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List of Subjects in 25 CFR Part 170
Highways and roads, Indians—lands.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
amends part 170 in title 25 of the Code
of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 170—TRIBAL
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
Dated: September 26, 2019.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[Docket No. MSHA–2014–0030]
Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov
(email), 202–693–9440 (voice), or 202–
693–9441 (fax). These are not toll-free
numbers.
RIN 1219–AB92
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Examinations of Working Places in
Metal and Nonmetal Mines
I. Stakeholder Meetings
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 56 and 57
1. The authority for part 170
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Pub. L. 112–141, Pub. L. 114–
94; 5 U.S.C. 2; 23 U.S.C. 201, 202; 25 U.S.C.
2, 9.
2. Revise § 170.443(b) to read as
follows:
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§ 170.443 What is required to successfully
include a proposed transportation facility in
the NTTFI?
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notification of public
stakeholder meetings.
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SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
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(b) For those proposed roads that
currently exist in the NTTFI, the
requirements identified above as
paragraphs (a)(1) through (8) of this
section, must be completed and
submitted for approval to BIA and
FHWA by March 6, 2020, in order to
remain on the inventory.
Federal Register
Publications: Access rulemaking
documents electronically at https://
www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov [Docket Number:
MSHA–2014–0030].
ADDRESSES:
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is announcing
the dates and locations of public
stakeholder meetings on the Agency’s
standards for Examinations of Working
Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines.
DATES: The meeting dates and locations
are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
MSHA will hold five public
stakeholder meetings to inform the
mining community of the requirements
of the Examinations of Working Places
in Metal and Nonmetal Mines final rule,
which was effective September 30,
2019. At the meetings, MSHA will
provide training and compliance
assistance materials to attendees. Most
of the public meetings will begin at 9
a.m. local time. The meetings in
Birmingham and Bloomington will start
at 1:30 p.m. local time. The following
table lists the dates and start times at the
locations indicated:
EXAMINATIONS OF WORKING PLACES IN METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
[Stakeholder meetings dates, times, and locations]
Date/time
Location
October 29, 2019, 9 a.m. Central Daylight Savings Time .......
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas—Market Center, 2015
Market Center Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75207.
Renaissance Birmingham, Ross Bridge, 4000 Grand Ave.,
Birmingham, Alabama 35226.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington, 10 Brickyard Drive,
Bloomington, Illinois 61701.
Hilton Garden Inn, Denver Tech Center, 7675 E Union Ave.,
Denver, CO 80237.
Hilton Garden Inn, Pittsburgh Downtown, 250 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222.
Nov. 7, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Central Standard Time ......................
November 12, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Central Standard Time ...........
November 14, 2019, 9 a.m. Mountain Standard Time .............
November 21, 2019, 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time ...............
II. Background
On September 30, 2019, MSHA
published a technical amendment,
Examinations of Working Places in
Metal and Nonmetal (MNM) Mines (84
FR 51400). The technical amendment
recognized the legal effect of the D.C.
Circuit Court’s June 11, 2019, order and
August 23, 2019, mandate that MSHA
revise 30 CFR 56.18002 and 57.18002 to
reinstate the regulatory provisions
established by the Agency’s January 23,
2017, final rule, Examinations of
Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal
Mines (‘‘January 2017 rule’’) (82 FR
7680).
The reinstated January 2017 rule
requires: (1) That an examination of the
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working place be conducted at least
once each shift before miners begin
working in the place; (2) that operators
notify miners in the affected areas of
any conditions found that may
adversely affect their safety or health;
(3) that operators promptly initiate
corrective actions; and (4) that a record
be made of the examination. The final
rule requires the examination record to
include: The name of the person
conducting the examination, the date of
the examination, the location of all areas
examined, a description of each
condition found that may adversely
affect the safety and health of miners,
and the date of corrective action. The
final rule also requires the operator to
make the examination record available
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(214) 741–7481
(205) 916–7677
(309) 664–6446
(303) 770–4200
(412) 281–5557
to the authorized representative of the
Secretary and miners’ representatives
and provide a copy upon request (84 FR
51400).
Currently, compliance assistance
materials are available at https://
www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/
examinations-working-places-metaland-nonmetal-mines. These materials
include Frequently Asked Questions
and mine operators’ sample templates
and checklists provided as best
practices.
David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety
and Health Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 56 and 57
[Docket No. MSHA-2014-0030]
RIN 1219-AB92
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notification of public stakeholder meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing
the dates and locations of public stakeholder meetings on the Agency's
standards for Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal
Mines.
DATES: The meeting dates and locations are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
ADDRESSES: Federal Register Publications: Access rulemaking documents
electronically at https://www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm or https://www.regulations.gov [Docket Number: MSHA-2014-0030].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
[email protected] (email), 202-693-9440 (voice), or 202-693-
9441 (fax). These are not toll-free numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Stakeholder Meetings
MSHA will hold five public stakeholder meetings to inform the
mining community of the requirements of the Examinations of Working
Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines final rule, which was effective
September 30, 2019. At the meetings, MSHA will provide training and
compliance assistance materials to attendees. Most of the public
meetings will begin at 9 a.m. local time. The meetings in Birmingham
and Bloomington will start at 1:30 p.m. local time. The following table
lists the dates and start times at the locations indicated:
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
[Stakeholder meetings dates, times, and locations]
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Date/time Location Contact No.
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October 29, 2019, 9 a.m. DoubleTree by Hilton (214) 741-7481
Central Daylight Savings Time. Hotel Dallas--Market
Center, 2015 Market
Center Blvd., Dallas,
Texas 75207.
Nov. 7, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Renaissance (205) 916-7677
Central Standard Time. Birmingham, Ross
Bridge, 4000 Grand
Ave., Birmingham,
Alabama 35226.
November 12, 2019, 1:30 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton (309) 664-6446
Central Standard Time. Hotel Bloomington, 10
Brickyard Drive,
Bloomington, Illinois
61701.
November 14, 2019, 9 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, (303) 770-4200
Mountain Standard Time. Denver Tech Center,
7675 E Union Ave.,
Denver, CO 80237.
November 21, 2019, 9 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, (412) 281-5557
Eastern Standard Time. Pittsburgh Downtown,
250 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15222.
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II. Background
On September 30, 2019, MSHA published a technical amendment,
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal (MNM) Mines (84 FR
51400). The technical amendment recognized the legal effect of the D.C.
Circuit Court's June 11, 2019, order and August 23, 2019, mandate that
MSHA revise 30 CFR 56.18002 and 57.18002 to reinstate the regulatory
provisions established by the Agency's January 23, 2017, final rule,
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines (``January
2017 rule'') (82 FR 7680).
The reinstated January 2017 rule requires: (1) That an examination
of the working place be conducted at least once each shift before
miners begin working in the place; (2) that operators notify miners in
the affected areas of any conditions found that may adversely affect
their safety or health; (3) that operators promptly initiate corrective
actions; and (4) that a record be made of the examination. The final
rule requires the examination record to include: The name of the person
conducting the examination, the date of the examination, the location
of all areas examined, a description of each condition found that may
adversely affect the safety and health of miners, and the date of
corrective action. The final rule also requires the operator to make
the examination record available to the authorized representative of
the Secretary and miners' representatives and provide a copy upon
request (84 FR 51400).
Currently, compliance assistance materials are available at https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/examinations-working-places-metal-and-nonmetal-mines. These materials include Frequently Asked Questions
and mine operators' sample templates and checklists provided as best
practices.
David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-22497 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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