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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of petitions for
modification of existing mandatory
safety standards.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and
30 CFR Part 44 govern the application,
processing, and disposition of petitions
for modification. This notice is a
summary of petitions for modification
filed by the parties listed below to
modify the application of existing
mandatory safety standards published
in Title 30 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
All comments on the petitions
must be received by the Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before December 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: StandardsPetitions@dol.gov.
2. Facsimile: 1–202–693–9441.
3. Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209, Attention:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov
(E-mail), or 202–693–9441 (Telefax).
[These are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
4. Hand-Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209,
Attention: Patricia W. Silvey, Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances.
MSHA will consider only comments
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or
proof of delivery from another delivery
service such as UPS or Federal Express
on or before the deadline for comments.
Individuals who submit comments by
hand-delivery are required to check in
at the receptionist desk on the 21st
floor.
Individuals may inspect copies of the
petitions and comments during normal
business hours at the address listed
above.
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Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
mandatory safety standard to a coal or
other mine if the Secretary determines
that: (1) An alternative method of
achieving the result of such standard
exists which will at all times guarantee
no less than the same measure of
protection afforded the miners of such
mine by such standard; or (2) that the
application of such standard to such
mine will result in a diminution of
safety to the miners in such mine. In
addition, the regulations at 30 CFR
44.10 and 44.11 establish the
requirements and procedures for filing
petitions for modifications.
II. Petitions for Modification
Docket Number: M–2008–047–C.
Petitioner: Knight Hawk Coal, LLC,
7290 County Line Road, Cutler, Illinois
62238.
Mine: Prairie Eagle Underground
Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 11–03147, located
in Perry County, Illinois.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1101–
1(b) (Deluge-type water spray systems).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard which requires that nozzles
attached to the branch lines be full cone,
corrosion resistant and provided with
blow-off dust covers. The petitioner
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proposes an alternative method for
deluge-type water spray systems
installed at belt conveyor drives
conditioned upon compliance with the
following terms and guidelines: (1) A
person trained in the testing procedures
specific to the deluge-type water spray
fire suppression systems utilized at each
belt drive will once weekly: (a) Conduct
a visual examination of each of the
deluge-type water spray fire suppression
systems; (b) conduct a functional test of
the deluge-type water spray fire
suppression systems and observe its
performance; and (c) record the results
of the examination and functional test
in a book maintained on the surface for
that purpose. The petitioner states that:
(1) Any malfunction or clogged nozzle
detected as a result of the weekly
examination or functional test will be
corrected; (2) within sixty days after the
Proposed Decision and Order becomes
final, proposed revisions for part 48
training plans will be submitted to the
District Manager for the area in which
the mine is located. The provisions will
specify the procedure used to conduct
the weekly functional test, and initial
and refresher training regarding the
conditions specified by the Proposed
Decision and Order. The petitioner
asserts that the proposed alternative
method will at all times guarantee no
less than the same measure of protection
to all miners as would be provided by
the existing standard.
Docket Number: M–2008–048–C.
Petitioner: Mountain Edge Mining,
Inc., P.O. Box 2226, Beckley, West
Virginia 25802–2226.
Mine: Coalburg No. 1 Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 46–09082, located in Boone
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002
(Installation of electric equipment and
conductors; permissibility).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard to permit the use of highvoltage (2,400-volt) continuous mining
machines and associated cables. The
petitioner states that: (1) The portable
transformer that supplies power to the
995-volt tramming motors, essential
hydraulic pump motors, and control
circuitry on the continuous miner when
the miner is trammed into, out of, or
around the mine, will not be used to
back-feed the 2,400-volt circuits on the
continuous miner. The portable
transformer used to power the
continuous miner for tramming will not
be moved when energized; (2) the
nominal voltage of power circuits will
not exceed 2,400 volts; (3) the nominal
voltage of control circuits will not
exceed 120 volts; (4) the ground-fault
current will be limited by a neutral
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grounding resistor to not more than 0.5
ampere and if problems are detected,
the neutral grounding resistor may be
adjusted to limit the ground-fault
current to not more than 1.0 ampere; (5)
the 1.0 ampere setting cannot be
implemented until MSHA inspects the
neutral grounding resistor and
determines that the neutral grounding
resistor and all ground-fault relays are
properly adjusted to protect the highvoltage trailing cable; (6) current
transformers used for the ground-fault
protection will be the single-window
type and will be installed to encircle all
three-phase conductors; (7) high-voltage
circuits will be protected against shortcircuits, overloads, ground faults and
under-voltage by a circuit-interrupting
device of adequate interrupting
capacity; and (8) within sixty days after
the Proposed Decision and Order
becomes final, proposed revisions for
part 48 training plans will be submitted
to the District Manager for the area in
which the mine is located. These
proposed revisions will include, but are
not limited to, task training, hazard
training, specialized training for
qualified persons, and annual refresher
training. The petitioner has listed
additional procedures in this petition
that will be used when the proposed
alternative method is implemented.
