[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1368-1369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-619]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Petitions for Modification

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

1. Aracoma Coal Company

[Docket No. M-2001-106-C]

    Aracoma Coal Company, P.O. Box 470, Stollings, West Virginia 25646 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.900 (low- 
and medium-voltage circuits serving three-phase alternating current 
equipment; circuit breakers) to its Aracoma Alma Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 
46-08801) located in Logan County, West Virginia. The petitioner 
proposes to use a properly rated vacuum contactor for undervoltage 
circuit protection; to use a properly rated vacuum contactor for 
grounded phase circuit protection; to use a neutral grounding resister 
not more than 15 amperes for 480-volt circuit ground-fault current; to 
use a properly rated circuit breaker for a short circuit and/or over-
current circuit protection; and conduct monthly examinations on each 
circuit to check for proper operation of the vacuum contactor and 
actuated undervoltage and grounded phase trip devices to ensure proper 
circuit operation. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative 
method would provide at least the same measure of protection as the 
existing standard.

2. Ohio Coal Company

[Docket No. M-2001-107-C]

    Ohio County Coal Company, 19050 Highway 1078 South, Henderson, 
Kentucky 42420 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 
75.1700 (oil and gas wells) to its Freedom Mine (I.D. No. 15-17587) 
located in Henderson County, Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to mine 
through oil and gas well bores located within an approved mining area 
using the specific procedures outlined in this petition for 
modification. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative 
method would provide at least the same measure of protection as the 
existing standard.

3. Addington, Inc.

[Docket No. M-2001-108-C]

    Addington, Inc., 8616 Long Branch Road, Hatfield, Kentucky 41514 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.503 
(permissible electric face equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.41(f) 
(plug and receptacle-type connectors) to its Pond Creek Mine No. 1 
(I.D. No. 15-17287) located in Pike County, Kentucky. The petitioner 
proposes to use a spring-loaded locking device instead of a padlock on 
mobile battery-powered equipment to prevent unintentional loosening of 
battery plugs from battery receptacles to eliminate the hazards 
associated with difficult removal of padlocks during emergency 
situations. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method 
would provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing 
standard.

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Request for Comments

    Persons interested in these petitions are encouraged to submit 
comments via e-mail to ``[email protected],'' or on a computer disk 
along with an original hard copy to the Office of Standards, 
Regulations, and Variances, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 4015 
Wilson Boulevard, Room 627, Arlington, Virginia 22203. All comments 
must be postmarked or received in that office on or before February 11, 
2002. Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that 
address.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 31st day of December 2001.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 02-619 Filed 1-9-02; 8:45 am]
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