[Federal Register: December 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 246)]
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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 existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. W.A. Mining, Inc.
[Docket No. M-2004-050-C]
True Line, Inc., P.O. Box 85, Thorpe, West Virginia 24888 has filed a petition for W. A. Mining, Inc., to modify the application of 30 CFR
77.214(a) (Draw-off tunnels; stockpiling and reclaiming operations;
general) to its Caretta Mine No. 2 (MSHA I.D. No. 46-08240) located in
McDowell County, West Virginia. The petitioner proposes to remove an
old abandoned refuse pile near the mine site and backfill the mine
bench with the refuse material in accordance with Surface Mining Coal
Reclamation Act (SMCRA) regulations. The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as the existing standard.
2. Kingwood Mining Company, LLC
[Docket No. M-2004-051-C]
Kingwood Mining Company, LLC, Route 1, Box 294C, Newburg, West
Virginia 26410 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR
75.364(b)(2) (Weekly examination) to its Whitetail K-Mine (MSHA I.D.
No. 46-08751) located in Preston County, West Virginia. The petitioner
proposes to: (i) examine the airway of the return air course in its
entirety up to both sides of the area in question (16XC and 20XC) due
to deteriorating roof conditions, the affected area cannot be traveled
in its entirety; and (ii) provide date boards at both ends of the
affected area and have a certified person examine the area on a weekly
basis to measure for quantity and quality of air outby (downwind)
location (16XC) and record results of the measurements in a book and
made available to interested parties. The petitioner asserts that the
proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of
protection as the existing standard.
Request for Comments
Persons interested in these petitions are encouraged to submit
comments via Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov; E-mail: zzMSHA-Comments@dol.gov; Fax: (202) 693-9441; or Regular Mail/Hand
Delivery/Courier: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room
2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All comments must be postmarked or
received in that office on or before January 24, 2005. Copies of these
petitions are available for inspection at that address.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 16th day of December 2004.
Marvin W. Nichols, Jr.,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 04-28082 Filed 12-22-04; 8:45 am]
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