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measure of protection afforded the 

miners under the mandatory standard. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23073 Filed 10–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petition for Modification of Application 

of Existing Mandatory Safety Standard 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of 

a petition for modification submitted to 

the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) by the party 

listed below. 

DATES: All comments on the petition 

must be received by MSHA’s Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances 

on or before November 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. MSHA–2023– 

0051 by any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments 

for MSHA–2023–0051. 

2. Fax: 202–693–9441. 

3. Email: petitioncomments@dol.gov. 

4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: 

MSHA, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th 

Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, 

Virginia 22202–5452. 

Attention: S. Aromie Noe, Director, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances. Persons delivering 

documents are required to check in at 

the receptionist’s desk in Suite 4E401. 

Individuals may inspect copies of the 

petition and comments during normal 

business hours at the address listed 

above. Before visiting MSHA in person, 

call 202–693–9455 to make an 

appointment, in keeping with the 

Department of Labor’s COVID–19 

policy. Special health precautions may 

be required. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Aromie Noe, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances at 202–693– 

9440 (voice), Petitionsformodification@

dol.gov (email), or 202–693–9441 (fax). 

[These are not toll-free numbers.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977 and title 30 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

44 govern the application, processing, 

and disposition of petitions for 

modification. 

I. Background 

Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine 

Act) allows the mine operator or 

representative of miners to file a 

petition to modify the application of any 

mandatory safety standard to a coal or 

other mine if the Secretary of Labor 

determines that: 

1. An alternative method of achieving 

the result of such standard exists which 

will at all times guarantee no less than 

the same measure of protection afforded 

the miners of such mine by such 

standard; or 

2. The application of such standard to 

such mine will result in a diminution of 

safety to the miners in such mine. 

In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11 

of 30 CFR establish the requirements for 

filing petitions for modification. 

II. Petition for Modification 

Docket Number: M–2023–022–C. 

Petitioner: Peabody Midwest Mining, 

LLC, CR 725 East, Francisco, Indiana 

47699. 

Mine: Francisco Underground Pit, 

MSHA ID No. 12–02295, located in 

Gibson County, Indiana. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 

75.1002(a) (Installation of electrical 

equipment and conductors; 

permissibility). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of 30 CFR 

75.1002(a) to permit the use of nonpermissible battery powered portable 

radios on the longwall face or within 

150 feet of pillar workings. 

The petitioner states that: 

(a) The petitioner currently uses 

Motorola and Kenwood permissible 

radios in its underground mine to 

enable communication between miners 

and management. Communication via 

these permissible radios facilitates 

movement of equipment, assignment of 

necessary work, communication with 

the surface control room, and 

communication in case of emergency 

situations such as injuries. 

(b) Some sections of the mine use two 

continuous mining machines, and the 

use of radios permits coordination 

between the two continuous mining 

machines and coordination of the coal 

hauler, as well as communication near 

working pillars. 

(c) In addition to using the radios, the 

petitioner uses wired communication 

systems, as well as the communication 

and tracking systems required in the 

mine’s Emergency Response Plan. 

(d) Effective communication is critical 

to the safety of the miners at the mine. 

(e) Motorola and Kenwood have 

discontinued the manufacture and sale 

of the MSHA approved permissible 

radios. These radios were the only 

permissible radios available for the 

underground coal mine industry. 

The petitioner proposes the following 

alternative method: 

(a) Non-permissible portable radios to 

be used include: 

(1) Motorola XPR 3300e, XPR 3500e, 

XPR 7350e, XPR 7380e, and XPR 580e. 

HAZ LOC certified by UL standards 

ANSI/TIA 4950 and CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 

157–92. Classification Rating Division 1, 

Class I, Groups C, D; Class II Group E, 

F, G; Class III T3C. Tomb = 25 degrees 

Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius and 

Classification Rating Division 2, Class 1, 

Groups A, B, C, D. Intrinsically safe 

when used with Motorola battery 

PMNN4489A. 

(2) New R7 portable radios. HAZ LOC 

certified of UL standards ANSI/TIA 

4950 and CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 157–92. 

Classification Rating Division 1, Class I, 

Groups C, D; Class II Group E, F, G; 

Class III T3C. Tomb = 25 degrees Celsius 

to 60 degrees Celsius and Classification 

Rating Division 2, Class 1, Groups A, B, 

C, D. Intrinsically safe when used with 

Motorola battery PMN 4810. 

(3) Other testing and diagnostic 

equipment may be used if approved in 

advance by the District Manager. 

(b) All non-permissible radios used 

within 150 feet of pillar workings shall 

be examined by a qualified person as 

defined in 30 CFR 75.153 prior to use 

to ensure the equipment is being 

maintained in a safe operating 

condition. The examination results shall 

be recorded in the weekly examination 

book and made available to MSHA and 

the miners at the mine. 

(c) A qualified person as defined in 30 

CFR part 75.151 shall continuously 

monitor for methane immediately before 

and during the use of non-permissible 

radios within 150 feet of pillar 

workings. 

(d) Non-permissible radios shall not 

be used if methane is detected in 

concentrations at or above 1.0 percent. 

