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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification
The following parties have filed
petitions to modify the application of
existing safety standards under section
101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977.
1. Black Stallion Coal Company, LLC
[Docket No. M–2005–055–C]
Black Stallion Coal Company, LLC,
500 Lee Street, P.O. Box 1189,
Charleston, West Virginia 25324 has
filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 75.503
(Permissible electric face equipment;
maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35
(Portable trailing cables and cords) to its
Black Stallion Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 40–
09086) located in Boone County, West
Virginia. The petitioner proposes to use
900 feet of trailing cable on Roof bolters
and Mobil Roof Supports. The petitioner
states that this proposed alternative
method will only apply to trailing
cables that supply 480-volt, three-phase,
alternating current to roof bolters and
mobile roof supports. The petitioner
asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same
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measure of protection as the existing
standard.
2. Hawthorne Coal Company, LLC
[Docket No. M–2005–056–C]
Hawthorne Coal Company, LLC, 2708
Cranberry Square, Morgantown, West
Virginia 26505 has filed a petition to
modify the application of 30 CFR
77.214(a) to its Hawthorne Preparation
Plant (MSHA I.D. No. 46–05544) located
in Upshur County, West Virginia. The
petitioner requests a modification of the
existing standard to permit the
extension of Hawthorne’s Reed Hollow
Refuse Pile over four sealed openings to
the Grand Badger Mine No. 1A, now
owned by Hawthorne which was
abandoned in 1986. The petitioner
states that a fifth opening will not be
affected by the refuse pile expansion.
The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at
least the same measure of protection as
the existing standard.
3. McElroy Coal Company
5. Hopkins County Coal, LLC
[Docket No. M–2005–057–C]
McElroy Coal Company, RD#4, Box
425, Moundsville, West Virginia 26041
has filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 77.214(a) (Refuse
piles; general) to its McElroy Mine
(MSHA I.D. No. 46–01437) located in
Marshall County, West Virginia. The
petitioner proposes to construct a soil
buffer zone around the escape shaft with
a minimum radius of 50-feet rather than
the required radius of 300-feet. The
petitioner states that the soil in the 50foot buffer zone will be placed in
maximum 12-inch thick loose lifts and
will be compacted to a minimum of 95
percent of the standard Proctor
maximum dry density as determined by
ASTM D 698; the soil will be within ¥2
percent to +3 percent of the material’s
optimum moisture content as
determined by ASTM D 698; and coarse
refuse will be placed in the remainder
of the 300-foot radius. The petitioner
asserts that to construct a 300-foot soil
buffer zone does not significantly
increase the safety concerns related to
the shaft structure and the proposed
alternative method would provide at
least the same measure of protection as
the existing standard.
4. Dodge Hill Mining Company, LLC
[Docket No. M–2005–058–C]
Dodge Hill Mining Company, LLC,
P.O. Box 165, Sturgis, Kentucky 42459
has filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 75.1101–1(b)
(Deluge-type water spray systems) to its
Dodge Hill Mine #1 (MSHA I.D. No. 15–
18335) located in Union County,
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Kentucky. The petitioner requests a
modification of the existing standard to
permit a variance from the use of dust
covers. The petitioner instead proposes
to have a person who is trained in the
testing procedures specific to the
deluge-type water spray fire suppression
systems used at each belt drive to once
a week conduct a visual examination of
each of the deluge-type water spray fire
suppression systems; conduct a
functional test of the deluge-type water
spray fire suppression system by
actuating the system and observing its
performance; and record the results of
the examination and functional test in a
book provided on the surface available
for authorized representatives of the
Secretary and retained for one year. The
petitioner states that all nozzles that are
determined to be clogged or
malfunctioning will be corrected
immediately. The petitioner asserts that
the proposed alternative method would
provide at least the same measure of
protection as the existing standard.
[Docket No. M–2005–059–C]
Hopkins County Coal, LLC, 2668 St.
Rt. 120E, Providence, Kentucky 42450
has filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 75.1700 (Oil and
gas wells) to its Elk Creek Mine (MSHA
I.D. No. 15–28816) located in Hopkins
County, Kentucky. The petitioner
proposes to plug and mine through oil
and gas wells in all mineable coalbeds.
