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standard to permit the use of a carbon

monoxide monitoring system to monitor

belt air used in the face. The petitioner

proposes to use a carbon monoxide

monitoring system as an early warning

fire detection in all belt entries used to

course intake air to a working place. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

the existing standard.

9. Roberts Bros. Coal Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–045–C]

Roberts Bros. Coal Company, Inc., 660

B. John Hardy Road, Madisonville,

Kentucky 42431 has filed a petition to

modify the application of 30 CFR 75.701

(grounding metallic frames, casings, and

other enclosures of electric equipment)

to its Cardinal #2 Mine (I.D. No. 15–

17216) located in Hopkins County,

Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to

use a 200KW, 480-volt, diesel powered

generator set with an approved diesel

drive engine to move equipment in and

out of the mine and to perform rehab

work in areas outby section loading

points. The petitioner asserts that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as the existing standard.

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, 4015

Wilson Boulevard, Room 627,

Arlington, Virginia 22203. All

comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before June

19, 2000. Copies of these petitions are

available for inspection at that address.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Carol J. Jones,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

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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. Hopkins County Coal, LLC

[Docket No. M–2000–027–C]

Hopkins County Coal, LLC, P.O. Box

711, Madisonville, Kentucky 42431 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.503

(permissible electric face equipment;

maintenance) to its Island Mine (I.D. No.

15–17515) located in Madisonville

County, Kentucky. The petitioner

proposes to use a spring-loaded device

with specific fastening characteristics

instead of a padlock to secure plugs and

electrical type connectors to batteries,

and to permissible mobile powered

equipment, to prevent the battery plugs

from accidentally separating from the

receptacle during normal operation of

battery equipment. The petitioner

asserts that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as the existing

standard.

2. Elk Run Coal Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–028–C]

Elk Run Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box

497, Sylvester, West Virginia 25193 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1002 (location

of trolley wires, trolley feeder wires,

high-voltage cables and transformers) to

its White Knight Mine (I.D. No. 46–

08055) located in Sylvester County,

West Virginia. The petitioner proposes

to use continuous mining machines

with nominal voltage of the power

circuits not to exceed 2,300 volts. The

petitioner asserts that its alternative

method would not result in a

diminution of safety to the miners and

would provide at least the same

measure of protection as the existing

standard.

3. B & B Anthracite Coal Company

[Docket No. M–2000–029–C]

B & B Anthracite Coal Company, 225

Main Street, Joliett, Pennsylvania 17981

has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 49.2(b)

(availability of mine rescue teams) to its

Rock Ridge Slope Mine (I.D. No. 36–

07741) located in Schuylkill County,

West Virginia. The petitioner requests a

modification of the standard to permit

the reduction of two mine rescue teams

with five members and one alternate

each, to two mine rescue teams of three

members with one alternate for either

team. The petitioner asserts that

application of the existing standard

would result in a diminution of safety

to the miners and members of the rescue

team and that the proposed alternative

method would provide at least the same

measure of protection as the existing

standard.

4. West Ridge Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–030–C]

West Ridge Resources, Inc., P.O. Box

902, Price, Utah 84501 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.500(d) (permissible electric

equipment)to its West Ridge Mine (I.D.

No. 42–02233) located in Carbon

County, Utah. The petitioner proposes

to use the following nonpermissible

low-voltage or battery powered

electronic testing and diagnostic

equipment inby the last open crosscut:

lap top computers, oscilloscopes,

vibration analysis machines, cable fault

detectors, point temperature probes,

infrared temperature devices and

recorders, pressure and flow

measurement devices, signal analyzer

devices, ultrasonic thickness gauges,

electronic component testers, electronic

tachometers and battery operated drills.

The petitioner has listed in this petition

for modification specific procedures

that would be followed when using this

equipment. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as the existing standard.

5. Genwal Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–031–C]

Genwal Resources, Inc., P.O. Box

1420, Huntington, Utah 84528 has filed

a petition to modify the application of

30 CFR 75.500(d) (permissible electric

equipment) to its Crandall Canyon Mine

(I.D. No. 42–01715) located in Carbon

County, Utah. The petitioner proposes

to use the following nonpermissible

low-voltage or battery powered

electronic testing and diagnostic

equipment inby the last open crosscut:

lap top computers, oscilloscopes,

vibration analysis machines, cable fault

detectors, point temperature probes,

infrared temperature devices and

recorders, pressure and flow

measurement devices, signal analyzer

devices, ultrasonic thickness gauges,

electronic component testers, electronic

tachometers and battery operated drills.

The petitioner has listed in this petition

for modification specific procedures

that would be followed when using this

equipment. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as the existing standard.

6. Sidney Coal Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–032–C]

Sidney Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box

299, Sidney, Kentucky 41564 has filed

a petition to modify the application of

30 CFR 75.350 (air courses and belt

haulage entries) to its Rockhouse Energy

Mining Company, Mine No. 1 (I.D. No.

