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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations;
Ventilation Plans, Tests, and
Examinations in Underground Coal
Mines
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the extension of
the information collection related to the
30 CFR Sections 75.310, 312, 342, 351,
360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 370, 371, and
382.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to John
Rowlett, Management Services Division,
1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2141,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters
are encouraged to send their comments
via E-mail to Rowlett.John@DOL.GOV.
Mr. Rowlett can be reached at (202)
693–9827 (voice), or (202) 693–9801
(facsimile). Because of potential delays
in receipt and processing of mail,
respondents are strongly encouraged to
submit comments electronically to
ensure timely receipt. We cannot
guarantee that comments mailed will be
received before the comment closing
date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the employee listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
An underground mine is a maze of
tunnels that must be adequately
ventilated with fresh air to provide a
safe environment for miners. Methane is
liberated from the strata, and noxious
gases and dusts from blasting and other
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mining activities may be present. The
explosive and noxious gases and dusts
must be diluted, rendered harmless, and
carried to the surface by the ventilating
currents. Sufficient air must be provided
to maintain the level of respirable dust
at or below 2 milligrams per cubic meter
of air and air quality must be
maintained in accordance with MSHA
standards. Mechanical ventilation
equipment of sufficient capacity must
operate at all times while miners are in
the mine. Ground conditions are subject
to frequent changes, thus sufficient tests
and examinations are necessary to
ensure the integrity of the ventilation
system and to detect any changes that
may require adjustments in the system.
Records of tests and examinations are
necessary to ensure that the ventilation
system is being maintained and that
changes which could adversely affect
the integrity of the system or the safety
of the miners are not occurring. These
examination requirements of §§ 75.310,
75.312, 75.342, 75.351, 75.360 through
75.364, 75.370, 75.371, and 75.382 also
incorporate examinations of other
critical aspects of the underground work
environment such as roof conditions
and electrical equipment which have
historically cased numerous fatalities if
not properly maintained and operated.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the information collection
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the employee listed in the
‘‘For Further Information Contact’’
section of this notice, or viewed on the
Internet by accessing the MSHA home
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page (https://www.msha.gov/) and
selecting ‘‘Rules & Regs’’, and then
selecting ‘‘FedReg. Docs’’. On the next
screen, select ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act
Supporting Statement’’ to view
documents supporting the Federal
Register Notice.
III. Current Actions
Records of tests and examinations are
necessary to ensure that the ventilation
system is being maintained and that
changes which could adversely affect
the integrity of the system or the safety
of the miners are not occurring.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Title: Ventilation Plans, Tests, and
Examinations in Underground Coal
Mines.
OMB Number: 1219–0088.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Respondents: 457.
Responses: 1,022,636.
Total Burden Hours: 1,363,130.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $176,213.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 6th day
of January, 2010.
John Rowlett,
Director of Management Services Division.
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Biweekly Notice Applications and
Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations
I. Background
Pursuant to section 189a. (2) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission or NRC)
is publishing this regular biweekly
notice. The Act requires the
Commission publish notice of any
amendments issued, or proposed to be
issued and grants the Commission the
authority to issue and make
immediately effective any amendment
to an operating license upon a
determination by the Commission that
such amendment involves no significant
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hazards consideration, notwithstanding
the pendency before the Commission of
a request for a hearing from any person.
This biweekly notice includes all
notices of amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued from December
17, 2009, to December 30, 2009. The last
biweekly notice was published on
December 29, 2009 (74 FR 68867).
Notice of Issuance of Amendments to
Facility Operating Licenses
During the period since publication of
the last biweekly notice, the
Commission has issued the following
amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of these
amendments that the application
complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s rules and regulations.
The Commission has made appropriate
findings as required by the Act and the
Commission’s rules and regulations in
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in
the license amendment.
Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating
License, Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination,
and Opportunity for A Hearing in
connection with these actions was
published in the Federal Register as
indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated, the
Commission has determined that these
amendments satisfy the criteria for
categorical exclusion in accordance
with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant
to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental
assessment need be prepared for these
amendments. If the Commission has
prepared an environmental assessment
under the special circumstances
provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has
made a determination based on that
assessment, it is so indicated.
For further details with respect to the
action see (1) the applications for
amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3)
the Commission’s related letter, Safety
Evaluation and/or Environmental
Assessment as indicated. All of these
items are available for public inspection
at the Commission’s Public Document
Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available records
will be accessible from the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room on the internet at the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not
have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents
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located in ADAMS, contact the PDR
Reference staff at 1 (800) 397–4209,
(301) 415–4737 or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50–
313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1,
Pope County, Arkansas
Date of amendment request: August 5,
2009.
