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surveying equipment identified in this
petition and acquired more than 10
years prior to the date that the petition
becomes final. After 5 years, the
operator will maintain a cycle of
purchasing new electronic surveying
equipment whereby theodolites will be
no older than 5 years from the date of
manufacture and total stations and other
electronic surveying equipment will be
no older than 10 years from the date of
manufacture.
(t) The operator will ensure that all
surveying contractors hired by the
operator are using nonpermissible
electronic surveying equipment in
accordance with the terms and
conditions of this petition. The
conditions of use in the petition will
apply to all nonpermissible electronic
surveying equipment used in return
airways, regardless of whether the
equipment is used by the operator or by
an independent contractor.
(u) The petitioner states that it may
use nonpermissible electronic surveying
equipment when production is
occurring, subject to the following
conditions:
—On a mechanized mining unit (MMU)
where production is occurring,
nonpermissible electronic surveying
equipment will not be used
downwind of the discharge point of
any face ventilation controls, such as
tubing (including controls such as
‘‘baloney skins’’) or curtains.
—Production may continue while
nonpermissible electronic surveying
equipment is used, if such equipment
is used in a separate split of air from
where production is occurring.
—Nonpermissible electronic surveying
equipment will not be used in a split
of air ventilating an MMU if any
ventilation controls will be disrupted
during such surveying. Disruption of
ventilation controls means any change
to the mine’s ventilation system that
causes the ventilation system not to
function in accordance with the
mine’s approved ventilation plan.
—If, while surveying, a surveyor must
disrupt ventilation, the surveyor will
cease surveying and communicate to
the section foreman that ventilation
must be disrupted. Production will
stop while ventilation is disrupted.
Ventilation controls will be
reestablished immediately after the
disruption is no longer necessary.
Production will only resume after all
ventilation controls are reestablished
and are in compliance with approved
ventilation or other plans, and other
applicable laws, standards, or
regulations.
—Any disruption in ventilation will be
recorded in the logbook required by
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the petition. The logbook will include
a description of the nature of the
disruption, the location of the
disruption, the date and time of the
disruption and the date and time the
surveyor communicated the
disruption to the section foreman, the
date and time production ceased, the
date and time ventilation was
reestablished, and the date and time
production resumed.
—All surveyors, section foremen,
section crew members, and other
personnel who will be involved with
or affected by surveying operations
will receive training in accordance
with 30 CFR 48.7 on the requirements
of the petition within 60 days of the
date the petition becomes final. The
training will be completed before any
nonpermissible electronic surveying
equipment can be used while
production is occurring. The operator
will keep a record of the training and
provide the record to MSHA on
request.
—The operator will provide annual
retraining to all personnel who will be
involved with or affected by
surveying operations in accordance
with 30 CFR 48.8. The operator will
train new miners on the requirements
of the petition in accordance with 30
CFR 48.5, and will train experienced
miners, as defined in 30 CFR 48.6, on
the requirements of the petition in
accordance with 30 CFR 48.6. The
operator will keep a record of the
training and provide the record to
MSHA on request.
The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure of protection 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
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Division of Federal Employees’
Compensation, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
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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). 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. Currently, the
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed collection:
Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for
Examination and/or Treatment (CA–15).
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
October 7, 2019.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S–3201, Washington, DC 20210; by
fax,(202) 354–9643, or email to
alvarez.vincent@dol.gov Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or email).
Please note that comments submitted
after comment period will not be
considered.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Department of
Labor (DOL) is requesting an approval of
a new information collection as a result
of the recent passage of the Sam Farr
and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act
of 2018 (Farr-Castle), which modified
various aspects of the Peace Corps,
including changes to the provision of
health care to volunteers.
Peace Corps Volunteers are
considered to be in the performance of
duty while abroad during the period of
Peace Corps service for purposes of
FECA coverage. An injury sustained
outside the United States during service
is deemed proximately caused by such
service, unless the injury or illness was
proximately caused by willful
misconduct, intention to bring about
injury or death, or intoxication.
Under the provisions of the FECA, 5
U.S.C. 8142 of the FECA defines Peace
Corps volunteer as
(1) A volunteer enrolled in the Peace
Corps under section 2504 of title 22;
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(2) A volunteer leader enrolled in the
Peace Corps under section 2505 of title
22; and
(3) An applicant for enrollment as a
volunteer or volunteer leader during a
period of training under section 2507(a)
of title 22 before enrollment.
Entitlement to disability
compensation payments does not
commence until the day after the date
of termination of service as a volunteer.
5 U.S.C. 8142(b).
Farr-Castle directs the Secretary of the
Department of Labor to authorize the
Director of the Peace Corps to furnish
medical benefits to a volunteer, who is
injured during the volunteer’s period of
service, for a period of 120 days
following the termination of such
service if the Director certifies that the
volunteer’s injury probably meets the
requirements set forth in 5 U.S.C.
8142(c)(3).