Persons may review a complete
description of the procedures and
training requirements at the MSHA
address listed in this notice. The
petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method will at all times
guarantee no less than the same measure
of protection afforded the miners as the
existing standard.
Docket Number: M–2008–003–M.
Petitioner: Zeigler Chemical & Mineral
Corp., 366 North Broadway, Suite 210,
Jericho, New York.
Mine: Little Bonanza Mines and Mills,
MSHA I.D. No. 42–00876, Harrison
Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 42–02484, and the
Neal #4 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 42–02317,
all located in Uintah County, Utah.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 49.2(b)
(Availability of mine rescue teams).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard for its gilsonite mines to
permit the use of two mine rescue teams
with three members and one alternate
for each team. The petitioner states that:
(1) The underground mine is a small
mine and there is hardly enough
physical room to accommodate more
than three or four miners in the working
places; (2) an attempt to utilize five or
more rescue team members in the
mine’s confined working places would
result in a diminution of safety to both
the miners at the mine and members of
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the rescue team; (3) no electric power is
used in the mines other than battery
operated hard hat lights; and (4) all
work below ground is done by hand
using compressed air which is fed from
above ground. The petitioner asserts
that a decision in their favor will in no
way provide less than the same measure
of protection afforded the miners under
the existing standard.
Dated: November 13, 2008.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards
In accordance with the purposes of
Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the
Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting
on December 4–6, 2008, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of
this meeting was previously published
in the Federal Register on Monday,
October 22, 2007, (72 FR 59574).
Thursday, December 4, 2008,
Conference Room T–2B3, Two White
Flint North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.–10 a.m.: Chapters 7 and 14
of the SER Associated with the
Economic Simplified Boiling Water
Reactor (ESBWR) Design Certification
Application (Open/Closed)—The
Committee will hear a briefing by and
hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and General Electric—
Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) regarding
Chapters 7 and 14, of the NRC staff’s
SER With Open Items associated with
the ESBWR design certification
application.
[Note: A portion of this session may be
closed to protect information that is
proprietary to GEH or its contractors
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)]
10:15 a.m.–12 p.m.: Early Site Permit
Application and the Final SER for the
Vogtle Nuclear Plant (Open)—The
Committee will hear a briefing by and
hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and Southern Nuclear
Operating Company (SNC) regarding the
Early site permit application and the
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NRC staff’s final SER for the Vogtle
Nuclear Plant.
1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Status of Staff
Activities Associated with Potential
Revision to 10 CFR 50.46(b) (Open)—
The Committee will hear a briefing by
the Subcommittee Chairman and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the status of staff
activities associated with potential
revision to 10 CFR 50.46(b).
2:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.: NRC Staff’s
Initial White Paper on Containment
Overpressure Credit Issue (Open)—The
Committee will hear reports by the
Subcommittee Chairman and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the initial White
Paper on the use of containment
accident pressure in determining the
available net positive suction head of
emergency core cooling and
containment heat removal pumps, and
related matters.
4:15 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of
ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on
matters discussed during this meeting.
Friday, December 5, 2008, Conference
Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.–10 a.m.: Overview of the
Human Reliability Analysis (HRA)
Research Activities (Open)—The
Committee will hear a briefing by and
hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding HRA research
activities.
10:15 a.m.–12 p.m.: Draft Policy
Statement on Defense-in-Depth for
Future Nuclear Reactors (Open)—The
Committee will hear a briefing by and
hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding draft Policy
Statement on Defense-in-Depth for
Future Nuclear Reactors.
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Future ACRS
Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open/
Closed)—The Committee will discuss of
the recommendations of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
items proposed for consideration by the
Full Committee during future ACRS
meetings and other matters related to
the conduct of the ACRS business.
[Note: A portion of this meeting may be
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6)
to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal
personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and
information the release of which would
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of petitions for modification of existing mandatory
safety standards.
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SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977 and 30 CFR Part 44 govern the application, processing, and
disposition of petitions for modification. This notice is a summary of
petitions for modification filed by the parties listed below to modify
the application of existing mandatory safety standards published in
Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
DATES: All comments on the petitions must be received by the Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances on or before December 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by ``docket
number'' on the subject line, by any of the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: Standards-Petitions@dol.gov.
2. Facsimile: 1-202-693-9441.
3. Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209,
Attention: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances.
4. Hand-Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209, Attention: Patricia W. Silvey, Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
MSHA will consider only comments postmarked by the U.S. Postal
Service or proof of delivery from another delivery service such as UPS
or Federal Express on or before the deadline for comments. Individuals
who submit comments by hand-delivery are required to check in at the
receptionist desk on the 21st floor.
Individuals may inspect copies of the petitions and comments during
normal business hours at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Barron, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202-693-9447 (Voice),
barron.barbara@dol.gov (E-mail), or 202-693-9441 (Telefax). [These are
not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
(Mine Act) allows the mine operator or representative of miners to file
a petition to modify the application of any mandatory safety standard
to a coal or other mine if the Secretary determines that: (1) An
alternative method of achieving the result of such standard exists
which will at all times guarantee no less than the same measure of
protection afforded the miners of such mine by such standard; or (2)
that the application of such standard to such mine will result in a
diminution of safety to the miners in such mine. In addition, the
regulations at 30 CFR 44.10 and 44.11 establish the requirements and
procedures for filing petitions for modifications.
