[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-8471]
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[Federal Register: April 8, 1994]
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Part III
Department of Labor
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Coal Mine Respirable Dust Standard Noncompliance Determinations; Mine
Shift Atmospheric Conditions; Respirable Dust Sample; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Coal Mine Respirable Dust Standard Noncompliance Determinations;
Mine Shift Atmospheric Conditions; Respirable Dust Sample
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment periods.
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SUMMARY: In response to requests from the mining community for
additional time in which to prepare their comments, the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the periods for public
comment on two notices addressing coal mine respirable dust. The
comment period will be extended for the notices addressing: (1) The use
of single, full-shift respirable dust measurements to determine
noncompliance under the MSHA coal mine respirable dust program; and (2)
the joint finding by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services that the average concentration of respirable dust to
which each miner in the active workings of a coal mine is exposed can
be measured accurately over a single shift.
DATES: All comments and information must be submitted on or before May
20, 1994. Commenters are encouraged to send comments on a computer disk
with their original comments in hard copy.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, room 631, Ballston
Tower No. 3, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations and Variances, MSHA, (703) 235-1910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 18, 1994, MSHA published a
notice in the Federal Register (59 FR 8356) announcing its intention to
use single, full-shift respirable dust measurements, in addition to the
average of multiple, full-shift respirable dust samples to determine
noncompliance and issue citations for violations of the respirable dust
standard under the MSHA coal mine respirable dust program.
Concurrently, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services jointly published a notice in the Federal Register
(59 FR 8357) announcing a new finding that the average concentration of
respirable dust to which each miner in the active workings of a coal
mine is exposed can be accurately measured over a single shift in
accordance with section 202(f)(2) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977. Based on this finding, the Secretaries are proposing to
rescind the finding issued on July 17, 1971, and affirmed on February
23, 1972.
The comment periods for these notices were scheduled to close on
April 19, 1994; but, in response to requests from the mining community
for additional time in which to prepare their comments, MSHA is
extending the comment period to May 20, 1994. All interested parties
are encouraged to submit comments prior to that date.
Dated: April 4, 1994.
J. Davitt McAteer,
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 94-8471 Filed 4-7-94; 8:45 am]
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