[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22497]
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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-AB92
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notification 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 five public stakeholder meetings to inform the
mining community of the requirements of the Examinations of Working
Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines final rule, which was effective
September 30, 2019. At the meetings, MSHA will provide training and
compliance assistance materials to attendees. Most of the public
meetings will begin at 9 a.m. local time. The meetings in Birmingham
and Bloomington will start at 1:30 p.m. local time. The following table
lists the dates and start times at the locations indicated:
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines
[Stakeholder meetings dates, times, and locations]
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Date/time Location Contact No.
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October 29, 2019, 9 a.m. DoubleTree by Hilton (214) 741-7481
Central Daylight Savings Time. Hotel Dallas--Market
Center, 2015 Market
Center Blvd., Dallas,
Texas 75207.
Nov. 7, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Renaissance (205) 916-7677
Central Standard Time. Birmingham, Ross
Bridge, 4000 Grand
Ave., Birmingham,
Alabama 35226.
November 12, 2019, 1:30 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton (309) 664-6446
Central Standard Time. Hotel Bloomington, 10
Brickyard Drive,
Bloomington, Illinois
61701.
November 14, 2019, 9 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, (303) 770-4200
Mountain Standard Time. Denver Tech Center,
7675 E Union Ave.,
Denver, CO 80237.
November 21, 2019, 9 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, (412) 281-5557
Eastern Standard Time. Pittsburgh Downtown,
250 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15222.
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II. Background
On September 30, 2019, MSHA published a technical amendment,
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal (MNM) Mines (84 FR
51400). The technical amendment recognized the legal effect of the D.C.
Circuit Court's June 11, 2019, order and August 23, 2019, mandate that
MSHA revise 30 CFR 56.18002 and 57.18002 to reinstate the regulatory
provisions established by the Agency's January 23, 2017, final rule,
Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines (``January
2017 rule'') (82 FR 7680).
The reinstated January 2017 rule requires: (1) That an examination
of the working place be conducted at least once each shift before
miners begin working in the place; (2) that operators notify miners in
the affected areas of any conditions found that may adversely affect
their safety or health; (3) that operators promptly initiate corrective
actions; and (4) that a record be made of the examination. The final
rule requires the examination record to include: The name of the person
conducting the examination, the date of the examination, the location
of all areas examined, a description of each condition found that may
adversely affect the safety and health of miners, and the date of
corrective action. The final rule also requires the operator to make
the examination record available to the authorized representative of
the Secretary and miners' representatives and provide a copy upon
request (84 FR 51400).
Currently, compliance assistance materials are available at https://www.msha.gov/regulations/rulemaking/examinations-working-places-metal-and-nonmetal-mines. These materials include Frequently Asked Questions
and mine operators' sample templates and checklists provided as best
practices.
David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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