Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards, 40333-40334 [2023-13177]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petition 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 July 21, 2023.
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SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MSHA–2023–
0030 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for MSHA–2023–0030.
2. Fax: 202–693–9441.
3. Email: petitioncomments@dol.gov.
4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: S.
Aromie Noe, 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. Before
visiting MSHA in person, call 202–693–
9455 to make an appointment, in
keeping with the Department of Labor’s
COVID–19 policy. Special health
precautions may be required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.
Aromie Noe, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9440 (voice), Petitionsformodification@
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 (CFR) part
44 govern the application, processing,
and disposition of petitions for
modification.
ADDRESSES:
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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. The application of such standard to
such mine will result in a diminution of
safety to the miners in such mine.
In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11
of 30 CFR establish the requirements for
filing petitions for modification.
Docket Number: M–2023–016–C.
Petitioner: Peter Shingara Jr. Mining,
315 Shingara Lane, Sunbury,
Pennsylvania 17801.
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Mine: No. 1 Slope Operation, MSHA
ID No. 36–10008, located in
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1202–
1(a), Temporary notations, revisions,
and supplements.
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of 30 CFR
75.1202–1(a) to permit annual mine
map revisions and supplements from
the initial survey in lieu of the current
interval of not more than 6 months.
The petitioner states that:
(a) The low production and slow rate
of advance in anthracite mining make
surveying on 6-month intervals
impractical. In most cases, annual
development is frequently limited to
less than 500 feet of gangway advance
with associated up-pitch development.
(b) The mine is non-mechanized and
uses hand-loading methods of mining.
(c) Development above the active
gangway is designed to mine into the
level above the designated intervals
thereby maintaining sufficient control
between both surveyed gangways.
(d) Available mine engineering and
surveying resources are limited in the
mine area, making more than annual
surveying difficult to achieve.
The petitioner proposes the following
alternative method:
(a) The mine maps shall be revised
and supplemented at intervals of not
more than 12 months.
(b) The mine maps will continue to be
updated by hand notations daily and
subsequent surveys will be conducted
prior to commencing retreat mining and
whenever either a drilling program
under 30 CFR 75.388 or plan for mining
into inaccessible areas under 30 CFR
75.389 is required.
The petitioner asserts that the
alternate method proposed will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure of protection afforded the
miners under the mandatory standard.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petition for Modification of Application
of Existing Mandatory Safety
Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
II. Petition for Modification
PO 00000
40333
This notice is a summary of
a petition for modification submitted to
SUMMARY:
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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 July 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MSHA–2023–
0029 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for MSHA–2023–0029.
2. Fax: 202–693–9441.
3. Email: petitioncomments@dol.gov.
4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: S.
Aromie Noe, 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. Before
visiting MSHA in person, call 202–693–
9455 to make an appointment, in
keeping with the Department of Labor’s
COVID–19 policy. Special health
precautions may be required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.
Aromie Noe, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9440 (voice), Petitionsformodification@
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 (CFR) 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. The application of such standard to
such mine will result in a diminution of
safety to the miners in such mine.
In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11
of 30 CFR establish the requirements for
filing petitions for modification.
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II. Petition for Modification
Docket Number: M–2023–015–C.
Petitioner: Peter Shingara Jr. Mining,
315 Shingara Lane, Sunbury,
Pennsylvania 17801.
Mine: No. 1 Slope Operation, MSHA
ID No. 36–10008, located in
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1400,
Hoisting equipment; general.
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of 30 CFR
75.1400 to permit operating the gunboat
used to transport persons without safety
catches or other no less effective
devices.
The petitioner states that:
(a) Safety catches or devices are not
available for gunboats operating in
steeply pitching and undulating slopes
with numerous curves and knuckles
present in the main haulage slopes of
Anthracite mines.
(b) The mine’s slopes range in length
from 30 to 4,200 feet and vary in pitch
from 12 to 75 degrees.
(c) Since a functional safety catch has
not been developed, makeshift devices,
if installed, could be activated on
knuckles and curves, causing a tumbling
effect on the conveyance. Such tumbling
would increase the hazard to miners.
The petitioner proposes the following
alternative method:
(a) The cage or steel gunboat shall be
operated with secondary safety
connections that are securely fastened
around the gunboat and to the hoisting
rope above the main connecting device.
(b) Hoisting ropes shall be used with
safety factors that are greater than the 4
to 8 to 1 ratio recommended by the
American National Standard for Wire
Rope for Mines.
The petitioner asserts that the
alternate method proposed will at all
times guarantee no less than the same
measure of protection afforded the
miners under the mandatory standard.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances.
[FR Doc. 2023–13177 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petition for Modification of Application
of Existing Mandatory Safety
Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
PO 00000
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Fmt 4703
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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 July 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MSHA–2023–
0031 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for MSHA–2023–0031.
2. Fax: 202–693–9441.
3. Email: petitioncomments@dol.gov.
4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: S.
Aromie Noe, 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. Before
visiting MSHA in person, call 202–693–
9455 to make an appointment, in
keeping with the Department of Labor’s
COVID–19 policy. Special health
precautions may be required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.
Aromie Noe, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9440 (voice), Petitionsformodification@
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 (CFR) part
44 govern the application, processing,
and disposition of petitions for
modification.
SUMMARY:
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. The application of such standard to
such mine will result in a diminution of
safety to the miners in such mine.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petition 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
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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 July 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. MSHA-2023-
0029 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments for MSHA-2023-0029.
2. Fax: 202-693-9441.
3. Email: [email protected].
4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401,
Arlington, Virginia 22202-5452, Attention: S. Aromie Noe, 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. Before
visiting MSHA in person, call 202-693-9455 to make an appointment, in
keeping with the Department of Labor's COVID-19 policy. Special health
precautions may be required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. Aromie Noe, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202-693-9440 (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
(CFR) 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. The application of such standard to such mine will result in a
diminution of safety to the miners in such mine.
In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11 of 30 CFR establish the
requirements for filing petitions for modification.
II. Petition for Modification
Docket Number: M-2023-015-C.
Petitioner: Peter Shingara Jr. Mining, 315 Shingara Lane, Sunbury,
Pennsylvania 17801.
Mine: No. 1 Slope Operation, MSHA ID No. 36-10008, located in
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1400, Hoisting equipment; general.
Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of 30
CFR 75.1400 to permit operating the gunboat used to transport persons
without safety catches or other no less effective devices.
The petitioner states that:
(a) Safety catches or devices are not available for gunboats
operating in steeply pitching and undulating slopes with numerous
curves and knuckles present in the main haulage slopes of Anthracite
mines.
(b) The mine's slopes range in length from 30 to 4,200 feet and
vary in pitch from 12 to 75 degrees.
(c) Since a functional safety catch has not been developed,
makeshift devices, if installed, could be activated on knuckles and
curves, causing a tumbling effect on the conveyance. Such tumbling
would increase the hazard to miners.
The petitioner proposes the following alternative method:
(a) The cage or steel gunboat shall be operated with secondary
safety connections that are securely fastened around the gunboat and to
the hoisting rope above the main connecting device.
(b) Hoisting ropes shall be used with safety factors that are
greater than the 4 to 8 to 1 ratio recommended by the American National
Standard for Wire Rope for Mines.
The petitioner asserts that the alternate method proposed will at
all times guarantee no less than the same measure of protection
afforded the miners under the mandatory standard.
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
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