II. Petitions for Modification
Docket Number: M-2008-047-C.
Petitioner: Knight Hawk Coal, LLC, 7290 County Line Road, Cutler,
Illinois 62238.
Mine: Prairie Eagle Underground Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 11-03147,
located in Perry County, Illinois.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1101-1(b) (Deluge-type water spray
systems).
Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of the
existing standard which requires that nozzles attached to the branch
lines be full cone, corrosion resistant and provided with blow-off dust
covers. The petitioner proposes an alternative method for deluge-type
water spray systems installed at belt conveyor drives conditioned upon
compliance with the following terms and guidelines: (1) A person
trained in the testing procedures specific to the deluge-type water
spray fire suppression systems utilized at each belt drive will once
weekly: (a) Conduct a visual examination of each of the deluge-type
water spray fire suppression systems; (b) conduct a functional test of
the deluge-type water spray fire suppression systems and observe its
performance; and (c) record the results of the examination and
functional test in a book maintained on the surface for that purpose.
The petitioner states that: (1) Any malfunction or clogged nozzle
detected as a result of the weekly examination or functional test will
be corrected; (2) within sixty days after the Proposed Decision and
Order becomes final, proposed revisions for part 48 training plans will
be submitted to the District Manager for the area in which the mine is
located. The provisions will specify the procedure used to conduct the
weekly functional test, and initial and refresher training regarding
the conditions specified by the Proposed Decision and Order. The
petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee no less than the same measure of protection to all
miners as would be provided by the existing standard.
Docket Number: M-2008-048-C.
Petitioner: Mountain Edge Mining, Inc., P.O. Box 2226, Beckley,
West Virginia 25802-2226.
Mine: Coalburg No. 1 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09082, located in Boone
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002 (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors; permissibility).
Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of the
existing standard to permit the use of high-voltage (2,400-volt)
continuous mining machines and associated cables. The petitioner states
that: (1) The portable transformer that supplies power to the 995-volt
tramming motors, essential hydraulic pump motors, and control circuitry
on the continuous miner when the miner is trammed into, out of, or
around the mine, will not be used to back-feed the 2,400-volt circuits
on the continuous miner. The portable transformer used to power the
continuous miner for tramming will not be moved when energized; (2) the
nominal voltage of power circuits will not exceed 2,400 volts; (3) the
nominal voltage of control circuits will not exceed 120 volts; (4) the
ground-fault current will be limited by a neutral
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grounding resistor to not more than 0.5 ampere and if problems are
detected, the neutral grounding resistor may be adjusted to limit the
ground-fault current to not more than 1.0 ampere; (5) the 1.0 ampere
setting cannot be implemented until MSHA inspects the neutral grounding
resistor and determines that the neutral grounding resistor and all
ground-fault relays are properly adjusted to protect the high-voltage
trailing cable; (6) current transformers used for the ground-fault
protection will be the single-window type and will be installed to
encircle all three-phase conductors; (7) high-voltage circuits will be
protected against short-circuits, overloads, ground faults and under-
voltage by a circuit-interrupting device of adequate interrupting
capacity; and (8) within sixty days after the Proposed Decision and
Order becomes final, proposed revisions for part 48 training plans will
be submitted to the District Manager for the area in which the mine is
located. These proposed revisions will include, but are not limited to,
task training, hazard training, specialized training for qualified
persons, and annual refresher training. The petitioner has listed
additional procedures in this petition that will be used when the
proposed alternative method is implemented. Persons may review a
complete description of the procedures and training requirements at the
MSHA address listed in this notice. The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all times guarantee no less than
the same measure of protection afforded the miners as the existing
standard.
Docket Number: M-2008-003-M.
Petitioner: Zeigler Chemical & Mineral Corp., 366 North Broadway,
Suite 210, Jericho, New York.
Mine: Little Bonanza Mines and Mills, MSHA I.D. No. 42-00876,
Harrison Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 42-02484, and the Neal 4 Mine,
MSHA I.D. No. 42-02317, all located in Uintah County, Utah.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 49.2(b) (Availability of mine rescue
teams).
Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of the
existing standard for its gilsonite mines to permit the use of two mine
rescue teams with three members and one alternate for each team. The
petitioner states that: (1) The underground mine is a small mine and
there is hardly enough physical room to accommodate more than three or
four miners in the working places; (2) an attempt to utilize five or
more rescue team members in the mine's confined working places would
result in a diminution of safety to both the miners at the mine and
members of the rescue team; (3) no electric power is used in the mines
other than battery operated hard hat lights; and (4) all work below
ground is done by hand using compressed air which is fed from above
ground. The petitioner asserts that a decision in their favor will in
no way provide less than the same measure of protection afforded the
miners under the existing standard.
Dated: November 13, 2008.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
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