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Dated: December 17, 2018.
Melody Braswell,
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Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
II. Applicable Fee
Fee Adjustment for Testing,
Evaluation, and Approval of Mining
Products
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment.
AGENCY:
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) announces a
revised hourly rate for the fees charged
to applicants and approval holders for
testing, evaluating, and approving
products for use in mines. MSHA
charges a fee to cover the full cost
(direct and indirect costs) of its services
associated with the approval program.
The new hourly rate is $137.
DATES: MSHA will charge the new
hourly rate for new approval services
starting January 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis L. Ferlich, Chief, Approval and
Certification Center (A&CC), 304–547–
2029 or 304–547–0400 (these are not
toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
Under the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as
amended, MSHA’s mission is to prevent
death, disease, and injury from mining
and promote safe and healthy
workplaces for the Nation’s miners.
MSHA approves equipment, materials,
and explosives for use in mines to
assure that the products are designed,
constructed, and maintained so as not to
cause a fire, explosion, or other
accident. MSHA’s regulation under 30
CFR part 5, Fees for Testing, Evaluation,
and Approval of Mining Products,
establishes the method the Agency uses
to calculate the fees needed to recover
costs for approval services.
Under 30 U.S.C. 966, MSHA may
collect and retain up to $2,499,000 of
fees collected for the approval and
certification of equipment, materials,
and explosives for use in mines.
On July 29, 2015, MSHA published a
final rule in the Federal Register (80 FR
45051) that revised the Agency’s
regulation for administering fees for
testing, evaluation, and approval of
products manufactured for use in mines.
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Under the final rule, MSHA revised the
hourly rate by dividing the total of a
prior fiscal year’s approval program
costs (direct and indirect costs) by the
number of total direct hours spent on
approval program activities for that
year. The hourly rate was increased
from $97 to $121.
MSHA began charging the existing
hourly rate on October 1, 2015, for new
approval applications.
Under 30 CFR 5.50, an hourly rate
will remain in effect for at least one year
and be subject to revision at least once
every three years. MSHA calculates the
FY 2019 hourly rate using FY 2017 costs
for baseline data. MSHA has determined
that as of January 1, 2019, the hourly
rate will be $137 per hour for services
on new applications and post-approval
activities (changes to approvals and
post-approval product audits).
• MSHA will process applications
and post-approval activities postmarked
before January 1, 2019, under the
existing FY 2018 hourly rate of $121.
• MSHA will process applications
and post-approval activities postmarked
on or after January 1, 2019, under the
revised FY 2019 hourly rate of $137.
This information is available on
MSHA’s web page at https://
www.msha.gov.
David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety
and Health.
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[Docket No. 2018–11]
Request for Information on
Designation of Mechanical Licensing
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ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
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The U.S. Copyright Office is
issuing a notice of inquiry regarding the
Musical Works Modernization Act, title
I of the Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte
Music Modernization Act (‘‘MMA’’),
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Written reply comments must be
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Fee Adjustment for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining
Products
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment.
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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announces a
revised hourly rate for the fees charged to applicants and approval
holders for testing, evaluating, and approving products for use in
mines. MSHA charges a fee to cover the full cost (direct and indirect
costs) of its services associated with the approval program. The new
hourly rate is $137.
DATES: MSHA will charge the new hourly rate for new approval services
starting January 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis L. Ferlich, Chief, Approval and
Certification Center (A&CC), 304-547-2029 or 304-547-0400 (these are
not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as
amended, MSHA's mission is to prevent death, disease, and injury from
mining and promote safe and healthy workplaces for the Nation's miners.
MSHA approves equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines to
assure that the products are designed, constructed, and maintained so
as not to cause a fire, explosion, or other accident. MSHA's regulation
under 30 CFR part 5, Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of
Mining Products, establishes the method the Agency uses to calculate
the fees needed to recover costs for approval services.
Under 30 U.S.C. 966, MSHA may collect and retain up to $2,499,000
of fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment,
materials, and explosives for use in mines.
On July 29, 2015, MSHA published a final rule in the Federal
Register (80 FR 45051) that revised the Agency's regulation for
administering fees for testing, evaluation, and approval of products
manufactured for use in mines. Under the final rule, MSHA revised the
hourly rate by dividing the total of a prior fiscal year's approval
program costs (direct and indirect costs) by the number of total direct
hours spent on approval program activities for that year. The hourly
rate was increased from $97 to $121.
MSHA began charging the existing hourly rate on October 1, 2015,
for new approval applications.
II. Applicable Fee
Under 30 CFR 5.50, an hourly rate will remain in effect for at
least one year and be subject to revision at least once every three
years. MSHA calculates the FY 2019 hourly rate using FY 2017 costs for
baseline data. MSHA has determined that as of January 1, 2019, the
hourly rate will be $137 per hour for services on new applications and
post-approval activities (changes to approvals and post-approval
product audits).
MSHA will process applications and post-approval
activities postmarked before January 1, 2019, under the existing FY
2018 hourly rate of $121.
MSHA will process applications and post-approval
activities postmarked on or after January 1, 2019, under the revised FY
2019 hourly rate of $137. This information is available on MSHA's web
page at https://www.msha.gov.
David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-27633 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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