[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9597]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 56, 57, 62, 70, and 71
RIN 1219-AA53
Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Supplemental proposed rule; extension of comment period and
close of record.
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SUMMARY: MSHA is extending the post-hearing comment period and close of
record regarding the Agency's supplemental proposed rule for
occupational noise exposure, which was published in the Federal
Register on December 31, 1997.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 24, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this supplemental proposed rule must be clearly
identified as such and may be transmitted by electronic mail to
comments@msha.gov; by fax to MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances, 703-235-5551; or by mail to MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Room 631, Arlington,
VA 22203. Interested persons are encouraged to supplement written
comments with computer files or disks; please contact the Agency with
any format questions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director; MSHA,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances; 703-235-1910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 31, 1997, MSHA published in the
Federal Register (62 FR 68468) a proposed rule which would supplement
MSHA's proposed rule for occupational noise exposure in coal and metal
and nonmetal mines, published December 17, 1996 (61 FR 66348). The
supplemental proposal would require mine operators to provide affected
miners and miners' representatives with an opportunity to observe
operator monitoring required under Sec. 62.120(f) of MSHA's proposed
rule for occupational noise exposure. It also would require mine
operators to inform miners and miners' representatives of the dates and
times of planned operator noise monitoring so that miners and miners'
representatives would have an opportunity to exercise the right to
observe monitoring.
The comment period closed on February 17, 1998. MSHA held a public
hearing on March 10, 1998, in Washington, DC. To allow for the
submission of post-hearing comments the record was scheduled to close
on April 9, 1998. Due to requests from the mining community, the Agency
is extending the post-hearing comment period and close of record to
April 24, 1998. MSHA believes that this extension will provide
sufficient time for all interested parties to review and comment on the
proposal, and on the written comments and testimony that the Agency has
received thus far. All interested members of the mining public are
encouraged to submit comments prior to April 24, 1998.
Dated: April 7, 1998.
J. Davitt McAteer,
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 98-9597 Filed 4-8-98; 9:53 am]
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