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‘‘Voluntary Protection Program
Information,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use,
without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
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DATES: The OMB will consider all
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on or before April 12, 2018.
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OMB Control Number: 1218–0239.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
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Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 3,468.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 3,808.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
90,863 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for
Modification Granted in Whole or in
Part
Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 and the Code of
Federal Regulations govern the
application, processing, and disposition
of petitions for modification. This
Federal Register notice notifies the
public that MSHA has investigated and
issued a final decision on certain mine
operator petitions to modify a safety
standard.
SUMMARY:
Copies of the final decisions
are posted on MSHA’s website at
https://www.msha.gov/regulations/
rulemaking/petitions-modification. The
public may inspect the petitions and
final decisions during normal business
hours in MSHA’s Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202. All visitors are required
to check in at the receptionist’s desk in
Suite 4E401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron at 202–693–9447
(Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov
(Email), or 202–693–9441 (Telefax).
[These are not toll-free numbers].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Introduction
Under section 101 of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977, a mine
operator may petition and the Secretary
of Labor (Secretary) may modify the
application of a mandatory safety
standard to that mine if the Secretary
determines that: (1) An alternative
method exists that will guarantee no
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less protection for the miners affected
than that provided by the standard; or
(2) the application of the standard will
result in a diminution of safety to the
affected miners.
MSHA bases the final decision on the
petitioner’s statements, any comments
and information submitted by interested
persons, and a field investigation of the
conditions at the mine. In some
instances, MSHA may approve a
petition for modification on the
condition that the mine operator
complies with other requirements noted
in the decision.
II. Granted Petitions for Modification
On the basis of the findings of
MSHA’s investigation, and as designee
of the Secretary, MSHA has granted or
partially granted the following petitions
for modification:
• Docket Number: M–2016–031–C.
FR Notice: 81 FR 81810 (11/18/2016).
Petitioner: S & J Coal Mine, 15 Motter
Drive, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania 17963–
8854.
Mine: Slope #2 Mine, MSHA I.D. No.
36–09963, located in Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1002(a) (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors;
permissibility).
• Docket Number: M–2017–001–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16068 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC, 293
Table Rock Road, Oakland, Maryland
21550.
Mine: Mountain View Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 46–09028, located in Tucker
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d)
(Permissible electric equipment).
• Docket Number: M–2017–002–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16068 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC, 293
Table Rock Road, Oakland, Maryland
21550.
Mine: Mountain View Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 46–09028, located in Tucker
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.507–
1(a) (Electric equipment other than
power-connection points; outby the last
open crosscut; return air; permissibility
requirements).
• Docket Number: M–2017–003–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16068 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC, 293
Table Rock Road, Oakland, Maryland
21550.
Mine: Mountain View Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 46–09028, located in Tucker
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1002(a) (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors;
permissibility).
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• Docket Number: M–2017–008–C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 26954 (6/12/2017).
Petitioner: Excel Mining, LLC, 4126
State Highway 194 West, Pikeville,
Kentucky 41501.
Mine: Excel Mining #4 Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 15–19515, located in Pike
County, Kentucky.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1909(b)(6) (Nonpermissible diesel
powered equipment; design and
performance requirements).
• Docket Number: M–2017–002–M.
FR Notice: 82 FR 34701 (7/26/2017).
Petitioner: Martin Marietta Materials,
Inc., Midwest Division, 11252 Aurora
Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50322.
Mine: Fort Calhoun Underground
Mine, 5765 County Road P 30, Fort
Calhoun, Nebraska 68023, MSHA I.D.
No. 25–01300, located in Washington
County, Nebraska.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
57.11052(d) (Refuge areas).
Sheila McConnell,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is a summary of
petitions for modification submitted to
the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the parties
listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petitions
must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before April 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket
number of the petition in the subject
line of the message.
2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441.
3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: Sheila
McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
SUMMARY:
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Persons delivering documents are
required to check in at the receptionist’s
desk in Suite 4E401. Individuals may
inspect copies of the petition and
comments during normal business
hours at the address listed above.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov
(Email), or 202–693–9441 (Facsimile).
