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1See letter from Center for Capital Markets 

Competitiveness of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

(Apr. 15, 2011). Comments are available on the 

Commission’s Internet Web site at http:// 

www.sec.gov/comments/s7-13-11/s71311.shtml. 

10 a.m. and 3 p.m. All comments 

received will be posted without change; 

we do not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N. 

Sean Harrison, Special Counsel, at (202) 

551–3430, in the Office of Rulemaking, 

Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–3628. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission has requested comment on 

a release proposing a new rule and rule 

amendments to implement the 

provisions of Section 952 of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act of 2010, which added 

Section 10C to the Exchange Act. 

Section 10C requires the Commission to 

adopt rules directing the national 

securities exchanges (the ‘‘exchanges’’) 

and national securities associations to 

prohibit the listing of any equity 

security of an issuer that is not in 

compliance with Section 10C’s 

compensation committee and 

compensation adviser requirements. In 

accordance with the statute, the 

proposed rule would direct the 

exchanges to establish listing standards 

that, among other things, require each 

member of a listed issuer’s 

compensation committee to be a 

member of the board of directors and to 

be ‘‘independent,’’ as defined in the 

listing standards of the exchanges 

adopted in accordance with the 

proposed rule. In addition, Section 

10C(c)(2) of the Exchange Act requires 

the Commission to adopt new 

disclosure rules concerning the use of 

compensation consultants and conflicts 

of interest. The Commission approved 

the proposal at an open meeting on 

March 30, 2011, and the release was 

posted on the Commission’s Web site on 

that date. The release was published in 

the Federal Register on April 6, 2011. 

The Commission originally requested 

that comments on the release be 

received by April 29, 2011. A 

commentator has asked that the 

Commission extend the period of time 

for public comment on the proposing 

release.1 After considering the request 

and the issues presented by the release, 

the Commission believes that providing 

the public additional time to consider 

the matters addressed by the release and 

to submit responses to the release would 

benefit the Commission in its 

consideration of final rules. Therefore, 

the Commission is extending the 

comment period for Release No. 

33–9199, ‘‘Listing Standards for 

Compensation Committees,’’ to May 19, 

2011. 

Dated: April 29, 2011. 

By the Commission. 

Cathy H. Ahn, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10868 Filed 5–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Chapter I 

Reopening and Extension of Comment 

Periods for Rulemakings Implementing 

the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Reopening and extension of 

comment periods. 

SUMMARY: Since the enactment of the 

Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act (the ‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’) 

on July 21, 2010, the Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has published in the 

Federal Register a significant number of 

notices of proposed rulemaking to 

implement the provisions of the DoddFrank Act that establish a 

comprehensive new framework for the 

regulation of swaps. In order to provide 

interested parties with an additional 

opportunity to participate in these 

Dodd-Frank Act rulemakings and 

comment on the proposed new 

regulatory framework, the Commission 

is reopening or extending the comment 

period for many of its proposed 

rulemakings. The Commission is also 

requesting comment on the order in 

which it should consider final 

rulemakings made under the DoddFrank Act. 

DATES: For those rulemakings listed 

herein for which the comment period 

has closed at the time of publication of 

this notice, the comment period is reopened until June 3, 2011. For those 

rulemakings listed herein for which the 

comment period closes during the 

extension’s comment period, the 

comment period is extended until June 

3, 2011. The comment period of any 

rulemaking subject of this extension that 

closes after the extension’s comment 

period shall remain open until the 

originally published closing date. All 

comments that were received after the 

close of the originally established 

comment period of each of the reopened 

rulemakings will be treated as if they 

were received during the reopened 

comment periods and need not be 

resubmitted. 

The comment period regarding the 

order in which the Commission should 

consider final rules will be open until 

June 3, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Agency Web site, via its Comments 

Online process at http:// 

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site, and submit all 

comments through the ‘‘submit 

comment’’ link associated with this 

extension. 

• Mail: Send to David A. Stawick, 

Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

mail above. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. You may submit 

comments on individual rulemakings 

subject of this extension, on the 

intersection of more than one 

rulemaking, or on the proposed 

rulemakings from a global perspective. 

