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following as an alternative to the
existing standard:
(a) Use nonpermissible electronic
surveying equipment when equivalent
permissible electronic surveying
equipment is not available.
Nonpermissible equipment will include
portable battery-operated total station
surveying equipment, mine transits,
distance meters, and data loggers.
(b) All nonpermissible electronic
surveying equipment to be used within
150 feet of pillar workings or longwall
faces will be examined by surveying
personnel prior to use to ensure the
equipment is being maintained in safe
operating condition. These
examinations will include:
(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.
(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
will be deenergized immediately and
withdrawn further than 150 feet from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 defined 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
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
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until MSHA has 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 District Manager.
The revisions will specify initial and
refresher training regarding the terms
and conditions in 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 as that afforded
by the existing standard.
Sheila McConnell,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers’
Compensation; Proposed Extension of
Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
Currently, the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Miner’s Claim for
Benefits under the Black Lung Benefit’s
Act (CM–911) and Employment History
(CM–911A). A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this
Notice. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax
to (202) 354–9647; or by Email to
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email).
Please note that comments submitted
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after the comment period will not be
considered.
The
Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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).
I. Background: The Black Lung
Benefits Act (BLBA), (30 U.S.C. 901 et
seq.) provides benefits to coal miners
who are totally disabled due to
pneumoconiosis (black lung disease)
and to certain survivors of miners.
Miners entitled to benefits also receive
medical benefits for treatment related to
their pneumoconiosis and resulting
disability. A miner who applies for
black lung benefits must complete the
CM–911 (application form). The
completed form gives basic identifying
information about the applicant and is
the beginning of the development of the
black lung claim. Title 20 CFR 725.304a
authorizes this information collection.
The CM–911A (employment history
form), when completed, provides a
complete history of the miner’s
employment and helps to establish
whether the individual currently or
formerly worked in the nation’s coal
mines and how long that employment
lasted. Title 20 CFR 725.404(a)
authorizes this information collection.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
* 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.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor seeks the approval for the
extension of this currently-approved
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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information collection in order to carry
out its responsibility to administer the
Black Lung Benefits Act.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Miner’s Claim for Benefits
under the Black Lung Benefit’s Act
(CM–911) and Employment History
(CM–911A).
Time to
complete
Form
Frequency of
response
OMB Number: 1240–0038.
Agency Number: CM–911 and CM–
911A.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
Hours burden
CM–911 ............................................
CM–911A ..........................................
45
40
once ..................................................
once ..................................................
4,920
4,920
4,920
4,920
3,690
3,280
Totals ................................................
........................
...........................................................
9,840
9,840
6,970
Total Respondents: 9,840.
Total Annual Responses: 9,840.
Average Time per Response: 42.5
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,970.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintenance): $1,791.
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: December 20, 2017.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, US Department of
Labor.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Notice of Solicitation of Proposals for
Calendar Year 2018 Basic Field Grant
Awards
Legal Services Corporation.
Solicitation of proposals for the
provision of civil legal services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Legal Services
Corporation (LSC) is a federally
established and funded organization
that funds civil legal aid organizations
across the country and in the U.S.
territories. Its mission is to expand
access to justice by funding high-quality
legal representation for low-income
people in civil matters.
In anticipation of a congressional
appropriation to LSC for Fiscal Year
2018, LSC hereby announces that it is
reopening the basic field grants
solicitation for calendar year 2018
funding for service area GU–1 in Guam.
LSC is soliciting grant proposals from
interested parties who are qualified to
provide effective, efficient and high
quality civil legal services to the eligible
client population living in Guam.
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The availability and the exact amount
of congressionally appropriated funds,
as well as the date, terms, and
conditions of funds available for grants
for calendar year 2018, have not been
determined. LSC anticipates that the
funding amount will be similar to
current funding, which is $242,838.
DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for the dates of the
grants process.