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15–17651) located in Sidney County,

Kentucky. The petitioner requests a

modification of the standard to allow air

coursed through belt haulage entries to

be used to ventilate active working

places. The petitioner proposes to

install a low-level carbon monoxide

detection system in all belt entries at

certain locations as an early warning fire

detection system. The petitioner also

proposes to adhere to other conditions.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

the existing standard.

7. Sidney Coal Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–033–C]

Sidney Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box

299, Sidney, Kentucky 41564 has filed

a petition to modify the application of

30 CFR 75.1002 (location of trolley

wires, trolley feeder wires, high-voltage

cables and transformers) to its

Rockhouse Energy Mining Company,

Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 15–17651) located

in Sidney County, Kentucky. The

petitioner proposes to use 4,160 volt

longwall face equipment, and to submit

proposed revisions for its approved part

48 training plans to the District Manager

that would specify initial and refresher

training. The petitioner has listed

specific procedures in this petition for

modification that would be followed

when using the longwall equipment.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

the existing standard.

8. Sidney Coal Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–034–C]

Sidney Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box

299, Sidney, Kentucky 41564 has filed

a petition to modify the application of

30 CFR 75.1700 (oil and gas wells) to its

Rockhouse Energy Mining Company,

Mine No. 1 (I.D. No. 15–17651) located

in Sidney County, Kentucky. The

petitioner proposes to plug and mine

through oil and gas wells using the

specific procedures listed in this

petition for modification, and notify the

District Manager or designee prior to

mining within 300 feet of a plugged oil

and gas well. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as the existing standard and

will not result in a diminution of safety

to the miners.

9. West Ridge Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–035–C]

West Ridge Resources, Inc., P.O. Box

902, Price, Utah 84501 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.352 (return air courses) to its

West Ridge Mine (I.D. No. 42–02233)

located in Carbon County, Utah. The

petitioner proposes to use the belt entry

as a return air course during two-entry

longwall development, and an intake

during longwall extraction, to ensure

adequate ventilation to dilute and

render harmless any methane or other

noxious gases that may accumulate. The

petitioner asserts that the application of

the existing standard would result in a

diminution of safety and that the

proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as the existing standard.

10. West Ridge Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–036–C]

West Ridge Resources, Inc., P.O. Box

902, Price, Utah 84501 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.500(d) (permissible electric

equipment)to its West Ridge Mine (I.D.

No. 42–02233) located in Carbon

County, Utah. The petitioner submitted

this petition on March 22, 2000. This

petition is a duplicate of a previously

submitted petition. Therefore, the

petitioner has rescinded this petition.

11. National Gypsum Company

[Docket No. M–2000–001–M]

National Gypsum Company, 2550 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 56.11001 (safe

access) to its Kaufman-George Pit (I.D.

No. 13–01615) located in Webster

County, Iowa. The petitioner requests a

modification of the standard to: permit

the equipment operator to move

between two parked pieces of mobile

equipment provided that each piece of

equipment is parked on level ground

with the parking brakes engaged; the

equipment operator has ensured that the

pieces of equipment are no further than

36 inches apart; and the equipment

operator uses the equipment’s

platforms, handholds, and foot supports

to maintain three-point contact at all

times when moving between the pieces

of equipment. The petitioner asserts that

application of the existing standard

would result in a diminution of safety

and that the proposed alternative

method would provide equivalent or

superior protection as the existing

standard.

12. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc.

[Docket No. M–2000–002–M]

Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc.,

P.O. Box 1621, Alleghany, California

95910 has filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 57.11059

(respirable atmosphere for hoist

operators underground) to its Sixteen to

One Mine (I.D. No. 04–01299) located in

Sierra County, California. The petitioner

requests a modification of the standard

to permit continued use of its

‘‘permissible combination selfcontained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

and pressure demand Type C supplied

air respirator’’ (MSHA approved TC–

13F–146 issued 4–13–88 and NIOSH

approved). The petitioner states that in

the interest of the health and safety of

the hoist operator and miners, an

exemption from the standard would

allow the equipment to be used without

modification, and continue to meet

safety standards specific to the Sixteen

to One Mine. The petitioner asserts that

the proposed alternative method would

provide at least the same measure of

protection as the existing standard and

that application of the existing standard

would result in a diminution of safety

to the miners.

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, 4015

Wilson Boulevard, Room 627,

Arlington, Virginia 22203. All

comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before June

19, 2000. Copies of these petitions are

available for inspection at that address.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Carol J. Jones,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations,

and Variances.

[FR Doc. 00–12529 Filed 5–17–00; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Nixon Presidential Historical Materials;

Opening of Materials

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of opening of materials.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

opening of additional files from the

Nixon Presidential historical materials.

Notice is hereby given that, in

accordance with section 104 of Title I of

the Presidential Recordings and

Materials Preservation Act (‘‘PRMPA’’,

44 U.S. C. 2111 note) and 1275.42(b) of

the PRMPA Regulations implementing

the Act (36 CFR part 1275), NARA has

identified, inventoried, and prepared for

public access integral file segments