Comments may be submitted on any 

individual rulemaking, on any 

combination of rulemakings, or on the 

order and timing of the Commission’s 

final rulemakings, including the 

effective and compliance dates that may 

be appropriate for the various 

rulemakings. 

To ensure that your comments are 

considered to the fullest extent possible 

by the Commission, you should identify 

each of the proposed rulemakings to 

which your comment applies by 

providing the name and RIN number 

associated with each rulemaking. 

Rulemaking RIN numbers may be found 

on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://comments.cftc.gov/ 

PublicComments/ 

ReleasesWithComments.aspx. 

Comments that address the rulemakings 

from a global perspective should be 

identified with the phrase ‘‘global 

comment’’ in the subject line. 

Additionally, as provided above, all 

comments submitted through the 

Commission’s Comments Online 

process should be transmitted via the 

‘‘submit comment’’ link associated with 

this rulemaking. You need not, and to 

ensure that all comments addressing 

more than one rulemaking are 


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1See Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 

Stat. 1376 (2010). The text of the Dodd-Frank Act 

may be accessed at http://www.cftc.gov./ 

LawRegulation/OTCDERIVATIVES/index.htm. 

2Pursuant to section 701 of the Dodd-Frank Act, 

title VII may be cited as the ‘‘Wall Street 

Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010.’’ 

3 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq. 

considered fully by the Commission you 

should not, submit comments 

addressing more than one rulemaking to 

any of the individual rulemakings listed 

on the Commission’s ‘‘public comments’’ 

or ‘‘open comment periods’’ Web pages. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments will be 

posted as received to http:// 

www.cftc.gov. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. If you wish the 

Commission to consider information 

that may be exempt from disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

a petition for confidential treatment of 

the exempt information may be 

submitted according to the procedures 

established in § 145.9 of the 

Commission’s regulations, 17 CFR 

145.9. 

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from http://www.cftc.gov that it may 

deem to be inappropriate for 

publication, such as obscene language. 

All submissions that have been redacted 

or removed that contain comments on 

the merits of the rulemaking will be 

retained in the public comment file and 

will be considered as required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act and other 

applicable laws, and may be accessible 

under the Freedom of Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On 

this release, Beverly E. Loew, Assistant 

General Counsel, Office of the General 

Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20581; 202–418–5648; 

or bloew@cftc.gov. On any particular 

rulemaking, the Commission staff 

members listed in the associated notice 

of proposed rulemaking. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

President Obama signed the DoddFrank Act on July 21, 2010.1 Title VII of 

the Dodd-Frank Act 2 amended the 

Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’) 3 to 

establish a comprehensive new 

regulatory framework for swaps and 

security-based swaps. The legislation 

was enacted to reduce risk, increase 

transparency, and promote market 

integrity within the financial system by, 

among other things: (1) Providing for the 

registration and comprehensive 

regulation of swap dealers and major 

swap participants; (2) imposing clearing 

and trade execution requirements on 

standardized derivative products; (3) 

creating robust recordkeeping and realtime reporting regimes; and (4) 

enhancing the Commission’s 

rulemaking and enforcement authorities 

with respect to, among others, all 

registered entities and intermediaries 

subject to the Commission’s oversight. 

Over the past several months the 

Commission has proposed a number of 

rulemakings to implement the DoddFrank Act. With respect to these 

rulemakings, the Commission has 

consulted and coordinated with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

and other Federal regulators, held 

hundreds of meetings with market 

participants and other members of the 

public interested in the proposed 

rulemakings, and received thousands of 

comments on these proposed 

rulemakings. At this point, the 

regulatory requirements that have been 

proposed by the Commission present a 

substantially complete mosaic of the 

Commission’s proposed regulatory 

framework for swaps under the DoddFrank Act. 

II. Reopening and Extension of 

Comment Periods and Request for 

Comment 

In light of this substantially complete 

mosaic, the Commission is reopening or 

extending the comment period of many 

of its proposed rulemakings in order to 

provide the public with an additional 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed new regulatory framework for 

swaps, either in part or as a whole. 

The Commission also specifically 

seeks comments on the costs and 

benefits of the proposed rulemakings, 

individually, in combination, or 

globally. In particular, the Commission 

reiterates its request for additional 

quantitative or qualitative information 

relating to the costs and benefits of the 

proposed rules. 