ADDRESSES: Legal Services
Corporation—Notice of Funds
Availability, 3333 K Street NW, Third
Floor, Washington, DC 20007–3522.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Office of Program Performance by email
at lscgrants@lsc.gov, or visit the LSC
website at https://www.lsc.gov/grantsgrantee-resources/our-grant-programs/
basic-field-grant/lsc-service-areas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Request for Proposals (RFP) containing
the Notice of Intent to Compete (NIC)
and grant application guidelines,
proposal content requirements, service
area description, and selection criteria,
is currently available from https://
www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/
our-grant-programs/basic-field-grant.
Applicants are required to use the ‘‘LSC
2018 Request for Proposals’’ narrative
instructions to prepare the grant
proposal. Applicants must file a NIC to
participate in this grants process.
Applicants must file the NIC by January
31, 2018, 5:00 p.m. E.T. Applicants
must submit their grant proposal and
complete the LSC Fiscal Grantee
Funding Application (FGFA) by
February 28, 2018, 5:00 p.m. E.T. The
dates in this notice supersede the dates
contained in the RFP. Applicants
should access and complete the grant
application and FGFA at https://
lscgrants.lsc.gov/EasyGrants_Web_LSC/
Implementation/Modules/Login/Login
ModuleContent.aspx?Config=Login
ModuleConfig&Page=Login.
LSC is seeking proposals from: (1)
Non-profit organizations that have as a
purpose the provision of legal assistance
to eligible clients; (2) private attorneys;
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(3) groups of private attorneys or law
firms; (4) state or local governments;
and (5) sub-state regional planning and
coordination agencies that are
composed of sub-state areas and whose
governing boards are controlled by
locally elected officials.
LSC will post all updates and/or
changes to this notice at https://
www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee-resources/
our-grant-programs. Interested parties
are asked to visit https://www.lsc.gov/
grants-grantee-resources/our-grantprograms regularly for updates on the
LSC grants process.
Dated: December 21, 2017.
Stefanie K. Davis,
Assistant General Counsel.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: 17–090]
Applied Sciences Advisory Committee;
Meeting.
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92–463, as amended, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) announces a meeting of the
Applied Sciences Advisory Committee
(ASAC). This Committee functions in an
advisory capacity to the Director, Earth
Science Division, in the NASA Science
Mission Directorate. The meeting will
be held for the purpose of soliciting,
from the applied sciences community
and other persons, scientific and
technical information relevant to
program planning.
DATES: Thursday, February 1, 2018, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, February
2, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Local
Time.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension
of Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Currently, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Miner's Claim
for Benefits under the Black Lung Benefit's Act (CM-911) and Employment
History (CM-911A). A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by
hand to Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210; by fax to (202) 354-9647;
or by Email to [email protected]. Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail/delivery, fax, or Email). Please note
that comments submitted after the comment period will not be
considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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).
I. Background: The Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), (30 U.S.C. 901
et seq.) provides benefits to coal miners who are totally disabled due
to pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) and to certain survivors of
miners. Miners entitled to benefits also receive medical benefits for
treatment related to their pneumoconiosis and resulting disability. A
miner who applies for black lung benefits must complete the CM-911
(application form). The completed form gives basic identifying
information about the applicant and is the beginning of the development
of the black lung claim. Title 20 CFR 725.304a authorizes this
information collection. The CM-911A (employment history form), when
completed, provides a complete history of the miner's employment and
helps to establish whether the individual currently or formerly worked
in the nation's coal mines and how long that employment lasted. Title
20 CFR 725.404(a) authorizes this information collection.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
* 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.
III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks the approval
for the extension of this currently-approved
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information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to
administer the Black Lung Benefits Act.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Miner's Claim for Benefits under the Black Lung Benefit's
Act (CM-911) and Employment History (CM-911A).
OMB Number: 1240-0038.
Agency Number: CM-911 and CM-911A.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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Time to Frequency of Number of Number of
Form complete response respondents responses Hours burden
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CM-911........................ 45 once............ 4,920 4,920 3,690
CM-911A....................... 40 once............ 4,920 4,920 3,280
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Totals........................ .............. ................ 9,840 9,840 6,970
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Total Respondents: 9,840.
Total Annual Responses: 9,840.
Average Time per Response: 42.5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,970.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/Maintenance): $1,791.
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: December 20, 2017.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, US
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-27963 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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