[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49773-49774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19768]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in 
Whole or in Part

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 
1977 and 30 CFR part 44 govern the application, processing, and 
disposition of petitions for modification. This Federal Register Notice 
notifies the public that MSHA has investigated and issued a final 
decision on certain mine operator petitions to modify a safety 
standard.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final decisions are posted on MSHA's Web site 
at http://www.msha.gov/indexes/petition.htm. The public may inspect the 
petitions and final decisions during normal business hours in MSHA's 
Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 
Room 2349, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All visitors must first stop at 
the receptionist desk on the 21st Floor to sign-in.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roslyn B. Fontaine, Office of 
Standards, Regulations and Variances at 202-693-9475 (Voice), 
[email protected] (Email), or 202-693-9441 (Telefax), or Barbara 
Barron at 202-693-9447 (Voice), [email protected] (Email), or 202-
693-9441 (Telefax). [These are not toll-free numbers].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    Under section 101 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 
1977, a mine operator may petition and the Secretary of Labor 
(Secretary) may modify the application of a mandatory safety standard 
to that mine if the Secretary determines that: (1) an alternative 
method exists that will guarantee no less protection for the miners 
affected than that provided by the standard; or (2) that the 
application of the standard will result in a diminution of safety to 
the affected miners.
    MSHA bases the final decision on the petitioner's statements, any 
comments and information submitted by interested persons, and a field 
investigation of the conditions at the mine. In some instances, MSHA 
may approve a petition for modification on the condition that the mine 
operator complies with other requirements noted in the decision.

II. Granted Petitions for Modification

    On the basis of the findings of MSHA's investigation, and as 
designee of the Secretary, MSHA has granted or partially granted the 
following petitions for modification:
     Docket Number: M-2011-007-C.
    FR Notice: 76 FR 22149 (April 20, 2011).
    Petitioner: Rosebud Mining Company, P.O. Box 1025, Northern 
Cambria, Pennsylvania 15714.
    Mines: Beaver Valley Mine, MSHA Mine I.D No. 36-08725, located in 
Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Bergholz Mine, MSHA Mine I.D No. 33-04565, 
located in Jefferson County, Ohio. Dutch Run Mine, MSHA Mine I.D No. 
36-08701; Darmac No. 2 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-08135; and Logansport 
Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-08841, located in Armstrong County, 
Pennsylvania. Harmony Mine, MSHA Mine I.D No. 36-09477, located in 
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Rossmoyne Mine, MSHA Mine I.D No. 36-
09075; Knob Creek Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-09394; Starford Mine, MSHA 
I.D. No. 36-09637, located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Tusky Mine, 
MSHA I.D.