The comment periods for the 

following rulemakings are being 

extended: 

Proposed Title of rulemaking Closed 

10/14/2010 ........ Financial Resources Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations ....................................................... 12/13/2010 

10/18/2010 ........ Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations, Designated Contract Markets, and Swap Execution 

Facilities Regarding the Mitigation of Conflicts of Interest.

11/17/2010 

10/26/2010 ........ Agricultural Commodity Definition ........................................................................................................................ 11/26/2010 

11/2/2010 .......... Process for Review of Swaps for Mandatory Clearing ........................................................................................ 1/3/2011 

11/3/2010 .......... Investment of Customer Funds and Funds Held in an Account for Foreign Futures and Foreign Options 

Transactions.

12/3/2010 

11/17/2010 ........ Implementation of Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures by Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers.1/18/2011 

11/19/2010 ........ Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade .............................................................................................................. 1/18/2011 

11/19/2010 ........ Designation of a Chief Compliance Officer; Required Compliance Policies; and Annual Report of a Futures 

Commission Merchant, Swap Dealer, or Major Swap Participant.

1/18/2011 

11/23/2010 ........ Regulations Establishing and Governing the Duties of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants ................ 1/24/2011 

11/23/2010 ........ Implementation of Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures by Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants.1/24/2011 

11/23/2010 ........ Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants ............................................................................... 1/24/2011 

12/3/2010 .......... Protection of Collateral of Counterparties to Uncleared Swaps; Treatment of Securities in a Portfolio Margining Account in a Commodity Broker Bankruptcy.2/1/2011 

12/7/2010 .......... Real-Time Public Reporting of Swap Transaction Data ...................................................................................... 2/7/2011 

12/8/2010 .......... Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements ................................................................................... 2/7/2011 

12/9/2010 .......... Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Daily Trading Records Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap 

Participants.

2/7/2011 

12/13/2010 ........ General Regulations and Derivatives Clearing Organizations ............................................................................. 2/11/2011 

12/15/2010 ........ Information Management Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations ................................................ 2/14/2011 


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Proposed Title of rulemaking Closed 

12/21/2010 ........ 17 CFR Part 1 Securities and Exchange Commission 17 CFR Part 240 Further Definition of ‘‘Swap Dealer,’’ 

‘‘Security-Based Swap Dealer,’’ ‘‘Major Swap Participant,’’ ‘‘Major Security-Based Swap Participant’’ and 

‘‘Eligible Contract Participant’’.

2/22/2011 

12/22/2010 ........ Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants With Counterparties ................. 2/22/2011 

12/22/2010 ........ Core Principles and Other Requirements for Designated Contract Markets ....................................................... 4/18/2011 

12/23/2010 ........ Swap Data Repositories ....................................................................................................................................... 2/22/2011 

12/23/2010 ........ End-User Exception to Mandatory Clearing of Swaps ......................................................................................... 2/22/2011 

12/28/2010 ........ Confirmation, Portfolio Reconciliation, and Portfolio Compression Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major 

Swap Participants.

2/28/2011 

1/6/2011 ............ Governance Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations, Designated Contract Markets, and Swap 

Execution Facilities; Additional Requirements Regarding the Mitigation of Conflicts of Interest.

3/7/2011 

1/7/2011 ............ Core Principles and Other Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities ............................................................. 3/8/2011 

1/20/2011 .......... Risk Management Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations ........................................................... 4/25/2011 

2/3/2011 ............ Commodity Options and Agricultural Swaps ........................................................................................................ 4/4/2011 

2/8/2011 ............ Swap Trading Relationship Documentation Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants ..... 4/11/2011 

2/8/2011 ............ Orderly Liquidation Termination Provision in Swap Trading Relationship Documentation for Swap Dealers 

and Major Swap Participants.

4/11/2011 

3/3/2011 ............ Amendments to Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor Regulations Resulting From the 

Dodd-Frank Act.

