[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58334-58335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27897]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
30 CFR Parts 46 and 48
RIN 1219-AB17
Training and Retraining of Miners Engaged in Shell Dredging or
Employed at Sand, Gravel, Surface Stone, Surface Clay, Colloidal
Phosphate, or Surface Limestone Mines; Correction
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects errors in the final rule for training
and retraining of miners that appeared in the Federal Register on
September 30, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol J. Jones, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, (703) 235-1910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 30, 1999, in FR Doc. 99-25273
(64 FR 53080), MSHA published a final rule amending existing health and
safety training regulations by establishing new training requirements
for shell dredging, sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay,
colloidal phosphate, and surface limestone mines. This document
corrects errors in the preamble.
1. On page 53080, in the third column, in the second full paragraph
the last three sentences from the end should read ``Based on Table 2,
MSHA estimates that mine operators will incur a total of 253,393 burden
hours at a cost of about $8.2 million in the first year, and in every
other succeeding year (i.e, 3, 5, 7, 9). MSHA estimates the mine
operators will incur 240,575 burden hours at a cost of $7.8 million in
years 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. The first year burden hours and costs are
composed by summing the figures in Tables 1, 2, 3, and 4.''
2. On page 53081, Table 2 should read:
Table 2--Mine Operators' Annual Burden Hours and Costs
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Mines (1-5) Mines (6-19) Mines (20) Totals
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Hrs. Costs Hrs. Costs Hrs. Costs Hrs. Costs
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46.3............................................ 254.584 $8,614 166.180 $5,620 124.032 $4,321 545 $18,554
46.5............................................ 41,153 1,481,519 21,604 777,757 4,963 178,654 67,720 2,437,930
46.6............................................ 8,534 307,213 4,641 167,066 1,092 39,327 14,267 513,606
46.7............................................ 6,102 219,673 13,328 479,804 18,692 672,924 38,122 1,372,401
46.8............................................ 34,944 1,257,994 15,538 559,369 5,552 199,882 56,035 2,017,246
46.9............................................ 1,541 40,829 3,145 83,345 2,995 79,357 7,680 203,531
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46.11........................................... 25,298 581,843 22,155 509,565 8,730 200,790 56,183 1,292,198
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Total....................................... 117,826 3,897,684 80,577 2,582,527 42,148 1,375,254 240,552 7,855,465
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3. On page 53088, in the first column, in the first full paragraph
the first sentence should read ``Several commenters favored a six-month
delay in the effective date, stating it would provide adequate time for
compliance if MSHA and state agencies were available to assist
operators in such areas as the development of training plans and
training materials.''
4. On page 53088, in the first column, the first sentence in the
last paragraph should read ``We have concluded that a one-year delay in
the effective date, without interim compliance deadlines, will ensure
that production-operators, independent contractors, and others affected
by the final part 46 rule will have sufficient time to become familiar
with the rule's requirements and take steps to come into compliance.''
5. On page 53089, in the first column, in the first full paragraph,
the last two sentences should read ``MSHA's current budget includes
$6.013 million for the State Grants program. Our budget request for
fiscal year 2000 would increase that sum to $6.139 million.''
Dated: October 20, 1999.
Marvin W. Nichols,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 99-27897 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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