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[FR Doc 03-9655] 51.RIN: 1219-AA98 (Phase 9)

MSHA is removing an application and approval requirement from existing mandatory standards. Currently, MSHA must approve sanitary toilets for use in underground coal mines, and MSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) must jointly approve sanitary toilets for use in surface coal mines. MSHA and NIOSH base their

Published: 2003-04-21 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-9657] 52. Seat Belts for Off-Road Work Machines and Wheeled Agricultural Tractors at

MSHA is issuing a direct final rule that updates the Agency's requirements for operator restraint systems (seat belts) for offroad work machines and wheeled agricultural tractors at metal and nonmetal mines. The existing standards require seat belts for offroad work machines to meet the requirements of the Society of Automotive Engineers' (SAE)

Published: 2003-04-21 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-9656] 53. Standards for Sanitary Toilets in Coal Mines

MSHA is proposing to remove an application and approval requirement from existing mandatory standards. Currently, MSHA must approve sanitary toilets for use in underground coal mines, and MSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) must jointly approve sanitary toilets for use in surface coal mines. MSHA and NIOSH

Published: 2003-04-21 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-9658] 54.RIN: 1219-AA98 (Phase 6)

MSHA is issuing a proposed rule that would update the Agency's requirements for operator restraint systems (seat belts) for offroad work machines and wheeled agricultural tractors at metal and nonmetal mines. The existing standards require seat belts for offroad work machines to meet the requirements of the Society of Automotive Engineers' (SAE)

Published: 2003-04-21 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-9444] 55. Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-04-17 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-9445] 56. Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-04-17 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-9446] 57. Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-04-17 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-9447] 58. Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-04-17 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-8019] 59. Petitions for Modification

This notice revises the safety standard number referenced in a petition for modification notice that was published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2003 (68 FR 5664), for the Dakota Westmoreland Corporation, Beulah Mine. In a letter from the petitioner dated March 7, 2003, the petitioner requests that the safety standard in its petition

Published: 2003-04-03 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-8020] 60. Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed petitions to modify the application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. HB Coal Co., Inc.

[Docket No. M2003021C]

HB Coal Co., Inc., 22 Mary Ann Dr., Gray, Kentucky 40734 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.342 (Methane

Published: 2003-04-03 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-7754] 61. Determination of Concentration of Respirable Coal Mine Dust

This document corrects errors which appeared in a notice of reopening addressing the joint Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services proposed rule, ``Determination of Concentration of Respirable Coal Mine Dust.''

Published: 2003-04-01 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-7753] 62. Verification of Underground Coal Mine Operators' Dust Control Plans and

This document corrects errors that appeared in MSHA's preamble and proposed rule for Verification of Underground Coal Mine Operators' Dust Control Plans and Compliance Sampling for Respirable Dust.

Published: 2003-04-01 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc C3-3941] 63. Verification of Underground Coal Mine Operators' Dust Control Plans and

Correction

In proposed rule document 033941 beginning on page 10784 in the issue of Thursday, March 6, 2003, make the following corrections:

1. On page 10794, in the first column, in the second paragraph, in the ninth line, ``[(10.0%+7.2%+16.1%)3=11.1%]'', should read ``[(10.0%+7.2%+16.1%)/3=11.1%]''.

2. On page 10795, the table heading

Published: 2003-03-31 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-7395] 64. Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed petitions to modify the application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. Snyder Coal Company

[Docket No. M2003011C]

Snyder Coal Company, RD 2 Box 93, Hegins, Pennsylvania 17938 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR

Published: 2003-03-28 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-6220] 65. Verification of Underground Coal Mine Operators' Dust Control Plans and

MSHA will hold public hearings to receive comments on the proposed rule addressing Verification of Underground Coal Mine Operators' Dust Control Plans and Compliance Sampling for Respirable Dust (Plan Verification), and the notice of reopening addressing Determination of Concentration of Respriable Coal Mine Dust (Single Sample), both published in

Published: 2003-03-17 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-5942] 66. Underground Coal Mine Ventilation--Safety Standards for the Use of a Belt

MSHA published hearing dates in the January 27, 2003 proposed rule on Safety Standards for the Use of a Belt Entry as an Intake Air Course to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas Where Mechanized Mining Equipment Is Being Installed or Removed (68 FR 3936). Three of the hearing dates published with the proposed rule conflict with other Agency

Published: 2003-03-12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-5726] 67.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-03-11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-5403] 68. Alternate Locking Devices for Plug and Receptacle-Type Connectors on Mobile

As a result of a significant adverse comment, MSHA is withdrawing the direct final rule (68 FR 2879) on Alternate Locking Devices for Plug and ReceptacleType Connectors on Mobile Battery Powered Machines that was published on January 22, 2003. In the document, MSHA stated that in the event it receives a significant adverse comment, MSHA can address

Published: 2003-03-07 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-4860] 69. Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed petitions to modify the application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M2003010C]

Jim Walter Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 133, Brookwood, Alabama 35444 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30

Published: 2003-03-03 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-4268] 70. Proposed Information Collection Request; Submitted for Public Comment and

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-02-24 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-3881] 71. Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed petitions to modify the application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. Independence Coal Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M2003006C]

Independence Coal Company, Inc., HC 78 Box 1800, Madison, West Virginia has filed a petition to modify the

Published: 2003-02-19 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-3160] 72. Criteria and Procedures for Proposed Assessment of Civil Penalties

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is revising its civil penalty assessment amounts to adjust for inflation. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires MSHA to adjust all civil penalties for inflation at least once every four years according to the formula specified in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment

Published: 2003-02-10 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-3055] 73. Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-02-07 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-2598] 74. Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed petitions to modify the application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. Freeman United Coal Mining Company

[Docket No. M2002125C]

Freeman United Coal Mining Company, P.O. Box 4630, Springfield, Illinois 62708 has filed a petition to modify

Published: 2003-02-04 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

[FR Doc 03-2354] 75. Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

Published: 2003-02-03 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

 

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