Brief description of amendment:
Current Technical Specification (TS)
5.5.8, ‘‘Inservice Testing Program,’’
contains references to the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code, Section XI as the source of
requirements for the inservice testing
(IST) of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3
pumps and valves. The amendment
deleted the references to Section XI of
the Code and incorporated references to
the ASME Code for Operation and
Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants
(ASME OM Code). The amendment
utilized some nonstandard frequencies
in the IST Program in which the
provisions of Surveillance Requirement
3.0.2 are applicable. The changes are
consistent with Technical Specification
Task Force (TSTF) change travelers
TSTF–479–A, ‘‘Changes to Reflect
Revision to 10 CFR 50.55a,’’ and TSTF–
497–A, ‘‘Limit Inservice Testing Program
SR 3.0.2 Application to Frequencies of
2 Years or Less.’’
Date of issuance: December 23, 2009.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 90 days from the date of
issuance.
Amendment No.: 240.
Renewed Facility Operating License
No. DPR–51: Amendment revised the
Technical Specifications/license.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: October 6, 2009 (74 FR
51330).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated December 23,
2009.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50–
313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1,
Pope County, Arkansas
Date of amendment request: March
10, 2009.
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment deleted the minimum
pressurizer water level requirement in
Technical Specification 3.4.9,
‘‘Pressurizer,’’ and eliminated the
verification of the minimum level
requirement in Surveillance
Requirement 3.4.9.1. This change is
consistent with NUREG–1430, Revision
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3, ‘‘Standard Technical Specifications,
Babcock and Wilcox Plants.’’
Date of issuance: December 23, 2009.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 90 days from the date of
issuance.
Amendment No.: 241.
Renewed Facility Operating License
No. DPR–51: Amendment revised the
Technical Specifications/license.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: April 21, 2009 (74 FR 18254).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated December 23,
2009.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day
of December 2009.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph G. Giitter,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement:
Request for Public Comments;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Issuance of draft safety culture
policy statement and notice of
opportunity for public comment;
Extension of comment period.
SUMMARY: On November 6, 2009, (74 FR
57525) (ML093030375), the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC)
published for public comment a draft
policy statement on safety culture to
include the unique aspects of nuclear
safety and security, and to note the
Commission’s expectations that all NRC
licensees and certificate holders
establish and maintain a positive safety
culture that protects public health and
safety and the common defense and
security when carrying out licensed
activities. The comment period was
scheduled to expire on February 4,
2010, which coincides with the final
day of the first of three public
workshops the NRC is conducting to
solicit input relating to the development
of the safety culture policy statement,
including: (1) development of a
common safety culture definition; and
(2) development of high-level
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[NRC-2010-0001]
Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
I. Background
Pursuant to section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the
Commission or NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act
requires the Commission publish notice of any amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued and grants the Commission the authority to issue
and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license
upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no
significant
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hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the
Commission of a request for a hearing from any person.
This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued from December 17, 2009, to December 30, 2009. The
last biweekly notice was published on December 29, 2009 (74 FR 68867).
Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice,
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set
forth in the license amendment.
Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility
Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration
Determination, and Opportunity for A Hearing in connection with these
actions was published in the Federal Register as indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that
these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b),
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be
prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated.
For further details with respect to the action see (1) the
applications for amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) the Commission's
related letter, Safety Evaluation and/or Environmental Assessment as
indicated. All of these items are available for public inspection at
the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible from
the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS
or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS,
contact the PDR Reference staff at 1 (800) 397-4209, (301) 415-4737 or
by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50-313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit
No. 1, Pope County, Arkansas
Date of amendment request: August 5, 2009.
Brief description of amendment: Current Technical Specification
(TS) 5.5.8, ``Inservice Testing Program,'' contains references to the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code, Section XI as the source of requirements for the inservice
testing (IST) of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves. The
amendment deleted the references to Section XI of the Code and
incorporated references to the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance
of Nuclear Power Plants (ASME OM Code). The amendment utilized some
nonstandard frequencies in the IST Program in which the provisions of
Surveillance Requirement 3.0.2 are applicable. The changes are
consistent with Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) change
travelers TSTF-479-A, ``Changes to Reflect Revision to 10 CFR 50.55a,''
and TSTF-497-A, ``Limit Inservice Testing Program SR 3.0.2 Application
to Frequencies of 2 Years or Less.''
Date of issuance: December 23, 2009.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 90 days from the date of issuance.
Amendment No.: 240.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-51: Amendment revised
the Technical Specifications/license.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (74 FR
51330).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated December 23, 2009.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50-313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit
No. 1, Pope County, Arkansas
Date of amendment request: March 10, 2009.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment deleted the minimum
pressurizer water level requirement in Technical Specification 3.4.9,
``Pressurizer,'' and eliminated the verification of the minimum level
requirement in Surveillance Requirement 3.4.9.1. This change is
consistent with NUREG-1430, Revision 3, ``Standard Technical
Specifications, Babcock and Wilcox Plants.''
Date of issuance: December 23, 2009.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 90 days from the date of issuance.
Amendment No.: 241.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-51: Amendment revised
the Technical Specifications/license.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: April 21, 2009 (74 FR
18254).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated December 23, 2009.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of December 2009.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph G. Giitter,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
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