[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71861-71862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6705]


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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. Bridger Coal Company

[Docket No. M-2005-073-C]

    Bridger Coal Company, P.O. Box 68, Point of Rocks, Wyoming 82942 
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1101-8 
(Water sprinkler systems; arrangement of sprinklers) to its Bridger 
Underground Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 48-01646) located in Sweetwater County, 
Wyoming. The petitioner requests to modify the application of 30 CFR 
75.1101-8 (Water sprinkler systems arrangement of sprinklers) if the 
belt controller and take-up control units comply with existing safety 
standards 30 CFR 75.340 and 75.1107-1(a)(3). The petitioner states that 
the units presently are electric and are located in transformer rooms 
which comply with the safety standards 75.340 and 75.1107-1(a)(3). The 
petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide 
at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard.

2. Brooks Run Mining Company, LLC

[Docket No. M-2005-074-C]

    Brooks Run Mining Company, LLC, 25 Little Birch Road, Sutton, West 
Virginia 25601 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 
75.1002 (Installation of electric equipment and conductors; 
permissibility) to its Saylor Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 46-09126) located in 
Braxton County, West Virginia. The petitioner requests a modification 
of the existing standard to permit a production stream to be maintained 
from the 2,400-volt continuous miners at the Saylor Mine. The 
petitioner has listed in this petition specific terms and conditions 
that will be followed when the proposed

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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.

3. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC

[Docket No. M-2005-075-C]

    AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC, P.O. Box 157, Clymer, Pennsylvania 
15728 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.1710-
1 (Canopies or cabs; self-propelled diesel-powered and electric face 
equipment; installation requirements) to its Nolo Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 
36-08850) located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The petitioner 
proposes to operate self-propelled electric face equipment without cabs 
and canopies in coal seams of 48'' or less. The petitioner asserts that 
using cabs and canopies on the equipment in areas of 48' or less 
results in a diminution of safety causing the roof support to be 
dislodged. In addition, the operator's visibility is decreased which 
poses a hazardous situation to persons traveling on foot. 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: [email protected]; Fax: (202) 693-9441; or 
Regular Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 1100 
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All comments 
must be postmarked or received in that office on or before December 30, 
2005. Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that 
address.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 23rd day of November 2005.
Rebecca J. Smith,
 Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. E5-6705 Filed 11-29-05; 8:45 am]
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