P&Q: David Zatezalo is now more than a year into his tenure as assistant secretary of the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA]. What are some of the notable changes you've seen on the front lines of aggregate operations? Is there a noticeable change in tone at MSHA these days compared with the agency underthe previous administration? Additionally, with about 1,100 coal mines operating in the United States and nearly 12,000 metal/ nonmetal mines across the nation, MSHA is taking steps to consolidate inspectors under one umbrella. What are yourthoughts on the agency's "One MSHA" initiative, which has already seen at least 90 mines transition from one field office's jurisdiction to another?
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