[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11894-11895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5590]


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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. Mingo Logan Coal Company

[Docket No. M-2004-007-C]

    Mingo Logan Coal Company, 1000 Mingo Logan Avenue, Wharncliffe, 
West Virginia 25651 has filed a petition to modify the application of 
30 CFR 77.214(a) (Refuse piles; general) to its Black Bear Preparation 
Plant (MSHA I.D. No. 46-07985) located in Mingo County, West Virginia. 
The petitioner proposes to use coarse coal mine refuse material from 
the Black Bear Preparation Plant to cover and reclaim abandoned mine 
openings at the Select No. 5 Mine. The petitioner has listed specific 
procedures in this petition that would be followed when its proposed 
alternative method is implemented. The petitioner asserts that the 
proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure of 
protection as the existing standard.

2. Remington, LLC

[Docket No. M-2004-008-C]

    Remington, LLC, 160 Lockheed Drive, Beaver, West Virginia 25813 has 
filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1002 
(Installation of electric equipment and conductors; permissibility) to 
its Stockburg No. 2 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 46-08635) located in Kanawha 
County, West Virginia. The petitioner proposes to use a high-voltage 
2,400-volt Joy 14CM27 continuous miner at the Stockburg No. 2 Mine. The 
petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide 
at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard.

3. Christy Minerals Company

[Docket No. M-2004-002-M]

    Christy Minerals Company, P.O. Box 159, High Hill, Missouri 63350 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 56.12028 
(Testing grounding systems) to its Christy Minerals Plant (MSHA I.D. 
No. 46-08634) located in Montgomery County, Missouri. The petitioner 
proposes to conduct a visual inspection in lieu of an annual resistance 
test on all fixed outdoor installations where the equipment grounding 
conductor and other conduit are run above ground. The petitioner states 
that an annual resistance test, already in place at the plant, will be 
continued on any fixed installations subject to flexing, vibrations, 
and where the conduit is located below ground. 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, 1100 Wilson 
Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All comments must be 
postmarked or received in that office on or before April 12, 2004. 
Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that address.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 8th day of March, 2004.
Marvin W. Nichols, Jr.,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 04-5590 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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