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Dated: October 9, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standard
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is a summary of
a petition for modification submitted to
the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the parties
listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petition
must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before November 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Email: zzMSHA-comments@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 a copy 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 (fax). [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. Petition for Modification
Docket Number: M–2018–018–C.
Petitioner: Wilson Creek Energy, LLC,
Three Gateway Center, Suite 1500, 401
Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Mine: Acosta Deep Mine, MSHA I.D.
No. 36–09893, located in Somerset
County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503
(Permissible electric face equipment;
maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35
(Portable (trailing) cables and cords).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard to permit an alternative
method of compliance with respect to
the length of trailing cable.
The petitioner states that:
(1) The Acosta Deep Mine is a room
and pillar mine that utilizes continuous
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mining machines and continuous
haulage. The rooms off the mains or
submains are driven approximately 600
feet on 52 feet by 60 feet centers. There
are three producing sections. When
using continuous haulage, it is
necessary to add an electrical box (‘‘Dbox’’) on the return side of the section
so that the roof bolters have enough
cable to reach the faces. The granting of
this petition will eliminate the
additional electrical box and will make
the bolting process more efficient and
thus effective. The mine utilizes 480V
Fletcher Roof Ranger II roof bolters.
(2) The granting of the petition will
reduce the amount of cable handling.
The average mining height is 38–42
inches. Sprains and strains from cable
handling are the most frequent injury at
the mine.
(3) The petitioner proposes the
following alternative method to be
utilized:
(a) The maximum length of the 480volt trailing cables will be 1,100 feet
when using No. 2 American Wire Gauge
(AWG) cables.
(b) The trailing cables for the 480-volt
Fletcher Roof Ranger II roof bolters will
not be smaller than No. 2 AWG cable.
(c) All circuit breakers used to protect
the No. 2 AWG trailing cables exceeding
700 feet in length will have
instantaneous trip units calibrated to
trip at 700 amperes. The trip setting of
these circuit breakers will be sealed to
ensure that the setting on these circuit
breakers cannot be changed, and these
breakers will have permanent, legible
labels. Each label will identify the
circuit breaker as being suitable for
protecting the No. 2 AWG cables.
(d) Replacement circuit breakers and/
or instantaneous trip units used to
protect the No. 2 AWG trailing cables
will be calibrated to trip at 700 amperes,
and this setting will be sealed.
(e) All components that provide shortcircuit protection will have a sufficient
interruption rating in accordance with
the maximum calculated fault currents
available.
(f) During each production day, the
No. 2 AWG cables and the associated
circuit breakers will be examined in
accordance with all 30 CFR provisions.
(g) Permanent warning labels will be
installed and maintained on the load
center identifying the location of each
short-circuit protective device. These
labels will warn miners not to change or
alter the settings of these devices.
(h) If the affected trailing cables are
damaged in any way during the shift,
the cable will be de-energized and
repairs made.
(i) This alternative method will not be
implemented until all miners who have
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been designated to operate the roof
bolters, or any other person designated
to examine the trailing cables or trip
settings on the circuit breakers have
received the proper training.
(j) 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.
These proposed revisions will specify
task training for miners designated to
examine the trailing cables for safe
operating condition and verify the shortcircuit settings of the circuit
interrupting device(s) that protect the
affected trailing cables do not exceed
the specified setting(s) in Item No. 3(c).
The training will include the following:
(i) The hazards of setting short-circuit
interrupting device(s) too high to
adequately protect the trailing cables;
(ii) How to verify that the circuit
interrupting devices(s) protecting the
trailing cable(s) are properly set and
maintained;
(iii) Mining methods and operating
procedures that will protect the trailing
cables against damage; and
(iv) The proper procedure for
examining the trailing cables to ensure
that the cable(s) are in safe operating
condition by a visual inspection of the
entire cable, observing the insulation,
the integrity of the splices, nicks, and
abrasions.
The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure of protection afforded the
miners under the existing standard.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Deputy Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances.
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SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[18–076]
Notice of Information Collection
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
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All comments should be
submitted within 30 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Gatrie Johnson, Mail Code
JF000, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Washington, DC 20546–
0001 or Gatrie.Johnson@NASA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Gatrie Johnson, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546 or email gatrie.johnson@
nasa.gov.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The information submitted by the
public is a license application for those
companies and individuals who wish to
obtain a patent license for a NASA
patented technology. Information
needed for the license application in
ATLAS may include supporting
documentation such as a certificate of
incorporation, a financial statement, a
business and/or commercialization
plan, a projected revenue/royalty
spreadsheet and a company balance
sheet. At a minimum, all license
applicants must submit a satisfactory
plan for the development and/or
marketing of an invention. The collected
information is used by NASA to ensure
that companies that seek to
commercialize NASA technologies have
a solid business plan for bringing the
technology to market.
