SUMMARY: This notice revises the user fees for MSHA's Approval and
Certification Center (A&CC). Fees compensate MSHA for the costs
incurred for testing, evaluating, and approving certain products for
use in underground mines. The 2002 fees are based on MSHA's actual
expenses for fiscal year 2001. The fees reflect changes both in MSHA's
approval processing operations and in the costs to process approval
actions.
DATES: This fee schedule is effective from January 1, 2002 through
December 31, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven J. Luzik, Chief, Approval and
Certification Center (A&CC), 304-547-2029 or 304-547-0400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 8, 1987 (52 FR 17506), MSHA published a final rule, 30 CFR
Part 5--Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products.
The rule established specific procedures for calculating,
administering, and revising user fees. MSHA has revised its fee
schedule for 2001 in accordance with the procedures of that rule. This
new fee schedule is included below. For approval applications
postmarked before January 1, 2002, MSHA will continue to calculate fees
under the previous (2001) fee schedule, published on December 28, 2000.
Fee Computation
In general, MSHA computed the 2002 fees based on fiscal year 2001
data. We calculated a weighted-average, direct cost for all the
services provided during fiscal year 2001 in the processing of requests
for testing, evaluation, and approval of certain products for use in
underground mines. From this cost, we calculated a single hourly rate
to apply uniformly across all of the product approval categories during
2002.
Signed in Arlington, Virginia, this 19th day of December, 2001. Dave D. Lauriski, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2002
[Based on FY 2001 data]
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Hourly
Action title rate
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Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of all Mining $57
Products \1\..................................................
Retesting for Approval as a Result of Post-Approval Product .......
Audit \2\.....................................................
30 CFR PART 15--EXPLOSIVES TESTING
Permissibility Tests for Explosives:
Weigh-in..................................................... 462
Physical Exam: First size.................................... 325
Chemical Analysis............................................ 1,977
Air Gap--Minimum Product Firing Temperature.................. 460
Air Gap--Room Temperature.................................... 352
Pendulum Friction Test....................................... 163
Detonation Rate................................................ 352
Gallery Test 7................................................. 7,436
Gallery Test 8................................................. 5,533
Toxic Gases (Large Chamber).................................... 805
Permissibility Tests for Sheathed Explosives:
Physical Examination......................................... 128
Chemical Analysis............................................ 1,044
Gallery Test 9............................................... 1,944
Gallery Test 10.............................................. 1,944
Gallery Test 11.............................................. 1,944
Gallery Test 12.............................................. 1,944
Drop Test.................................................... 648
Temperature Effects/Detonation............................... 672
Toxic Gases.................................................. 580
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\1\ Full approval fee consists of evaluation cost plus applicable test
costs.
\2\ Fee based upon the approval schedule in effect at the time of
retest.
Note: When the nature of the product requires that we test and
evaluate it at a location other than our premises, you must
reimburse us for the traveling, subsistence, and incidental expenses
of our representative in accordance with standardized government
travel regulations. This reimbursement is in addition to the fees
charged for evaluation and testing.
