[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 17, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26620]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Parts 56, 57, 62, 70 and 71

RIN 1219-AA53


Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure; Correction

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Final rule; corrections.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the preamble to the 
final rule which was published in the Federal Register of Monday, 
September 13, 1999 (64 FR 49548). The rule related to the health 
standards for occupational noise exposure.

DATES: Effective October 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol J. Jones, Director, Office of 
Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, (703) 235-1910 (not a 
toll-free call).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As published, the preamble contains errors 
which may prove to be misleading and which need to be corrected.
    Accordingly, the preamble is corrected as follows:
    1. On page 49551, in ``Chart 1: General Requirements'' under the 
heading Noise level, the phrase ``At or above 105 dBA (dual hearing 
protection level)'' should read ``Above 105 dBA (dual hearing 
protection level).''
    2. On page 49551, in ``Comparison Chart 2: General Features'' under 
the heading Final rule, the third entry should read ``80 dBA for action 
level and 90 dBA for PEL.''
    3. On page 49558, in the second column, in the last sentence, the 
word ``tone'' should be deleted to make the sentence read ``Most 
definitions of hearing impairment are based solely on pure audiometry, 
in which an audiometer is used to measure an individual's threshold 
hearing level--the lowest level of discrete frequency tones that he or 
she can hear.''
    4. On page 49590, in the second column, in the first paragraph, in 
the last sentence, the word ``regulations'' should be changed to 
``standards'' to make the sentence read ``Accordingly, MSHA has 
concluded that noise falls within the scope of section 103(c) of the 
Mine Act, and that MSHA has the authority to establish standards that 
provide miners and their representatives access to noise exposure 
monitoring conducted by mine operators.''
    5. On page 49607, in the third column, in the first full paragraph, 
in the first full sentence, the words ``equals or'' should be inserted 
so that the sentence reads ``The final rule, like the proposal, 
requires mine operators to offer miners whose noise exposure equals or 
exceeds the action level the opportunity for audiometric . . .''
    6. On page 49608, in the second column, in the first full 
paragraph, in the first sentence, the words ``equals or'' should be 
inserted so that the sentence reads ``Under Sec. 62.120 of the final 
rule, mine operators must enroll miners whose exposure to noise equals 
or exceeds the action level in a hearing conservation program . . .''
    7. On page 49627, in the first column, in the first full paragraph, 
in the fourth sentence, the term ``Paragraph (c)'' should be changed to 
``Paragraph (b).'' In the second full paragraph, in the first sentence, 
the term ``Paragraph (a)(3)'' should be changed to ``Paragraph (b).'' 
In the third full paragraph, in the first sentence, the term 
``Paragraph (b)(1)'' should be changed to ``Paragraph (c)(1).'' In the 
last paragraph, in the last sentence, the term ``Paragraph (b)(1)'' 
should be changed to ``Paragraph (c)(1).'' In the second column, in the 
first full paragraph, in the first sentence, the term ``Paragraph 
(b)(2)'' should be changed to ``Paragraph (c)(2),'' and in the last 
sentence the term ``Paragraph (b)(2)'' should be changed to ``Paragraph 
(c)(2).''

    Dated: September 28, 2000.
J. Davitt McAteer,
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 00-26620 Filed 10-16-00; 8:45 am]
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