[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07083]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Parts 56 and 57

[Docket No. MSHA-2014-0030]
RIN 1219-AB87


Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of public stakeholder meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing 
the dates and locations of public stakeholder meetings on the Agency's 
standards for Examinations Of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal 
Mines.

DATES: The meeting dates and locations are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

ADDRESSES: Federal Register Publications: Access rulemaking documents 
electronically at http://www.msha.gov/regsinfo.htm or http://www.regulations.gov [Docket Number: MSHA-2014-0030].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila A. McConnell, Director, Office 
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at 
[email protected] (email), 202-693-9440 (voice), or 202-693-
9441 (fax). These are not toll-free numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Stakeholder Meetings

    MSHA will hold six public meetings to inform and educate the mining 
community on the requirements of the Metal and Nonmetal Examinations of 
Working Places final rule, which is effective June 2, 2018. At the 
meetings, MSHA will provide training and compliance assistance 
materials to attendees. The public meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and 
end not later than 5 p.m., on the following dates at the locations 
indicated:

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                  Date/time                                       Location                        Contact No.
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May 1, 2018, 9 a.m...........................  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington, 10           309-664-6446
                                                Brickyard Drive, Bloomington, Illinois 61701.
May 15, 2018, 9 a.m..........................  Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, 2101 Richard              205-324-5000
                                                Arrington Jr. Blvd. N,, Birmingham, Alabama
                                                35203.
May 17, 2018, 9 a.m..........................  Hilton Garden Inn, Pittsburgh Downtown, 250          412-281-5557
                                                Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222.
May 22, 2018, 9 a.m..........................  Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel, One South           775-682-3900
                                                Lake Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.
May 24, 2018, 9 a.m..........................  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas--Market            214-741-7481
                                                Center, 2015 Market Center Blvd, Dallas,
                                                Texas 75207.
May 31, 2018, 9 a.m..........................  Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center, 7675           303-770-4200
                                                East Union Ave., Denver, Colorado 80237.
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II. Background

    On January 23, 2017, the Mine Safety and Health Administration 
published a final rule (January 2017 rule) amending the standards then 
in effect on examinations of working places in metal and nonmetal 
mines, 30 CFR 56.18002 and 57.18002 (82 FR 7680). The January 2017 
final rule, which was scheduled to become effective on May 23, 2017, 
was stayed until June 2, 2018 (82 FR 46411). On September 12, 2017, 
MSHA published a proposed rule that would make limited changes to the 
January 2017 final rule (82 FR 42765). The final rule, which is 
published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, is effective 
on June 2, 2018.

David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-07083 Filed 4-6-18; 8:45 am]
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