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MSHA by one of the following methods
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on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-Mail: zzMSHA-comments@
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• Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th Floor East,
Suite 4E401.
• Fax: 202–693–9441.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov
(email), 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions: All submissions for the
proposed rule must include RIN 1219–
AB87 or Docket No. MSHA–2014–0030.
MSHA posts all comments without
change, including any personal
information provided. Access comments
electronically on https://
www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s
Web site at https://www.msha.gov/
regulations/rulemaking.
Docket: The proposed rule for
Examinations of Working Places in
Metal and Nonmetal Mines was
published on June 8, 2016 (81 FR
36818). The document is available on
https://www.regulations.gov and on
MSHA’s Web site at https://
www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/
examinations-working-places-metaland-nonmetal-mines. Review comments
in person at the Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th Floor East,
Suite 4E401.
Email Notification: To subscribe to
receive email notification when MSHA
publishes rulemaking documents in the
Federal Register, go to https://
www.msha.gov.
Public Hearings: As previously
announced on June 8, 2016 (81 FR
36818), the public hearings will be held
in Salt Lake City, UT; Pittsburgh, PA;
Arlington, VA; and Birmingham, AL.
Please see the table below for locations,
dates, and new starting times.
Contact
number
Date
Location
July 19, 2016; 8:30 a.m. ....
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salt Lake City—Downtown, 423 West 300 South, Salt
Lake City, UT 84101.
Hyatt Place Pittsburgh—North Shore, 260 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 ......
Mine Safety and Health Administration Headquarters, 201 12th Street, South, Rooms
7W204 & 7W206, Arlington, VA 22202.
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr., Boulevard North, Birmingham,
AL 35203.
July 21, 2016; 8:30 a.m. ....
July 26, 2016; 8:30 a.m. ....
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August 4, 2016; 8:30 a.m. ..
The start time for the previously
announced public hearings for the
proposed is being changed from 9:00
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to accommodate the
public meetings on MSHA’s request for
information on Exposure of
Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.
The hearings will begin with an opening
statement from MSHA, followed by an
opportunity for members of the public
to make oral presentations. Each hearing
will end when the last speaker speaks.
Persons do not have to make a written
request to speak; however, persons
wishing to speak are encouraged to
notify MSHA in advance for scheduling
purposes.
Speakers and other attendees may
present information to MSHA for
inclusion in the rulemaking record. The
hearings will be conducted in an
informal manner. Formal rules of
evidence or cross examination will not
apply.
A verbatim transcript of the
proceedings will be prepared and made
a part of the rulemaking record. The
transcript may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/ and on MSHA’s
Web site at https://www.msha.gov/
regulations/rulemaking.
MSHA will accept comments and
other appropriate information for the
record from any interested party,
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including those not presenting oral
statements, received by midnight
Eastern Daylight Savings Time on
September 6, 2016.
Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety
and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 57, 70, 72, and 75
[Docket No. MSHA–2014–0031]
RIN 1219–AB86
Exposure of Underground Miners to
Diesel Exhaust
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for information; notice
of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is announcing
the dates and locations of public
meetings on the Agency’s request for
information on Exposure of
Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust,
SUMMARY:
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(801) 363–6700.
(412) 321–3000.
(202) 693–9440.
(205) 324–5000.
published on June 8, 2016. In the
interest of efficiency, the public
meetings will be held consecutively, on
the same days in the same venues, as
the public hearings announced in the
MSHA’s proposed rule addressing
Examinations of Working Places in
Metal and Nonmetal Mines, published
on June 8, 2016.
DATES: The public meeting dates and
locations are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. Comments for the
request for information must be received
by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings
Time on September 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments, requests to
speak, and informational materials for
the rulemaking record may be sent to
MSHA by one of the following methods
listed below:
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• EMail: zzMSHA-comments@
dol.gov.
• Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
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p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Sign in at the
receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor East,
Suite 4E401.
