[Federal Register: November 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 211)]
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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. Kennecott Energy Company
[Docket No. M-2005-071-C]
Kennecott Energy Company, 748 T-7 Road (82718), P.O. Box 1449,
Gillette, Wyoming 82717-1449 has filed a petition to modify the
application of 30 CFR 77.803 (Fail safe ground check circuits on high-
voltage resistance grounded systems) to its Cordero-Rojo Mine (MSHA
I.D. No. 48-00992), Jacobs Ranch Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 48-00997) located
in Campbell County, Wyoming; Antelope Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 48-01337)
located in Converse County, Wyoming; Spring Creek Mine (I.D. No. 24-
01457) located in Bighorn County, Montana; and Colowyo Coal Mine (MSHA
I.D. No. 05-02962) located in Moffat County, Colorado. The petitioner
requests a modification of the existing standard to permit an
alternative method of compliance when the boom/mast is raised or
lowered during necessary repairs. The petitioner has listed specific
procedures in this petition that will be followed when the alternative
method is implemented. 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 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 December 2,
2005. Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that
address.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 27th day of October 2005.
Rebecca J. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 05-21847 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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