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particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to 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 submission of
responses.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and
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The public may also examine publicly
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Safety and Health Administration, 201
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22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
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Questions about the information
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to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
Hazardous Conditions Complaints.
MSHA has updated the data with
respect to the number of respondents,
responses, burden hours, and burden
costs supporting this information
collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0014.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,976.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 1,976.
Annual Burden Hours: 395 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
MSHA Forms: Hazardous Condition
Complaint.
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Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
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.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
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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
a petition for modification submitted to
the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the party
listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petition
must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before October 21, 2019.
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: Roslyn
B. Fontaine, Deputy 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 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:
Roslyn B. Fontaine, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9440 (voice), fontaine.roslyn@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
SUMMARY:
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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
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–2019–006–M.
Petitioner: Hecla Limited, Lucky
Friday Unit, 397 Friday Ave., Mullan,
ID 83846.
Mines: Lucky Friday, MSHA I.D. No.
10–00088, located in Shoshone County,
Idaho.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
57.11052(d) (Refuge areas).
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing
standard to allow the mine operator to
provide commercially purchased water
in sealed bottles instead of a waterline
in each of three refuge chambers located
in the mine.
The petitioner states that:
(1) During an emergency at the mine,
water from a waterline could become
non-potable due to potentially damaged
waterlines connecting the water source
to the refuge chambers.
(2) Given the size of the underground
mine, the length of the waterlines,
waterline material, and cross
connections between operational uses of
water and the waterlines that could be
plumbed to the refuge chambers, it is
impossible to ensure compliance with
40 CFR part 141, National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations.
(3) One of the three refuge chambers
is not constructed to allow for the
piping of water into the self-contained
structure. Alterations or modifications
made to the refuge chamber to allow for
waterlines would void the warranty.
Utilizing commercially purchased,
sealed water bottles would allow the
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continued use of this refuge chamber
while still providing continuous access
to potable water in case of an
emergency.
As an alternative to the existing
standard, the petitioner proposes the
following:
(a) The operator will supply each of
the three refuge chambers with
commercially purchased, sealed 5gallon water bottles, allowing each
miner 2.25 quarts of water per day for
at least 36 hours in a refuge chamber,
given the manufacturer’s maximum
occupant capacity.
(b) The operator will replace the water
bottles with fresh water bottles before
the expiration of the shelf life date of
the water. The condition and quantity of
stored water will be inspected monthly
and specific instructions on water
conservation will be included with the
refuge supplies.
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.
[FR Doc. 2019–20395 Filed 9–19–19; 8:45 am]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Royalty Board
[Docket No. 15–CRB–0011 DART (SRF/CO)
(2014)]
Distribution of Digital Audio Recording
Royalty Funds
Copyright Royalty Board,
Library of Congress.
ACTION: Notice announcing
commencement of paper proceeding,
requesting Petitions to Participate, and
allowing comments.
AGENCY:
The Copyright Royalty Judges
(Judges) announce commencement of a
proceeding to determine the distribution
of digital audio recording technology
royalty fees in the 2014 Sound
Recordings Fund. The Judges also
announce the date by which a party
who wishes to participate in this
proceeding must file its Petition to
Participate and the accompanying filing
fee, if applicable.
DATES: Petitions to Participate and the
filing fee are due no later than October
21, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Each Petition to Participate
must include the proceeding docket
number, 15–CRB–0011 DART (SRF/CO)
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(2014). Participants must file using the
online form on the CRB’s electronic
filing application, eCRB, at https://
app.crb.gov/, unless they do not have
access to the internet, in which case
they may file using any of the following
methods:
U.S. mail: Copyright Royalty Board,
P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC 20024–
0977; or
Overnight service (only USPS Express
Mail is acceptable): Copyright Royalty
Board, P.O. Box 70977, Washington, DC
20024–0977; or
Commercial courier: Address package
to: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of
Congress, James Madison Memorial
Building, LM–403, 101 Independence
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559–
6000. Deliver to: Congressional Courier
Acceptance Site, 2nd Street NE and D
Street NE, Washington, DC; or
Hand delivery: Library of Congress,
James Madison Memorial Building, LM–
401, 101 Independence Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20559–6000.
Instructions: Unless submitting
online, claimants must submit an
original, two paper copies, and an
electronic version on a CD. All
submissions must include the Copyright
Royalty Board name and docket
number. All submissions received will
be posted without change on eCRB
including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket, go to
eCRB, the Copyright Royalty Board’s
electronic filing and case management
system, at https://app.crb.gov/, and
search for docket number 15–CRB–0011
DART (SRF/CO) (2014).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anita Blaine, CRB Program Specialist,
by telephone at (202) 707–7658 or email
at crb@loc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Audio Home Recording Act of
1992 (AHRA), Public Law 102–563,
requires manufacturers and importers to
pay royalties on digital audio recording
devices and media that are distributed
in the United States. 17 U.S.C. 1003.