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No. 33-04509, located in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Twin Rocks Mine, MSHA 
I.D. No. 36-08836, located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible electric face 
equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35(a)(5)(i) (Portable trailing 
cables and cords).
     Docket Number: M-2011-016-C.
    FR Notice: 76 FR 37835 (June 28, 2011).
    Petitioner: Midland Trail Energy, LLC, 3301 Point Lick Drive, 
Charleston, West Virginia 25306.
    Mine: Campbells Creek No. 4 Deep Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-08437, 
located in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 77.214(b) (Refuse piles; general).
     Docket Number: M-2011-033-C.
    FR Notice: 76 FR 64385 (October 18, 2011).
    Petitioner: ACI Tygart Complex, 1200 Tygart Drive, Grafton, West 
Virginia 26354.
    Mine: Tygart 1 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09192, located in 
Taylor County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible electric face 
equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35 (Portable trailing cables and 
cords).
     Docket Number: M-2011-034-C.
    FR Notice: 76 FR 69765 (November 9, 2011).
    Petitioner: Greenfields Coal Company, LLC, 550 North Eisenhower 
Drive, Suite B, Beckley, West Virginia 25801.
    Mine: Alpheus Refuse Site, MSHA Mine I.D. No. 46-08438, located in 
McDowell County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 77.214(a) (Refuse piles; general).
     Docket Number: M-2011-035-C.
    FR Notice: 76 FR 69765 (November 9, 2011).
    Petitioner: West Virginia Mine Power, Inc., P.O. Box 574, Rupert, 
West Virginia 25984-0574.
    Mine: Midland Trail Mine No. 2, MSHA I.D. No. 46-08909, located in 
Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1101-1(b) (Deluge-type water spray 
system).
     Docket Number: M-2011-039-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 812 (January 6, 2012).
    Petitioner: Midland Trail Energy, LLC, 42 Rensford Star Route, 
Charleston, West Virginia 25306.
    Mine: Blue Creek No. 1 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09297, located in 
Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible electric face 
equipment; maintenance).
     Docket Number: M-2011-004-M.
    FR Notice: 76 FR 37831 (June 28, 2011).
    Petitioner: Troy Mine, Inc., P.O. Box 1660, Highway 56 South Mine 
Road, Troy, Montana 59935.
    Mine: Troy Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 24-01467, located in Lincoln County, 
Montana.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 57.11052(d) (Refuge areas).
     Docket Number: M-2012-065-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 27088 (May 8, 2012).
    Petitioner: ICG Tygart Valley, LLC, 1200 Tygart Drive, Grafton, 
West Virginia 26354.
    Mine: Tygart 1 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09192, located in 
Taylor County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 (Oil and gas wells).
     Docket Number: M-2012-067-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 27093 (May 8, 2012).
    Petitioner: Sunrise Coal, LLC, 1183 East Canvasback Drive, Terre 
Haute, Indiana 47802.
    Mine: Carlisle Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 12-02349, located in Sullivan 
County, Indiana.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.705 (Work on high-voltage lines; 
deenergizing and grounding).
     Docket Number: M-2012-068-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 27093 (May 8, 2012).
    Petitioner: Little Buck Coal Company 2, 33 Pine Lane, Pine 
Grove, Pennsylvania 17963.
    Mine: Buck Mt. Slope Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-09860, located in 
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1200(d) and (i) (Mine maps).
     Docket Number: M-2012-069-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 27094 (May 8, 2012).
    Petitioner: Little Buck Coal Company 2, 33 Pine Lane, Pine 
Grove, Pennsylvania 17963.
    Mine: Buck Mt. Slope Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-09860, located in 
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1202 and 75.1202-1(a) (Temporary 
notations, revisions, and supplements).
     Docket Number: M-2012-076-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 30556 (May 23, 2012).
    Petitioner: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, P.O. Box 591, 5174 Highway 
133, Somerset, Colorado 81434.
    Mine: West Elk Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 05-03672, located in Gunnison 
County, Colorado.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002 (Installation of electric 
equipment and conductors; permissibility).
     Docket Number: M-2012-095-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 37935 (June 25, 2012).
    Petitioner: Bledsoe Coal Corporation, Route 2008, Box 351A, Big 
Laurel, Kentucky 40808.
    Mine: Mine No. 4, MSHA I.D. No. 15-11065, located in Leslie County, 
Kentucky.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 77.214(a) (Refuse piles; general).
     Docket Number: M-2012-096-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 38325 (June 27, 2012).
    Petitioner: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, P.O. Box 591, 5174 Highway 
133, Somerset, Colorado 81434.
    Mine: West Elk Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 05-03672, located in Gunnison 
County, Colorado.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible electric face 
equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.35(a)(5)(i) (Portable trailing 
cables and cords).
     Docket Number: M-2012-172-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 3033 (January 15, 2013).
    Petitioner: South Central Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box 6, Spiro, 
Oklahoma 74959.
    Mine: P8 North Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 34-02080, located in Le Flore 
County, Oklahoma.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 (Oil and gas wells).
     Docket Number: M-2012-008-M.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 59674 (September 28, 2012).
    Petitioner: U.S. Silica Company, 2496 Hancock Road, Berkeley 
Springs, West Virginia 25411.
    Mine: Berkeley Plant, MSHA I.D. No. 46-02805, located in Morgan 
County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 56.13020 (Use of compressed air).

    Dated: August 9, 2013.
George F. Triebsch,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances.
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