[Federal Register: October 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 191)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petition for Modification
The following party has filed a petition to modify the application
of an existing safety standard under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR part 44.
Monterey Coal Company
[Docket No. M-2006-066-C]
Monterey Coal Company, 14300 Brushy Mound Road, Carlinville,
Illinois 62626 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR
75.364(b)(1) (Weekly examination) to its No. 1 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 11-
00726) located in Macoupin County, Illinois. The petitioner requests a
modification of the existing standard to allow evaluation points to be
used to examine inaccessible areas of the air courses in the same
proximate location where the ventilating air enters and exits the
inaccessible areas. The petitioner proposes to install an automatic
sensing system at the exit points. The petitioner states that: (1) The
inaccessible areas of the affected air course have numerous falls up to
50 feet high; (2) rehabilitation of an entry or removal of stoppings to
make parallel entries common will be hazardous to miners due to
unstable roof conditions; and (3) use of evaluation points and
automatic sensors to examine these areas will provide a safe method of
examination in the air courses. 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 to Standards-Petitions@dol.gov. Include ``petitions
for modification'' in the subject line of the e-mail. Comments can also
be submitted by fax, regular mail, or hand-delivery. If faxing your
comments, include ``petitions for modification'' on the subject line of
the fax. Comments by regular mail or hand-delivery should be submitted
to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia 22209. If hand-delivered, you are required to stop
by the 21st floor to check in with the receptionist. All comments must
be postmarked or received by the Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances on or before November 2, 2006. Copies of the petitions are
available for inspection at that address.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 27th day of September 2006.
Cherie A. Hutchison,
Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. E6-16308 Filed 10-2-06; 8:45 am]
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