The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at
least the same measure of protection as
the existing standard.
6. Simplot Phosphates, LLC
[Docket No. M–2005–002–M]
Simplot Phosphates, LLC, 9401 North
Highway 191, Vernal, Utah 84078 has
filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 56.9300 (Berms or
guardrails) to its Vernal Pit and Mill
(MSHA I.D. No. 42–00998) located in
Unitah County, Utah. The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard to permit an alternative
method of compliance during
construction work on a tailings dam
impoundment. The petitioner proposes
to raise the height to the dam in several
lift phases during tailings dam
construction. The lift phases will occur
roughly every other year depending on
recoveries, evaporation, annual
precipitation, and size of lift phases.
The petitioner states that the lift phases
are typically scheduled during the
summer season to avoid poor weather
conditions. The petitioner asserts that
the proposed alternative method would
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provide at least the same measure of
protection as the existing standard.
measure of protection as the existing
standard.
7. Unimin Corporation
Request for Comments
Persons interested in these petitions
are encouraged to submit comments via
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov; E-mail: zzMSHAComments@dol.gov; Fax: (202) 693–
9441; or Regular Mail/Hand Delivery/
Courier: Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209. All
comments must be postmarked or
received in that office on or before
September 21, 2005. Copies of these
petitions are available for inspection at
that address.
[Docket No. M–2005–003–M]
Unimin Corporation, 258 Elm Street,
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 has
filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 56.13020 (Use of
compressed air) to its Unimin Hamilton
Operation (MSHA I.D. No. 45–00779)
located in Skagit County, Washington.
The petitioner proposes to implement a
clothes cleaning booth process that has
been jointly developed with and
successfully tested by the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH). The petitioner states
that the process utilizes controlled
compressed air for the purpose of
cleaning miners’ dust laden clothing.
The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at
least the same measure of protection as
the existing standard.
8. Unimin Corporation
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[Docket No. M–2005–004–M]
Unimin Corporation, 258 Elm Street,
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 has
filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 56.13020 (Use of
compressed air) to its Unimin McIntyre
Operation (MSHA I.D. No. 09–00128)
located in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
The petitioner proposes to implement a
clothes cleaning booth process that has
been jointly developed with and
successfully tested by the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH). The petitioner states
that the process utilizes controlled
compressed air for the purpose of
cleaning miners’ dust laden clothing.
The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at
least the same measure of protection as
the existing standard.
9. Phelps Dodge Bagdad
[Docket No. M–2005–005–M]
Phelps Dodge Bagdad, 100 Main
Street, Bagdad, Arizona 86321 has filed
a petition to modify the application of
30 CFR 56.6309 (Fuel oil requirements
for ANFO) to its Bagdad Mine (MSHA
I.D. No. 02–00137) located in Yavapai
County, Arizona. The petitioner
proposes to use recycled waste oil
blended with diesel fuel to produce
ammonium nitrate-fuel oil for use as a
blasting agent. The petitioner has listed
specific procedures in this petition for
modification that would be followed
when the proposed alternative method
is implemented. The petitioner asserts
that the proposed alternative method
would provide at least the same
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Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 17th day
of August 2005.
Rebecca J. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–424 AND 50–425]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.; Notice of Consideration of
Issuance of Amendment to Facility
Operating License, Proposed No
Significant Hazards; Consideration
Determination, and Opportunity for a
Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of amendments to
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–68
and NPF–81 issued Southern Nuclear
Operating Company, Inc. (SNC), for
operation of the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2,
located in Burke County, Georgia.
The proposed amendment would
revise, on a one-time basis, Technical
Specification (TS) 5.5.9, ‘‘Steam
Generator (SG) Tube Surveillance
Program,’’ to incorporate changes in the
SG inspection scope for VEGP, Unit 2
during Refueling Outage 11 and the
subsequent operating cycle. The
proposed changes are applicable to Unit
2 only for inspections during Refueling
Outage 11 and for the subsequent
operating cycle. The proposed changes
modify the inspection requirements for
portions of SG tubes within the hot leg
tubesheet region of the SGs. The license
for VEGP, Unit 1 is affected only due to
the fact that Units 1 and 2 use common
TSs.
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Before issuance of the proposed
license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s
regulations.