To this end, the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP) and
the Peace Corps have collaborated to
initiate a new form, the CA–15, Peace
Corps Volunteer Authorization for
Examination and/or Treatment, that will
authorize medical treatment for recently
terminated Peace Corps volunteers who
require medical treatment for injuries/
exposure sustained in the performance
of their volunteer service. Issuance of
this form will solely be at the discretion
of the Peace Corps, and will bridge a gap
between the occurrence of an initial
injury and/or disease exposure and the
actual adjudication of a claim by OWCP
by helping ensure that recently
terminated volunteers receive prompt
medical care, without delay, for a period
of 120 days following separation from
service.
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,
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e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor seeks approval of this new
information in order to carry out its
responsibility to meet the statutory
requirements of the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act as amended by the
Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps
Reform Act of 2018 (Farr-Castle).
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Peace Corps Volunteer
Authorization for Examination and/or
Treatment.
OMB Number: 1240–0NEW.
Agency Number: CA–15Affected
Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Respondents: 252.
Total Annual Responses: 252.
Average Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 63.
Frequency: Once.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $146.
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.
Vincent Alvarez
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs US Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Division of Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation, Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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). This program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in
SUMMARY:
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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. Currently, the
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed collection:
Attorney Fee Approval Request (LS–4),
Application for Special Fund Relief
(LS–5), Commutation Application (LS–
6), Request for Intervention (LS–7),
Settlement Approval Request 8(i) (LS–8)
and Stipulation Approval Request (LS–
9). A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
address section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail, delivery service, or by hand to
Ms. Anjanette Suggs, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room
S–3323, Washington, DC 20210; by
fax,(202) 354–9660 or email to
suggs.anjanette@dol.gov. Please use
only one method of transmission for
comments (mail/delivery, fax, or email).
Please note that comments submitted
after comment period will not be
considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor (DOL) is
requesting an approval of a new
information collection. This information
collection is essential to the mission of
DOL and the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA or Act).
The Act provides benefits to workers
injured in maritime employment on the
navigable waters of the United States or
in an adjoining area customarily used by
an employer in loading, unloading,
repairing, or building a vessel. In
addition, several acts extend the
LHWCA’s coverage to certain other
employee groups. LHWCA section 39(a)
generally authorizes the Secretary of
Labor to prescribe rules and regulations
to implement the Act. See 33 U.S.C.
939(a).
Title 20 CFR 702.132 empowers the
District Directors to award or deny
attorney fees for services rendered on
behalf of a claimant. In addition, 20 CFR
702.134 establishes certain guidelines
for determining an attorney fee when
the employer or carrier declines to pay
compensation. The attorney
representing a claimant must file an
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[FR Doc No: 2019-16069]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Division of Federal Employees' Compensation, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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). 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. Currently, the Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
collection: Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for Examination and/or
Treatment (CA-15). A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail, delivery service, or by
hand to Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210; by fax,(202) 354-9643, or
email to [email protected] Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail/delivery, fax, or email). Please note
that comments submitted after comment period will not be considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting an
approval of a new information collection as a result of the recent
passage of the Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018
(Farr-Castle), which modified various aspects of the Peace Corps,
including changes to the provision of health care to volunteers.
Peace Corps Volunteers are considered to be in the performance of
duty while abroad during the period of Peace Corps service for purposes
of FECA coverage. An injury sustained outside the United States during
service is deemed proximately caused by such service, unless the injury
or illness was proximately caused by willful misconduct, intention to
bring about injury or death, or intoxication.
Under the provisions of the FECA, 5 U.S.C. 8142 of the FECA defines
Peace Corps volunteer as
(1) A volunteer enrolled in the Peace Corps under section 2504 of
title 22;
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(2) A volunteer leader enrolled in the Peace Corps under section
2505 of title 22; and
(3) An applicant for enrollment as a volunteer or volunteer leader
during a period of training under section 2507(a) of title 22 before
enrollment.
Entitlement to disability compensation payments does not commence
until the day after the date of termination of service as a volunteer.
5 U.S.C. 8142(b).
Farr-Castle directs the Secretary of the Department of Labor to
authorize the Director of the Peace Corps to furnish medical benefits
to a volunteer, who is injured during the volunteer's period of
service, for a period of 120 days following the termination of such
service if the Director certifies that the volunteer's injury probably
meets the requirements set forth in 5 U.S.C. 8142(c)(3).
To this end, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
and the Peace Corps have collaborated to initiate a new form, the CA-
15, Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for Examination and/or
Treatment, that will authorize medical treatment for recently
terminated Peace Corps volunteers who require medical treatment for
injuries/exposure sustained in the performance of their volunteer
service. Issuance of this form will solely be at the discretion of the
Peace Corps, and will bridge a gap between the occurrence of an initial
injury and/or disease exposure and the actual adjudication of a claim
by OWCP by helping ensure that recently terminated volunteers receive
prompt medical care, without delay, for a period of 120 days following
separation from service.
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 approval of
this new information in order to carry out its responsibility to meet
the statutory requirements of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act
as amended by the Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of
2018 (Farr-Castle).
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Title: Peace Corps Volunteer Authorization for Examination and/or
Treatment.
OMB Number: 1240-0NEW.
Agency Number: CA-15Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Respondents: 252.
Total Annual Responses: 252.
Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 63.
Frequency: Once.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $146.
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.
Vincent Alvarez
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs US
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2019-16069 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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