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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification
This notice amends a petition document published in the Federal
Register on December 8, 1994 (59 FR 63382), docket numbers M-94-166-C
and M-94-167-C, to correct the name of the county where the mine is
located. The Energy West Mining Company, Trail Mountain Mine is located
in Emery County, Utah.
The following parties have filed petitions to modify the
application of mandatory safety standards under section 101(c) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. L. V. Coal Company
[Docket No. M-94-173-C]
L. V. Coal Company, 235 Second Street, Joliett, Pennsylvania 17981
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.360
(preshift examination) to its No. 4 Slope Vein (I.D. No. 36-08014)
located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The petitioner proposes to
examine each seal for physical damage from the slope gunboat during the
preshift examination after an air quantity reading is taken in by the
intake portal and to test for the quantity and quality of air at the
intake air split locations off the slope in the gangway portion of the
working section. The petitioner proposes to physically examine the
entire length of the slope once a month. The petitioner asserts that
the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure
of protection as would the mandatory standard.
2. L. V. Coal Company
[Docket No. M-94-174-C]
L. V. Coal Company, 235 Second Street, Joliett, Pennsylvania 17981
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.364(b)(1),
(4) and (5) (weekly examination) to its No. 4 Slope Vein (I.D. No. 36-
08014) located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Due to hazardous
conditions and roof falls, certain areas of the intake haulage slope
and primary escapeway cannot be traveled safely. The petitioner
proposes to examine these areas from the gunboat/slope car with an
alternative air quality evaluation at the section's intake level, and
to travel and thoroughly examine these areas for hazardous conditions
once a month. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same measure of protection as would
the mandatory standard.
3. L. V. Coal Company
[Docket No. M-94-175-C]
L. V. Coal Company, 235 Second Street, Joliett, Pennsylvania 17981
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1100-2(a)
(quantity and location of firefighting equipment) to its No. 4 Slope
Vein (I.D. No. 36-08014) located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
The petitioner proposes to use only portable fire extinguishers to
replace existing requirements where rock dust, water cars, and other
water storage are not practical. The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as would the mandatory standard.
4. L. V. Coal Company
[Docket No. M-94-176-C]
L. V. Coal Company, 235 Second Street, Joliett, Pennsylvania 17981
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1200 (d)
and (i) (mine map) to its No. 4 Slope Vein (I.D. No. 36-08014) located
in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The petitioner proposes to use
cross-sections instead of contour lines through the intake slope, at
locations of rock tunnel connections between veins, and at 1,000 feet
intervals of advance from the intake slope and to limit the mapping of
mine workings above and below to those present within 100 feet of the
vein being mined except when veins are interconnected to other veins
beyond the 100 feet limit through rock tunnels. The petitioner asserts
that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same
measure of protection as would the mandatory standard.
5. L. V. Coal Company
[Docket No. M-94-176-C]
L. V. Coal Company, 235 Second Street, Joliett, Pennsylvania 17981
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1202-1(a)
(temporary notations, revisions, and supplements) to its No. 4 Slope
Vein (I.D. No. 36-08014) located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
The petitioner proposes to revise and supplement mine maps on an annual
basis instead of the required 6 month interval and to update maps daily
by hand notations. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same measure of protection as would
the mandatory standard.
Request for Comments
Persons interested in these petitions may furnish written comments.
These comments must be filed with the Office of Standards, Regulations
and Variances, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Room 627, 4015
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. All comments must be
postmarked or received in that office on or before [insert date 30 days
from publication in the Federal Register]. Copies of these petitions
are available for inspection at that address.
Dated: December 22, 1994.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances.
[FR Doc. 94-32158 Filed 12-29-94; 8:45 am]
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