The Commission has made a
proposed determination that the
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration. Under
the Commission’s regulations in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Section 50.92, this means that
operation of the facility in accordance
with the proposed amendment would
not (1) involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2)
create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated; or (3)
involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented below:
SNC has evaluated whether or not a
significant hazards consideration is involved
with the proposed changes by focusing on
the three standards set forth in 10 CFR 50.92,
‘‘Issuance of Amendment,’’ as discussed
below:
1. Does the proposed license amendment
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated?
No. The previously analyzed accidents are
initiated by the failure of plant structures,
systems, or components. The proposed
changes that alter the SG inspection criteria
do not have a detrimental impact on the
integrity of any plant structure, system, or
component that initiates an analyzed event.
The proposed changes will not alter the
operation of, or otherwise increase the failure
probability of any plant equipment that
initiates an analyzed accident. Therefore, the
proposed change does not involve a
significant increase in the probability of an
accident previously evaluated.
Of the applicable accidents previously
evaluated, the limiting transients with
consideration to the proposed changes to the
SG tube inspection criteria, are the SG tube
rupture (SGTR) event and the steam line
break (SLB) accident.
During the SGTR event, the required
structural integrity margins of the SG tubes
will be maintained by the presence of the SG
tubesheet. SG tubes are hydraulically
expanded in the tubesheet area. Tube rupture
in tubes with cracks in the tubesheet is
precluded by the constraint provided by the
tubesheet. This constraint results from the
hydraulic expansion process, thermal
expansion mismatch between the tube and
tubesheet and from the differential pressure
between the primary and secondary side.
Based on this design, the structural margins
against burst, discussed in Regulatory Guide
(RG) 1.121, ‘‘Bases for Plugging Degraded
PWR [Pressurized-Water Reactor] SG Tubes,’’
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification
The following parties have filed petitions to modify the
application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. Black Stallion Coal Company, LLC
[Docket No. M-2005-055-C]
Black Stallion Coal Company, LLC, 500 Lee Street, P.O. Box 1189,
Charleston, West Virginia 25324 has filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible electric face equipment;
maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35 (Portable trailing cables and cords) to
its Black Stallion Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 40-09086) located in Boone
County, West Virginia. The petitioner proposes to use 900 feet of
trailing cable on Roof bolters and Mobil Roof Supports. The petitioner
states that this proposed alternative method will only apply to
trailing cables that supply 480-volt, three-phase, alternating current
to roof bolters and mobile roof supports. The petitioner asserts that
the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure
of protection as the existing standard.
2. Hawthorne Coal Company, LLC
[Docket No. M-2005-056-C]
Hawthorne Coal Company, LLC, 2708 Cranberry Square, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26505 has filed a petition to modify the application of
30 CFR 77.214(a) to its Hawthorne Preparation Plant (MSHA I.D. No. 46-
05544) located in Upshur County, West Virginia. The petitioner requests
a modification of the existing standard to permit the extension of
Hawthorne's Reed Hollow Refuse Pile over four sealed openings to the
Grand Badger Mine No. 1A, now owned by Hawthorne which was abandoned in
1986. The petitioner states that a fifth opening will not be affected
by the refuse pile expansion. The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as the existing standard.
3. McElroy Coal Company
[Docket No. M-2005-057-C]
McElroy Coal Company, RD4, Box 425, Moundsville, West
Virginia 26041 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR
77.214(a) (Refuse piles; general) to its McElroy Mine (MSHA I.D. No.
46-01437) located in Marshall County, West Virginia. The petitioner
proposes to construct a soil buffer zone around the escape shaft with a
minimum radius of 50-feet rather than the required radius of 300-feet.
The petitioner states that the soil in the 50-foot buffer zone will be
placed in maximum 12-inch thick loose lifts and will be compacted to a
minimum of 95 percent of the standard Proctor maximum dry density as
determined by ASTM D 698; the soil will be within -2 percent to +3
percent of the material's optimum moisture content as determined by
ASTM D 698; and coarse refuse will be placed in the remainder of the
300-foot radius. The petitioner asserts that to construct a 300-foot
soil buffer zone does not significantly increase the safety concerns
related to the shaft structure and the proposed alternative method
would provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing
standard.
