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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 

Petitions for Modification

    The following parties have filed petitions to modify the 
application of mandatory safety standards under section 101(c) of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.

1. Triton Coal Company

[Docket No. M-94-136-C]

    Triton Coal Company, P.O. Box 3027, Gillette, Wyoming 82717-3027 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 77.1607(u) 
(loading and haulage equipment; operation) to its Buckskin Mine (I.D. 
No. 48-01200) located in Campbell County, Wyoming. The petitioner 
requests a variance from the mandatory standard for towing of haul 
trucks and other large off highway surface mine equipment. The 
petitioner proposes to use a portable hydraulic unit to supply power to 
the necessary functions of disabled equipment in order to move it 
safely. The petitioner states that proper training would be provided to 
every miner responsible for using this equipment. The petitioner 
asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the 
same measure of protection as would the mandatory standard.

2. Rosebud Mining Company

[Docket No. M-94-137-C]

    Rosebud Mining Company, Box 324B, R.D. 2, Parker, Pennsylvania 
16049 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 
75.333(b)(2) (ventilation controls) to its Rosebud No. 3 Mine (I.D. No. 
36-07843) located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The petitioner 
requests a modification of the mandatory standard to permit the use of 
temporary ventilation controls in the room necking procedure for rooms 
developed less than 600 feet. The petitioner asserts that the proposed 
alternate method would provide at least the same measure of protection 
as would the mandatory standard.

3. Ram Head Coal Company

[Docket No. M-94-138-C]

    Ram Head Coal Company, 277 Main Street, Joliet, Pennsylvania 17981 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1400 
(hoisting equipment; general) to its Primrose Slope (I.D. No. 36-08454) 
located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Because of steep, 
frequently changing pitch and numerous curves and knuckles in the main 
haulage slope, the petitioner proposes to use the gunboat without 
safety catches in transporting persons. As an alternate, when using the 
gunboat to transport persons, the petitioner proposes to use an 
increased rope strength safety factor and secondary safety connections 
which are securely fastened around the gunboat and to the hoisting rope 
above the main connecting device. The petitioner asserts that the 
proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of 
protection as would the mandatory standard.

4. Independent Aggregates

[Docket No. M-94-38-M]

    Independent Aggregates, P.O. Box 519, Inglis, Florida 34449 has 
filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 57.6306(b) 
(loading and blasting) to its I.A.C. Mine (I.D. No. 08-01035) located 
in Citrus County, Florida. The petitioner requests a modification of 
the mandatory standard to permit the drill to continue drilling the 
shot pattern while loading is in progress. The petitioner proposes to 
complete a drill hole and immediately load the hole while drilling new 
holes continues. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative 
method would provide at least the same measure of protection as would 
the mandatory standard.

5. Akzo Nobel Salt, Inc.

[Docket No. M-94-39-M]

    Akzo Nobel Salt, Inc., P.O. Box 6920, Cleveland, Ohio 44101 has 
filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 57.19000(c) 
(personnel hoisting; application) to its Cleveland Mine (I.D. No. 33-
01994) located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The petitioner requests a 
variance from the mandatory standard to permit the use of an approved 
escape hoist as a secondary escape hoist for persons underground, while 
upgrading its production hoist to increase its hoisting capability. The 
petitioner states that the escape hoisting equipment is capable of 
hoisting out 70 people in one hour; that working schedules would be 
modified to ensure that only 70 people would be underground when the 
escape hoist is in operation; and that a hoist operator would be 
available at all times while personnel are underground. The petitioner 
asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the 
same measure of protection as would the mandatory standard.

Request for Comments

    Persons interested in these petitions may furnish written comments. 
These comments must be filed with the Office of Standards, Regulations 
and Variances, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Room 627, 4015 
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. All comments must be 
postmarked or received in that office on or before October 31, 1994. 
Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that address.

    Dated: September 23, 1994
Patricia W. Silvey,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances
[FR Doc. 94-24228 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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