When 1.0 percent or more methane is 

detected while the non-permissible 

radios are being used, the radios shall be 

de-energized immediately and 

withdrawn from the affected area. 

(e) All hand-held methane detectors 

shall be MSHA approved and 

maintained in permissible and proper 

operating condition as defined in 30 

CFR 75.320. 

(f) All radios shall be used in 

accordance with the safe use procedures 

recommended by the manufacturer. 

(g) Personnel who use nonpermissible radios shall be trained to 


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recognize the hazards and limitations 

associated with use of the equipment. 

The petitioner asserts that the 

alternate method proposed will at all 

times guarantee no less than the same 

measure of protection afforded the 

miners under the mandatory standard. 

Song-ae Aromie Noe, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23075 Filed 10–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 23–08] 

Notice of Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation (MCC) Economic 

Advisory Council was established as a 

discretionary advisory committee on 

October 5, 2018. Its charter was most 

recently renewed on September 30, 

2022. The MCC Economic Advisory 

Council serves MCC solely in an 

advisory capacity and provides advice 

and guidance to MCC economists, 

evaluators, leadership of the Department 

of Policy and Evaluation and senior 

MCC leadership regarding relevant 

trends in development economics, 

applied economic and evaluation 

methods, and poverty analytics, as well 

as modeling, measuring, and evaluating 

development interventions. In doing so, 

the MCC Economic Advisory Council 

helps sharpen MCC’s analytical 

methods and capacity in support of the 

agency’s economic development goals. 

It also serves as a sounding board and 

reference group for assessing and 

advising on strategic policy innovations 

and methodological directions in MCC. 

DATES: Friday, November 3, 2023, from 

10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

a hybrid format, both in-person at 1099 

14th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, 

DC 20005, and via WebEx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mesbah Motamed, 202.521.7874, 

MCCEACouncil@mcc.gov or visit 

www.mcc.gov/about/org-unit/economicadvisory-council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda: During this meeting of the 

MCC Economic Advisory Council, 

members will receive an overview of 

MCC’s work and the context and 

function of the MCC Economic Advisory 

Council within MCC’s mission. The 

MCC Economic Advisory Council will 

also discuss issues related to MCC’s core 

functions, including a focus on MCC’s 

climate-related analytics and 

investments. 

Public Participation: The meeting will 

be open to the public. Members of the 

public may file written statements 

before or after the meeting. If you plan 

to participate, please submit your name 

and affiliation no later than Friday, 

October 27, 2023, to MCCEACouncil@

mcc.gov to receive instructions on how 

to attend. 

(Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

5 U.S.C. App.) 

Dated: October 16, 2023. 

Gina Porto Spiro, 

Acting Vice President, General Counsel, and 

Corporate Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23109 Filed 10–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for STEM 

Education; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: Advisory 

Committee for STEM Education (EDU) 

(#1119) (Hybrid Meeting). 

Date and Time: November 15, 2023; 

9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (EST); November 

16, 2023, 9:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST). 

Place: National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room 3450, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. 

Hybrid participation is for members 

and speakers only. Public participants 

may attend the meeting virtually, using 

https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/ 

register/WN_

wP2IYrRAQMGMHxWh5v8Mfg. 

All visitors must register at least 48 

hours prior to the meeting. The final 

agenda for the meeting will be posted to: 

https://www.nsf.gov/edu/advisory.jsp. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Keaven Stevenson, 

Directorate Administrative Coordinator, 

Room C 11044, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact 

Information: (703) 292–8663/kstevens@

nsf.gov. 

Summary of Minutes: Minutes and 

meeting materials will be available on 

the EDU Advisory Committee website at 

https://www.nsf.gov/edu/advisory.jsp or 

can be obtained from Dr. Lee Zia, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Room C 11000, 

Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 

292–8600; email: ehr_ac@nsf.gov. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice with respect to the Foundation’s 

science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM) education 

programming. 

Agenda 

Theme: A Time To Reflect, a Time To 

Progress 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 9:30 

a.m.–5:30 p.m. (EST) 

• Opening 

• Session 1: A Year in Review by EDU’s 

Assistant Director 

• Session 2: Broadening Participation in 

STEM in the Context of the New Legal 

Landscape 

• Session 3: Reflecting Upon DEIA & 

NSF 

• Session 4: Reflecting Upon STEM 

Education Priorities 

• Session 5: Committee of Visitors for 

the Division on Research and 

Learning 

Thursday, November 16, 2023, 9:30 

a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST) 

• Opening 

• Session 6: Further Reflection Upon 

Session 2 

• Session 7: CEOSE Reflections: Making 

Visible the Invisible 

• Preparation for Meeting with Director 

and Chief Operating Officer 

• Meet with the Director and Chief 

Operating Officer 

• Closing Session 

Dated: October 13, 2023. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23033 Filed 10–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2023–0145] 

Draft Interim Staff Guidance: 

Radiological Survey and Dose 

Modeling of the Subsurface To 

Support License Termination 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Draft guidance; request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is soliciting public 

comment on draft Interim Staff 

Guidance (ISG), DUWP–ISG–02, 


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