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mine transits, total station surveying
equipment, distance meters, and data
loggers. The petitioner states that:
(1) To comply with requirements for
mine ventilation maps and mine maps
in 30 CFR 75.372, 75.1002(a), and
75.1200, use of the most practical and
accurate surveying equipment is
necessary. To ensure the safety of the
miners in active mines and to protect
miners in future mines that may mine
in close proximity to these same active
mines, it is necessary to determine the
exact location and extent of the mine
workings.
(2) Underground mining by its nature
and size, and the complexity of mine
plans, requires that accurate and precise
measurements be completed in a
prompt and efficient manner. The
petitioner proposes the following as an
alternative to the existing standard:
(a) Nonpermissible electronic
surveying equipment will be used
within 150 feet of pillar workings. Such
nonpermissible surveying equipment
includes, but is not limited to, portable
battery-operated total station surveying
equipment, mine transit distance
meters, and data loggers.
(b) All nonpermissible electronic
surveying equipment to be used within
150 feet of pillar workings will be
examined prior to use to ensure the
equipment is being maintained in a safe
operating condition. These
examinations will include the following
steps:
(i) Checking the instrument for any
physical damage and the integrity of the
case;
(ii) Removing the battery and
inspecting for corrosion;
(iii) Inspecting the contact points to
ensure a secure connection to the
battery;
(iv) Reinserting the battery and
powering up and shutting down to
ensure proper connections; and
(v) Checking the battery compartment
cover to ensure that it is securely
fastened.
(c) The results of such examinations
will be recorded and retained for one
year and made available to MSHA on
request.
(d) A qualified person as defined in
30 CFR 75.151 will continuously
monitor for methane immediately before
and during the use of nonpermissible
surveying equipment within 150 feet of
pillar workings.
(e) Nonpermissible surveying
equipment will not be used if methane
is detected in concentrations at or above
one percent for the area being surveyed.
When methane is detected at such levels
while the nonpermissible surveying
equipment is being used, the equipment
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will be deenergized immediately and
the nonpermissible electronic
equipment withdrawn further than 150
feet from pillar workings.
(f) All hand-held methane detectors
will be MSHA-approved and
maintained in permissible and proper
operating condition as required in 30
CFR 75.320.
(g) Batteries in the surveying
equipment will be changed out or
charged in fresh air more than 150 feet
from pillar workings.
(h) Qualified personnel who use
surveying equipment will be properly
trained to recognize the hazards and
limitations associated with the use of
nonpermissible surveying equipment in
areas where methane could be present.
(i) The nonpermissible surveying
equipment will not be put into service
until MSHA has initially inspected the
equipment and determined that it is in
compliance with all the terms and
conditions in this petition.
Within 60 days after the Proposed
Decision and Order becomes final, the
petitioner will submit proposed
revisions for its approved 30 CFR part
48 training plan to the DM. The
revisions will specify initial and
refresher training regarding the terms
and conditions in the Proposed Decision
and Order.
The petitioner asserts that application
of the existing standard would result in
a diminution of safety to the miners and
that the proposed alternative method
will at all times guarantee no less than
the same measure of protection as that
afforded by the existing standard.
Dated: August 9, 2013.
George F. Triebsch,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and
Variances.
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MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L.
UDALL FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
Electronic meeting to be
held via email exchanges Tuesday,
August 27, 2013, 8:00 a.m. (PDT),
through Friday, August 30, 2013.
PLACE: Executive Session held via
email.
STATUS: This special meeting of the
Board of Trustees, to be held
Electronically (in accordance with
Foundation Operating Procedures), is
closed to the public since it is necessary
for the Board to consider items in
Executive Session.
TIME AND DATE:
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Discuss and
vote on the candidate for Executive
Director of the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Philip J.
Lemanski, as proposed by the Executive
Committee as appointed and acting as
the required Selection Committee.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Stephanie Zimmt-Mack, General
Counsel, 130 South Scott Avenue,
Tucson, AZ 85701, (520) 901–8500.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Dated: August 9, 2013.
Elizabeth E. Monroe,
Executive Assistant, Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Foundation, and Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: Electronic meeting to be held via email exchanges
Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 8:00 a.m. (PDT), through Friday, August 30,
2013.
PLACE: Executive Session held via email.
STATUS: This special meeting of the Board of Trustees, to be held
Electronically (in accordance with Foundation Operating Procedures), is
closed to the public since it is necessary for the Board to consider
items in Executive Session.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Discuss and vote on the candidate for
Executive Director of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation, Philip J. Lemanski, as proposed by the Executive Committee
as appointed and acting as the required Selection Committee.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Stephanie Zimmt-Mack, General
Counsel, 130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, (520) 901-8500.
Dated: August 9, 2013.
Elizabeth E. Monroe,
Executive Assistant, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation,
and Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-19812 Filed 8-14-13; 8:45 am]
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