[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4825]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Parts 48, 50, and 75

RIN 1219-AB46


Emergency Mine Evacuation

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration is extending the 
comment period for the Emergency Temporary Standard on Emergency Mine 
Evacuation published on March 9, 2006 (71 FR 12252). This action is in 
response to a request from the public.

DATES: The comment period will close on June 29, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Acting Director; 
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA; phone: (202) 
693-9440; facsimile: (202) 693-9441; E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mine Safety and Health Administration 
(MSHA) received a request to extend the public comment period for 60 
days so that interested parties could adequately address issues 
contained in MSHA's opening statement. MSHA is conducting this 
rulemaking under the statutory requirement that the Agency must publish 
the Final Rule no later than December 9, 2006, that is, 9 months 
following the publication of the ETS. MSHA is granting a 30-day 
extension of the comment period (from May 30, 2006, to June 29, 2006) 
to allow all interested parties additional time to provide input into 
this important rulemaking. The comment period will close on June 29, 
2006; MSHA welcomes comment from all interested parties.

    Dated: May 18, 2006.
David G. Dye,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 06-4825 Filed 5-22-06; 9:53 am]
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