5/2/2011 

3/9/2011 ............ Registration of Intermediaries .............................................................................................................................. 5/9/2011 

3/10/2011 .......... Requirements for Processing, Clearing, and Transfer of Customer Positions .................................................... 4/11/2011 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, 

commenters may submit, and the 

Commission will consider, comments 

on any aspects of the rulemakings, 

including comments on individual 

rulemakings subject of this extension, 

on the intersection of any combination 

of these rulemakings, or on the 

proposed rulemakings from a global 

perspective. All comments that were 

received after the close of the originally 

established comment period of each of 

the reopened rulemakings will be 

treated as if they were received during 

the reopened comment periods and 

need not be resubmitted. 

Finally, the Commission is requesting 

comment on the order in which it 

should consider the Dodd-Frank final 

rulemakings. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

April 2010, by the Commission. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Appendices to Reopening and 

Extension of Comment Periods for 

Rulemakings Implementing the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act—Commission 

Voting Summary and Statements of 

Commissioners 

Note: The following appendices will not 

appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. 

Appendix 1—Commission Voting 

Summary 

On this matter, Chairman Gensler and 

Commissioners Dunn, Chilton and O’Malia 

voted in the affirmative; Commissioner 

Sommers voted in the negative. 

Appendix 2—Statement of 

Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia 

I concur with the Commission’s proposal 

to re-open the comment period for certain 

proposed rulemakings made under the DoddFrank Act and to request comment on the 

sequencing of the Commission’s 

consideration of final rules. Following 

careful consideration of comments regarding 

the sequencing, the Commission should 

publish in the Federal Register the order in 

which it intends to take up consideration of 

the Dodd-Frank final rules. Doing so will 

help ensure that our processes are fully 

transparent and well informed. 

Similarly, I strongly urge the Commission 

to propose a full implementation schedule, 

request comment and publish an adopted 

schedule in the Federal Register so that the 

market and public will have the certainty 

they need to make budgeting, investment and 

hiring decisions. Commenters should urge 

the Commission to publish a full 

implementation schedule by submitting 

comments to this rulemaking. 

In order to facilitate debate, I have 

proposed the following sequencing of the 

Commission’s consideration of final rules. I 

strongly recommend that the public comment 

on this proposal or recommend an 

alternative. 

Phase I 

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) Memorandums of Understanding 

• Whistleblower 

• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Rules 

• Reliance on Credit Ratings 

Swap Data Repository 

• Data Recordkeeping 

• Large Trader reporting 

• Investment advisor reporting 

• Pre-enactment & Transition swaps 

• Governance of SDRs 

• Process to define a clearable swap 

Phase II 

Swap Dealer (SD)/Major Swap Participant 

(MSP) 

• End-User Exemption 

• SD/MSP Registration 

• Small Bank Exemption Rule 

• Business Conduct Standards for SD/MSP 

Internal business conduct 

Documentation 

Conflicts of Interest 

Capital and Margin 

External Business conduct 

• Inter-Affiliate Transactions 

Products Rules 

• Agricultural Swaps 

• Swaps 

• Agricultural commodity definition 

Phase III 

• Position Limits 

• Clearing 

Designated Clearing Organization (DCO) 

Core Principles 

Systemically Important Designated 

Clearing Organizations (SIDCOs) 

Governance of DCO 

• Execution 

Real-time Reporting 

Swaps Execution Facility (SEF) & Block 

Trade Rule 

Designated Contract Market (DCM) 

Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) 

Part 40 Rule Certification 

Governance of SEFs & DCMs 

Phase IV 

• Clearing 

Rule 1.25 

Segregation and Bankruptcy 

Portfolio Margining 

• Anti-Manipulation 

• Disruptive Trading 

• Volker Rule 619 

• Commodity Pool Operator (CPO)/ 

Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA) 

Registration & conduct rules 


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• All Conforming Rules 

[FR Doc. 2011–10884 Filed 5–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

30 CFR Parts 70, 71, 72, 75, and 90 

RIN 1219–AB64 

Lowering Miners’ Exposure to 

Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including 

Continuous Personal Dust Monitors 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: In response to requests from 

interested parties, the Mine Safety and 

Health Administration (MSHA) is 

extending the comment period on the 

proposed rule addressing Lowering 

Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal 

Mine Dust, Including Continuous 

Personal Dust Monitors. This extension 

gives commenters additional time to 

review and comment on the proposed 

rule. The proposal was published on 

October 19, 2010 (75 FR 64412). 