II. Method of Collection
NASA is participating in Federal
efforts to extend the use of information
technology to more Government
processes via internet. NASA
encourages recipients to use the latest
computer technology in preparing
documentation. Companies and
individuals submit license applications
by completing the automated form by
way of the Automated Technology
Licensing Application System (ATLAS).
NASA requests all license applications
to be submitted via electronic means.
III. Data
Title: Automated Technology
Licensing Application System (ATLAS).
OMB Number: 2700–XXXX.
Type of review: New.
Affected Public: Public and
companies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
360.
Estimated Time per Response: 8.0
hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standard
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of a petition for modification
submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by the
parties listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petition must be received by MSHA's Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances on or before November 13,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by ``docket
number'' on the subject line, by any of the following methods:
1. Email: [email protected] 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. Persons delivering
documents are required to check in at the receptionist's desk in Suite
4E401. Individuals may inspect a copy 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),
[email protected] (email), or 202-693-9441 (fax). [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. Petition for Modification
Docket Number: M-2018-018-C.
Petitioner: Wilson Creek Energy, LLC, Three Gateway Center, Suite
1500, 401 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Mine: Acosta Deep Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-09893, located in Somerset
County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible electric face
equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35 (Portable (trailing) cables
and cords).
Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of the
existing standard to permit an alternative method of compliance with
respect to the length of trailing cable.
The petitioner states that:
(1) The Acosta Deep Mine is a room and pillar mine that utilizes
continuous
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mining machines and continuous haulage. The rooms off the mains or
submains are driven approximately 600 feet on 52 feet by 60 feet
centers. There are three producing sections. When using continuous
haulage, it is necessary to add an electrical box (``D-box'') on the
return side of the section so that the roof bolters have enough cable
to reach the faces. The granting of this petition will eliminate the
additional electrical box and will make the bolting process more
efficient and thus effective. The mine utilizes 480V Fletcher Roof
Ranger II roof bolters.
(2) The granting of the petition will reduce the amount of cable
handling. The average mining height is 38-42 inches. Sprains and
strains from cable handling are the most frequent injury at the mine.
(3) The petitioner proposes the following alternative method to be
utilized:
(a) The maximum length of the 480-volt trailing cables will be
1,100 feet when using No. 2 American Wire Gauge (AWG) cables.
(b) The trailing cables for the 480-volt Fletcher Roof Ranger II
roof bolters will not be smaller than No. 2 AWG cable.
(c) All circuit breakers used to protect the No. 2 AWG trailing
cables exceeding 700 feet in length will have instantaneous trip units
calibrated to trip at 700 amperes. The trip setting of these circuit
breakers will be sealed to ensure that the setting on these circuit
breakers cannot be changed, and these breakers will have permanent,
legible labels. Each label will identify the circuit breaker as being
suitable for protecting the No. 2 AWG cables.
(d) Replacement circuit breakers and/or instantaneous trip units
used to protect the No. 2 AWG trailing cables will be calibrated to
trip at 700 amperes, and this setting will be sealed.
(e) All components that provide short-circuit protection will have
a sufficient interruption rating in accordance with the maximum
calculated fault currents available.
(f) During each production day, the No. 2 AWG cables and the
associated circuit breakers will be examined in accordance with all 30
CFR provisions.
(g) Permanent warning labels will be installed and maintained on
the load center identifying the location of each short-circuit
protective device. These labels will warn miners not to change or alter
the settings of these devices.
(h) If the affected trailing cables are damaged in any way during
the shift, the cable will be de-energized and repairs made.
(i) This alternative method will not be implemented until all
miners who have been designated to operate the roof bolters, or any
other person designated to examine the trailing cables or trip settings
on the circuit breakers have received the proper training.
(j) 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. These proposed
revisions will specify task training for miners designated to examine
the trailing cables for safe operating condition and verify the short-
circuit settings of the circuit interrupting device(s) that protect the
affected trailing cables do not exceed the specified setting(s) in Item
No. 3(c). The training will include the following:
(i) The hazards of setting short-circuit interrupting device(s) too
high to adequately protect the trailing cables;
(ii) How to verify that the circuit interrupting devices(s)
protecting the trailing cable(s) are properly set and maintained;
(iii) Mining methods and operating procedures that will protect the
trailing cables against damage; and
(iv) The proper procedure for examining the trailing cables to
ensure that the cable(s) are in safe operating condition by a visual
inspection of the entire cable, observing the insulation, the integrity
of the splices, nicks, and abrasions.
The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method will at
all times guarantee no less than the same measure of protection
afforded the miners under the existing standard.
Roslyn B. Fontaine,
Deputy Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2018-22181 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
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