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petition, such as for trip setting of the 

circuit breakers, labeling, inspections, 

training, and splicing, which will be 

used when the proposed alternative 

method is implemented. Persons may 

review a complete description of these 

procedures at the MSHA address listed 

in this notice. The petitioner asserts that 

the proposed alternative method will at 

all times guarantee no less than the 

same measure of protection to all miners 

at the Prairie Eagle Underground Mine 

as would be provided by the mandatory 

standard. 

Docket Number: M–2007–001–M. 

Petitioner: Ararat Rock Products 

Company, P.O. Box 988, Mount Airy, 

North Carolina 27030. 

Mine: Surry Mine and Mill, (MSHA 

I.D. No. 31–00002), located in Surry 

County, North Carolina. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 56.17001 

(Illumination of surface working areas). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the use of hydraulic 

hammers without lights on the booms 

on Caterpillar 235C excavator, Serial 

Number 2PG00480, and Caterpillar 245 

excavator, Serial Number 95V802. The 

petitioner states that: (1) They only 

operate during the daylight hours of 

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year round; (2) the 

nature of their stone is hard and 

produces heavy vibrations, which 

presents a problem in maintaining lights 

on the booms of the hydraulic hammers; 

and (3) all miners will be withdrawn 

from the equipment that is in operation 

when visibility is limited. The 

petitioner further states that in the event 

of rain, snow, or fog in the pit area 

where the hammers are located all 

activity will cease, and the cab lights 

will be retained and maintained because 

they are not subject to the shock and 

vibration like the boom lights. The 

petitioner asserts that application of the 

existing standard reduces the safety of 

the mechanics because constant repair 

to the boom lights exposes them to 

strains as well as slips, trips, and falls. 

Docket Number: M–2007–002–M. 

Petitioner: Oldcastle Industrial 

Minerals, 550 South Biesecker Road, 

Thomasville, Pennsylvania 17364. 

Mine: Thomasville Mine, (MSHA I.D. 

No. 36–03432), located in York County, 

Pennsylvania. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 49.2(b) 

(Availability of mine rescue teams). 

Modification Request: The petitioner 

requests a modification of the existing 

standard to permit the use of two mine 

rescue teams of three members with one 

alternate for each team instead of two 

teams of five members and one alternate 

for each team. The petitioner states that 

the underground mine is small and 

there is not enough room to 

accommodate more than three or four 

miners in the working places, and to use 

five or more rescue team members in the 

confined working places of the mine 

would result in a diminution of safety 

to the miners and the members of the 

mine rescue team. Petitioner also asserts 

that because electric power does not 

reach the bottom of the slope and is 

hauled by hand trammed cars, the risk 

of disaster is considerably reduced. 

Finally, petitioner states that the 

Pennsylvania Deep Mine Safety and 

other surrounding mines will assist 

them in an emergency. The petitioner 

asserts that the proposed alternative 

method will in no way provide less than 

the same measure of protection afforded 

the miners under the existing standard. 

Dated: April 20, 2007. 

Patricia W. Silvey, 

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, 

and Variances. 

[FR Doc. E7–8004 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

The Advisory Committee on Veterans’

Employment Training and Employer 

Outreach; Notice of Open Meeting 

The Advisory Committee on Veterans’

Employment Training and Employer 

Outreach (ACVETEO) was established 

pursuant to Title II of the Veterans’

Housing Opportunity and Benefits 

Improvement Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–

233) and Section 9 of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. 

L. 92–462, Title 5 U.S.C. app.II). The 

ACVETEO’s authority is codified in 

Title 38 U.S. Code, Section 4110. The 

ACVETEO’s Charter was signed and 

transmitted to the Congress on March 

16, 2007. 

The ACVETEO is responsible for 

assessing employment and training 

needs of veterans; determining the 

extent to which the programs and 

activities of the Department of Labor 

meet these needs; and assisting in 

carrying out outreach to employers 

seeking to hire veterans. 

The Advisory Committee on Veterans’

Employment Training and Employer 

Outreach will meet on Tuesday, May 

15th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington DC (202–

693–4700). The committee will discuss 

programs assisting veterans seeking 

employment and raising employer 

awareness as to the advantages of hiring 

veterans. 

Individuals needing special 

accommodations should notify Bill 

Offutt at (202) 693–4717 by May 7, 

2007. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

April 2007. 

John McWilliam, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans’

Employment and Training. 

[FR Doc. E7–7775 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice 07–032] 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 

37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby 

gives notice of its intent to grant an 

exclusive license in the United States to 

practice the invention described and 

claimed in U.S. Patent No. 6,706,549, 

Multi-Functional Micro 

Electromechanical Devices and Method 

of Bulk Manufacturing Same, U.S. 

Patent No. 6,769,303, Multi-Functional 

Micro Electromechanical Silicon 

Carbide Accelerometer, U.S. Patent No. 

6,845,664, MEMS Direct Chip Attach 

Packaging Methodologies and 

Apparatuses for Harsh Environments to 

Endevco having its principal place of 

business in San Juan Capistrano, 

California. The patent rights in these 

inventions have been assigned to the 

United States of America as represented 

by the Administrator of the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

The prospective exclusive license will 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 

DATES: The exclusive license may be 

granted unless, within fifteen (15) days 

from the date of this published notice, 

NASA receives written objections 

including evidence and argument that 

establish that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. Competing applications 

completed and received by NASA 

within fifteen (15) days of the date of 

this published notice will also be 

treated as objections to the grant of the 

contemplated exclusive license. 


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