DATES: All comments must be received 

or postmarked by midnight Eastern 

Daylight Saving Time on May 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

identified with ‘‘RIN 1219–AB64’’ and 

may be sent by any of the following 

methods: 

(1) Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Facsimile: 202–693–9441. Include 

‘‘RIN 1219–AB64’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

(3) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939. 

(4) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia. Sign in 

at the receptionist’s desk on the 21st 

floor. 

MSHA will post all comments 

without change, including any personal 

information provided. Access comments 

electronically on http:// 

www.regulations.gov and on MSHA’s 

Web site at http://www.msha.gov/ 

currentcomments.asp. Review 

comments in person at the Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, Virginia. Sign in at the 

receptionist’s desk on the 21st floor. 

MSHA maintains a list that enables 

subscribers to receive e-mail notification 

when the Agency publishes rulemaking 

documents in the Federal Register. To 

subscribe, go to http://www.msha.gov/ 

subscriptions/subscribe.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roslyn B. Fontaine, Acting Director, 

Office of Standards, Regulations and 

Variances, MSHA, at 

Fontaine.Roslyn@dol.gov (E-mail), (202) 

693–9440 (Voice), or (202) 693–9441 

(Fax). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Extension of Comment Period 

On October 19, 2010 (75 FR 64412), 

MSHA published a proposed rule, 

Lowering Miners’ Exposure to 

Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including 

Continuous Personal Dust Monitors. In 

response to requests from interested 

parties, MSHA is extending the 

comment period from May 2, 2011 to 

May 31, 2011. All comments and 

supporting documentation must be 

received or postmarked by May 31, 

2011. 

Dated: April 28, 2011. 

Joseph A. Main, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety 

and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10780 Filed 4–29–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

30 CFR Parts 75 and 104 

RIN 1219–AB75, 1219–AB73 

Examinations of Work Areas in 

Underground Coal Mines and Pattern 

of Violations 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public 

hearings; notice of re-opening and close 

of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) will hold four 

public hearings on the Agency’s 

proposed rules for Examinations of 

Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines 

(Examinations of Work Areas) and for 

Pattern of Violations. Each hearing will 

cover the major issues raised by 

commenters in response to the 

respective proposed rules. 

DATES: Hearings will be held on June 2, 

7, 9, and 15, 2011, at the locations listed 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

Post-hearing comments must be 

received or postmarked by midnight 

Eastern Daylight Saving Time on June 

30, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, requests to 

speak, and informational materials for 

the rulemaking record may be sent to 

MSHA by any of the following methods. 

Clearly identify all submissions with 

‘‘RIN 1219–AB75’’ for Examinations of 

Work Areas in Underground Coal 

Mines’ submissions, and with ‘‘RIN 

1219–AB73’’ for Pattern of Violations’ 

submissions. 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 

2350, Arlington, VA 22209–3939. For 

hand delivery, sign in at the 

receptionist’s desk on the 21st floor. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roslyn B. Fontaine, Acting Director, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, MSHA, at 

fontaine.roslyn@dol.gov (e-mail); 202– 

693–9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Availability of Information 

Federal Register Publications: The 

proposed rule for Examinations of Work 

Areas in Underground Coal Mines, 

published on December 27, 2010 (75 FR 

81165), and the proposed rule for 

Pattern of Violations, published on 

February 2, 2011 (76 FR 5719), are 

available on http://www.regulations.gov 

and on MSHA’s Web site at http:// 

www.msha.gov/REGSPROP.HTM. 

Public Comments: MSHA posts all 

comments without change, including 

any personal information provided. 

Access comments electronically on 

http://www.regulations.gov and on 

MSHA’s Web site at http:// 

www.msha.gov/currentcomments.asp. 

Review comments in person at the 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 

2350, Arlington, VA. Sign in at the 

receptionist’s desk on the 21st floor. 

E-mail Notification: To subscribe to 

receive e-mail notification when MSHA 

publishes rulemaking documents in the 

Federal Register, go to http:// 

www.msha.gov/subscriptions/ 

subscribe.aspx. 

II. Public Hearings 

MSHA will hold four public hearings 

on its proposed rules for Examinations 

of Work Areas in Underground Coal 


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