[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82074-82075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32744]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Fee Adjustment for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining 
Products

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of fee adjustment.

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SUMMARY: This notice describes MSHA's revised fee schedule for testing, 
evaluating, and approving mining products as provided by 30 CFR part 5. 
MSHA charges applicants a fee to cover its direct and indirect costs 
associated with testing, evaluating, and approval of equipment and 
materials manufactured for use in the mining industry. The new fee 
schedule, effective January 1, 2011, is based on MSHA's direct and 
indirect costs for providing services during fiscal year (FY) 2010.

DATES: This fee schedule is effective January 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John P. Faini, Chief, Approval and 
Certification Center, 304-547-2029 or 304-547-0400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Under 30 CFR 5.50, each fee schedule shall remain in effect for at 
least one year and be subject to revision at least once every three 
years. MSHA's existing fee schedule, revised December 24, 2008 (73 FR 
79195) became effective January 1, 2009.
    Under 30 CFR 5.30(a), Part 15 fees for services provided to MSHA by 
other organizations may be set by those organizations. In addition, 
under 30 CFR 5.40, when the nature of the product requires MSHA to test 
and evaluate the product at a location other than on MSHA premises, 
MSHA is allowed to charge actual travel expenses in addition to the 
fees charged for evaluation and testing.

II. Fee Computation

    MSHA computed the 2011 fees using FY 2010 costs for baseline data. 
MSHA calculated a weighted-average based on the direct and indirect 
costs to applicants for testing, evaluation, and approval services 
provided in FY 2010. From this average, MSHA computed a single hourly 
rate, which applies uniformly to all applications.
    As a result of this process, MSHA has determined that as of January 
1, 2011, the fee will be $97 per hour for services provided.

III. Applicable Fee

     Applications postmarked before January 1, 2011: MSHA will 
process these applications under the 2009 hourly rate of $90.
     Applications postmarked on or after January 1, 2011: MSHA 
will process these applications under the 2011 hourly rate of $97. This 
information is available on MSHA's Web site at http://www.msha.gov.


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    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-32744 Filed 12-28-10; 8:45 am]
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