luzik
Chief, Approval and Certification Center