[These are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 and Title 30 of the
Code of Federal Regulations Part 44
govern the application, processing, and
disposition of petitions for modification.
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 of Labor
(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 modification.
II. Petitions for Modification
Docket Number: M–2018–001–C.
Petitioner: LCT Energy, LP, 938 Mt.
Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown,
Pennsylvania 15904.
Mines: Maple Springs Mine, MSHA
I.D. No. 36–09973, Cass No. 1 Mine,
MSHA I.D. No. 36–09974, Boone
Surface Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36–10067,
located in Somerset County,
Pennsylvania; and Rustic Ridge Mine,
MSHA I.D. No. 36–10089, located in
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d)
(Permissible electric equipment).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard to permit the use of batterypowered nonpermissible surveying
equipment in or inby the last open
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in
Whole or in Part
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and the Code of
Federal Regulations govern the application, processing, and disposition
of petitions for modification. This Federal Register notice notifies
the public that MSHA has investigated and issued a final decision on
certain mine operator petitions to modify a safety standard.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the final decisions are posted on MSHA's website
at https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/petitions-modification.
The public may inspect the petitions and final decisions during normal
business hours in MSHA's Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, Virginia
22202. All visitors are required to check in at the receptionist's desk
in Suite 4E401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Barron at 202-693-9447
(Voice), [email protected] (Email), or 202-693-9441 (Telefax).
[These are not toll-free numbers].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Under section 101 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977, a mine operator may petition and the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) may modify the application of a mandatory safety standard
to that mine if the Secretary determines that: (1) An alternative
method exists that will guarantee no
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less protection for the miners affected than that provided by the
standard; or (2) the application of the standard will result in a
diminution of safety to the affected miners.
MSHA bases the final decision on the petitioner's statements, any
comments and information submitted by interested persons, and a field
investigation of the conditions at the mine. In some instances, MSHA
may approve a petition for modification on the condition that the mine
operator complies with other requirements noted in the decision.
II. Granted Petitions for Modification
On the basis of the findings of MSHA's investigation, and as
designee of the Secretary, MSHA has granted or partially granted the
following petitions for modification:
Docket Number: M-2016-031-C.
FR Notice: 81 FR 81810 (11/18/2016).
Petitioner: S & J Coal Mine, 15 Motter Drive, Pine Grove,
Pennsylvania 17963-8854.
Mine: Slope #2 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-09963, located in Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002(a) (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors; permissibility).
Docket Number: M-2017-001-C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16068 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC, 293 Table Rock Road, Oakland,
Maryland 21550.
Mine: Mountain View Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09028, located in Tucker
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d) (Permissible electric
equipment).
Docket Number: M-2017-002-C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16068 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC, 293 Table Rock Road, Oakland,
Maryland 21550.
Mine: Mountain View Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09028, located in Tucker
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.507-1(a) (Electric equipment other
than power-connection points; outby the last open crosscut; return air;
permissibility requirements).
Docket Number: M-2017-003-C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 16068 (3/31/2017).
Petitioner: Mettiki Coal WV, LLC, 293 Table Rock Road, Oakland,
Maryland 21550.
Mine: Mountain View Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09028, located in Tucker
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002(a) (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors; permissibility).
Docket Number: M-2017-008-C.
FR Notice: 82 FR 26954 (6/12/2017).
Petitioner: Excel Mining, LLC, 4126 State Highway 194 West,
Pikeville, Kentucky 41501.
Mine: Excel Mining #4 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 15-19515, located in Pike
County, Kentucky.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1909(b)(6) (Nonpermissible diesel
powered equipment; design and performance requirements).
Docket Number: M-2017-002-M.
FR Notice: 82 FR 34701 (7/26/2017).
Petitioner: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., Midwest Division,
11252 Aurora Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50322.
Mine: Fort Calhoun Underground Mine, 5765 County Road P 30, Fort
Calhoun, Nebraska 68023, MSHA I.D. No. 25-01300, located in Washington
County, Nebraska.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 57.11052(d) (Refuge areas).
Sheila McConnell,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
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