[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46185-46186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17452]


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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. Drummond Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M-2004-032-C]

    Drummond Company, Inc., P.O. Box 10246, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-
0246 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.601 
(Short circuit protection of trailing cables) to its Shoal Creek Mine 
(MSHA I.D. No. 01-02901) located in Jefferson County, Alabama. The 
petitioner requests a modification of the existing standard to permit 
the use of an alternative method for identifying circuit breakers and 
disconnecting devices. The petitioner proposes to mount the circuit 
breaker and corresponding receptacle on a panel in a manner that will 
maintain a physical relationship between the breaker and the 
receptacle; and to install two permanent labels on each panel that will 
indicate Circuit 1 and Circuit 2, etc., just above 
the circuit breaker and the corresponding receptacle that operates the 
circuit breaker. The petitioner has listed in this petition other 
procedures that would be followed for implementation of the proposed 
alternative method. The petitioner proposes to identify labeling on the 
trailing cable plugs that will indicate that the machine is attached to 
a particular cable; post signs in strategic locations on the power 
center that will indicate labeling requirements; provide specific 
training before the proposed alternative method is implemented to all 
miners who are designated to verify the instantaneous short circuit 
settings; and submit proposed revisions for its approved Part 48 
training plan to the Coal Mine Safety and Health District Manager for 
the area in which the mine is located that will specify task training 
for miners designated to verify the labeling and short circuit 
settings. The petitioner asserts that the proposed

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alternative method would provide at least the same measure of 
protection as the existing standard.

2. Drummond Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M-2004-033-C]

    Drummond Company, Inc., P.O. Box 10246, Birmingham, Alabama 35202-
0246 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.904 
(Identification of circuit breakers) to its Shoal Creek Mine (MSHA I.D. 
No. 01-02901) located in Jefferson County, Alabama. The petitioner 
requests a modification of the existing standard to permit the use of 
an alternative method for identifying circuit breakers and 
disconnecting devices. The petition proposes to mount the circuit 
breaker and corresponding receptacle on a panel in a manner that will 
maintain a physical relationship between the breaker and the 
receptacle; and to install two permanent labels on each panel that will 
indicate Circuit 1 and Circuit 2, etc., just above 
the circuit breaker and the corresponding receptacle that operates the 
circuit breaker. The petitioner has listed in this petition other 
procedures that would be followed for implementation of the proposed 
alternative method. The petitioner proposes to identify labeling on the 
trailing cable plugs that will indicate that the machine is attached to 
a particular cable; post signs in strategic locations on the power 
center that will indicate labeling requirements; provide specific 
training before the proposed alternative method is implemented to all 
miners who are designated to verify the instantaneous short circuit 
settings; and submit proposed revisions for its approved Part 48 
training plan to the Coal Mine Safety and Health District Manager for 
the area in which the mine is located that will specify task training 
for miners designated to verify the labeling and short circuit 
settings. The petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method 
would provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing 
standard.

3. Warrior Coal, LLC

[Docket No. M-2004-034-C]

    Warrior Coal, LLC, 57 J.E. Ellis Road, Madisonville, Kentucky 42431 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1103-4(a) 
(Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; installation; 
minimum requirements) to its Cardinal Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 15-17216) 
located in Hopkins County, Kentucky. The petitioner requests a 
modification of the existing standard to permit the use of an 
alternative method of compliance for an automatic fire sensor and 
warning device system to identify a fire within each belt flight. The 
petitioner proposes to install a low-level carbon monoxide detecting 
system as an early warning fire detection system in all belt entries 
where a monitoring system identifies a sensor location in lieu of 
identifying each belt flight. 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], by fax at (202) 693-9441, or 
by regular mail 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 September 1, 2004. Copies of these 
petitions are available for inspection at that address.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 20th day of July 2004.
Marvin W. Nichols, Jr.,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 04-17452 Filed 7-30-04; 8:45 am]
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