[Federal Register: May 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 100)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29785]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 48, 50, and 75
RIN 1219-AB46
Emergency Mine Evacuation
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration is extending the
comment period for the Emergency Temporary Standard on Emergency Mine
Evacuation published on March 9, 2006 (71 FR 12252). This action is in
response to a request from the public.
DATES: The comment period will close on June 29, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Acting Director;
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA; phone: (202)
693-9440; facsimile: (202) 693-9441; E-mail: Silvey.Patricia@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) received a request to extend the public comment period for 60
days so that interested parties could adequately address issues
contained in MSHA's opening statement. MSHA is conducting this
rulemaking under the statutory requirement that the Agency must publish
the Final Rule no later than December 9, 2006, that is, 9 months
following the publication of the ETS. MSHA is granting a 30-day
extension of the comment period (from May 30, 2006, to June 29, 2006)
to allow all interested parties additional time to provide input into
this important rulemaking. The comment period will close on June 29,
2006; MSHA welcomes comment from all interested parties.
Dated: May 18, 2006.
David G. Dye,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 06-4825 Filed 5-22-06; 9:53 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-43-P