• Fax: 202–693–9441.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov
(email), 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile). These are not tollfree numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions: All submissions for the
request for information must include
RIN 1219–AB86 or Docket No. MSHA–
2014–0031. MSHA posts all comments
without change, including any personal
information provided. Access comments
electronically on https://
www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s
Web site at https://www.msha.gov/
regulations/rulemaking.
Docket: The request for information
on Exposure of Underground Miners to
Diesel Exhaust (81 FR 36826) was
published on June 8, 2016. The
document is available on https://
www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s
Web site at https://www.msha.gov/
regulations/rulemaking/exposureunderground-miners-diesel-exhaust.
Review comments in person at the
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite
4E401, Arlington, Virginia 22202–5452.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
4th floor East, Suite 4E401.
Email Notification: To subscribe to
receive email notification when MSHA
publishes rulemaking documents in the
Federal Register, go to https://
www.msha.gov.
Public Meetings: The public meetings
will be held in Salt Lake City, UT;
Pittsburgh, PA; Arlington, VA; and
Birmingham, AL. Please see the table
below for locations, and dates. The
public meetings will begin immediately
following the conclusion of all
testimony on the Examinations of
Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal
Mines proposed rule.
Date
Location
July 19, 2016 .............
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salt Lake City—Downtown, 423 West 300 South, Salt Lake
City, UT 84101.
Hyatt Place Pittsburgh—North Shore, 260 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 ..............
Mine Safety and Health Administration Headquarters, 201 12th Street, South, Rooms 7W204
& 7W206, Arlington, VA 22202.
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham, AL
35203.
July 21, 2016 .............
July 26, 2016 .............
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS
August 4, 2016 ..........
Public Meetings for Exposure of
Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust
Request for Information
MSHA invites industry, labor and
other interested parties to provide
information and data on the
effectiveness of the existing standards in
controlling miners’ exposures to diesel
exhaust, including Diesel Particulate
Matter (DPM). MSHA especially invites
stakeholders to provide information and
data on approaches that may enhance
control of DPM and diesel exhaust
exposures to improve protections for
miners in underground coal and metal
and nonmetal mines.
The public meetings will begin
immediately following the conclusion of
all testimony on the Examinations of
Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal
Mines proposed rule and conclude at 5
p.m., or until the last speaker speaks.
The meetings will be conducted in an
informal manner. Speakers and other
attendees may present information to
MSHA for inclusion in the rulemaking
record. The verbatim transcript may be
viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/
and on MSHA’s Web site at: https://
www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking.
Comments must be received by
midnight Eastern Daylight Savings Time
on September 6, 2016.
Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety
and Health.
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SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 110
[Docket No. USCG–2015–1118]
RIN 1625–AA01
Anchorage Grounds; Lower
Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of public meeting and
request for comments; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard announces a
public meeting to receive comments on
an advance notice of proposed
rulemaking entitled ‘‘Anchorage
Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape
Charles, VA’’ that was published in the
Federal Register on Tuesday, April 19,
2016. As stated in that document, the
Coast Guard is considering amending
the regulations for Hampton Roads, VA
and adjacent waters anchorages by
establishing a new anchorage, near Cape
Charles, VA on the Lower Chesapeake
Bay.
DATES: A public meeting will be held on
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, from 6 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. and on July 20, 2016, from
6:30 to 8 p.m. to provide an opportunity
for oral comments. Written comments
and related material may also be
submitted to Coast Guard personnel
specified at that meeting. All comments
SUMMARY:
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(801) 363–6700
(412) 321–3000
(202) 693–9440
(205) 324–5000
and related material submitted after the
meeting must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before Wednesday, August
31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting on July
19, 2016, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. will
be held at Slover Public Library Meeting
Room, 235 E. Plume St., Norfolk, VA
23510, telephone 757–617–7986. The
public meeting on July 20, 2016, from
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be held at
Eastern Shore Community College
Lecture Hall, 29300 Lankford Highway,
Melfa, VA, 23410.