These royalties are deposited with the
Copyright Office for further distribution
to eligible claimants. 17 U.S.C. 1005,
1007. Royalties are divided into two
funds: The Sound Recordings Fund (66–
2/3%) and the Musical Works Fund
(33–1/3%). These fees in turn are
allocated to specific subfunds. 17 U.S.C.
1006(b). The Sound Recordings Fund,
which is the subject of this notice, is
divided between the Copyright Owners
Subfund (60%) and the Featured
Recording Artists Subfund (40%), after
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small portions are distributed to
nonfeatured musicians and nonfeatured
vocalists. 17 U.S.C. 1006(b)(1).
Distribution of the fees in the two
subfunds may occur in one of two ways.
The interested copyright parties within
each subfund may negotiate the terms of
a settlement as to the division of royalty
funds. If, after any such agreements,
funds remain in dispute, the Copyright
Royalty Judges may conduct a
proceeding to determine the distribution
of the royalties that remain in
controversy in each subfund. 17 U.S.C.
1006(c) & 1007(c).
On January 21, 2016, the Judges
ordered distribution of 98% of the
royalties held in the Featured Recording
Artists Subfund and the Copyright
Owners Subfund of the 2014 Sound
Recordings Fund to settling claimants.
Order Granting AARC’s Request for
Partial Distribution of Royalties from the
2014 DART Sound Recordings Fund.
The Judges subsequently denied
requests from two nonsettling claimants
for distribution of funds. Order Denying
Eugene Curry/Tajai Music, Inc’s Request
for Partial Distribution of Funds from
the Copyright Owners Subfund (Jan. 18,
2017) (‘‘Tajai Music Order’’); Order
Denying Herman Kelly’s Request for
Partial Distribution of Funds (Jan. 18,
2017) (‘‘Kelly Order’’).
In the Kelly order, the Judges found
that a controversy exists regarding the
proper distribution of the remaining
funds in the Featured Artists Subfund.
Tajai Music, Inc. has not settled its
interest in the Copyright Owners
Subfund. See Motion in Support of
Settling Claimants’ Notice of Settlement
and Request for Partial Distribution of
the 2014 DART Sound Recordings Fund
Featured Recording Artists and
Copyright Owners Subfunds Royalties at
1 (Dec. 2, 2015); Tajai Music Order at 1.
Consistent with 17 U.S.C. 804(b)(8),
the Judges determine that, for the
reasons stated above, a controversy
exists with respect to the distribution of
the 2014 Sound Recordings Fund
royalties from the Copyright Owners
Subfund and the Featured Recording
Artists Subfund.
Commencement of Proceeding
By this notice, the Judges announce
the commencement of a proceeding to
determine the final distribution of
DART Sound Recordings Funds (from
both the Copyright Owners Subfund and
the Featured Recording Artists Subfund)
for royalty year 2014.
Petitions To Participate
Petitions to Participate must provide
all of the information required by 37
CFR 351.1(b)(2). Participants also must
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[FR Doc No: 2019-20395]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards
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
party listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petition must be received by MSHA's Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances on or before October 21, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by ``docket
number'' on the subject line, by any of the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: [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: Roslyn B. Fontaine, Deputy
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 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: Roslyn B. Fontaine, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances at 202-693-9440 (voice),
[email protected] (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 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-2019-006-M.
Petitioner: Hecla Limited, Lucky Friday Unit, 397 Friday Ave.,
Mullan, ID 83846.
Mines: Lucky Friday, MSHA I.D. No. 10-00088, located in Shoshone
County, Idaho.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 57.11052(d) (Refuge areas).
Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of the
existing standard to allow the mine operator to provide commercially
purchased water in sealed bottles instead of a waterline in each of
three refuge chambers located in the mine.
The petitioner states that:
(1) During an emergency at the mine, water from a waterline could
become non-potable due to potentially damaged waterlines connecting the
water source to the refuge chambers.
(2) Given the size of the underground mine, the length of the
waterlines, waterline material, and cross connections between
operational uses of water and the waterlines that could be plumbed to
the refuge chambers, it is impossible to ensure compliance with 40 CFR
part 141, National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
(3) One of the three refuge chambers is not constructed to allow
for the piping of water into the self-contained structure. Alterations
or modifications made to the refuge chamber to allow for waterlines
would void the warranty. Utilizing commercially purchased, sealed water
bottles would allow the
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continued use of this refuge chamber while still providing continuous
access to potable water in case of an emergency.
As an alternative to the existing standard, the petitioner proposes
the following:
(a) The operator will supply each of the three refuge chambers with
commercially purchased, sealed 5-gallon water bottles, allowing each
miner 2.25 quarts of water per day for at least 36 hours in a refuge
chamber, given the manufacturer's maximum occupant capacity.
(b) The operator will replace the water bottles with fresh water
bottles before the expiration of the shelf life date of the water. The
condition and quantity of stored water will be inspected monthly and
specific instructions on water conservation will be included with the
refuge supplies.
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.
[FR Doc. 2019-20395 Filed 9-19-19; 8:45 am]
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