[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 58433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16308]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Petition for Modification

    The following party has filed a petition to modify the application 
of an existing safety standard under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR part 44.

Monterey Coal Company

[Docket No. M-2006-066-C]

    Monterey Coal Company, 14300 Brushy Mound Road, Carlinville, 
Illinois 62626 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 
75.364(b)(1) (Weekly examination) to its No. 1 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 11-
00726) located in Macoupin County, Illinois. The petitioner requests a 
modification of the existing standard to allow evaluation points to be 
used to examine inaccessible areas of the air courses in the same 
proximate location where the ventilating air enters and exits the 
inaccessible areas. The petitioner proposes to install an automatic 
sensing system at the exit points. The petitioner states that: (1) The 
inaccessible areas of the affected air course have numerous falls up to 
50 feet high; (2) rehabilitation of an entry or removal of stoppings to 
make parallel entries common will be hazardous to miners due to 
unstable roof conditions; and (3) use of evaluation points and 
automatic sensors to examine these areas will provide a safe method of 
examination in the air courses. 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]. Include ``petitions 
for modification'' in the subject line of the e-mail. Comments can also 
be submitted by fax, regular mail, or hand-delivery. If faxing your 
comments, include ``petitions for modification'' on the subject line of 
the fax. Comments by regular mail or hand-delivery should be submitted 
to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, Office of Standards, 
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 
Arlington, Virginia 22209. If hand-delivered, you are required to stop 
by the 21st floor to check in with the receptionist. All comments must 
be postmarked or received by the Office of Standards, Regulations, and 
Variances on or before November 2, 2006. Copies of the petitions are 
available for inspection at that address.

    Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 27th day of September 2006.
Cherie A. Hutchison,
Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. E6-16308 Filed 10-2-06; 8:45 am]
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