This document serves to inform the
public that the Coast Guard has
extended the public comment period for
advance notice of proposed rulemaking
(ANPRM); Anchorage Grounds; Lower
Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA to
Wednesday, August 31, 2016. The
public comment period for this ANPRM
was originally scheduled to end on
Monday, July 18, 2016.
You may submit written comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2015–1118 using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Comments and
related material must be received by the
Coast Guard on or before August 31,
2016. If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section
of this document to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation.
If your material cannot be submitted
using https://www.regulations.gov,
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41486-41487]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-15190]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 57, 70, 72, and 75
[Docket No. MSHA-2014-0031]
RIN 1219-AB86
Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for information; notice of public meetings.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing
the dates and locations of public meetings on the Agency's request for
information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust,
published on June 8, 2016. In the interest of efficiency, the public
meetings will be held consecutively, on the same days in the same
venues, as the public hearings announced in the MSHA's proposed rule
addressing Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines,
published on June 8, 2016.
DATES: The public meeting dates and locations are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Comments for the
request for information must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight
Savings Time on September 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments, requests to speak, and informational materials for
the rulemaking record may be sent to MSHA by one of the following
methods listed below:
Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
EMail: zzMSHA-comments@dol.gov.
Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, Virginia
22202-5452.
Hand Delivery or Courier: 201 12th Street South, Suite
4E401, Arlington, Virginia, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
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p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Sign in at the
receptionist's desk on the 4th floor East, Suite 4E401.
Fax: 202-693-9441.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov (email), 202-693-9440 (voice); or 202-693-
9441 (facsimile). These are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions: All submissions for the request for information must
include RIN 1219-AB86 or Docket No. MSHA-2014-0031. MSHA posts all
comments without change, including any personal information provided.
Access comments electronically on https://www.regulations.gov and on
MSHA's Web site at https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking.
Docket: The request for information on Exposure of Underground
Miners to Diesel Exhaust (81 FR 36826) was published on June 8, 2016.
The document is available on https://www.regulations.gov and on MSHA's
Web site at https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/exposure-underground-miners-diesel-exhaust. Review comments in person at the
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South,
Suite 4E401, Arlington, Virginia 22202-5452. Sign in at the
receptionist's desk on the 4th floor East, Suite 4E401.
Email Notification: To subscribe to receive email notification when
MSHA publishes rulemaking documents in the Federal Register, go to
https://www.msha.gov.
Public Meetings: The public meetings will be held in Salt Lake
City, UT; Pittsburgh, PA; Arlington, VA; and Birmingham, AL. Please see
the table below for locations, and dates. The public meetings will
begin immediately following the conclusion of all testimony on the
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines proposed
rule.
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Date Location Contact No.
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July 19, 2016................................. Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salt Lake (801) 363-6700
City--Downtown, 423 West 300 South,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
July 21, 2016................................. Hyatt Place Pittsburgh--North Shore, (412) 321-3000
260 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
15212.
July 26, 2016................................. Mine Safety and Health Administration (202) 693-9440
Headquarters, 201 12th Street, South,
Rooms 7W204 & 7W206, Arlington, VA
22202.
August 4, 2016................................ Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard (205) 324-5000
Arrington Jr. Boulevard North,
Birmingham, AL 35203.
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Public Meetings for Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust
Request for Information
MSHA invites industry, labor and other interested parties to
provide information and data on the effectiveness of the existing
standards in controlling miners' exposures to diesel exhaust, including
Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM). MSHA especially invites stakeholders
to provide information and data on approaches that may enhance control
of DPM and diesel exhaust exposures to improve protections for miners
in underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines.
The public meetings will begin immediately following the conclusion
of all testimony on the Examinations of Working Places in Metal and
Nonmetal Mines proposed rule and conclude at 5 p.m., or until the last
speaker speaks.
The meetings will be conducted in an informal manner. Speakers and
other attendees may present information to MSHA for inclusion in the
rulemaking record. The verbatim transcript may be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/ and on MSHA's Web site at: https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking.
Comments must be received by midnight Eastern Daylight Savings Time
on September 6, 2016.
Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-15190 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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