[Federal Register: September 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 185)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
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. Foggy Mountain Coal Company, Inc.
[Docket No. M-2003-056-C]
Foggy Mountain Coal Company, Inc., 13903 Elkhorn Creek Road, Shelby
Gap, Kentucky 41653 has filed a petition to modify the application of
30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance) and 30
CFR 18.41(f) (Plug and receptacle-type connectors) to its No. 1 Mine
(MSHA I.D. No. 15-17813) located in Pike County, Kentucky. The
petitioner proposes to use a permanently installed, spring-loaded
device on mobile battery-powered machine plug connectors in lieu of a
padlock to prevent unintentional loosening of battery plugs from
battery receptacles to eliminate the hazards associated with difficult
removal of padlocks during emergency situations. The petitioner asserts
that application of the existing standard would result in a diminution
of safety to the miners and that the proposed alternative method would
provide at least the same measure of protection as the existing
standard.
2. MRI Mining, Inc.
[Docket No. M-2003-057-C]
MRI Mining, Inc., P.O. Box 308, Hi Hat, Kentucky 41636 has filed a
petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible
electric face equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.41(f) (Plug and
receptacle-type connectors) to its No. 1 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 15-17228)
located in Floyd County, Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to use a
permanently installed, spring-loaded device on mobile battery-powered
machine plug connectors in lieu of a padlock to prevent unintentional
loosening of battery plugs from battery receptacles to eliminate the
hazards associated with difficult removal of padlocks during emergency
situations. The petitioner asserts that application of the existing
standard would result in a diminution of safety to the miners and that
the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure
of protection as the existing standard.
3. MRI Mining, Inc.
[Docket No. M-2003-058-C]
MRI Mining, Inc., P.O. Box 308, Hi Hat, Kentucky 41636 has filed a
petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible
electric face equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.41(f) (Plug and
receptacle-type connectors) to its No. 2 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 15-17583)
located in Floyd County, Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to use a
permanently installed, spring-loaded device on mobile battery-powered
machine plug connectors in lieu of a padlock to prevent unintentional
loosening of battery plugs from battery receptacles to eliminate the
hazards associated with difficult removal of padlocks during emergency
situations. The petitioner asserts that application of the existing
standard would result in a diminution of safety to the miners and that
the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure
of protection as the existing standard.
4. RAMA Development Company, Inc.
[Docket No. M-2003-059-C]
RAMA Development Company, Inc., Route 3, Box 706, Delbarton, West
Virginia 25670 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR
75.503 (Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR
18.41(f) (Plug and receptacle-type connectors) to its No. 2 Mine (MSHA
I.D. No. 15-18560) located in Floyd County, Kentucky. The petitioner
proposes to use a permanently installed, spring-loaded device on mobile
battery-powered
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machine plug connectors in lieu of a padlock to prevent unintentional
loosening of battery plugs from battery receptacles to eliminate the
hazards associated with difficult removal of padlocks during emergency
situations. The petitioner asserts that application of the existing
standard would result in a diminution of safety to the miners and that
the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure
of protection as the existing standard.
5. Star Coal Trucking, Inc.
[Docket No. M-2003-060-C]
Star Coal Trucking, Inc., P.O. Box 3881, Pikeville, Kentucky 41502
has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.503
(Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.41(f)
(Plug and receptacle-type connectors) to its No. 2 Mine (MSHA I.D. No.
15-02240) located in Floyd County, Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to
use a permanently installed, spring-loaded device on mobile battery-
powered machine plug connectors in lieu of a padlock to prevent
unintentional loosening of battery plugs from battery receptacles to
eliminate the hazards associated with difficult removal of padlocks
during emergency situations. The petitioner asserts that application of
the existing standard would result in a diminution of safety to the
miners and that the proposed alternative method would provide at least
the same measure of protection as the existing standard.
6. Coal Services, LLC
[Docket No. M-2003-061-C]
Coal Services, LLC, P.O. Box 295, Inez, Kentucky 41224 has filed a
petition to modify the application of 30 CFR 75.503 (Permissible
electric face equipment; maintenance) and 30 CFR 18.41(f) (Plug and
receptacle-type connectors) to its No. 1 Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 15-16643)
located in Pike County, Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to use a
permanently installed, spring-loaded device on mobile battery-powered
machine plug connectors in lieu of a padlock to prevent unintentional
loosening of battery plugs from battery receptacles to eliminate the
hazards associated with difficult removal of padlocks during emergency
situations. The petitioner asserts that application of the existing
standard would result in a diminution of safety to the miners and that
the proposed alternative method would provide at least the same measure
of protection as the existing standard.
7. Phelps Dodge Morenci Incorporated
[Docket No. M-2003-002-M]
Phelps Dodge Morenci Incorporated, 4521 N. US Hwy 191, Morenci,
Arizona 85540 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR
56.6309 (Fuel oil requirements for ANFO) to its Morenci Mine (MSHA I.D.
No. 02-00024) located in Greenlee County, Arizona. The petitioner
proposes to use recycled waste oil to prepare ammonium nitrate-fuel oil
at the Morenci Mine. The petitioner has included specific procedures in
this petition that would be used for recycling waste oil. The
petitioner asserts that the proposed alternative method would provide
at least the same measure of protection as the existing standard.
8. Cargill Deicing Technology
[Docket No. M-2003-003-M]
Cargill Deicing Technology, P.O. Box 106, Avery Island, Louisiana
70513 has filed a petition to modify the application of 30 CFR
57.14100(b) (Safety defects; examination, correction and records) to
its Avery Island Mine (MSHA I.D. No. 16-00509) located in Iberia
County, Louisiana. The petitioner requests a modification of the
existing standard to allow Operator Presence switches to be removed
from its John Deere 970 and 1070 tractors used to transport men, tools,
and equipment to and from job sites. The petitioner states that the
switches are designed to automatically kill the engine when pressure is
released from the seat, but using these switches will present a hazard
to the equipment operator.
Request for Comments
Persons interested in these petitions are encouraged to submit
comments via e-mail to comments@msha.gov, or on a computer disk along
with an original hard copy to the Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson
Boulevard, Room 2352, Arlington, Virginia 22209. All comments must be
postmarked or received in that office on or before October 24, 2003.
Copies of these petitions are available for inspection at that address.
Dated at Arlington, Virginia, this 11th day of September, 2003.
Marvin W. Nichols, Jr.,
Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
[FR Doc. 03-24165 Filed 9-23-03; 8:45 am]
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