[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14672]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification
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. R. & D. Coal Company
[Docket No. M-95-78-C]
R. & D. Coal Company, 214 Vaux Avenue, Tremont, Pennsylvania 17981
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.332(b)(1) &
(b)(2) (working sections and working places) to its Buck Mountain Slope
(I.D. No. 36-02053) located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The
petitioner proposes to use air passing through inaccessible abandoned
workings and additional areas by mixing with the air in the intake
haulage slope to ventilate the only active workings section, to ensure
air quality by sampling intake air during preshift and on-shift
examinations, and to suspend mine production when air quality fails to
meet specified criteria. The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as would the mandatory standard.
2. Jericol Mining, Inc.
[Docket No. M-95-79-C]
Jericol Mining, Inc., General Delivery, Holmes Mill, Kentucky 40843
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1710
(canopies or cabs; electric face equipment) to its No. 2 Darby Mine
(I.D. No. 15-16627) located in Harlan County, Kentucky. Due to the
fluctuating height of the seam, the petitioner proposes to operate the
Simmons Rand Model 828 battery powered coal haulers and the Simmons
Rand 488 scoop without canopies. The petitioner asserts that compliance
with the mandatory standard would diminish the safety of miners.
3. Andalex Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. M-95-80-C]
Andalex Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 711, Madisonville, Kentucky 42431
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.325(b) (air
quantity) to its Island Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 15-17515) located in
Hopkins County, Kentucky. The petitioner requests a modification of the
standard to determine the volume of air at alternate locations on a
working section and in areas where mechanized mining equipment is being
installed or removed. The petitioner proposes to mine panels by driving
a set of entries a specified distance and then drive another set of
entries parallel and adjoining the first set; and to measure the air
volume in the panels at the location indicated on the diagram
accompanying the petition. The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as would the mandatory standard.
4. Andalex Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. M-95-81-C]
Andalex Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 711, Madisonville, Kentucky 42431
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.360(c)(1)
(preshift examination) to its Island Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 15-17515)
located in Hopkins County, Kentucky. The petitioner requests a
modification of the standard to determine the volume of air at
alternate locations on a working section and in areas where mechanized
mining equipment is being installed or removed. The petitioner proposes
to mine panels by driving a set of entries a specified distance and
then drive another set of entries parallel and adjoining the first set;
and to measure the air volume in the panels at the location indicated
on the diagram accompanying the petition. The petitioner asserts that
the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure
of protection as would the mandatory standard.
5. Andalex Resources, Inc.
[Docket No. M-95-82-C]
Andalex Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 711, Madisonville, Kentucky 42431
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.362 (on-
shift examination) to its Island Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 15-17515) located
in Hopkins County, Kentucky. The petitioner requests a modification of
the standard to determine the volume of air at alternate locations on a
working section and in areas where mechanized mining equipment is being
installed or removed. The petitioner proposes to mine panels by driving
a set of entries a specified distance and then drive another set of
entries parallel and adjoining the first set; and to measure the air
volume in the panels at the location indicated on the diagram
accompanying the petition. 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 July 17, 1995.
Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that address.
Dated: June 7, 1995.
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances.
[FR Doc. 95-14672 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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