[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36560-36561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15035]


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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-2009-049-C.
    FR Notice: 75 FR 3256 (1/20/2010).
    Petitioner: INR-WV Operating LLC, 100 Market Street, Suite A, Man, 
West Virginia 25635.
    Mine: Saunders Prep Plant, MSHA Mine I.D No. 46-02140, located in 
Logan County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 77.214(a) (Refuse piles; general).

     Docket Number: M-2012-001-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 14427 (3/9/2012).
    Petitioner: Wolf Run Mining Company, 99 Edmiston Way, Buckhannon, 
West Virginia 26201.
    Mine: Imperial Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-09115, located in Upshur 
County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 (Oil and gas wells).

     Docket Number: M-2012-002-C.
    FR Notice: 77 FR 14427 (3/9/2014).
    Petitioner: Wolf Run Mining Company, 99 Edmiston Way, Buckhannon, 
West Virginia 26201.
    Mine: Sentinel Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-04168, located in Upshur 
County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 (Oil and gas wells).

     Docket Number: M-2013-022-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 35977 (6/14/2013).
    Petitioner: Paramount Coal Company Virginia, LLC, Three Gateway 
Center, Suite 1500, 401 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222.
    Mine: Deep Mine 41, MSHA I.D. No. 44-07223, located in Dickenson 
County, Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700 (Oil and gas wells).

     Docket Number: M-2013-024-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 36599 (6/18/2013).
    Petitioner: Wolf Run Mining Company, 99 Edmiston Way, Buckhannon, 
West Virginia 26201.
    Mine: Sentinel Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-04168, located in Barbour 
County, West Virginia
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d) (Permissible electric 
equipment).

     Docket Number: M-2013-025-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 36599 (6/18/2013).
    Petitioner: Wolf Run Mining Company, 99 Edmiston Way, Buckhannon, 
West Virginia 26201.
    Mine: Sentinel Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-04168, located in Barbour 
County, West Virginia
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.507-1(a) (Electric equipment other 
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power-connection points; outby the last open crosscut; return air; 
permissibility requirements).

     Docket Number: M-2013-026-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 36600 (6/18/2013).
    Petitioner: Wolf Run Mining Company, 99 Edmiston Way, Buckhannon, 
West Virginia 26201.
    Mine: Sentinel Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-04168, located in Barbour 
County, West Virginia
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002(a) (Installation of electric 
equipment and conductors; permissibility).

     Docket Number: M-2013-027-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 36601 (6/18/2013).
    Petitioner: North American Drillers, 130 Meadow Ridge Road, Suite 
22, Mount Morris, Pennsylvania 15349.
    Mine: American Energy Corporation's Century Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 33-
01070, located in Monroe County, Ohio.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 77.1914(a) (Electrical Equipment).

     Docket Number: M-2013-035-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 55297 (9/10/2013).
    Petitioner: Five Star Mining, Inc., 6594 West State Road 56, 
Petersburg, Indiana 47567.
    Mine: Prosperity Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 12-02249, located in Pike 
County, Indiana.
    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-2013-048-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 69136 (11/18/2013).
    Petitioner: Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC, 109 Appalachian Drive, 
Beckley, West Virginia 25801.
    Mine: Josephine No. 2 Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 46-07191, located in 
Raleigh County, West Virginia.
    Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1101-1(b) Deluge-type water spray 
systems).

     Docket Number: M-2013-052-C.
    FR Notice: 78 FR 78391 (12/26/2013).
    Petitioner: Rosebud Mining Company, P.O. Box 1025, North Cambria, 
Pennsylvania 15714.
    Mine: Brush Valley Mine, MSHA I.D. No. 36-09437, located in Indiana 
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).

Sheila McConnell,
Acting Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and Variances.
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