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Form number:

MSHA Form 2000-7

Form name:

Legal Identification (ID) Report

Description:

Within 30 days of applying for an Mine ID or when there are any
changes to the legal ownership structure for a mine, a mine
operator must file a Legal Identification Report with MSHA.
MSHA uses this information to properly identify persons charged
with violating mandatory safety and health standards and in the
assessment of civil penalties on those violations. The Office of
the Solicitor uses the information to expedite service of
documents upon the mine operator.

OMB Control Number
and
Expiration Date:

1219-0042; 06/30/2014

Tips to Ensure
Your Legal Identity
Report is Processed:

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Filing Options:

Form 2000-7, Legal ID Report can be either filed online or
printed, filled in and sent to MSHA according to the instructions
provided below.
File Online/Update Legal ID Information
Form fill, print and mail or fax
Change online filing registration information
Detailed instructions for filing the online Form 2000-7, Legal ID
Report are available in HTML, PDF or Microsoft® Word. Please
read all instructions before beginning.
Detailed instructions for filing the hard copy (paper) Form
2000-7, Legal ID Report are available in HTML, PDF or
Microsoft® Word. If you are a first-time filer, please read all
instructions before beginning.
If filing by mail or fax, completed printed forms should be sent
to your MSHA District office.
District office contact information (coal mines)
District office contact information (metal/nonmetal mines)
All information previously submitted remains in effect except
where changes have been submitted. If the changes provided
on this form affect other mines, a separate form must be filed
for each Mine ID number.

Please Note:

This form is not used to apply for a Mine ID; rather, it is for
submitting an initial Legal ID Report or updating an existing
Legal ID Report. If you need a Mine ID, please see MSHA Form

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7000-51, Mine ID Request or contact your local MSHA District
office. (Links to District office contact information are provided
above under filing instructions.)
Contact Information:
Privacy Notice:

Questions regarding this form should be directed to MSHA at
(877) 778-6055 or [email protected]
Privacy Notice

Legal Authority:

30 CFR Part 41

Burden Statement:

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 30 minutes for paper filing and 20 minutes
for electronic filing per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of
Information Management, Department of Labor, Room N-1301,
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210; and to
the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction
Project (1219-0042), Washington, D.C. 20503. Persons are not
required to respond to this collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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