Fee Adjustment for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products, 75332-75333 [2023-24142]

Download as PDF 75332 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 211 / Thursday, November 2, 2023 / Notices data for the ongoing, monthly publication of the PPI family of indexes. The Bureau of Labor Statistics must continue collecting data for the PPI since both policy and business planning benefit from accurate, timely, and relevant description of price trends. Legislators and government agencies use the PPI to assist them with developing policy and evaluating the markets. Dollar-denominated measures of economic performance, such as Gross Domestic Product, require accurate price data in order to convert nominal to constant-dollar values. Inflation-free national income accounting figures are vital to fiscal and monetary policymakers when setting objectives and targets. The price adjustment clauses of purchase agreements use monthly PPIs. 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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 also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of October 2023. Eric Molina, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis. [FR Doc. 2023–24223 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P charges a fee to cover the costs (direct and indirect) of its services associated with the approval program. The new hourly rate will be $166. MSHA will charge the new hourly rate for new approval services starting January 1, 2024. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juliette E. Hill, Chief, Approval and Certification Center (A&CC), 304–547– 2029 or 304–547–0400 (these are not toll-free numbers). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mine Safety and Health Administration Fee Adjustment for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing a revised hourly rate for the fees charged to applicants and approval holders for testing, evaluating, and approving products for use in mines. MSHA SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:32 Nov 01, 2023 Jkt 262001 The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as amended, authorizes MSHA to approve equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines to ensure that the products are designed, constructed, and maintained so as not to cause a fire, explosion, or other accident. Under 30 CFR part 5—Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products, MSHA 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 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines. On December 21, 2018, MSHA published a notice of fee adjustment in the Federal Register (83 FR 65747) that adjusted the Agency’s fees for testing, evaluation, and approval of products manufactured for use in mines. Since January 1, 2019, MSHA has charged an hourly rate of $137. II. Applicable Fee Under 30 CFR 5.50, a new hourly rate must remain in effect for at least 1 year and the rate will be subject to revision at least once every 3 years. MSHA determines a new hourly rate by dividing the total of approval program costs (direct and indirect costs) for a previous fiscal year by the number of total direct hours spent on approval program activities for that fiscal year. For this update, MSHA calculated the FY 2024 hourly rate using FY 2021 costs. MSHA has determined that as of January 1, 2024, the hourly rate will be $166 per hour for services on new applications and post-approval activities (changes to approvals and post-approval product audits). This rate increase is consistent with cumulative inflation between January 2019, when E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 211 / Thursday, November 2, 2023 / Notices the last hourly rate was instituted, and mid-2023. • MSHA will process applications and post-approval activities postmarked before January 1, 2024, under the existing FY 2019 hourly rate of $137. • MSHA will process applications and post-approval activities postmarked on or after January 1, 2024, under the revised FY 2024 hourly rate of $166. This fee information is available on the MSHA website at https:// www.msha.gov. Christopher J. Williamson, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2023–24142 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4520–43–P continue to struggle and face a variety of risk factors, including the impacts of climate change. Through the meeting, we will use case studies of threatened and endangered marine mammals to explore national-level issues related to stock assessment, health surveillance, and other management needs in a changing climate. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brady O’Donnell, Communications Officer, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 700, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–0087; email: bodonnell@mmc.gov. Dated: October 27, 2023. Peter O. Thomas, Executive Director. 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Virtual participation will be possible through a Zoom Webinar. The meeting agenda and webinar registration details will be posted on the Commission’s website (https://www.mmc.gov/events-meetingsand-workshops/marine-mammalcommission-annual-meetings/2023annual-meeting/) prior to the meeting. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission and Committee will meet in public session to discuss a broad range of marine mammal science and conservation policy issues and celebrate the 50th anniversaries of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. While these laws have achieved the recovery of some marine mammal species, others khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES TIME AND DATE: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:32 Nov 01, 2023 Jkt 262001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–498, 50–499, and 72–1041; NRC–2023–0128] In the Matter of STP Nuclear Operating Company and NRG South Texas LP; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 and the Associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Indirect transfer of licenses; order. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an order approving the application filed by STP Nuclear Operating Company, acting on behalf of Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (CEG) and NRG South Texas LP (NRG South Texas) and its parent companies, on June 12, 2023, as supplemented by letters dated August 31, 2023, and October 5, 2023. Specifically, the order approves the indirect transfer of possession-only nonoperating interests in Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–76 and NPF–80 for South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, respectively, and its generally licensed independent spent fuel storage installation from NRG South Texas to CEG and the issuance of conforming amendments to the operating licenses. DATES: The order was issued on October 30, 2023, and is effective for 1 year. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–0128 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75333 • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2023–0128. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, at 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The order, the NRC staff safety evaluation supporting the order, and the draft conforming license amendments are available at ADAMS Package Accession No. ML23279A022. • NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Galvin, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: 301–415–6256; email: Dennis.Galvin@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the order is attached. Dated: October 30, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dennis J. Galvin, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operator Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Attachment—Order Approving Indirect Transfer of Licenses and Conforming License Amendments United States of America Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of: STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY AND NRG SOUTH TEXAS LP; (South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 and 72–1041; the Associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation) Docket Nos. 50–498, 50–499, and Renewed License Nos. NPF–76 and NPF–80 E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75332-75333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24142]


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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 (MSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment.

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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing 
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 costs (direct and indirect) of 
its services associated with the approval program. The new hourly rate 
will be $166.

DATES: MSHA will charge the new hourly rate for new approval services 
starting January 1, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juliette E. Hill, Chief, Approval and 
Certification Center (A&CC), 304-547-2029 or 304-547-0400 (these are 
not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as 
amended, authorizes MSHA to approve equipment, materials, and 
explosives for use in mines to ensure that the products are designed, 
constructed, and maintained so as not to cause a fire, explosion, or 
other accident. Under 30 CFR part 5--Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and 
Approval of Mining Products, MSHA 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 December 21, 2018, MSHA published a notice of fee adjustment in 
the Federal Register (83 FR 65747) that adjusted the Agency's fees for 
testing, evaluation, and approval of products manufactured for use in 
mines. Since January 1, 2019, MSHA has charged an hourly rate of $137.

II. Applicable Fee

    Under 30 CFR 5.50, a new hourly rate must remain in effect for at 
least 1 year and the rate will be subject to revision at least once 
every 3 years. MSHA determines a new hourly rate by dividing the total 
of approval program costs (direct and indirect costs) for a previous 
fiscal year by the number of total direct hours spent on approval 
program activities for that fiscal year.
    For this update, MSHA calculated the FY 2024 hourly rate using FY 
2021 costs. MSHA has determined that as of January 1, 2024, the hourly 
rate will be $166 per hour for services on new applications and post-
approval activities (changes to approvals and post-approval product 
audits). This rate increase is consistent with cumulative inflation 
between January 2019, when

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the last hourly rate was instituted, and mid-2023.
     MSHA will process applications and post-approval 
activities postmarked before January 1, 2024, under the existing FY 
2019 hourly rate of $137.
     MSHA will process applications and post-approval 
activities postmarked on or after January 1, 2024, under the revised FY 
2024 hourly rate of $166.
    This fee information is available on the MSHA website at https://www.msha.gov.

Christopher J. Williamson,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-24142 Filed 11-1-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4520-43-P

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