[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
                      Prov.                      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      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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