[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47366-47367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20269]


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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. Canyon Fuel Company, LLC

[Docket No. M-2003-052-C]

    Canyon Fuel Company, LLC, HC 35 Box 380, Helper, Utah 84526 has 
filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.350 (Air 
courses and belt haulage entries) to its Skyline Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 
42-01566) located in Carbon County, Utah. The petitioner requests that 
its previously granted petition for modification, docket number M-2000-
040-C, be amended to revise paragraph V.(C) of the Proposed Decision 
and Order to read as follows: ``In addition to requirements of V.(B), 
diesel-powered equipment classified as

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`heavy-duty' under 30 CFR 75.1908(a), must include a means, maintained 
in operating condition, to prevent the spray from ruptured diesel fuel, 
hydraulic oil, and lubricating oil lines from being ignited by contact 
with engine exhaust system component surfaces such as shielding, 
conduit, non-absorbent insulating materials, or other similar means.'' 
The petitioner asserts that this amendment to its previously granted 
petition will prevent a diminution of safety caused by application of 
the existing standard and that this amendment will at all times provide 
at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard.

2. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M-2003-053-C]

    Jim Walter Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 133, Brookwood, Alabama 35444 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.507 (Power 
connection points) to its No. 4 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 01-01247), No. 5 
Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 01-01322), and No. 7 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 01-01401) 
all located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The petitioner proposes to 
use deep well submersible pumps driven by electric motors to remove 
water from sealed areas in the underground mines. The petitioner 
asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide at least the 
same measure of protection as the existing standard.

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, 1100 Wilson 
Boulevard, Room 2352, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All comments must be 
postmarked or received in that office on or before September 8, 2003. 
Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that address.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 31st day of July 2003.
Marvin W. Nichols, Jr.,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 03-20269 Filed 8-7-03; 8:45 am]
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