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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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. Triton Coal Company
[Docket No. M-94-136-C]
Triton Coal Company, P.O. Box 3027, Gillette, Wyoming 82717-3027
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 77.1607(u)
(loading and haulage equipment; operation) to its Buckskin Mine (I.D.
No. 48-01200) located in Campbell County, Wyoming. The petitioner
requests a variance from the mandatory standard for towing of haul
trucks and other large off highway surface mine equipment. The
petitioner proposes to use a portable hydraulic unit to supply power to
the necessary functions of disabled equipment in order to move it
safely. The petitioner states that proper training would be provided to
every miner responsible for using this equipment. The petitioner
asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the
same measure of protection as would the mandatory standard.
2. Rosebud Mining Company
[Docket No. M-94-137-C]
Rosebud Mining Company, Box 324B, R.D. 2, Parker, Pennsylvania
16049 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR
75.333(b)(2) (ventilation controls) to its Rosebud No. 3 Mine (I.D. No.
36-07843) located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The petitioner
requests a modification of the mandatory standard to permit the use of
temporary ventilation controls in the room necking procedure for rooms
developed less than 600 feet. The petitioner asserts that the proposed
alternate method would provide at least the same measure of protection
as would the mandatory standard.
3. Ram Head Coal Company
[Docket No. M-94-138-C]
Ram Head Coal Company, 277 Main Street, Joliet, Pennsylvania 17981
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1400
(hoisting equipment; general) to its Primrose Slope (I.D. No. 36-08454)
located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Because of steep,
frequently changing pitch and numerous curves and knuckles in the main
haulage slope, the petitioner proposes to use the gunboat without
safety catches in transporting persons. As an alternate, when using the
gunboat to transport persons, the petitioner proposes to use an
increased rope strength safety factor and secondary safety connections
which are securely fastened around the gunboat and to the hoisting rope
above the main connecting device. The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as would the mandatory standard.
4. Independent Aggregates
[Docket No. M-94-38-M]
Independent Aggregates, P.O. Box 519, Inglis, Florida 34449 has
filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 57.6306(b)
(loading and blasting) to its I.A.C. Mine (I.D. No. 08-01035) located
in Citrus County, Florida. The petitioner requests a modification of
the mandatory standard to permit the drill to continue drilling the
shot pattern while loading is in progress. The petitioner proposes to
complete a drill hole and immediately load the hole while drilling new
holes continues. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative
method would provide at least the same measure of protection as would
the mandatory standard.
5. Akzo Nobel Salt, Inc.
[Docket No. M-94-39-M]
Akzo Nobel Salt, Inc., P.O. Box 6920, Cleveland, Ohio 44101 has
filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 57.19000(c)
(personnel hoisting; application) to its Cleveland Mine (I.D. No. 33-
01994) located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The petitioner requests a
variance from the mandatory standard to permit the use of an approved
escape hoist as a secondary escape hoist for persons underground, while
upgrading its production hoist to increase its hoisting capability. The
petitioner states that the escape hoisting equipment is capable of
hoisting out 70 people in one hour; that working schedules would be
modified to ensure that only 70 people would be underground when the
escape hoist is in operation; and that a hoist operator would be
available at all times while personnel are underground. 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 October 31, 1994.
Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that address.
Dated: September 23, 1994
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances
[FR Doc. 94-24228 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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