4. Dodge Hill Mining Company, LLC
[Docket No. M-2005-058-C]
Dodge Hill Mining Company, LLC, P.O. Box 165, Sturgis, Kentucky
42459 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1101-
1(b) (Deluge-type water spray systems) to its Dodge Hill Mine
1 (MSHA I.D. No. 15-18335) located in Union County, Kentucky.
The petitioner requests a modification of the existing standard to
permit a variance from the use of dust covers. The petitioner instead
proposes to have a person who is trained in the testing procedures
specific to the deluge-type water spray fire suppression systems used
at each belt drive to once a week conduct a visual examination of each
of the deluge-type water spray fire suppression systems; conduct a
functional test of the deluge-type water spray fire suppression system
by actuating the system and observing its performance; and record the
results of the examination and functional test in a book provided on
the surface available for authorized representatives of the Secretary
and retained for one year. The petitioner states that all nozzles that
are determined to be clogged or malfunctioning will be corrected
immediately. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same measure of protection as the
existing standard.
5. Hopkins County Coal, LLC
[Docket No. M-2005-059-C]
Hopkins County Coal, LLC, 2668 St. Rt. 120E, Providence, Kentucky
42450 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1700
(Oil and gas wells) to its Elk Creek Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 15-28816)
located in Hopkins County, Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to plug
and mine through oil and gas wells in all mineable coalbeds. The
petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide
at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard.
6. Simplot Phosphates, LLC
[Docket No. M-2005-002-M]
Simplot Phosphates, LLC, 9401 North Highway 191, Vernal, Utah 84078
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 56.9300 (Berms
or guardrails) to its Vernal Pit and Mill (MSHA I.D. No. 42-00998)
located in Unitah County, Utah. The petitioner requests a modification
of the existing standard to permit an alternative method of compliance
during construction work on a tailings dam impoundment. The petitioner
proposes to raise the height to the dam in several lift phases during
tailings dam construction. The lift phases will occur roughly every
other year depending on recoveries, evaporation, annual precipitation,
and size of lift phases. The petitioner states that the lift phases are
typically scheduled during the summer season to avoid poor weather
conditions. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method
would
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provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing
standard.
7. Unimin Corporation
[Docket No. M-2005-003-M]
Unimin Corporation, 258 Elm Street, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 56.13020 (Use
of compressed air) to its Unimin Hamilton Operation (MSHA I.D. No. 45-
00779) located in Skagit County, Washington. The petitioner proposes to
implement a clothes cleaning booth process that has been jointly
developed with and successfully tested by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The petitioner states that the
process utilizes controlled compressed air for the purpose of cleaning
miners' dust laden clothing. The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as the existing standard.
8. Unimin Corporation
[Docket No. M-2005-004-M]
Unimin Corporation, 258 Elm Street, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 56.13020 (Use
of compressed air) to its Unimin McIntyre Operation (MSHA I.D. No. 09-
00128) located in Wilkinson County, Georgia. The petitioner proposes to
implement a clothes cleaning booth process that has been jointly
developed with and successfully tested by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The petitioner states that the
process utilizes controlled compressed air for the purpose of cleaning
miners' dust laden clothing. The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as the existing standard.
9. Phelps Dodge Bagdad
[Docket No. M-2005-005-M]
Phelps Dodge Bagdad, 100 Main Street, Bagdad, Arizona 86321 has
filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 56.6309 (Fuel oil
requirements for ANFO) to its Bagdad Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 02-00137)
located in Yavapai County, Arizona. The petitioner proposes to use
recycled waste oil blended with diesel fuel to produce ammonium
nitrate-fuel oil for use as a blasting agent. The petitioner has listed
specific procedures in this petition for modification that would be
followed when the proposed alternative method is implemented. The
petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide
at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard.
Request for Comments
Persons interested in these petitions are encouraged to submit
comments via Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov; E-
mail: zzMSHA-Comments@dol.gov; Fax: (202) 693-9441; or Regular Mail/
Hand Delivery/Courier: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room
2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All comments must be postmarked or
received in that office on or before September 21, 2005. Copies of
these petitions are available for inspection at that address.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 17th day of August 2005.
Rebecca J. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 05-16625 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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